The Kildare Club - Palmer Course

If ever a golf course reflected the personality of its designer, then surely the Palmer Course at the K Club is it. This is quite simply one of Europe’s most spectacular venues. It charms, entices and frustrates and though it is recognised as the country’s most challenging inland layout, the course invariably brings out the best in a golfer’s game.

The famous River Liffey has been cleverly incorporated into the design of the course and comes into play on many of the holes

The par five 1st hole offers a realistic birdie opportunity while the sharp dog-leg 2nd offers a much more fearsome challenge. One of the finest holes at the K Club is the majestic par five 7th which measures more than 545 metres from the championship tee. The hole double dog-legs its way over sand, rough and water while the sanctuary of the green occupies its own little island.

The return journey is equally challenging and begins with a drive from an elevated tee down a fairway lined with towering pines on the right and a lake on the left. Measuring 154 metres, the par three 12th is a stunning hole that resembles the 12th at Augusta, in that it is played over water to a shallow angled green.