K Club

The Kildare Hotel and Golf Club (abbreviated The K Club) is a golf and leisure complex located at Straffan, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. It is built on the old grounds of Straffan House and at present is jointly owned by Michael Smurfit and Gerry Gannon. A detailed history of the house and estate can be found by consulting the Wikipedia entry on Straffan.

The K Club is one of only four Irish 5-red-star hotels (as rated by The Automobile Association). The hotel contains two world-class golf courses designed by Arnold Palmer.

Golf courses

*The Palmer Course, also known as the "North Course" or "Old Course."
*The Smurfit Course, also known as the "South Course" or "New Course".

The Palmer Course was the venue for the 2006 Ryder Cup, the first time the event had been staged in Ireland. It also hosted the Smurfit European Open from 1995 to 2003 and again in 2005, with the tournament being played on the "inland links" Smurfit Course in 2004, 2006 and 2007.

External links

* [http://www.kclub.com/ Official site]

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