- 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 byMichael Smurfit andGerry Gannon . A detailed history of the house and estate can be found by consulting the Wikipedia entry onStraffan .The K Club is one of only four Irish
5-red-star hotels (as rated byThe Automobile Association ). The hotel contains two world-classgolf course s designed byArnold 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 inIreland . It also hosted theSmurfit 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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