Killeen Golf Club

Description: Killeen is situated near Kill, just off the N7. The Club is ideally located within the greater Dublin/Kildare catchment ... more

Killeen Golf Club ... area and is less than 15 minutes from the M50.

Newest Review: ... is) but once there the sheer size and complexity of the putting surfaces make it far from certain that you'll be able to get it into the hole in another one or two shots. Killeen's greens are difficult to suss out. (To put it mildly) All this adds up to making Killeen an extremely difficult (but fair) test of a golfer's ability. The emphasis is not so much on long-hitting, but on your ability ... more

... to think your way around the golf course. Get your ball into the right position and you'll likely score well at Killeen. Get it out of position, and you'll struggle badly. ~ ~ It's very hard to single out any "feature" holes at Killeen, as ...more

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Killeen Golf Club: Buy Your Own Golf Course! (2200 words)
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~ ~ Once upon a time (1980 to be exact) a golf course called Four Lakes opened in County Kildare, Ireland, about 30 minutes drive from Dublin city centre. This was a nice wee club, if nothing too special. That is up until 1994, when the land and golf club was bought by an investment company called Riverbury PLC, who immediately embarked on an ambitious refurbishment programme which included a total revamp of the golf course and facilities, and an equally ambitious financial plan to sell shares in the new club. ~ ~ Two eminent Irish course designers called Tom Craddock and Pat Ruddy (who were responsible for designing the world-famous Druid's Glen Golf ... Read the complete review

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