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PowerscourtNewest Review: ... gives you a little taster of the pleasures that await you at this fine, new Irish golf course. Powerscourt is a course very much built on the same model as Druid’s Glen in Co. Wicklow, and The K-Club in Co. Kildare, the venue for the 2005 Ryder Cup. In my opinion it is the equal of both, and its close proximity to Dublin means that it can easily be fitted in to any golfing itinerary, and is in the same 'loop' as both these courses, and also The European Club, the fine new links recently opened in Co. Wicklow. Green fees are at the higher end of the scale, at £75 (Irish Punts) throughout the season, but discounts are negotia... more |
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by - written on 23/09/01 (Very useful, 79 readings)
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~ ~ Powerscourt Golf Club is located in the picturesque little Irish village of Enniskerry, only some 12 miles south of the capital Dublin, and about a half hours drive from the main city hotels. Approaching the course from the village, you might be forgiven for thinking you had stepped back over 100 years in time, and were instead visiting the country estate of some belted earl or minor royalty. The course, only open for play since April, 1996, is set in the famous Powerscourt Gardens Estate, that was once the family home of the Viscounts Powerscourt, and which is one of the finest country houses and gardens to be found anywhere in the country. ~ ~ The ... Read the complete review

