18-Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Adare
Co. LimerickDirector of Golf: Joe O'Flaherty Captain: Harry Fehily Lady Captain: Ann Maria McMahon Telephone: 061-605274 Presidents: Tom Kane & Judy Kane Public No: 061-605274 Vice-Captains: Brian McEnery & Fax: 061-605271 Hon. Secretaries: Bernard Mackessy & Nora Raleigh E-mail: golfmembers@adaremanor.com Club Pro: Gary Howie Website: www.adaremanor.com Hon. Treasurers: Richard Nash & Peggy Geary Founded: 1995 Designed by: Robert Trent Jones Snr. Membership: Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €85/150 Clubhouse opening hours: Most days summer W/E winter Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €85/150 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €65 Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €70 Catering: Full catering facilities. Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & weekends Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: Soft spikes: Yes
Course Description:
The Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort in County Limerick , Ireland , is the ultimate luxury five star vacation destination complete with an 18 hole championship golf course, a luxurious Spa, world-class dining facilities, fishing, shopping, sightseeing and a host of other estate activities guaranteed to make memories which will last a lifetime.
The Adare Golf Club is an 18 hole championship golf course which opened in 1995 and is set on the 840 acre estate of Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort in Co. Limerick, Ireland. This was the last major golf course designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, Senior. This majestic design has gained international acclaim as one of his finest creations.
Within easy access from Cork and Shannon Airport , the Adare Golf Club measures 7,453 yards and uses 230 acres of lush Irish countryside. The exquisite parkland atmosphere of the demesne has been preserved with the course set amid magnificent mature trees. The course contains many aquatic features including a 14 acre man made lake anchoring the front nine holes. The River Maigue meanders through the entire golf course creating a sense of beauty and challenge.
The Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort was voted No. 1 Parkland Course in Ireland by Golf Digest Magazine.
Voted the No. 4-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008.
Home of the Irish Open 2007, 2008 & 2009 – Padraig Harrington winner 2007 Irish Open.
No 1 Golf Resort in Ireland by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine "June 2005 & June 2006 Readers Poll".
Member of 2007 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List.
Listed by Travel & Leisure Magazine in the Top 500 Best Hotel’s in the world.
Member of the Leading Small Hotels of the World.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No upcoming fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Adare Manor borrows it’s name from the nearby village of Adare complete with it’s delightful thatched roof cottages, lively pubs, and antique shops. The Manor “structurally” as it exists today was not begun until 1832. The Second Earl of Dunraven and his wife, Lady Caroline Wyndham, were living in a Georgian house built in the 1720's by Valentine Quin, grandfather of the first Earl. But Lord Dunraven, crippled with gout, was unable to participate in the usual activities of a landed gentleman of leisure, so Lady Caroline devised the idea of a new manor house to give him something important to do. As it turned out, it was a magnificent suggestion: the building of the house provided labour for the surrounding villagers during the terrible potato famine that devastated the country during the mid-19th century. Though Lady Caroline went to great lengths to establish the myth that Adare Manor was planned entirely by her husband without an architect, it is fairly certain today that much of the design work was completed by James Pain who, along with his brother George Richard, had been commissioned to design numerous public buildings and country homes. The actual construction was supervised by James Connolly, a local mason, until his death in 1852.
Lord Dunraven did not live to see his dream Manor finished in 1852 but his eldest son, the 3rd Earl of Dunraven, did. The home remained in the Dunraven family until 1982 when Lord and Lady Dunraven sold it to an investment consortium. In 1987, the Thomas F. Kane Family of Palm Beach Gardens , Florida , acquired the Manor. The delicate and detailed restoration was completed in 1988 transforming Adare Manor into a world class home away from home. In 1989 the River Wing, indoor swimming pool, and conference rooms were completed. The Robert Trent Jones, Sr. golf course opened in August 1995. Stretching 7,453 yards from the championship tees, Adare Golf Club encompasses 230 acres of lush countryside.
Location
Located in Adare village about 20km from Limerick City on the N21 road to Kerry.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index 1 444 407 378 4 5 342 4 3 2 480 401 374 4 9 326 4 9 3 442 391 369 4 13 326 4 13 4 178 164 120 3 17 110 3 17 5 421 389 347 4 1 307 4 7 6 203 177 145 3 15 124 3 15 7 528 502 472 5 7 408 5 5 8 419 384 327 4 3 317 4 11 9 571 543 513 5 11 468 5 1 Out 3,692 3,358 3,045 36 2,733 36 10 473 379 353 4 10 344 4 10 11 230 157 141 3 14 115 3 16 12 551 514 483 5 8 431 5 8 13 433 407 377 4 6 351 4 4 14 421 399 383 4 4 345 4 6 15 378 336 326 4 16 386 4 14 16 167 148 136 3 12 83 3 18 17 457 381 352 4 18 300 4 12 18 548 511 467 5 2 431 5 2 In 3,658 3,232 3,018 36 2,686 36 Total 7,350 6,590 6,063 72 5,419 72 SSS 74 72 69 71
Men's Course Record: (64) Lee Westwood 16/05/2008
Roll of Honour Men's Captains
2006 Robert Butler
2007 Sean O'Brien
2008 Liam Healy
2009 Pat Barriscale
2010 Ray Niland
2011 Harry Fehily
Presidents
2006 Tom Kane
2007 Tom Kane
2008 Tom Kane
2009 Tom Kane
2010 Tom Kane
2011 Tom Kane
Lady Captains
2007 Michelle McManus
2008 Pat Niland
2009 June Duggan
2010
2011 Ann Maria McMahon
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Stephen Jeferson 18 May 2008 6th 3-Iron 203 yd's