Torsten Pamp’s Tour of Ireland project rolls on, this time northeast of Dublin to Carton House, the venue for The Irish Open.
With the Earl of Kildare’s 18th century castle Carton House, where Queen Victoria had her own bedroom, as a backdrop, Mark O’Meara and Colin Montgomery each has designed a golf course.
O’Meara’s routing is a fine parkland course in the hills. However, it’s Montgomery’s kind of inland links layout that has attracted the European Tour on several occasions. Monty has gone further than most of his course architect predecessors, and has peppered the track with some 150 bunkers. Most are between three and six feet deep, and are placed in groups on the fairway and around the greens.
Most of the 150 bunkers are three to six feet deep. Have fun!
«A bunker hell,» the members of the neighbouring club said. However, the Monty course has been highly acknowledged by the golfing press. Golf World awarded it «The best new course in 2004», while Golf Digest ranked it among the top 10 in Ireland. The course is a fantastic experience, for everyone but the high handicapper.
Next stop: Druids Glen — The playground of the druids
Do you like this post? Please sign up to be notified when new posts are out. And please share this article with your friends by using the share buttons underneath.
[nsu-form]
Ett bunkerhelvete, sa den avundsjuke
Runt Earlen av Kildares 1700-talsslott, Carton House där drottning Victoria hade eget sovrum har Mark O´Meara och Colin Montgomery ritat vars sin bana. O´Meara är en fin parkbana på kullarna – men det är Montgomerys bana av typ inland links man pratar om och som lockat Europatouren till flera besök.
Queen Victoria used to have have a bedroom of her own in the 18th century Carton House. Here, the view from the last green on Monty’s course.
Monty har gått flera steg längre än föregångarna och pepprat banan med runt 150 bunkrar. De flesta är mellan en och två meter djupa och placerade i grupper på fairway och runt greener.
Ett bunkerhelvete, sa irländarna på grannbanan. Men Montybanan har hyllats av fackpressen. Den bästa nya banan 2004, skrev Golf World medan Golf Digest rankade den bland topp 10 på Irland. En fantastisk upplevelse – men ingenting för höghandicapade.
Next stop: Druids Glen — druidens lekplats
The land for the Montgomery Course is wide and open, and the course holds some 150 bunkers.
