Cork Golf Weekend

Fota Island is almost an island in Cork Harbour separated from Little Island to the west and Great Island to the south. Fota Island golf course shares the island with Fota House & Gardens and Fota Wildlife Park. The island was originally a large 780 acre estate, so the golf course inherited mature woodlands on rolling harbourside terrain. Opened together with a 5***** hotel in 1993 original course was deisnged by Peter McEvoy and Christy O'Connor Jnr. To allow for hosting of the Irish Open (2001, 2002, 2014), Jeff Howes was engaged to bring the course up to required tour standards. The course has matured gracefully and has moved up our parkland rankings - the challenge and setting are perfectly balanced.

Cork is one of the oldest golf courses in Ireland, established in 1888. It was redesigned in 1927 by the legendary Alister Mackenzie (Lahinch, Augusta National, Pebble Beach). Scenically located overlooking Cork Harbour, the golf course is one of the few true heathland layouts in Ireland. The course itself has a number of huge advantages. It's location on the estuary of the River Lee as it enters Cork Harbour. The maturity and grace you would expect from such a long established course. The heathland terrain that includes a stretch around an old quarry. The large undulating greens are fast and true. Getting tee shots into position to approach them is a large part of the challenge - there are several long carries from the tees. Cork Golf Club is certainly one for the traditionalist golfer who enjoys a great sense of history and a course that seamlessly integrates the natural landscape of woodland, heathland, quarries and shoreline into its testing design.