Druids Heath Golf Course Ireland
Druids Heath Golf Course
Location:– Wicklow
Length:– 7,434 yards, Par – 71
Architect:- Pat Ruddy and Tom Craddock
The sensational Druids Heath championship golf course, on the same grounds as Druids Glen, has made a dramatic entry onto the world golf scene. Combining links, heath land and parkland golf, the course has already played host to some of the world's leading professional golfers.
Described as Nature's Gift to Golf, the championship Druids Heath course is maintained to Tour Standards and features rolling fairways, natural rock quarries, lakes, trees, streams, gorse, gently undulating greens, traditional pot-bunkers and a testing sea breeze.
The variety of exciting challenges and the spectacular setting produce an unforgettable golfing experience on this unique and thrilling golf course. Beginning with the sea views of the opening hole, the dramatic island green on the downhill Par 5 second hole and the Par 3 third hole, you will travel on a golf journey guaranteed to provide golfing memories of a lifetime. The traditional links feel of the 5th hole, which calls for your very best and the 11th, where the Sugarloaf Mountains provide a scenic backdrop.
The beautifully renovated regal clubhouse, Woodstock House, built in 1770 and the recently-opened Druids Glen Marriott Hotel and Country Club make this golf resort a true must-visit destination for any golfer eager to stay and play in the Irish countryside. The 5-star accommodations lie in the center of a county renowned for its ancient history, culture and landscapes.
The unique location of the golf course provides breathtaking views of
Mountains, Sea and Irish Countryside. The ultimate Irish Golfing Experience
awaits the visitor to Druids Heath.
Druids Heath is simply what golf is all about. This links style heathland
course consists of a front nine holes overlooking the Irish Sea and a
back nine holes nestling among the Wicklow Mountains.
America's legendary golf writer James W. Finegan, describes holes 12
and 13 as follows:
"...in the 12th and 13th, a pair of thrilling and intimidating two-shotters,
Pat Ruddy has given us the rarest thing in the game, two original golf
holes. The average year finds me visiting 40 to 50 golf courses worldwide,
many of them for the first time. The total number of original - i.e. unique
- golf holes I will play in an entire year is four or five. Here, at Druids
Heath, are two of them. The 473 yard 12th climbs into an uphill landing
area. We can see it but nothing beyond the crest. A down slope, then moving
right, leads to the green. The second shot is tension-ridden. It is long,
at least 225 yards for most of us. A large spur of rough-covered ground
juts in boldly from the left, forcing us to edge right, where a lake awaits.
This shot is one of the most unforgettable - and unsettling - shots you
will ever play.
The 13th is only 345 yards from the white markers. Trees in the left side of the elevated landing area - not at it but in it - menace the drive (just what are we capable of pulling off here?). The second shot bends right and must clear water and sand while at the same time avoiding a mature tree blockading the left front of the green, itself on the far side of a dip. The green is sharply angled to the flight of the shot.
It is likely that no hole you've ever encountered looks or plays like 12 or 13 at Druids Heath."
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