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April 2017
BACK 9: CLUB SPOTLIGHT
Carton House offers two strikingly different golf
experiences, writes Kevin Markham.
CLUB SPOTLIGHT
ost reviews of Carton House start with
the luxury… the four star hotel, the spa,
the comfort and glamour, the 1,100 acre estate
with its nature trails, cycle tracks and fishing on
the River Rye… that's the easy part and, to be
frank, it's an easy sell. You only have to look at
the magnificent 18th century mansion (hotel)
and its surroundings to appreciate that this is a
very special place indeed.
I'm starting with luxury, too, only I'm talking
about two rather special golf courses.
Last year I wrote an article for this magazine
on Powerscourt Golf Club. I said that there
were only two 36-hole clubs in Ireland which
boasted two equal courses – the West and
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