Farnham Estate Resort - In The House

Farnham Estate’s new clubhouse opened earlier this year. Subtle, sympathetic and functional, the single-storey building fits easily into its environment and greatly enhances what the entire resort has to offer.

The cool stone gives a calming reassurance as you stroll through the car park. The new building is not big and fancy like so many of the clubhouses built during the boom. Instead, it is, as they say, fit-for-purpose while still being sympathetic to its surroundings. There is only one level and the layout is as simple as can be: Pro shop to your

Ireland's Toughest 18 Golf Holes

The 17th at Carne. Beauty and the beast!

You won’t break 70. You probably won’t even break 90. But it will break your heart. Here’s an 18-hole golf course made up of the toughest that Ireland has to offer. 

These are holes where any and every golfer will be delighted to walk off with a nett par… where there is a sense of fear stepping onto the tee… where you wonder if you should swap that nice Pro V1 for the old Topflite in the bottom of your bag… and where you know that only three, four, five – or even six – of your very best shots are required if you are to walk off the green with dignity.

This selection spans the country and embraces blind shots, doglegs, hollows, water hazards,