Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Eddie Hackett designed the parkland course at Kilkeel Golf Club and it’s set at the feet of the Mourne Mountains. Measuring 6,579 yards from the tips, it's been used as a qualifying course for The Amateur and Senior Open championships.
Eddie Hackett designed the parkland course at Kilkeel Golf Club and it’s set at the feet of the Mourne Mountains. Measuring 6,579 yards from the tips, it's been used as a qualifying course for The Amateur and Senior Open championships.
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Eddie Hackett is regarded as “the father of golf course design” in Ireland, though he never formally trained as an architect and only became involved in laying out courses when he reached his late fifties.
Born in 1910, the son of a publican, Eddie Hackett is widely regarded as “the father of golf course design” in Ireland, though he never formally trained as an architect and only really became involved in laying out courses when he reached his late fifties.
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