Carlow
One of the twelve counties within the Province of Leinster, Carlow is a county that is locked in land and is it is bordered with Laois, Kildare, Wicklow, Wexford and Kilkenny - in the south-east, sunny region of Ireland. It covers the second largest space of all counties of Ireland.County Carlow has just one golf club that are part of the GUI through its Leinster Branch and two of the clubs, Borris and Killerig, are brand new clubs that have been established in 1999. Carlow Golf Club is the oldest in the county boasts a 27-hole course along with its Deerpark course hosted its Irish Amateur Close Championships in 2002, making it the third time Carlow Golf Club hosted the tournament. In 2011, the Lancome Irish Women's Close Championship was also held in Carlow in 2011, when the home golfer Karen Delaney, the 2007 winner, was leading having two holes left in the final, but lost on the 18th hole Dannielle McVeigh of Royal County Down Ladies.
Carlow (Deerpark)
Carlow, Ireland
Carlow (Deerpark)
Carlow Golf Club is located close to the bustling market town of Carlow in a delightful wooded deer park that once formed part of the estate of Henry Bruen. The site is wonderfully undulating and the ground feels pleasantly sandy and springy underfoot.
Mount Wolseley
Carlow, Ireland
Mount Wolseley
The parkland golf course at the Mount Wolseley Resort is very demanding, where only the really big hitters will be teeing up from the championship markers.