Adare Manor

After Rome in 2023, the next time the Ryder Cup comes to Europe will be at Adare Manor in 2027. This week's JP McManus Pro-Am is a dry run for the ...

This is a total package and the commitment made to it makes it one of a kind. “I think we bring that completely different feel to the area in terms of the style of golf course. “It’s the finesse of that golf hole I like,” says its designer, “only the brave go at that sucker (left-side) pin unless you’re a tour-level golfer.” It can be set up for the elite player or for the recreational golfer.” “When you get to a golf course and a manor house, you never know how big the job is going to be until you start working. You’ll hear the roar of the birdies.” It’s a special kind of a course.” The designer got Harrington to approach the 18th green — shallow and treacherous — from all sorts of eyes and angles to see how it might be played. “We had a good discussion, JP and I, to get a feel of what he wanted to do. It’s one of the very best golf courses in Ireland. So, we can un-categorise ourselves.” Employing 50 greenkeepers is next to unheard of in the industry but these run-offs and the lovingly tended teeing areas, triplicate the mowing work every day. There are significant elevation changes to some holes (the 5th, for example) but if anything, one is less likely to take time searching for wayward shots for the reason that a lot of trees have been removed.