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Course
type : |
Links |
Founded
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1885 |
Par
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72 |
Yards
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6700 |
SSS
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71 |
Course
designer : |
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Harry
S. Colt |
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It
has held The Irish Open on many occassions and is only 31/2 mile
north of Dublin city.
Christy O' Connor was appointed head professional in 1959. In
1966 he came to the 16th needing 3 birdies to tie for The Irish
Open - he finished eagle, birdie, eagle.
Ranked No.21 in the Top 100 British Isles courses 2002 by Golf
World.
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 John
Lumsden of Banffshire, Scotland moved to Ireland to work in
the head office of the Provincial Bank in Dublin. A very keen
golfer he looked for a suitable place within Dublin to play
golf. His attention was turned to the Phoenix Park area, where
the British Military had been playing for some time and on
the 5th May 1885 Lumsden formed the Dublin Golf Club. One
of its earliest members was another Scotsman Thomas Gilroy
and it was both Gilroy and Lumsden who designed the 18 hole
course of 3,904 yards near the Magazine Fort.
In
1886 the club moved from Phoenix Park to Cush Point, Sutton
where it remained until 1889, then having successfully negotiated
with The Dublin Port and Docks Board, it moved to its present
position at North Bull Island. John Lumsden was the club's
first Captain from 1885 to 1887, he was then succeeded by
Thomas Gilroy, the Captain for the next two years. In 1891
the Dublin Golf Club received its Royal prefix.
It
is interesting to note that Captain William Bligh of H.M.S.
Bounty had a significant part to play in the construction
of Royal Dublin Golf Club land, when he was approached to
advise on the construction of a deep water passage for cargo
ships safe routing to Dublin Port. The information he put
forward in 1800 was a blue print for building a breakwater
“The Bull Wall” from Dollymount. The silting that
occurred over time created a sandbank upon which Royal Dublin
Links is played today and the course continues to move further
and further away from the sea as each year passes with silt
deposits.
The
links is flat, subtle and deceptively difficult. This used
to be the most exclusive club in Ireland and it has staged
a number of tournaments including the Irish Open including
83 to 85 with past champions Seve Ballesteros and Bernard
Langer’s duals rejuvenating interest in this fine European
event. They continue to be firm admirers of this great course.
Royal Dublin has also hosted the Irish Women’s Championship,
the Irish Professional Championship and the third Irish Amateur
Open as far back as 1891 and again most recently as 2002.
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The
General Post Office (GPO), is located on
O'Connell Street. It was the headquarters for the Irish
Republican Brotherhood, and the provisional government of
Ireland in the 1916 Easter Rising.
Dublin Writers Museum is an 18th century
restored mansion located at the north end of Parnell Square.
The museum houses the works of some of Ireland's best writers,
including: Behan, Joyce, Shaw, Swift, Widle, and Yeats.
It is also home to an impressive collection of painting,
photographs, and memorabilia of the various writers.
The Gallery of Modern Art is located at
the north end of Parnell Square. Guided tours, recitals,
and lectures are offered.
Old Jameson Distillery, on Bow Street in
Smithfield Village, tells the story of the "Water of
Life". Guided tours are offered in the original distillery
and at the end you get a taste.
National Museum of Ireland, at Collins
Barracks, includes displays and exhibitions of Ireland's
social economic and military history. Two other locations
are noted below.
Phoenix Park is located beside Collins Barracks and is the
largest enclosed city park in Europe. |
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