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THE GOLF SOCIETY BIBLE 2023 EDITORIAL FE ATURE

IF you have ever Seve Ballesteros and 5,747 to 7,319 yards and the

co-designed by renowned golf
limestone land ensures a
played golf on the
‘Ballesteros’ course
at The Heritage Golf Resort architect Jeff Howes. What’s magnificent playing surface all
more, ours is the only course
year round.
in Killenard, Co Laois, you will in Ireland designed by the
know what ‘amazing’ really 5-time major winner and There is an orthodox
means, and if you haven’t, Ryder Cup hero. configuration of four par-fives,
this is the reason you need four par-threes and ten par-
to swing into action and pay Five lakes and a stream fours for an overall par of 72.
us a visit in 2023. Here at The meander through the course In keeping with the best
Heritage, we are more than and brings water into play on design principles, the par-fives
happy to welcome society and 10 holes. 98 beautifully shaped are all in different directions
corporate events of any size. bunkers and 7,000 trees adorn and while the short fourth and
the landscape, which is very short seventeenth are both
THE GOLF C O UR S E gently undulating without any facing west, the tee shots are
As the name suggests, our climbing involved. from crucially different angles.
Ballesteros golf course is a
little piece of heaven created The variety of tees allows The Heritage also boasts
by golfing legend the course to be played from excellent finishing holes on

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