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THE GOLF SOCIETY BIBLE 2022 EDITORIAL FE ATURE

IF you have ever and co-designed by renowned limestone land ensures a

golf architect Jeff Howes.
magnificent playing surface all
played golf on the
‘Ballesteros’ course
course in Ireland designed by
at The Heritage Golf Resort What’s more, ours is the only year round.
in Killenard, Co Laois, you will the 5-time major winner and There is an orthodox
know what ‘amazing’ really Ryder Cup hero. configuration of four par-fives,
means, and if you haven’t, this four par-threes and ten par-
is the reason you need to swing Five lakes and a stream fours for an overall par of 72.
into action and pay us a visit in meander through the course In keeping with the best design
2022. Here at The Heritage, and brings water into play on principles, the par-fives are
we are more than happy to 10 holes. 98 beautifully shaped all in different directions and
welcome society and corporate bunkers and 7,000 trees adorn while the short fourth and
events of any size. the landscape, which is very short seventeenth are both
gently undulating without any facing west, the tee shots are
THE GOLF C O UR S E climbing involved. from crucially different angles.
As the name suggests, our
Ballesteros golf course is a The variety of tees allows The Heritage also boasts
little piece of heaven created by the course to be played from excellent finishing holes on
golfing legend Seve Ballesteros 5,747 to 7,319 yards and the both nines with the ninth

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