Located just over an hour from Dublin,
Glasson Country House Hotel & Golf
Club is a family owned and run operation
spanning over 25 years. The resort is
blessed with a stunning Lakeside setting
- magnificent views over Lough Ree with
spectacular scenery from every hole on
the Golf Course.
Glasson Country House Hotel & Golf Club is a 4 star lakeside
golf hotel, which offers 65 rooms ranging from classic to deluxe
and suites and has been ranked as Ireland´s 5th best hotel by Trip
Advisor in the 2013 Travelers’ Choice Awards. It is ideally placed
as a ’stop-over’ for the Golfer travelling across the Country or
for anyone looking for a short break Golfing destination, close to
Dublin.
Glasson opened up in 1993 and was designed by the late Irish
golfer and Ryder Cup Player, Christy O’Connor Junior. It was he
who persuaded farmer Tom Reid to develop the course described
it as ”one of the most scenic pieces of land I’ve ever seen in my
life” - with the first nine holes overlooking Lough Ree and the
second nine Killinure Bay. “There is nothing I’ve seen that comes
close”. It is a spectacular Parkland Course with over, 7,200 yards,
par 73, with holes that will challenge and excite all levels of
golfers. The signature hole is the 15th with Tee Box and Green set
in the Water - one of the most photographed holes in Irish Golf.
It’s no surprise that the Christy O’Connor Jnr designed Golf Course
has hosted two Televised European Challenge Tour Tournaments
in the past, and remains one the Country’s Top Parkland Courses.
Glasson’s quality was recognised by the IGTOA (Ireland Golf Tour
Operator Association) when it was awarded the prestigious ’2011
IGTOA Golf Resort of the Year’ title.
The walk from the friendly pro shop at Glasson Country House
Hotel & Golf Club to the first tee takes about 30 seconds. But it’s
a 30 seconds that you will not forget. The view includes the ‘back
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