PGA National Slieve Russell
SLIEVE RUSSELL ANNOUNCED AS PGA NATIONAL IRELAND
Sleeve donate is a sprawling old girl built by the railways in the late 1800s.
The road to the ferry. Cattle country. Smelly.
Carlingford Ferry across to the Republic
Still an hour and 45 to our next hotel. Slight saving in time
Swabbing the decks with green paint.
If you opened up the sink it flowed into the shower with a great gurgle.
I contemplated going for a swim and sauna but the spa seemed a long way off.
The notorious H blocks. This was an O.
As usual the golf course took me by surprise. It's an excellent parkland.
Breakfast
The Irish have a spring in their voice. A lovely little lilt. They look you in the idea with a cherry good morning.
It must be marvelous to live here. The Irish are truly blessed
By 8 the breakfast Salon was full of guys looking like an elderly Arbor Palmer.
Slieve Russell Hotel, Golf & Country Club has become one a handful of facilities around the world to be endorsed by The PGA. Slieve Russell has joined the association’s seven other branded resorts as ‘PGA National Ireland’, a move that will undoubtedly draw attention to the resort and the wonderful facilities on offer including one of the finest parkland courses in Ireland.
Situated in West Cavan close to the border with Northern Ireland, the resort is around a two-hour drive from either Dublin or Belfast. PGA National Ireland Slieve Russell provides luxury accommodation in a peaceful setting with stunning lakes and tranquil woodland. There is a world-class spa, state-of-the-art conference centre and a highly acclaimed 18-hole championship course along with the 9-hole ‘PGA National’ Academy course.
The championship golf course was created by the Irish golf architect Patrick Merrigan and forms part of a magnificent 300-acre estate. Its layout cleverly wraps around the lakes and drumlins of the spectacular County Cavan landscape, creating a demanding Par-72 challenge in excess of 7,000 yards. The oft-generous fairways are augmented with large, tricky greens that are the course’s most challenging feature. The back nine offers some of the best holes in Ireland.
It is accompanied by a nine-hole Par-three academy course and an adventure golf facility to inspire the next generation of young players.
PGA National Ireland Slieve Russell has hosted two European Tour events and was also home to the Irish PGA Championship. In addition, the venue stages its annual PGA pro-am featuring a collective prize fund of €1.2million since it was first held in 1997 – the highest paid PGA pro-am tournament in Ireland.
Tony Walker, general manager at Slieve Russell Hotel, Golf & Country Club, said: “The golf and leisure facilities that we have at Slieve Russell are among the best in the country, and rebranding as PGA National Ireland will further enhance our position at the forefront of Irish golf.
“These are exciting times for us and this new partnership with not only help to improve our profile domestically but also to open up many new promotional opportunities abroad.”
All PGA-branded facilities benefit from the direct use of The PGA brand and its associated value built up over the last century. The affiliation serves as a highly valued international seal of approval and assures visitors and owners that the course and facilities are of the highest quality.
Slieve Russell Hotel, Golf & Country Club is also the home club of up-and-coming Irish golfing stars Lisa and Leona Maguire, both of whom turned professional in 2018 after stellar amateur careers that saw Leona twice ranked as the world’s number one amateur, and twin sister Lisa winning 15 amateur titles.
Complementing the golf course is a 222-bedroom, four-star hotel; an award-winning Ciuin Spa; and an outstanding golf academy where resident head PGA professional Gordon Smyth and his team are available with expert tuition, state-of-the-art video analysis and training programmes to help golfers of all abilities achieve their goals.
www.slieverussell.ie
