The numbers tell a story in itself: over 90,000 square metres of topsoil, some 7,000 tones of rootzone in rebuilding greens, 2,000 tonnes of gravel and 5km of drainage . . . and, moneywise, an estimated investment of €10 million!
The regenerated Druids Glen – with a new clubhouse and a reworking of the original Pat Ruddy and Tom Craddock design by Peter McEvoy – will reopen to visitors on June 1st after a three years-long redevelopment project aimed at getting the Co Wicklow course back among the top parkland venues in the country.
A former Irish Open venue – with Colin Montgomerie and Sergio Garcia lifting titles there – and also a multiple host venue for the old Seve Trophy, the rebirth of Druids Glen, which will play to a 7,222 yards Par 72, is set to give a shot in the arm to golf tou …
- May 9, 2023
