It’s almost nine years since the course at Castlemartyr Resort opened, and the East Cork venue is set for an exciting 2016. Hard work from the resort staff and the club committee since 2007 has kept the course and the club ticking along. Now that new owners are in place, it seems like the club and course will grow and develop over the coming years. Last month the club held their AGM, with representatives from the new owners attending to give an update on the plans that the new owners have. Greg Shaw is the GM of the owners original property in Hampshire, Old Thorns Manor Continue reading
Old Thorns
Castlemartyr Launches Race to Old Thorns
Castlemartyr’s 4th hole Picture: Jamie Gibson.
Not satisfied with another very strong golfing season, Castlemartyr are running another open qualifier series, running all the way into December. The popular links style course was the venue for open competitions right through the peak season and now they have a top quality prize on offer for their November and December events. The series winner will win a trip for two to the Old Thorns golf estate in southern England. The Shaw family from Old Thorns recently completed the purchase of the five star resort in Castlemartyr and this is the first sign of collaboration between both venues. The qualifiers were very popular during the summer with up to 200 golfers competing weekly, obviously it’s a different time of the year but we’re still expecting a lot of interest. We’ve harvested a Continue reading
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