Adare Village, (County Limerick. Ireland), January 2013 … The Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed golf course at Adare Manor, the luxury resort located near the city of Limerick close to Shannon International Airport, has been named “Ireland’s Number 1 Parklands Course.”  The honor came from Golf Digest Ireland magazine.  This is the seventh consecutive year Adare Manor received the award.
 
The internationally acclaimed 18-hole Championship Course at Adare Manor is a world favorite with professionals, amateurs and celebrities, playing proud host to the JP McManus Invitational Pro Am and the Irish Open.  The course was opened in 1995, and is set amid magnificent mature trees and incorporating many aquatic features, including a 14-acre lake anchoring the front nine holes and The River Maigue which meanders through the entire golf course.  The course record of 64 was shot by Lee Westwood during the Irish Open 2008.  The golf course measures 7,453 yards (the shortest route round amounts to 5,082 yards) and occupies 230 acres of lush Irish countryside.
 
“We are delighted to be named the No.1 Parkland course in Ireland” said Anita Higgins, general manager of Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort.  “Our team is very proud of our course and ensures that it is always at its best.  This reflects the ethos of unparalleled excellence of service and facilities across the whole resort.”  Ms. Higgins concluded with, “We cater to all ideas of luxury here at Adare Manor, from Golfer’s paradise to culinary heaven and pampering bliss – we’re a hole-in-one.”
 
Adare Manor Golf Pro, Gary Howie, added, “Robert Trent Jones Sr. left the best until last in designing his last major course here at Adare Manor.  Learning from all of his other courses, he created a masterpiece of international acclaim at Adare Manor, which is testament to this seven-in-a-row win in the Golf Digest Awards.”

 

To celebrate this continued recognition, Adare Manor is offering a special golf package for guests to experience the award-winning course and facilities, and walk in the spiked footsteps of Tiger Woods, Samuel L. Jackson and Graeme McDowell.
 
On selected dates through March 31st, 2013, a luxury golfing weekend, including two night’s accommodations in the Manor House, full Irish breakfast both mornings, Eight Course Tasting Dinner for Two in The Oakroom Restaurant one night, and a round of golf on the award-winning course is priced from $423 / €325 per person sharing (based on two people sharing).  If one’s partner is not a golfer, this can be substituted with archery, a Swedish full body massage or an Elemis Skin Specific Facial.  The full golf brochure and facilities can be found at: http://www.adaremanor.com .
 
Adare Manor has received several other awards and honors during the past 12 months in addition to Golf Digest, including the Condé Nast Traveler "Best in the World" Gold & Platinum lists, the Condé Nast Traveler "Top Foreign Golf Resort" list, Travel+Leisure magazine's “Top 500 Hotels in the World” award, “Ireland's Leading Hotel” designation by the World Travel Awards, TripAdvisor's “Certificate of Excellence for 2012,” and the property’s selection as a Fodor’s Choice Resort.
 
The Extraordinary, Historic Adare Manor
 
Set amid 840 acres of formal gardens and rolling parkland, the Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort offers world-class facilities, which include a variety of accommodations to suit guests’ needs, a magnificent Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed championship golf course, luxurious treatment rooms at Lavender Cottage, several fine restaurants, entertaining bars and many more activities to fill guests’ days and evenings. Whether travelling with family or friends, or if looking for the ultimate corporate retreat, Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort pampers in old-world style.
 
As rich in beauty as it is in history, Adare Manor is an architectural masterpiece of towers, turrets, and stonework ornamentation surrounded by breathtaking gardens, majestic trees and fascinating ruins dating back over eight hundred years. The legendary 18th-century Manor is perched along the River Maigue and has been lovingly transformed from a private manor house into one of the world's premier luxury resorts, all the while maintaining that special essence, which is so uniquely Adare.
 
Whether are staying in one of the Manor's 62 luxurious hotel bedrooms, one of the 46 luxury villas or in one of the charming two or four bedroom Townhouses, guests are certain to spend their stay savouring every possible comfort.  Guests can enjoy a candlelit dinner for two in the romantic Oakroom restaurant, casual dining in the Carriage House restaurant or if they wish, entertain their larger gatherings in the regal splendour of the extraordinary Minstrel Gallery, one of Ireland’s grandest ballrooms.

 

Located just a twenty-five minute drive from Shannon International Airport, Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort is the gateway to Ireland's great Southwest.  The resort is ideally located for golfers wishing to test their skills on some of Ireland's greatest courses, while enjoying the experience of playing Adare’s own world-class Robert Trent Jones Sr. course and staying in a luxurious Gothic Manor House.  Ballybunion, Lahinch, Tralee, Killarney, Waterville and the Old Head at Kinsale are all just a short drive from Adare in South West Ireland so golfers can play and be sure to be back at the Manor to end their day in stately surroundings.

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About Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort
Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort in County Limerick is one of Ireland's leading 5 star castle properties. The 840-acre Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort is the ultimate luxury five star vacation destination offering a variety of deluxe accommodations, an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed championship golf course, luxurious spa treatment rooms, world-class dining facilities, fishing, shopping, sightseeing, and a host of other estate activities which will intrigue even the most experienced of travelers. It is also situated in the village of Adare, one of the most picturesque places to visit in all of Ireland.