Druids Glen is a golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 resort in Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

, situated about 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) south of Dublin in County Wicklow

County Wicklow

County Wicklow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wicklow, which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo. Wicklow County Council is the local authority for the county...

. The resort consists of the 5-star Marriott Druids Glen Hotel & Country Club, two championship golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

s, and Woodstock House, which was built in 1770 and is now the clubhouse at Druids Glen.

The "Druids Glen Golf Course", opened in 1995, was the venue the Irish Open

Irish Open (golf)

The Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour, currently played at the end of July or early August each year. The event has been played in many locations on the island; its current home is the Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in County Kerry in southwestern Ireland...

 between 1996 and 1999, and the 2002 Seve Trophy

Seve Trophy

The Seve Trophy is a biennial golf tournament between teams of professional male golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and Continental Europe. It is named after five times major winner Seve Ballesteros, the most successful golfer ever from Continental Europe who was one of the key...

. The second course on the site is the "Druids Heath Golf Course", which opened in 2003.

External links

• Druids Glen Golf Resort - official site
• Marriott Druids Glen Hotel & Country Club