Straffan, Co. Kildare, 17 miles West of Dublin city centre, 23 miles SW of Dublin Airport

The Palmer Course is, quite simply, one of Europe's most spectacular courses. It charms, it entices and invariably, brings out the very best in your game. The Smurfit Course at The K Club has already been described as probably the greatest inland Golf Course to be developed in Ireland and has already hosted a Smurfit European Open. The best way to describe the Smurfit Course at The K Club is that of an inland links. However, its true attributes do not stop there. The Course has many dramatic landscapes with dune type mounding throughout. Some fourteen acres of water have been worked into the design especially through the final phase of holes 13 to 18. A watery grave awaits many a golfer on the home stretch.

The Smurfit Course, offers travelling golfers the opportunity of some superb resort golf unlike the typical experience found in Ireland. Not quite as difficult as the Palmer Course, the Smurfit has numerous water hazards to avoid with accuracy off the tee, rather than length the most important thing to scoring well.

The K Club is Ireland's only 5 Red Star graded by the Automobile Association and has been awarded the RAC Gold Ribbon. Situated just 30 minutes west of Dublin City Airport, the hotel is set amongst 700 acres of dense woodland beside the River Liffey. It offers the ultimate in comfort, service and cuisine with three restaurants. The on-site leisure facilities are the finest example that no expense has been spared, a pool, sauna and jacuzzi, a snooker room, a clay target shooting ground, trout and salmon fishing in the Liffey and five stocked lakes for Coarse fishing. Each of the bedrooms and suites are individually appointed to the highest standard. There are no two rooms alike in terms of size and interior, making it one of the only resorts in Ireland that can boast this unique characteristic. All rooms pride themselves on views overlooking the gardens and the river or the golf course and driving range. In total the hotel boasts 69 hotel rooms, each with exquisite hand painted bathrooms, which are made up of the following categories, Superior, Deluxe, River Room and 12 Suites.