sport.wikisort.org - StadiumThe Kildare Hotel and Golf Club (abbreviated The K Club) is a golf and leisure complex in the Republic of Ireland, located at Straffan, County Kildare, west of Dublin. It is built on the original grounds of the Straffan estate, incorporating the 1830s Straffan House, and was owned by Michael Smurfit.
The K Club |
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Coordinates | 53.307°N 6.625°W / 53.307; -6.625 |
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Location | Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland |
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Established | 1991, 31 years ago |
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Type | Private |
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Owned by | ROL Group Ltd |
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Total holes | 36 |
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Tournaments hosted | Ryder Cup – (2006) European Open (1995-2007) Irish Open – (2016) |
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Website | www.kclub.ie |
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Designed by | Arnold Palmer |
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Par | 72 |
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Length | 7,350 yards (6,721 m) |
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Designed by | Arnold Palmer |
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Par | 72 |
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Length | 7,277 yards (6,654 m) |
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 Part of the clubhouse in 2012 |
Restaurant in Straffan, Ireland
The K Club |
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Established | 1991 |
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Rating | Michelin Guide (1993-1994) |
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City | Straffan |
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Country | Ireland |
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History
In 1831, Hugh Barton of the wine firm Barton and Guestier bought land at Straffan and nearby Barberstown Castle from the Henry family and had Straffan House built whilst he and his wife stayed at Barberstown. Completed in 1832, the design was based on a French chateau, with the later addition of a bell-tower, and now forms the east wing of the present complex. From Hugh the property passed, via his eldest son Nathaniel, to his eldest son Hugh Lynedoch, after which it passed to Hugh Lynedoch's brother, Bertram Francis. All served in turn as High Sheriff of Kildare. The estate remained in the Barton family until 1949, when Derick Barton was forced to sell the property to manufacturer John Ellis.[1]
Following a succession of different owners, including film producer Kevin McClory, property developer Patrick Gallagher and property magnate Alan Ferguson, the house was purchased in 1988 by the Jefferson Smurfit Group and transformed into the K Club, which opened three years later. Gannon and Smurfit privately purchased the K Club in 2005, following the sale of Jefferson Smurfit to Madison Dearborn Partners and its subsequent merger with Kappa Packaging.[2] In 2012, Michael Smurfit bought the 49% stake Gerry Gannon owned, through the NAMA for a reported 40 million euro.[3]
The K Club is one of only four Irish 5-red-star hotels (as rated by The Automobile Association).[citation needed]
Restaurant
The Barton Restaurant is a quality restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star both in 1993 en 1994.[4] The star was earned by head chef Michel Flamme.[5][6]
Golf
The hotel complex also contains two golf courses, both designed by Arnold Palmer. The Palmer North Course was the venue for the Ryder Cup in 2006, the first time the event had been staged in Ireland. The course also hosted the Smurfit European Open on the European Tour from 1995 to 2003 and again in 2005, with that tournament being played on the resort's "inland links" Palmer South Course in 2004, 2006, and 2007. The Palmer North Course hosted the Irish Open in 2016, won by Rory McIlroy.[citation needed]
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References
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Ryder Cup venues |
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- Worcester Country Club, Worcester, Massachusetts (1927)
- Moortown Golf Club, Leeds (1929)
- Scioto Country Club, Upper Arlington, Ohio (1931)
- Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, Southport (1933, 1937)
- Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey (1935)
- Portland Golf Club, Raleigh Hills, Oregon (1947)
- Ganton Golf Club, Ganton, East Riding of Yorkshire (1949)
- Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, North Carolina (1951)
- Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey (1953)
- Thunderbird Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California (1955)
- Lindrick Golf Club, Lindrick, West Riding of Yorkshire (1957)
- Eldorado Country Club, Indian Wells, California (1959)
- Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire (1961, 1977)
- East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia (1963)
- Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside (1965, 1969)
- Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas (1967)
- Old Warson Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri (1971)
- Muirfield, Gullane, East Lothian (1973)
- Laurel Valley Golf Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania (1975)
- The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (1979)
- Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey (1981)
- PGA National Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (1983)
- The Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire (1985, 1989, 1993, 2002)
- Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio (1987)
- Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, South Carolina (1991)
- Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York (1995)
- Real Club Valderrama, Sotogrande, Andalusia (1997)
- The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts (1999)
- Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (2004)
- K Club, Straffan, County Kildare (2006)
- Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky (2008)
- Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales (2010)
- Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois (2012)
- Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross (2014)
- Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota (2016, 2029)
- Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Île-de-France (2018)
- Whistling Straits, Haven, Wisconsin (2021)
- Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Guidonia, Rome (2023)
- Bethpage Black Course, Farmingdale, New York (2025)
- Adare Manor, Adare, County Limerick (2027)
- Olympic Club, San Francisco, California (2033)
- Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland (2037)
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Present and former Michelin stars in Ireland |
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Present restaurants with star(s) |
- Aimsir
- Aniar
- Bastible
- Bastion
- Campagne
- Chapter One
- Restaurant Chestnut
- Dede
- Eipic
- Glovers Alley
- Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
- Lady Helen Restaurant
- The House (Cliff House Hotel)
- Ichigo Ichie
- Liath
- Loam
- The Muddlers Club
- The Oak Room at Adare Manor
- Ox
- Variety Jones
- Wild Honey Inn
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Former restaurants with star(s) |
- Arbutus Lodge
- Armstrong's Barn
- Ballylickey House
- Ballymaloe House
- Bon Appétit
- Cashel Palace Hotel
- Chez Hans
- The Commons Restaurant
- Deanes
- Deans on the Square
- Dromoland Castle
- Dunderry Lodge
- L'Ecrivain
- Erriseask House
- The Greenhouse
- Heron and Grey
- Kildare Hotel & Country Club
- Locks Brasserie
- Mews
- Mint
- The Oriel
- Park (Park Hotel)
- Peacock Alley
- Roscoff
- The Russell Hotel
- Shanks Restaurant
- Sheen Falls Lodge
- Shiro
- Thornton's
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Ireland portal
- List of Michelin starred restaurants in Ireland
- Category:Restaurants in Ireland
- Category:Michelin Guide starred restaurants
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