Mount Juliet Estate
County Kilkenny, IrelandOverview
Mount Juliet Estate was the host of the 2002 WGC American Express Championship won by Tiger Woods. Two years later in 2004, Ernie Els would take the crown.
Mount Juliet has also hosted the Irish Open in 1993, 1994, 1995, and in 2021.
The club played host to Fred Couples and Tom Watson in 1997 for Shell's Wonderful World of Golf.
A little bit like the Ladies Putting Green at St Andrews, Mount Juliet has its own 18-hole Putting Course.
Golf Course Review
Mount Juliet Estate is a luxury 5-star golf hotel near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The hotel features a Jack Nicklaus-designed parkland golf course on a 1500 acre estate with a posh 18th-century mansion as the clubhouse.
Mount Juliet Estate is in the running for the best parkland golf course in Ireland. Perhaps geared more toward deep-pocketed American visitors wanting for a taste of home than the locals, the course features five man-made lakes while the River Nore runs alongside the course.
It is jaw-droppingly beautiful and perfectly maintained golf in a formulaic manner so often seen on the other side of the Atlantic.
Joe McDonnell & Evalu18 LtdFeatured Architect: Alister MacKenzie
As taken from his book, Golf Architecture, Alister MacKenzie felt the following were essential: 1 - The course, where possible, should be arranged in two loops of nine holes. 2 - There should be a large proportion of good two-shot holes and at least four one-shot holes. 3 - There should be little walking...
View ProfileAt a glance
Architects
- Nicklaus, Jack
- Kirby, Ron
Facilities
Collections
This course features in these collections. Click an icon to view the entire set.
Joe McDonnell & Evalu18 LtdFeatured Architect: Alister MacKenzie
As taken from his book, Golf Architecture, Alister MacKenzie felt the following were essential: 1 - The course, where possible, should be arranged in two loops of nine holes. 2 - There should be a large proportion of good two-shot holes and at least four one-shot holes. 3 - There should be little walking...
View ProfileMy Bucket List
Please login or register to add this content to a list.
Location
Evalu18 Journal
Try these featured posts from our Journal.
-
Half Set
The half set movement is inherently linked to the growing subculture of retro, millennial, minimalist golf… We introduce you to it here.
-
What is Golf Course Architecture?
What is Golf Course Architecture? The answer may just be as simple and as profound as you want to make it!
-
Golf Minimalism & The Humble Sunday Bag
From equipment decadence to minimalism. The journey to <14 and a Sunday Bag.
Jasper Miners 
Evalu18 
Peter Sherwood Evalu18 
Kevin Murray JCB Golf & Country Club
Florian Pichler JCB Golf & Country Club
Aidan Bradley JCB Golf & Country Club
