The Ground staff and Management of Dromoland Castle and Golf Course are shaping up for four more action packed days, as the renowned course once again prepares to host the KPMG Irish Women’s Open.
With the best of ladies golf from around the world set to tee off, the local economy is expected to score a hole in one.
For the second year in a row, a mass gathering of golf fanatics will descend on the Clare fairway to see the best of women’s golf in action.
Competitors took the course for the first time this morning for the Pro-Am event with the official tournament set to begin tomorrow where 126 hopefuls will be hoping to claim their share of the €400,000 prize fund by Sunday.
However, Dromoland Castle and Golf Club is expecting local businesses to reap the rewards of the Irish Women’s success in the coming days.
Last year’s KPMG Women’s Irish Open was the first staging of the event on home soil since 2012 following a ten-year hiatus from the Ladies European Tour, which saw 25,000 visitors coming through the gates of Dromoland.
After successfully retaining the Open for a second year, Management at Dromoland are confident of bringing the Solheim Cup to Clare in the near future.
Although with the eyes of the world on the Mid-Clare venue in the coming days , Managing Director at Dromoland Castle and Golf Club, Mark Nolan says the exposure has already provided a major tourism boost.
From the day the news broke that Dromoland would retain the event last December, a military like operation came into effect to ensure the course was in tip top shape for the big day.
In recent years , the golf course and clubhouse has received upgrades due to the tune of €3 million, which included new bunkering and a greenway on the 18th hole.
In the lead up to the event the best of Europe’s groundskeepers have even been getting in on the action, with voluntarily personnel from Germany and Belgium helping out Dromoland’s resident crew to ensure the course is cut to perfection two times a day.
Golf clubs from across the country have also pitched in to lend equipment and with over twenty years of experience at his back, Dromoland Course Superintendent Paul Coleman, is confident the fruits of their labour will ensure another shining success.
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