Rosslare Golf Club – National Award Winners
ROSSLARE Golf Club received the award for the ‘Best Hidden Gem’ in Ireland at a presentation in Portmarnock Golf Hotel on Monday January 15th. The awards for the tourist industry are presented each year by the ‘Golfers Guide to Ireland’ in conjunction with Bord Fáilte. Awards were also presented to hotels and restaurants. The presentation ceremony was attended by over 100 guests from golf clubs and golf sector interests. Government representative Minister Mary Mitchell-O’Connor TD who presented the award said that she was aware that the golf industry had experienced hard times for the last few years but the recent improvement in the economy will benefit all involved. She welcomed the recent report by Bord Fáilte which revealed that 163,000 played golf while visiting Ireland.
Paddy McCarthy, director of ‘Golfers Guide to Ireland’ magazine, congratulated Rosslare on their achievement and said he was very confident the success achieved by our current crop of Irish professional superstars will reflect well on the Irish golf industry.
Following the announcement of the regional winners Rosslare Golf Club was very pleased to be declared the overall winners of the All-Ireland Hidden Gem award. 2017 Captain Paddy Lonergan, , was delighted to accept the award on behalf of Rosslare Golf Club. He said that the award reflected the great sense of pride that Rosslare members had in their championship links as well as all the hard work that went into the golf course over the last few years. He declared that Rosslare Golf Club was open for business and that a true ‘Sunny South East’ welcome awaits all visitors to our championship links. Paddy was accompanied at the awards ceremony by Vice Captain Michael Dempsey, Honorary Secretary Carol O’Brien and Head of Marketing Matty Grannell.
Rosslare currently have limited membership availability at both their Championship Links and 12 hole Burrow course in all categories. Both ‘green fee’ and ‘society golfers’ are welcome all year round at the top ranked award winning course. Enquiries are welcome to Rosslare Golf Club Office. office@rosslaregolf.com or by telephone at 053 9132203.