Rosapenna Hotel and Golf Resort St Patrick’s Links Key Information
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| Address | Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort, Sheephaven Bay, Downings, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 PN73 |
| Phone Number | 00353 (0)74 915 5301 |
| Website | https://www.rosapenna.ie (opens in new tab) |
| golf@rosapenna.ie | |
| Green Fees | €80 – €200 |
| Visitor Times | Always available |
| Par | 71 |
| Slope Rating | 128 (Sandstone), 125 (Slate), 121 (Granite), 129 (Claret – Women’s) |
| Opened | 2021 |
| Designed by | Tom Doak |
Golf Monthly Verdict
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Tom Doak is one of the great modern course architects and he’s created another superb golf course with St Patrick’s Links at Rosapenna. Taking what was once 36 holes and turning that land into 18 epic holes, the course delivers a sprawling rollercoaster of holes, travelling across dramatic terrain, offering incredible views of the beautiful surrounds. It’s a youngster and will only improve as the layout matures and beds in. A superb new offering on Ireland’s north coast.
REASONS TO PLAY ROSAPENNA HOTEL AND GOLF RESORT ST PATRICK’S LINKS
– Incredible swathe of duneland transformed by Tom Doak
– Superb addition to the two already excellent courses at Rosapenna
– Testing and complex design offering expansiveness and subtlety in equal measures
RANKINGS
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2022/23 – 61
Back in 2013, renowned architect Tom Doak and his colleague Eric Everson completed designs to turn the 36-holes at St Patrick’s Links just to the south of Rosapenna into 18 new and spectacular holes.
What has been built, based on those designs is something really rather special. Construction began in 2018 and the course was open for play in 2021. Turning an area of land once home to two courses into one absolute stunner means what’s been created is on a huge scale, sprawling and through high dunes, expansive terrain and views, and highly individual and hugely memorable holes.
Tom Doak is used to dealing with stunning settings and stunning parcels of land – He’s created the likes of Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand and the beautiful Barnbougle Dunes in Tasmania. So he was exactly the right person to get the job done at St Patrick’s Links.
What he’s designed is, without doubt, a modern classic. It’s wider greens, perplexing greens, strategic choices – It has echoes of Kingsbarns and Castle Stuart.
The drama and the fun starts from the outset with a rollercoaster 1st hole, and continues to the 18th, over and through the…
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