History of Rosapenna

Old Tom Morris There is a long history attached to Rosapenna Golf Resort in Donegal where the original course was laid out by the great Old Tom Morris of St. Andrews in 1891.. Harry Vardon and James Braid both journeyed to Rosapenna in the early 1900s to add length and bunkering, wisely leaving Morris's perfect greens intact.

Rosapenna's Old Tom Morris Course in Doegal remains very much as it has been for the past century -- a standing tribute to the superb design work of those old masters. Go here anticipating a piece of historic golf magic, and you won't be disappointed.

A second course opened in June 2003 at Rosapenna, sharing the same wild coastline as the original. This time the designer was Pat Ruddy, the golf writer turned architect who took the golf world by storm with The European Club, his astounding layout just south of Dublin. Then, to prove his detractors wrong, Ruddy came up with yet another winner, Ballyliffin's fantastic Glashedy Course.

The new Sandy Hills Links has already received rave reviews from those fortunate enough to have sampled it. A fantastic addition to Ireland’s already world renowned trail of links courses, Pat Ruddy’s last designed course has been described as “simply breathtaking”
Sandy Hills was recently ranked 39th in Golf Monthly’s Top 100 Course Rankings in GB&I 2010.
 
“To classify Sandy Hills as a dramatic links seems almost an understatement. It's a course of gargantuan proportions that bobs and weaves its way through mammoth sand dunes and a lunar-like landscape that is nothing short of spectacular.”

David Brice - Golf International Inc.

Play a piece of history created by the father of modern golf. As with most good links courses, the Old Tom Morris Links takes advantage of natural terrain to provide a classic links golf challenge
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Destined to become a classic, designed by links master Pat Ruddy, Sandy Hills Links is in many ways the ideal modern links.
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Special Offers
Bed & Breakfast Package

Overnight accommodation including breakfast and full use of lesiure facilities.
Golfers Getaway - €250pps
Two nights B&B with table d'hote dinner both evenings and two rounds of golf on the Old Tom Morris Links - €250 per person sharing
FORE DAYS OFFER

Enjoy four nights B&B with dinner on each evening, four snack lunches, Golf each day on the Old Tom Morris Links and unlimited practice balls on our driving range
JUST IN JUNE
JUST IN JUNE SPECIAL-GOLF PACKAGE
Don't miss out on this great golfing treat - 2 Nights B&B, One Dinner and 1Round on the Old Tom Morris course and 1 round on Sandy Hills Links €195 pps in a standard room.
Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort, Downings, Co Donegal, Ireland
Hotel: Tel: +353 (0)74 91 55301 | Fax: +353 (0)74 91 55128 | Email : Hotel Enquiries
Golf :  Tel: +353 (0)74 91 55000 | Fax: +353 (0)74 91 55899 | Email: Golf Enquiries