CLUB HISTORY

More than 10,000 years ago the unique landscape of Offaly was powerfully sculpted by the awesome natural forces of the dying Ice Age.

As the great glaciers retreated, they left in their wake narrow ridges of sand and gravel which were deposited by the streams of water that had once flowed in tunnels beneath the melting ice. These ridges now comprise the magic Esker Riada, from which the course gets its name.

Excellent, natural drainage is one of the more obvious advantages the terrain offers golf-course construction. Then there are the dramatic undulations of valleys and plateaux which, along with natural lakes and woodlands, provide splendid design features.

"Designing Esker Hills gave me enormous satisfaction, plotting the course through nature's own sand-hills and valleys. Esker Hills is the only inland links type course I know of, which makes golf a pleasure all year round."
Christy O' Connor Jnr.

For further information contact

Esker Hills Golf Club, Ballykilmurray, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland.

International Phone: +353 57 9355999     Fax: +353 57 9355021

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"Esker Hills is one of Ireland's finest golf courses. If you are a golfer never ever pass this place"
David Walsh, The Sunday Times