Lough Erne - The Faldo Championship Golf Course
For the golf enthusiast The Faldo Championship Course, is an exciting challenge. The routing of the course has been planned carefully to take full advantage of the natural topography; providing 18 spectacular holes of golf. There are 14 holes where the waters of the Loughs come into play including a green surrounded on three sides by water. This is a course that will excite the best of players and offers superb year round playing conditions.
Set in 300 acres of breathtaking scenery, the course gets off to a wonderful start. The opening four holes wind through mature woodland paving the way to a spectacular par three. Here, you play the formidable 5th across the edge of Castle Hume Lough. But this is only the beginning. A gentle climb to the 6th tee is rewarded with one of the finest views in International golf. High above both Castle Hume and Lower Lough Erne, the course now embraces an extraordinary natural plateau. All around are magnificent vistas across a course whose tranquil backdrop is a Lakeland of verdant green islands that speckle the horizon as far as the eye can see. As distracting as the scenery can be, you must concentrate. For next comes the Lough Erne challenge, and an extremely taxing sequence of holes.
The par four 7th, played from the same plateau, sweeps down to a lakeside green - daring the longer hitter to cut off the corner of Lower Lough Erne. Two strong lakeside holes precede the superb par four 10th, featuring a green surrounded by water on three sides, which presents a daunting approach shot. This will undoubtedly become one of Lough Erne's most photographed golf holes.
The par three holes on the Faldo Course are all distinctive. The 15th, for example, runs adjacent to the walled garden of Ely Lodge, the former home of the present and sixth Duke of Westminster. The course then builds to a fitting and dramatic climax. The 16th is played from a tee box that nestles among trees above Castle Hume Lough. After an exhilarating drive, the fairway tumbles down to the loughside once again. From here the par four 17th sweeps along the edge of Castle Hume Lough, leading you to the outstanding par three finishing hole.
Set in front of the Luxury Hotel Terrace, the 18th calls for a courageous iron shot across the water to find a mischievously angled green and heroic conclusion to a memorable round!
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2 nights accommodation at the Lough Erne Golf Resort playing 3 rounds on the Faldo course:
