42. Rosapenna Sandy Hills – Top 100 UK and Ireland golf courses 2012

Architect: Pat Ruddy Stats: 6,845 yds, par 72, SSS 74 GF: €60 online rate, €45 online before 09:00am and after 15:30 Visitor information: No restrictions W: rosapenna.ie 2010 Ranking: 39 (down 3) Improvements since 2010 Rankings: Course: First hole now a par 5 with two new fairway bunkers, three new fairway bunkers on hole 8, 2 new fairway bunkers on hole 13, new medal tees on holes 5, 9 & 10, bunker filled in on approach to 9th green, continued rough management/thinning

Panellists' Comments: "Perhaps the most natural links course that you may ever play"; "The appropriately named course runs through some of the most glorious, towering dunes"; "Lose yourself in the twisting, turning routing with its elevated tees and greens, marram-shrouded mounds and photogenic views over the bay and mountains beyond."

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