39 - Top 50 UK & Ireland Stay and Play Fota Island

Stay and Play Fota Island. Golf Monthly takes a look at the Top 50 places to Stay and Play in the UK and Ireland

Fota Island
Nick Bonfield
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39 - Top 50 UK & Ireland Stay and Play Fota Island

There are three excellent nine-hole courses at the Fota Island resort which combine to make up the Deerpark, Belvelly and Barryscourt routings. The first of those was the venue for the Irish Opens of 2001 and 2002 won by Colin Montgomerie and Søren Hansen. Set at the heart of Fota Island's impressive 780-acre estate, the courses wind through attractive woodland past strategic bunkering and a number of well-placed water hazards. The resort has excellent practice facilities and a renowned golf academy. The Fota Island hotel delivers five star luxury, a spa with 18 treatment rooms and even all-weather tennis courts. Don't miss Fota Wildlife Park where there are cheetah, giraffe, ostrich and zebra among the many animals on show.

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Nick Bonfield
Nick Bonfield
Features Editor

Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

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