Tom Reid 2010 Championship Winner
The Slieve Russell Hotel Golf & Country Club will host the Trilby Tour 2011 Ireland Championship.
The Trilby Tour has, in the space of just three years, risen to be the best open amateur golf tournament in the UK and is the brain-child of Savile Row tailor and designer William Hunt.The Trilby Tour gives amateurs the chance of hitting the big time.
The Slieve Russell Hotel Golf & Country Club is also one of Ireland's top 4-star resorts with 222 luxury star bedrooms, 18 hole championship golf course, 9 hole academy golf course, clubhouse, extensive practice facilities, the Setanta and Conall Cearnach restaurants, Kells Bar, Ciúin Spa & Wellness Centre and an extensive swimming pool and leisure complex. The hotel also has a wide range of meeting and function rooms for all entertainment and business needs.
As with all top golf resorts, the Slieve Russell has extensive practice facilities including a putting green, driving range and practice green. The resident PGA golf professionals are available for tuition including the latest swing analysis and teaching technologies.
The resort also has an excellent 9 Hole academy golf course which is perfect for beginners or for golfers wishing to sharpen their short game.
Forming part of a magnificent 300-acre estate, including 50 acres of lakes, our highly acclaimed 18-hole championship course is sensitively wrapped around the lakes and the drumlins of the County Cavan landscape. The course presents a wonderful challenge and the devilishly tricky greens present a searching examination of accurate approach play, which adds to the enjoyment factor. With a variety of tee options on each hole, the golf course is a suitable challenge for golfers of all abilities
Whilst every hole on the golf course is a challenge, the par 5 13th is the signature hole on the golf course with its fairway hugging the shores of one of the course's natural lakes offering a risk/reward opportunity on every shot.
The Slieve Russell has hosted some major European Challenge Tour and Irish PGA Tournaments. These include, the Buzz.com North West of Ireland Open, the Irish PGA Championship and also the Quinn Insurance PGA Charity Pro-Am, which has been held since 1997 and has now become an annual event boasts the highest prize fund for Irish PGA Professionals.
