The K Club is to host two PGA Pro-Ams this summer where the country’s leading professionals will compete for two separate prize funds of €25,000.
The K Club’s Palmer South Course will host the first Pro-Am on May 30th, with a new headline sponsor, MCM Engineering. Then the Palmer North Course, the venue for this year’s Horizon Irish Open in September will play host to the second Pro-Am on July 11th, sponsored by CFM Group.
50 teams, consisting of three amateurs and one professional per team, will compete over 18 holes on each of The K Club’s two championship courses, Palmer South and Palmer North, with prizes awarded to the three leading teams.
The Championship courses at The K Club have seen significant investment of late. Last year, all 18 fairways on the Palmer North course were harvested, sanded, and seeded. All within five working days. The resulting superior drainage has guaranteed firm, fast and dry playing surfaces all year round, something that will be on full display during the Horizon Irish Open in September.
“The K Club is a very strong supporter of both the PGA and professional golf in Ireland,” said Conor Russell, Director of Golf at The K Club.
“Last year we had the pleasure of hosting The Irish Challenge, which was made even more memorable by the fantastically strong showing by the home contingent on Irish soil.”
“We are incredibly excited to be hosting the Horizon Irish Open in the autumn. It’s set to be a very exciting year ahead and we will continue to provide great playing opportunities for young professionals through hosting Pro-Ams on an annual basis.”
“The PGA is delighted to partner with The K Club in staging 2 Pro-Ams of this magnitude, which will no doubt attract the leading PGA Professionals from around the country,” added Conor Dillon, Manager of PGA in Ireland.
