Another gem to join the list of national treasures

Charlie Mulqueen is wowed by the grandeur of the new PGA National course at Palmerstown House.

THEY don’t come much better than this. That has to be the verdict after a first visit to Palmerstown House, the magnificent Christy O’Connor Jnr-designed course recently opened on the left of the N7 beyond Naas travelling towards Dublin.

No money was spared on the course or the palatial clubhouse.