Carton House to host 2005 Irish Open

CARTON HOUSE in Kildare has been confirmed as the venue for the 2005 Nissan Irish Open.

The Colin Montgomerie-designed course - The Montgomerie - a spectacular inland links, will host the Championship next year.

Since acquiring Carton House in 1977, the Mallaghan family have built two top class golf courses, The O’Meara and The Montgomerie, both of which are plotted around the 1,100 acre estate of Carton Demesne, one of Ireland’s great stately homes and one-time ancestral seat of the Earls of Kildare and the Dukes of Leinster.