The pivotal holes for Irish Open success at Mount Juliet

A general view of the 18th green during the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Pro-Am at Mount Juliet in Thomastown, Kilkenny. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The European Tour pros will be treated to a 7,250-yard test that will have a little bit of everything lying in wait for them. That’s according to one of Mount Juliet’s PGA Professionals Brian Doheny. He knows every wrinkle of this par-72 championship course and he promised both armchair viewers and those lucky enough to bag a ticket there will be plenty of intrigue over the course of the weekend as it challenges the European Tour pros.

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