Fota Island will be a hive of activity over the next or so with all eyes on the East Cork five star Resort as it plays host to the Irish Open, one of the biggest sporting events in Ireland.

Fota Island Resort is delighted to confirm that the 2014 Irish Open will return to Cork for the first time in 12 years. The 5 star golf resort, recently purchased by Chinese investors The Kang Group Worldwide, will become an Official Sponsor as well as host venue of the Championship.

Located just a few minutes from Cork City and Cork’s International Airport on a private island, our luxurious golf resort in Ireland consists of splendid woodlands that are woven into three challenging championship courses, all of which in the traditional mode feature strategically placed bunkers and rolling putting greens! In…

Scotsman Elliot Saltman was the eventual winner of the PGA Europro Audi Cork Irish Masters which took place on our championship Deerpark Course at Fota Island Resort. Having just qualified for the 2012 British Open Championship, Saltman completed the course with a 10-under-par 61 comfortably ahead of Welshman Stuart Manley…