Royal Dublin Golf Club
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The Royal Dublin Golf Club was formed in 1885 and has held the Irish Open three times -- in 1983, 84, and 85. It is one of the biggest golf clubs in The Republic of Ireland. In more recent years, The Royal Dublin was host to the Irish Amateur Open for three years and regularly welcomes participants in GUI cups and shields.
The club has won the Barton Cup, the most prestigious competition in Leinster golf, on at least two occasions: in 1946 and again in 2006.
[edit] Famous Visitors
There have been many famous non-professional golfers visit the club. They include Taoiseach Bertie Ahern; former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson; current President of Ireland, Mary McAleese; and former American President, Bill Clinton.
