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A PRIVATE GROUP EXPERIENCE

Adare Manor

2027

A hosted Ryder Cup week in Ireland
for seven discerning guests

WEXFORDKILKENNYLIMERICK
15 — 21 SEPTEMBER 2027
HOSTED BY JASON RACKARD Winner, 2020 Mullingar Scratch Trophy
An Invitation

A different kind of week

There is a way to attend a Ryder Cup that involves a hotel coach, a queue, and a paper wristband. It is perfectly serviceable, and tens of thousands of people will choose it. This is not that.

What follows is an invitation to seven guests to spend a week in Ireland the way the country is meant to be experienced — privately, with a host whose family name is woven into Irish sporting history, in courses and rooms and pub snugs that no operator can sell you off a website.

The week is anchored by the Ryder Cup at Adare Manor on Friday — the Samuel Ryder Club, the most considered hospitality on the property — but the trip is not about the ticket. It is about the days around it. Three rounds of golf at Rosslare, Mount Juliet, and Bunclody, played with caddies and a host who has stood on every tee. A private country house in Wexford with a chef who arrives each morning. A Saturday spent in a quiet pub room above a Kilkenny street, the matches on the screen and pints on the table. A Sunday singles afternoon at the house, with the chef doing a roast and a sweepstakes card at every place setting.

Seven guests. One host. No coaches, no clipboards, no other groups.

It is, frankly, the trip we would most want to take ourselves. We have built it for the kind of person who has done the bus tours, the resort packages, the corporate hospitality days — and is ready for something quieter, more deliberate, and entirely their own.

If that sounds like you or your party, we would be glad to send the full details and arrange a conversation.

7
GUESTS, ONE GROUP
3
ROUNDS WITH CADDIES
1
DAY AT ADARE MANOR
The Itinerary

Seven days in Ireland

Wednesday
15
September

Arrival

Met at Dublin Airport in the late morning. A two-hour drive south to a private country house in Wexford, where rooms are turned, kits are laid out, and a welcome dinner is on the table. Whiskeys after, an early night.

Thursday
16
September

Rosslare

A round at Rosslare Golf Club — a true Irish links on the south-east coast, established 1905, with caddies throughout. In the evening, dinner at Mary Barry's of Kilmore — a celebrated seafood house with the day's catch landed at Kilmore Quay just down the road.

Friday
17
September

Adare Manor — The Ryder Cup

An early start to Adare Manor for the opening day of the matches. The Samuel Ryder Club — premium hospitality, prime location, an open kitchen and bar throughout. Onward in the evening to Mount Juliet, a Jack Nicklaus resort estate in County Kilkenny.

Saturday
18
September

Mount Juliet & Kilkenny

A morning round at Mount Juliet itself. Onward to Kilkenny — the medieval heart of Ireland — for a private upstairs room at one of the city's oldest pubs, where the afternoon foursomes and fourballs play out over a quiet table and properly poured pints.

Sunday
19
September

Singles Day at the House

The week's quiet hero day. A long breakfast, then the singles matches in the garden if weather permits — two large screens, a draught Guinness setup, the chef preparing a Sunday roast timed to the closing matches, and a printed sweepstakes card at every place.

Monday
20
September

Bunclody

A final round at Bunclody Golf and Fishing Club — a Jeff Howes parkland design opened in 2009, set in the former Hall-Dare Estate on the banks of the River Slaney. Jason's home club, in a town that — in the club's own words — "shares the Adare-style rustic charm". A clubhouse welcome and lunch. A farewell dinner at the house in the evening, with departure gifts.

Tuesday
21
September

Departure

A proper sit-down breakfast. Onward to Dublin Airport for afternoon flights home.

Your Host

Jason Rackard

Jason Rackard, winner of the 2020 Mullingar Scratch Trophy
Jason Rackard, winner of the
2020 Mullingar Scratch Trophy

Jason is a left-handed Irish amateur golfer of considerable record, and the rare host who can credibly take a small group around the courses on this itinerary as both a player and a member of the country's golfing community.

In 2020 he won the Mullingar Scratch Trophy with a 65 in the second round and a two-stroke margin over a field that included the reigning Amateur Champion. The trophy's roll of honour includes Pádraig Harrington, Darren Clarke, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy from their amateur days.

It's unbelievable. I am still in shock but I played lovely golf. This morning was probably the best round of golf that I have ever played. JASON RACKARD · THE IRISH TIMES · AUGUST 2020

He is a member at Bunclody — the closing round of the week — and captained Enniscorthy to the club's first-ever Senior Cup pennant. He is also the great-nephew of the Rackard brothers, Nicky, Bobby and Billy, who anchored Wexford to back-to-back All-Ireland hurling titles in 1955 and 1956 and remain among the most celebrated names in Irish sport.

Jason drives the group throughout the week, plays two of the three rounds, and runs every evening at the house. The product is built around his network and personality. It cannot be replicated.

SELECTED RECORD

  • Winner, Mullingar Scratch Trophy, 2020
  • Senior Cup-winning Captain, Enniscorthy Golf Club
  • Member, Bunclody Golf Club
Particulars

What is included

ACCOMMODATION

  • Private country house in Wexford, five nights
  • Mount Juliet Estate, one night
  • Private chef in residence at the house

GOLF

  • Rosslare Links with caddies
  • Mount Juliet Estate, a Jack Nicklaus Signature parkland, with caddies
  • Bunclody Golf and Fishing Club with caddies

THE RYDER CUP

  • Samuel Ryder Club Friday hospitality
  • Private upstairs pub room, Saturday
  • Sunday singles production at the house

HOSPITALITY

  • Welcome and farewell dinners
  • Private Sprinter throughout, hosted
  • Welcome kit and departure gifts
Common Questions

Things you may ask

What is the price?
Pricing is shared in conversation. We accept a single private group of up to seven golfers for the 2027 cycle.
What is not included?
International flights, travel insurance (which we require, with cancel-for-any-reason coverage), and any optional ticket upgrades for Sunday's matches.
Can my partner join? Can we book as fewer than seven?
The trip is sold as a single private group of up to seven golfers. We do not blend bookings with other parties. Smaller groups are welcome at the same group rate.
What is the booking process?
An initial conversation, then a 50% deposit at confirmation with the balance due in May 2027. Mandatory travel insurance is required of all guests.
Can I speak with Jason before booking?
Yes. A video call with Jason can be arranged on request — most prospective guests find it the most useful step in deciding.
Pricing on Request

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