▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁race course ▁hosts ▁ 1 6 ▁race ▁days ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁including ▁the ▁Th y est es ▁Ch ase ▁( The ▁Grand ▁National ▁of ▁the ▁South ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁ste e ple ch ases ▁in ▁Ireland ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁won ▁by ▁three ▁time ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁W inner , ▁Ark le ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁A int ree ▁Grand ▁National ▁w inners ▁H edge h unter ▁and ▁Num bers ix val ver de . ▁It ▁has ▁ 1 6 ▁National ▁H unt ▁and ▁Fl at ▁meet ings ▁all ▁year ▁round . ▁ ▁G olf ▁ ▁Mount ▁Jul iet ▁G olf ▁Cour se ▁is ▁a ▁golf ▁resort ▁situated ▁in ▁Thom ast own . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁W GC - American ▁Express ▁Championship , ▁having ▁previously ▁hosted ▁the ▁European ▁Tour ' s ▁Irish ▁Open ▁on ▁three ▁occasions ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁par ▁ 7 2 , ▁ ▁Jack ▁Nick laus ▁designed ▁golf ▁course ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁voted ▁Best ▁Park land ▁G olf ▁Cour se ▁by ▁Back sp in ▁G olf ▁Magazine ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁full ▁ 1 8 - hole ▁putting ▁course ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁Mount ▁Jul iet ▁House , ▁which