The Labour Court has reserved judgment on the wage dispute between the management at the K Club, Straffan, Co Kildare, and its greenkeepers, and will issue a recommendation in the coming weeks following a hearing yesterday morning.
Amicus trade union, representing greenkeepers, gardeners and mechanics, have been in dispute with the K Club's management - which is due to host the Ryder Cup golf tournament in September - since January of this year.
Both parties declined to comment on yesterday's proceedings under the advice of the court which operates a policy of informing parties of its decision within 21 days of the hearing.
Prior to yesterday's meeting, arbitration talks between the two sides at the Labour Relations Commission in April and May had failed.
The dispute centres on the pay rates at the K Club which Amicus previously claimed were not in line with the industry standard.
The union claimed that staff were being paid less than €10 per hour when the standard rate is €15.
Amicus represented more than half of the 24-member operational team of greenkeepers, gardeners, mechanics and management at the club during yesterday's meeting.
Ibec, which represented K Club management, declined to comment at this stage of the Labour Court process.