Golf Courses - Discover Ireland
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<strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Courses</strong><br />
in the West of <strong>Ireland</strong><br />
There is a sense of wildness about the West of <strong>Ireland</strong>.<br />
Its coastline has weathered millions of years of onslaught from<br />
the Atlantic Ocean and the results are visible. Rugged and wild,<br />
it has the raw beauty of a rocky terrain, but Mother Nature has<br />
compensated and redressed the balance, adding incredibly<br />
beautiful mountain and seascapes which add a unique colour<br />
and richness.<br />
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The inland areas are rich in meadowlands, lush hedgerows and<br />
roadside banks of fuchsia. The coast, a maze of tiny walled<br />
fields, is marked by white sandy bays and natural dunes with<br />
a turquoise-coloured sea.<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> is simply a way of life in the West. A diverse range of<br />
18-hole links and parkland courses reflect all the great traditions<br />
of the game. Connemara, Carne and Westport stand high on<br />
the list of <strong>Ireland</strong>’s championship courses, but there are more<br />
than 20 courses to choose from, each one offering a unique<br />
experience.<br />
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The temperate climate allows <strong>Golf</strong> to be played all year round<br />
in the West of <strong>Ireland</strong>. The main summer season runs from April<br />
to October, but the exhilaration of winter golf is a special<br />
experience. But that’s not all. You will discover that there is an<br />
engaging quirkiness about the way the game is played in the<br />
West. <strong>Golf</strong>ers will be eager to engage you in their sense of the<br />
game and ask you ‘what are ye havin’ in the 19th. Go with it,<br />
relax and enjoy – in the West of <strong>Ireland</strong>, golf is both exciting<br />
and different and, in a word, SUPERB.<br />
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1. Athenry <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
2. Athlone <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
3. Ballina <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
4. Ballinasloe <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
5. Ballinrobe <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
6. Ballyhaunis <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
7. Bearna <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
8. Carne <strong>Golf</strong> Links<br />
9. Carrick On Shannon <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
10. Castlebar <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
11. Claremorris <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
12. Connemara Championship Links<br />
13. Cregmore Park <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
14. Galway <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
15. Glenlo Abbey <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
16. Gort <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
17. Loughrea <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
18. Oughterard <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
19. Portumna <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
20. Roscommon <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
21. Tuam <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
22. Westport <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
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Fáilte <strong>Ireland</strong> - West<br />
Áras Fáilte, Forster Street, Galway<br />
Tel: 091 537700<br />
Email: irelandwestinfo@failteireland.ie<br />
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Ballina <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Ballinrobe <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Bearna <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Carne <strong>Golf</strong> Links<br />
Claremorris <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Connemara Championship Links<br />
Ballina <strong>Golf</strong> Club in Co Mayo offers one of the most scenic<br />
18-hole parkland courses in the West of <strong>Ireland</strong>. It is<br />
situated in the heart of the unspoiled Moy Valley region,<br />
an area of great natural beauty, and only minutes from<br />
Ballina Town centre.<br />
The specifications of the lush fairways and manicured<br />
greens, guarded by water hazards and artful bunkers create<br />
an interesting, testing, and fair golf course. The 5,933<br />
metre, par 71, course is in an ideal setting offering the<br />
golfer variety, challenge, and enjoyable golf.<br />
The clubhouse offers full bar and restaurant facilities.<br />
Green fee concessions are available for groups or societies.<br />
Ballinrobe <strong>Golf</strong> Club’s location on a 300 acre estate is an idyllic<br />
setting for such a magnificent championship course. The 7,000<br />
yard, par 73, course was laid out and designed by well known<br />
architect Eddie Hackett and the contoured greens, which are<br />
80% sand-based, are playable all year round. This inland course<br />
is characterised by lakes at seven of its 18 holes and is laid out<br />
to championship standard. It is set in medieval surroundings<br />
with a 13th century Tower House situated next to the 10th tee<br />
box. The course with its scenic parkland area, is one which will<br />
offer a challenge to any golfer with its mature trees, manmade<br />
lakes, elaborates fairways and traditional stone walls.<br />
World-renowned golfer, Padraig Harrington recently described<br />
Ballinrobe <strong>Golf</strong> Club as ‘the finest championship golf course in<br />
the West of <strong>Ireland</strong>’.<br />
Additional facilities include 12 bay floodlit driving range, practice<br />
areas and pro shop.<br />
Set amidst the celebrated beauty of the West of <strong>Ireland</strong><br />
landscape on the fringe of Connemara, and enjoying<br />
commanding views of Galway Bay, the Burren, the Aran<br />
Islands and rugged hinterlands, Bearna <strong>Golf</strong> course is already<br />
being hailed as one of <strong>Ireland</strong>'s finest. The inspired creativity<br />
of its designer, R.J Browne, in the siting of tees and sandbased<br />
greens throughout more than 100 hectares of unique<br />
countryside has resulted in generously proportioned fairways,<br />
many elevated tee-boxes, and some splendid carries. Water<br />
comes into play at thirteen of the eighteen holes, each one<br />
boasting unique features, and the final four holes provide a<br />
spectacular finish.<br />
The Clubhouse Bar and Restaurant have fabulous views of<br />
the course and surrounding countryside.<br />
Carne <strong>Golf</strong> Links lies in magnificent unspoiled sand dunes<br />
overlooking Blacksod Bay and the wild Atlantic Ocean near<br />
Belmullet, Co Mayo. It was the last links course to be designed<br />
by the late Eddie Hackett and it is now believed by many who<br />
have played it to be his greatest challenge.<br />
The building of Carne has caused little disturbance to this wild<br />
and ancient landscape. Tees and greens occurred naturally and<br />
very little earth moving was involved in the course construction.<br />
There are some breathtaking views over the Atlantic and the<br />
legendary islands of Inis Glóire and Inis Géidhe. The course is<br />
challenging in its 6,120 meters and is links at its wild and very<br />
best.<br />
In 2005, Carne <strong>Golf</strong> Links was voted the IGTOA Course of the<br />
Year, and no. 28 in the world by <strong>Golf</strong> World magazine.<br />
‘Although this is really a hidden gem and it doesn’t enjoy the<br />
sort of reputation of say a Ballybunion, the dunes here make<br />
those at Ballybunion look like small hillocks’ - <strong>Golf</strong> World, Nov.<br />
2005<br />
Designed in 1927 by Tom Craddock, this 18 hole parklands<br />
course is a spectacular par 73 layout. It measures 6,143<br />
metres and lies in an idyllic setting with mature oak, ash<br />
and elm trees a feature on many holes.<br />
It is situated in the heart of the West, midway between<br />
Galway and Sligo near the town of Claremorris.<br />
The signature par 4 hole, the 6th, requires a long accurate<br />
drive to a well-bunkered fairway leaving a mid iron to an<br />
elevated green. It is fully deserving of its stroke index 1,<br />
and a par here is well-earned.<br />
<strong>Golf</strong>ers of all abilities will enjoy this true test of golf and<br />
afterwards relax in a modern and newly refurbished<br />
clubhouse with full bar and catering facilities.<br />
Designed by Eddie Hackett, Connemara <strong>Golf</strong> Links is a 27-<br />
hole traditional links course situated between the Twelve<br />
Bens Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. It is a 72 par course<br />
measuring over 7,000 yards. The view of the ocean is<br />
breathtaking, and sightings of swans, Connemara ponies,<br />
and even a castle will inspire you. Wind and rainbows are<br />
a speciality and all part of the magic of this adventurous<br />
course.<br />
Close to Clifden town, known as the capital of Connemara,<br />
this course on the edge of Europe promises a memorable<br />
and rewarding experience.<br />
The clubhouse offers full bar and restaurant facilities with<br />
spectacular views over the Atlantic Ocean.<br />
‘If there were a course like this on the west coast of England,<br />
it would surely host the British Open’<br />
- Peter Alliss, golf writer and BBC commentator<br />
Mossgrove, Ballina, Co Mayo<br />
Tel: 096 21050 Email: ballinagc@eircom.net<br />
Website: www.ballina-golf.com<br />
Cloonacastle, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo<br />
Tel: 094 9541118<br />
Email info@ballinrobegolfclub.com<br />
Website: www.ballinrobegolfclub.com<br />
Carboley, Bearna, Co Galway<br />
Tel: 091 592677. Email: info@bearnagolfclub.com<br />
Website: www.bearnagolfclub.com<br />
Belmullet, Co Mayo<br />
Tel: 097 82292. Email: carngolf@iol.ie<br />
Website: www.carnegolflinks.com<br />
Castlemacgarrett, Claremorris, Co Mayo<br />
Tel: 094 9371527<br />
Email: info@claremorrisgolfclub.com<br />
Website: www.claremorrisgolfclub.com<br />
Ballyconneely, Clifden, Co Galway<br />
Tel: 095 23502. Email: links@iol.ie<br />
Website: www.connemaragolflinks.com<br />
Every effort has been made to ensure that the details in this<br />
publication are correct. No responsibility can be accepted for<br />
errors or omissions.<br />
To telephone from abroad, please use the prefix<br />
“00 353” and omit the first “0” in the local number.<br />
<strong>Ireland</strong> West<br />
Airport, Knock<br />
Galway<br />
Shannon Airport<br />
Cork<br />
Dublin<br />
Belfast<br />
Fáilte <strong>Ireland</strong> - West<br />
Áras Fáilte, Forster Street, Galway<br />
Tel: 091 537700<br />
Email: irelandwestinfo@failteireland.ie<br />
Oughterard <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
This charming and challenging course is set in tranquil<br />
parkland at Oughterard, Co. Galway, just 15 miles from<br />
Galway City on the N59, the Gateway to Connemara.<br />
Originally designed by British architect, Commander Harris,<br />
it was redesigned in 1997 by Paddy Merrigan.<br />
The course is a 5,477 meter Parklands course with<br />
traditional limestone walls a main feature throughout. It<br />
comprises 18 championship holes that are lined with<br />
mature native Irish trees, including Oak, Hazel and Birch.<br />
It is an excellent test of golf, with numerous water features<br />
and sand bunkers which are strategically placed to protect<br />
the par of the course.<br />
The course is situated between Lough Corrib to the East<br />
and the Connemara Mountains to the North and North-<br />
West providing a truly spectacular setting.<br />
A bright and airy bar and restaurant has excellent views<br />
over the course.<br />
Oughterard, Co Galway<br />
Tel: 091 552131. Email: oughterardgc@eircom.net<br />
Website: www.oughterardgolf.com<br />
Westport <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Westport <strong>Golf</strong> Club is a golfing oasis in the colourful town of<br />
Westport on the West coast of <strong>Ireland</strong>. The setting is spectacular<br />
and Croagh Patrick, <strong>Ireland</strong>’s holy mountain, seems to follow<br />
you everywhere on the course.<br />
The 18-hole championship course was designed by Fred<br />
Hawtree, designer of the new course at St. Andrews. It was<br />
built on part of the Sligo estate. On first viewing of the site,<br />
Hawtree commented ‘ the nature of the terrain, part inland<br />
and part seaside, the panorama which it commands and its<br />
considerable golfing virtues make it uniquely attractive and<br />
memorable’.<br />
Lush, rolling hills vary from gentle inclines to mini mountains<br />
to provide an outstanding championship test. There is a range<br />
of long and short par 3s and 4s, and the 12th and 15th, in<br />
particular, call for exceptional skills.<br />
Full bar and restaurant facilities are available and overlook the<br />
course.<br />
Carrowholly, Westport, Co Mayo<br />
Tel: 098 28262<br />
Email: wpgolf@eircom.net<br />
Website: www.golfwestport.com<br />
Athenry <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Palmerstown, Oranmore, Co Galway<br />
Tel: 091 794466 Email: athenrygc@eircom.net<br />
Website: www.athenrygolfclub.net<br />
Athlone <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Hodson Bay, Athlone, Co Roscommon. Tel: 090 6492073<br />
Ballina <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Mossgrove, Ballina, Co Mayo. Tel: 096 21050<br />
Email: ballinagc@eircom.net Website: www.ballina-golf.com<br />
Ballinasloe <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Rossgloss, Ballinasloe, Co Galway. Tel: 090 9642126<br />
Email: ballinasloegolfclub@eircom.net<br />
Website: www.ballinasloegolfclub.com<br />
Ballinrobe <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Cloonacastle, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo. Tel: 094 9541118<br />
Email: info@ballinrobegolfclub.com<br />
Website: www.ballinrobegolfclub.com<br />
Ballyhaunis <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Coolnaha, Co Mayo. Tel: 094 9630014<br />
Email: ballyhaunisgc1@eircom.net<br />
Website: www.ballyhaunisgolfclub.com<br />
Bearna <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Carboley, Bearna, Co. Galway. Tel: 091 592677<br />
Email: info@bearnagolfclub.com<br />
Website: www.bearnagolfclub.com<br />
Carne <strong>Golf</strong> Links<br />
Belmullet, Co Mayo. Tel: 097 82292<br />
Email: carngolf@iol.ie<br />
Website: www.carnegolflinks.com<br />
Carrick-on-Shannon <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Woodbrook, Carrick on Shannon, Co Roscommon<br />
Tel: 071 9667015 Email: ckgc3@eircom.net<br />
Castlebar <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Hawthorn Avenue, Rocklands, Castlebar, Co Mayo<br />
Tel: 094 9021649. Email: info@castlebargolfclub.ie<br />
Website: www.castlebar.ie/clubs/golf-club/<br />
Claremorris <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Castlemacgarrett, Claremorris, Co Mayo<br />
Tel: 094 9371527. Email: info@claremorrisgolfclub.com<br />
Website: www.claremorrisgolfclub.com<br />
Cregmore Park <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Cregmore, Co Galway<br />
Tel: 091 799799. Email: info@cregmorepark.com<br />
Website: www.cregmorepark.com<br />
Connemara Championship <strong>Golf</strong> Links<br />
Ballyconneely, Clifden, Co Galway. Tel: 095 23502<br />
Email: links@iol.ie Website: www.connemaragolflinks.com<br />
Galway <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Blackrock, Salthill, Co Galway. Tel: 091 522033<br />
Email: galwaygolf@eircom.net Websitesite: www.galwaygolf.com<br />
Glenlo Abbey <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Bushypark, Galway, Co Galway. Tel: 091 526666<br />
Email: info@glenloabbey.ie Website: www.glenlo.com<br />
Gort <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Castlequarter, Gort, Co Galway. Tel: 091 632244<br />
Email: info@gortgolf.com Website: www.gortgolf.com<br />
Loughrea <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Graigue, Loughrea, Co Galway. Tel: 091 841049<br />
Email: loughreagolfclub@eircom.net<br />
Website: www.loughreagolfclub.com<br />
Oughterard <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Oughterard, Co Galway. Tel: 091 552131.<br />
Email: oughterardgc@eircom.net<br />
Website: www.oughterardgolf.com<br />
Portumna <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Woodford Road, Portumna, Co.Galway. Tel: 090 9741059<br />
Roscommon <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Mote Park, Roscommon, Co Roscommon. Tel: 090 6626382<br />
Email: rosgolfclub@eircom.net<br />
Tuam <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Barnacurragh, Tuam, Co Galway. Tel: 093 28993<br />
Email: tuamgolflcub@eircom.net<br />
Westport <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Carrowholly, Westport, Co Mayo. Tel: 098 28262<br />
Email: wpgolf@eircom.net Website: www.golfwestport.com<br />
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