Golfing in Kerry

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TOP COURSES AVAILABLE IN THE SOUTH WEST

Ring of Kerry Golf & Country Club - Parkland

The Ring of Kerry Golf Course was designed By Eddie Hackett
The architectural brief was to design a 'world class' golf course that is sufficiently flexible to challenge competent and experienced players from the back teeing areas, yet be capable of being played and enjoyed by the average handicap player from middle and forward teeing areas. The brief also included that the golf course be to a standard capable of hosting smaller professional golf events, both Irish and European.The course boasts panoramic views across Kenmare Bay and combined with the spectacular Kerry mountains as a backdrop, the setting is unsurpassed anywhere in Europe.
Ring of Kerry Golf & Country Club
Kenmare Golf Club - Parkland

Kenmare Golf Club was founded in 1903, and was extended to 18 holes in 1993. Whilst the course can be very exacting for a good player, it is never unfair to the weak.
The early holes stretch along the picturesque Roughty river estuary, while the remaining holes provide panoramic views of Kenmare Bay and the Roughty Valley.
The course is just a two minute walk from Kenmare town with its many fine hotels, guesthouses and restaurants.
This venerable old golf course cannot be omitted from a golfer's itinerary.
Kenmare Golf Club
Lee Valley Golf Club - Parkland

Lee Valley Golf & Country Club, situated just 15 minutes outside Cork City Centre but yet in the heart of paradise.
Voted in the top 100 Irish Golf Courses 2006 by Golf Digest, this Cork Golf Club, designed by world famous Ryder Cup Star Christy O'Connor Jnr, is one of the top Cork Golf Courses and arguably one of the finest in Ireland.
Lee Valley Golf Club
Beaufort Golf Course - Parkland

Beaufort Golf Club is set amongst 200 year old trees, a 12th century castle ruin and the lush, rolling hills of Killarney. The course presents magnificent views of the McGillycuddy Reeks mountain range, with generous fairways and large contoured greens.
The golf course is amidst the Churchtown Estate, the centrepiece of which is the Georgian house built in 1740. The ruins of Castle Core stand beside the 13th green and it was from here the stone was taken to build the house. A traditional welcome is assured at Beaufort
Beaufort Golf Course
Tralee Golf Course - Links

The championship links course at Tralee, designed by Arnold Palmer is justifiably proud of the reputation it has gathered as a stern challenge to even the most gifted of golfers. It occupies an unrivalled array of tall sea cliffs and sand dunes amidst rugged terrain at the edge of the wild and ever changing Atlantic ocean, which is forever challenging throughout the course. The Sliabh Mish and Brandon mountain ranges provide a panoramic and spectacular background to this very popular course. The back nine holes offer a stern challenge to even the most skillful golfer.
Tralee Golf Course
Waterville - Links

Ranked among the Top 25 International Courses, Waterville is truly a mystical Links in the Kingdom of Kerry. It is one of the oldest Irish clubs, having been founded in 1897 with the arrival of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cable from the United States. After 80 years of play, the original nine hole course was redesigned by the famous Irish golf architect, Eddie Hackett and the late owner, John A. Mulcahy. Waterville is a truly mystical golf course. The clubhouse is unique with ocean vistas, golf art, antique memorabilia and the warm ambience of its members.
Waterville
Killarney Golf & Fishing Club - Parkland

Killarney Golf & Fishing Club is located beside Lough Leane, the largest of the three lakes of Killarney and has panoramic views of the Killarney mountains. Killarney Golf Club is blessed by having three parkland 18-hole championship courses. The Killeen course was the venue for the Irish Open in 1991 & 1992, the event was won by Nick Faldo who displayed his great skill and determination to win the tournament two years running. It also hosted the 1996 Curtis Cup. Mahony's Point (Par 72, 6,781 yards), Killeen (Par 72, 7,123 yards), and Lackabane (Par 72, 7,095 yards) are nestled amidst the serene splendour of the Macgillicuddy Reeks. The inspiring setting of incomparable beauty in the colourful and varied shrubbery throughout the courses, has moved many an overseas golfer to extol it as 'the most enchanting place on Earth'
Killarney Golf & Fishing club
Ballybunion Golf Club - Links

Ballybunion situated on the western Atlantic coastline has two separate courses. The Old Course (Par 71, 6,593 yards) and the Cashen Course (Par 72, 6,216 yards), which was created by golf architect, Robert Trent Jones Senior. The Old Course is consistently ranked as one of the world's top ten courses. The legendary Tom Watson described the glorious links at Ballybunion as 'the best in the world, I consider it a true test of golf'. This is a magnificent golf course, which meanders through massive dunes and leaves one with the distinct feeling this course existed here forever on the shores of the Atlantic.
Ballybunion Golf Club
The Old Head of Kinsale - Links

The Old Head Golf Links occupies one of the most remarkable locations unlikely to be rivalled ever in the search for the perfect Golf course, in terms of spectacle and beauty. The course, rich in historical and archaeological content, with its castle ruins, rises hundreds of feet of dramatic cliffs above the ocean, surrounded by most spectacular views of the Atlantic on all sides.
The Old Head of Kinsale