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Lahinch Golf Club Old Course Key Information
| Row 0 – Cell 0 | Row 0 – Cell 1 |
| Address | Lahinch, Co. Clare, Ireland |
| Phone Number | 00353 65 708 1003 |
| Website | https://lahinchgolf.com (opens in new tab) |
| info@lahinchgolf.com (opens in new tab) | |
| Green Fees | €225 – €275 |
| Visitor Times | Telephone club for booking information. Visitors must take at least one caddy per group |
| Par | 72 |
| Slope Rating | 133 (Blue), 131 (White), 128 (Green), 132 (Women’s Red) |
| Opened | 1894 |
| Designed by | Old Tom Morris, Dr Alister MacKenzie |
Golf Monthly Verdict
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There’s a great mix of holes at Lahinch, some asking for raw power, others for a more subtle approach. The natural contours of the land and the ever-present wind make for a superb natural test. A superb design that has stood the test of time and been sympathetically improved in recent years. It’s rugged golf but with a polished finish.
REASONS TO PLAY LAHINCH GOLF CLUB OLD COURSE
– Brilliant and testing links layout
– Great example of Dr Alister MacKenzie architecture (together with other notable contributors
– Great competitive history, including recent Irish Open
RANKINGS
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2023/24 – 26
Lahinch played host to a thrilling Irish Open in 2019, won in some style by Jon Rahm. The event showcased the quality of the design and test offered by the Old Course, which is one of the best golf courses in Ireland. That, combined with the extensive works described above, has seen Lahinch climb to six places to 26th on the 2020/21 ranking.
Golf at Lahnich on the County Clare coast began in 1892 when two officials of Limerick Golf Club laid out 18 holes with the assistance of officers from the “Black Watch” regiment. Old Tom Morris made improvements in 1894 but it was Dr Alister MacKenzie who, in 1927, created the course largely still in play today.
The Old Course is one of the finest examples of MacKenzie’s architectural prowess. His use of natural slopes and raised greens created a superb and rugged test of links golf.
Between 1999 and 2003 Martin Hawtree completed a renovation project to bring the striking links into line with the modern game in a way sympathetic to the MacKenzie design. It was a great success.
A round at Lahinch is an exciting adventure and an exacting test. It’s a supremely natural course and one where every shot in the bag will be tested. The fairways run through huge grass-covered dunes to fast greens with devilish run-offs.
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