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Old Head Golf Links: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info

Old Head Golf Links: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info

Top 100 Courses UK & Ireland 2023/24

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Old Head Golf Links Key Information

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Address Kinsale, County Cork P17 CX88, Ireland.
Phone Number +353 (0)21 477 8444
Website oldhead.com/ (opens in new tab)
Email info@oldhead.com (opens in new tab)
Green Fees €395 per round high-season; €225 brief shoulder seasons
Visitor Times No stated restrictions. Course closed from November to mid-April.
Par 72 black, blue, white, yellow, red
Slope Rating 142 black, 139 blue, 136 white, 131 yellow, 129 red
Opened 1997
Designed by Ron Kirby, Eddie Hackett, Joe Carr, Paddy Merrigan, Liam Higgins
Golf Monthly Verdict

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Laid out over a vertiginous headland in County Cork, Old Head enjoys a setting that’s hard to beat. The owners have constantly strived to take as much of the action as possible to the cliff edge to up the drama. Many holes are simply breath-taking, but the 12th and 13th, near the headland’s slender neck, sum up the experience.

The 12th tee is cut into the towering cliffs and you play up to a hidden fairway, then along to a precariously narrow target. The relatively new par-3 13th is then a short but dramatic cliff-hugger.

REASONS TO PLAY OLD HEAD

– A growing sense of anticipation and excitement as you drive down through the course to the clubhouse

– Probably the most stunning canvas and backdrop for a golf course in the UK&I

– The course is ever improving, with holes relocated to extended to maximise the views

RANKINGS

UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2023/24 – 32

This spectacular track, laid out on a towering headland jutting into the Atlantic near Kinsale in County Cork, boasts elements of links and cliff-top golf… and arguably the most dramatic setting of any course in the Golf Monthly UK&I Top 100 Courses rankings.

Many of the holes are stunning, but the 12th and 13th, near the headland’s slender neck and perilously close to sheer vertical drops, sum up the Old Head experience.

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