Lahinch Old Course County Clare

MacKenzie course par excellence, Lahinch Old Course is a mecca for keen golfers from far and wide. Apart from the splendour of its location, Lahinch's MacKenzie Course has gained worldwide recognition through its charming idiosyncrasies, and its debt to golf legends Dr Alister MacKenzie and Old Tom Morris, and more recently Martin Hawtree.

First amongst the idiosyncrasies being the goats whose outline adorns the crest of Lahinch Golf Club, and who act as Met-Men for all on the course. Local legend claims that if the weather is fine the goats graze happily out on the dunes, but when they sense rain approaching, they seek shelter in the shade of the clubhouse. And who would dare to disagree with them!

Then there are the Klondyke (5th) and Dell (4th), amongst the most famous holes in Irish golf, two original Tom Morris holes. The Klondyke (5th), a par five, features a drive into a scenic valley from where one is (hopefully) expected to play a completely blind second shot over a monstrous sand dune to a gently rolling green some 200 yards further on.

The Dell (4th), a par three, is one of the most photographed and controversial holes in golf. One loves it or despises it but must always admire it. The green nestles between two steep sand dunes, front and back, and is completely blind from the tee. To guide the golfer a white stone is moved along the face of the fronting hill to indicate the current pin position. Here, the result of one's tee shot is very much in the lap of the golfing gods.

Course Details

Par 72

Yardage 6950

Maximum Required Handicap Men 24 Ladies 32

Practice facilities available

Restaurant & Bar provide meals snacks and beverages

Important Info

Soft Spikes must be worn on all courses.