Lahinch Golf Club

Lahinch Golf Club
Club information
Location in Ireland
Coordinates 52°56′09″N 9°20′45″W / 52.935797°N 9.345817°W / 52.935797; -9.345817Coordinates: 52°56′09″N 9°20′45″W / 52.935797°N 9.345817°W / 52.935797; -9.345817
Location Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland
Established 1892, 125 years ago
Type links
Total holes 36
Tournaments hosted Irish Open (2019)
Jacques Léglise Trophy (2003)
South of Ireland Championship (annual)
Website lahinchgolf.com
Old Course (Championship)
Designed by Old Tom Morris, Alister MacKenzie, Martin Hawtree
Par 74
Length 6,950 yards (6,355 m)
Course record 67[1]
Castle Course
Designed by John D. Harris
Par 69
Length 5,488 yards (5,018 m)
Golf at Lahinch, c. 1897

Lahinch Golf Club is a links golf course in the village of Lahinch on the northwest coast of County Clare, in northern Munster, Ireland. It is situated approximately 20 miles northwest of the town of Ennis. In 2016, Golf Digest ranked the Old Course at Lahinch #65 on their list of the world's greatest golf courses.[2]

Founded in 1892 by officials of Limerick Golf Club Alexander W. Shaw and Richard J. Plummer, they laid out an 18-hole course, the original course had ten holes on each side of the road.[3] It has often been described as the "St. Andrew's" of Ireland.[4]

Lahinch Golf Club

The original links was laid out by Old Tom Morris. Alister MacKenzie, who co-designed Augusta National Golf Club, redesigned the Old Course and extended the links in 1927 for a fee of £2000. Lahinch is actually two 18 hole courses, the Old Course, is between the road and the sea, situated at the opposite side of the road from the Old Course is the Castle Course. The Castle Course is a flatter links named after the ruins of a nearby castle tower that stands to the northof the course.[5] One unusual feature of the Old Course is the presence of goats which are allowed to roam freely across the course. They were originally owned by a caddie who lived near the course, and in 1956 a goat was incorporated into the club's logo.[6]

Lahinch Golf Club is home to the South of Ireland Championship, an amateur golf tournament which began in 1895. Notable winners include Joe Carr in 1969, Darren Clarke in 1989, Paul McGinley in 1991 and Graeme McDowell in 2000. Ireland's Pádraig Harrington finished runner up on two occasions.

Lahinch Golf Club will host the 2019 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open which will be played from 4-7 July and will be hosted by Paul McGinley.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/golf/lahinch-record-on-the-line-at-the-south-161992.html
  2. ↑ Whitten, Ron. "The World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses". Golf Digest. Condé Nast. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lahinch Golf Club History". Lahinchgolf.com. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "About Lahinch Golf Club". Lahinchgolf.com. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Courses at Lahinch Golf Club". Lahinchgolf.com. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "The Goats of Lahinch". Lahinch Golf Club. Retrieved 15 April 2017.


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