Ireland Golf Courses?

Question

I'll be in Ireland in August and might be able to sneak away for half a round of golf. Are most of the golf courses there considered private or member exclusive? Are there any public courses and is it easy to walk on without a tee time? What are some good, respectable public golf courses near Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Killarney, or Shannon?

Answer 1

Try Hollywood Lakes Golf Club, Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin. Twenty minutes drive from Dublin Airport. Look it up on www.hollywoodlakesgolfclub.com

Answer 2

Look up Carton House, co Kildare on google... Its 45 mins from  Dublin I work there , there is a Colm Montgomery designed course! its cool!

Answer 3

hi you

there is one public own one that i know of in the mohan area of cork city i dont play golf but i have been told by people that and have play on it is a good course

Answer 4

You don't have to be a member on many of Ireland's golf-courses.

check out www.golf.ireland.ie or the index page of http://www.golfingireland.ie/

Mahon Golf Club in Cork is indeed a decent public course, as is Rathbane in Limerick - close to Shannon.

Shannon has a golf course right beside the airport - may be an idea.

August will be prime season for holidays - so you may want to select a few courses close to where you'll be located, have their numbers to hand and give them a call to see what's available closer to your requirement date when your schedule firms up a bit.

Adare in Limerick is great - the Adare Manor Old Course is tight but good and challenging. The championship Adare Course is one of the best in the country - maybe harder to get a tee-time, and a helluva lot more expensive.

Enjoy!