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In partnership with Fairways and FunDays Voted Ireland’s Best Inbound Golf Tour Operator TOUR BROCHURE
Partnerships West of Ireland Golf has partnered Ireland’s Best Golf Tour Operator “Fairways and FunDays” to deliver the highest quality experience at unbeatable prices. Fairways and FunDays has been named Ireland’s Best Inbound Golf Tour Operator at the prestigious World Golf Awards in 2016, 2017 and 2018. West of Ireland Golf has also developed partnerships with a number of key agencies in the Golf and Tourism fields, including: We are extremely thankful for the support of each of these agencies. This support has been essential in allowing us to offer the most exhilarating golf experience in the world.
Welcome Note from Mr Enda Kenny
Former Taoiseach of Ireland
This is a brilliant initiative by West of Ireland Golf. As a native of the West of Ireland, I feel
very passionate about this extraordinary region of our country. The West of Ireland is home
to some of the best Links and Parkland courses in the world and is centrally located on the now
iconic Wild Atlantic Way. In addition to incredible golf courses, the West of Ireland also offers
outstanding scenery, a huge range of activities, fantastic accommodation options, amazing food, exhilarating
entertainment and of course the warmest of welcomes.
Ireland West Airport offers direct flight access from a number of European airports and will prove a central
factor in the success of this initiative. West of Ireland Golf and their award-winning Tour Operator partner
Fairways and FunDays, have for the first time designed a range of tour options to allow visitors experience
at first-hand this historic part of our country. I have no doubt that every single client will be treated to a truly
magical experience in the region. Ireland is world famous for the hospitality extended to our visitors – clients
of West of Ireland Golf can be assured that they will receive the warmest of welcomes! I have played all
these courses on many occasions. The Atlantic winds, gentle or otherwise will provide you with a challenge,
whatever your ability.
Come to the West for an unforgettable golf experience! You will leave with the happiest of memories and
an urge to return. Fáílte Roimh.
Enda Kenny
_________________
Mr. Enda Kenny,
Former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland.
Welcome Note from Mr Jerry Foley
Founder & CEO of West of Ireland Golf
It is a great honour for me to represent the West of Ireland in the most exciting launch in
Irish Golf Tourism in recent years. There are few places in the world that offer a selection of
World Class Links and Parkland courses. The West of Ireland is one of these places. However,
there is so much more on offer in the West of Ireland.
West of Ireland Golf has partnered with Ireland’s Best Inbound Golf Tour Operator Fairways and FunDays to
offer a superb selection of golf tours to the region. The Atlantic Ocean forms a pivotal part of the beauty of
the region and indeed the West of Ireland is a major attraction on the Wild Atlantic Way coastal route.
The teams at West of Ireland Golf & Fairways and FunDays have two core values:
1. To provide all of our clients with the most magical golf tour experience imaginable
2. To offer our tours at the best prices available.
West of Ireland Golf has also built strong partnerships with all of the key stakeholders involved in the Golf
and Tourism industries in the West of Ireland, including Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland, Ireland West Airport as
well as Galway, Mayo and Sligo County Councils. The support of these agencies has been critical in building
this strong brand.
On behalf of West of Ireland Golf & Fairways and FunDays, we look forward to welcoming you to Ireland.
We can promise you an unforgettable experience both “on and off” the golf courses.
Jerry Foley
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Mr. Jerry Foley,
Founder & CEO of West of Ireland Golf
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The
West
of
Ireland
Experience
T
he West of Ireland is truly a golfers’ paradise,
but this very special region on the western
tip of Europe offers far more than incredible
golf courses. Maybe it is playing iconic
golf courses, maybe it is the warm welcome
you will receive, maybe it is the fantastic food you will All West of Ireland Golf Tours include the following:
be served, maybe it is the inspirational scenery you will Fully customised Tour
view, maybe it is the exhilarating evening entertainment Pre-reserved Golf Tee Times
you will enjoy or maybe it is just a combination of all of Great accommodation options including delicious
these – whatever the reason, the West of Ireland is a truly breakfast each morning
magical destination for a Golf or Leisure getaway. Welcome Drink upon arrival
Delicious 4 course meal on the evening of your choice
From exploring Galway City - named the 2020 Tour Orientation Pack including vouchers, golf times,
European City of Culture, to getting lost in the stunning activity details, meal times, evening entertainment
Connemara National Park, to walking on endless sandy details, directions, GPS locations etc.
beaches, to enjoying a “Pint of the black stuff” in a local West of Ireland Visitor Information Booklet
pub, and of course to playing some of the world’s best Emergency 24/7 contact with a West of Ireland Golf
golf courses – the West of Ireland has it all. A colourful Tour Director
history, diverse culture, delicious cuisine, spectacular An exhilarating and unforgettable experience
scenery, the warmest of welcomes and great golf courses
all combine to make this region truly special. Our experienced team passionately ensure that your
visit to the West of Ireland will be a dream getaway.
The West of Ireland is home to famous poets and Our standard Tours range in duration from 2 nights to
authors, famous sports people, famous singers and 7 nights, but customised tours can be of any duration.
political leaders and is steeped in a long and fascinating We can work with groups of 1 to 101
history. Direct access to the West of Ireland via Ireland You are never too young or too old to enjoy a West of
West Airport (formerly called Knock Airport) allows Ireland Golf tour
visitors to arrive in the heart of this magical region. We offer incredible options for golf clubs, golf
societies and companies to ensure an ultimate golfing
getaway for all your members/staff
All of our tours can be specifically tailored to meet the
requirements of your group
West of Ireland Golf offer a “Price Guarantee” on all
our tours that our prices will not be beaten
And remember, we only offer you the best golf
courses, best hotels, best activities and best
entertainment in the West of Ireland.
The West of Ire
land – a magical destination to explore!
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1.
Contact West of
Ireland Golf
9. 2.
Your unforgettable Provide details
experience is from the such as preferences,
moment you arrive until interests and
you depart the West of budget
Ireland
3.
8.
We provide you The West We offer a Free,
No Obligation
with regular, detailed
communication from the of Ireland Golf Quotation and Itinerary
within 24 hours of
time you reserve until
you arrive Client Reservation your initial contact
Experience
7. 4.
Our team is only a Our team reserve all golf
telephone call or an bookings, accommodation,
email away if you need transportation,
any assistance before activities and evening
your tour entertainment
5.
You receive a
6. detailed itinerary
outlining all of the
We offer a range of
payment options aspects of your Tour
West of Ireland Golf offers the most convenient
and user-friendly reservation experience available.
We have partnered with Fairways and FunDays –
voted Ireland’s Best Inbound Golf Tour Operator,
to ensure that your magical journey begins when
you make your first enquiry.
Our experienced team will outline the wide range
of available options and customise every tour to
best meet specific client requirements.
Our knowledgeable team organise all aspects of
your West of Ireland Tour meaning that you can
relax, concentrate on your golf and concentrate
on having an unforgettable visit to this remarkable
part of Ireland.
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Travelling to the West of Ireland
County Sligo Golf Club
Strandhill Golf Club
Enniscrone Golf Club
Carne Golf Links
Belfast •
• Sligo
Westport Golf Club • Ballina
2h 45min
• Westport Drive
Connemara Golf Links Time
• Clifden Ireland
West
Galway Bay Golf Resort
Airport
• Galway
1h Dublin •
Drive The West of Ireland
Time
enjoys direct access
• Shannon from a number of
• Limerick European cities
Drive Times via Ireland West
from Ireland Airport. The region
West Airport enjoys an excellent
• Sligo (45 minutes) transportation
• Westport infrastructure and is
(45 minutes) also easily accessible
• to Galway Cork • Rosslare •
from all of Ireland’s
(1 hour 15 minutes) other airports and
ports.
Golf in the West of Ireland
The West of Ireland is located at the centre of the everything in between, there is a course to suit every skill
now iconic Wild Atlantic Way – the longest and most level and every budget. The choice for golfers in the West
spectacular coastal driving route in the world. This region of Ireland is simply staggering.
stretches along the Atlantic Ocean from glorious Galway
through magnificent Mayo to sensational Sligo! In There are courses where the sublime coastal views will
addition to our seven partner golf clubs, there are physically distract you from your shot. There are hidden
more than 50 other superb golf courses in the West of gems everywhere wrapped in mythology and legend. And
Ireland. there are courses that challenge the best with built in
blind shots that require a healthy portion of Irish luck,
From internationally renowned golf courses to magical sheer brilliance or the assistance of a good caddy to get
hidden gems the West of Ireland is a golfers’ paradise. your ball where it needs to be. The West of Ireland is made
Green parkland courses to rugged coastal links and for golf.
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Ireland West Airport
U.K.
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• Bristol • London Luton
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There is an abundance of top-quality links and parkland of professional and amateur tournaments and have
courses in the West of Ireland each of which offers a welcomed all of golfs leading names including Tom
memorable experience for visitors. No other destination Watson, Rory McIlroy, Bernhard Langer, Paul McGinley, Nick
in the world offers the golfer the opportunity to play so Faldo and Padraig Harrington. You will truly follow in the
many world class links and parkland courses in such close footsteps of golfing greats during your West of Ireland Golf
proximity. Tour.
While West of Ireland Golf has seven partner golf courses, The West of Ireland also offers a completely unique
the region boasts an array of other superb courses that you “nineteenth hole” experience. The locals don’t just serve
may like to add to your tour. you a drink and a plate of delicious food after your round;
they want to have the ‘craic’ and hear all about your special
Golf courses in the West of Ireland have hosted a number shots and the details of your game.
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“In any string of words I might pen over the rest of my life,
Facilities Legend I might never write a more true sentence than this: Carne
Bar is absolutely brilliant. Front nine, back nine, every hole,
Restaurant every hill, every inch of the place is simply special.”
Practice Ground
Putting Green
Tom Coyne (Author of “A Course Called Ireland”)
Locker Roms
Professional Shop
Golf Lessons Available
Driving Range
Equipment Hire
Course Ranking in Ireland
of 410 Golf Courses
GOLF COURSE
MAGAZINE
Facilities 16th 14th 12th
Carne Golf Links
Course Description:
Carne Golf Links lies on the remote and rugged Mullet Peninsula, along the
Wild Atlantic Way in the North West of County Mayo, an area renowned for
its wild and ancient landscape. Carne is set in magnificent unspoilt sand
dunes stretching 150m above sea level, with breathtaking views of the Atlantic
ocean across Blacksod Bay and the legendary islands of Inís Glóire and
Inís Géidhe. A course sculpted through the centuries by the elements and
lovingly refined by the late Eddie Hackett with little disturbance to the natural
landscape in which it lies, hewn by hand to ensure the most natural fit for the
stunning landscape. Wild flowers grow in abundance and the sound of the
birds including the rare Corncrake can still be heard. Carne offers eighteen
amazing holes on the Hackett course, alongside the new Wild Atlantic Dunes
course, which is arguably the most spectacular nine hole course in Ireland. A
gentle breeze is never far away and Carne offers traditional links golf at its very
best in a truly unique and idyllic golfing location. Discover Carne before the
world does...Golf truly at the edge of the earth.
Carne Golf Links was named Best Hidden Gem in Connacht 2018 and 2019
at Golfers Guide to Ireland Awards. Carne was also awarded the title of Best
Customer Experience at the IGTOA awards 2018.
Course Type: Links difficulty for the second shot to a green
....................................................................... that is tucked into the corner of a dune
Course Measurements: and high above a deep grassy ravine that
Men’s: 6,370 yards Par 72 will collect anything missed and leave a
Ladies: 5,278 yards Par 73 very tough up-and-down.
....................................................................... .......................................................................
Course Architect: Eddie Hackett Tournaments Hosted:
....................................................................... Connacht Amateur Seniors Open
Year Established: 1995 Connacht Boys U18 Open
....................................................................... Annual Atlantic Coast Challenge
The Signature Hole: Annual Shell Pro-Am
17th Hole Par 3 .......................................................................
“An Muiríneach” meaning hazardous, Famous Visitors:
burdensome, difficult...The stroke index Shane Lowry, Seamus Power, Philip
1 par four is actually not excessively Walton, Hugh Grant, Sepp Maier, Steve
punishing from the tee but introduces real Davis, Ken Doherty
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“If there were a course like this on
the west coast of England it would
surely host the British Open”
Peter Alliss, BBC commentator.
Course Ranking in Ireland
of 410 Golf Courses
GOLF COURSE
MAGAZINE
Facilities 37th 33rd 23rd
Connemara Golf Links
Course Description:
Golf on the edge of Europe...Connemara Championship Golf Links,
the only links course in County Galway, is nestled between the scenic
splendour of the 12 Bens mountain range and the rugged Atlantic
Ocean. Connemara was Voted Best Links Course in Connacht in 2013,
2016 and 2018 by Golfer’s Guide to Ireland. This beautiful isolated links
course, founded in 1973 and designed by Eddie Hackett lies to the
West of Clifden along the Wild Atlantic Ways signature discovery point
of Derrigimla Bog and Mannin Bay Blueway. From the testing dog leg
opening hole through to the breathtaking back 9, the course is a test for
all levels. In 2000 an additional 9 holes were unveiled to add a further
dimension to the exhilarating Connemara golfing experience. In 2005 US
Businessman and aviation record breaker Steve Fossett and co-pilot Mark
Rebholz re-enacted Alcock and Brown’s first non-stop flight across the
Atlantic, landing on the 8th fairway!
When playing Connemara you are always mesmerised by the landscape
around you, whether it’s Slyne Head Lighthouse, the 12 Bens Mountains,
the Atlantic Ocean or Grainne O’Malleys Castle, there is something
special on every hole.
Course Type: Links leave an impossible up and down, but if
....................................................................... you are too long, it is a horrendously fast
Course Measurements: putt from above the hole!
Men’s 6,739 yards Par 72 .......................................................................
Ladies 5,460 yards Par 72 Tournaments Hosted:
....................................................................... Irish Professional Golfer Championship,
Course Architect: Eddie Hackett Aer Lingus Schoolboys/Schoolgirls
....................................................................... Internationals,
Year Established: 1973 Amateur Seniors, Irish Amateur Close
....................................................................... Championship,
The Signature Hole: Annual PGA Pro-Am
13th Par 3 Index 9 .......................................................................
A favourite of many, this signature Par 3 Famous Visitors:
will ask questions of even the most adept Tom Watson, Peter Alliss, Rory McIlroy,
golfer. Off the tee you make sure to take Shane Lowry, Paul Dunne, Alan Hansen,
plenty of ammo as being short here will Lloyd Cole
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“A world class finishing stretch
from the 13th to 18th”
- Tom Watson
Course Ranking in Ireland
of 410 Golf Courses
GOLF COURSE
MAGAZINE
Facilities 10th 12th 7th
County Sligo Golf Club
Course Description:
The world-famous County Sligo Golf Club at Rosses Point offers an
unforgettable experience. It is a course carved by earth, winds and water and a
true test of golf. It is situated in the picturesque seaside village of Rosses Point
just 5 miles from Sligo city.
County Sligo Golf Club is one of the world’s great links courses, originally
founded in 1894, redesigned by Harry Colt in 1927 and recently enhanced
by the great links architect Pat Ruddy. Thanks to its magnificent setting and
Atlantic seascape, County Sligo is “always a different course, always a different
challenge.”
The Championship and Bomore courses are enjoyed each year by members
and visitors from all over the world. County Sligo is home to the famous annual
West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship. Recent winners include Rory
McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Mikko Ilonen and Padraig Harrington.
It is a course that one can enjoy as it is very fair and will reward a good shot
but will come up and bite one for any loose play.
The spectacular scenery of mountain, ocean and countryside surrounding this
classic links has been immortalised in the poetry of famous Nobel Prize winning
neighbour and poet W.B. Yeats. County Sligo is a truly special golf course.
County Sligo was named Irish Links Course of the Year by the Ireland Golf
Tour Operator Association in 2016.
Course Type: Links bunkerless par 4 is a majestic golf hole.
...................................................................... The 17th has been described by many as
Course Measurements: one of the best par 4’s in the world.
Men’s 7,095 yards Par 71 ......................................................................
Ladies 5,918 yards Par 74 Tournaments Hosted:
...................................................................... West of Ireland Amateur Open
Course Architect: annually since 1923
Harry S. Colt & Pat Ruddy Home Internationals 1990 and 2011
...................................................................... Irish Amateur Open 2019
Year Established: ......................................................................
1894 Famous Visitors:
...................................................................... Tom Watson, Byron Nelson, Nick Faldo,
The Signature Hole: Bernhard Langer, Rory McIlroy,
17th Hole Par 4 Walter Hagen, Padraig Harrington to
Sweeping up to an elevated green this name a few
8 www.westofirelandgolf.com‘One word: Enniscrone. Make that
two: Wow’
American golf writer Jeff Rude.
Course Ranking in Ireland
of 410 Golf Courses
GOLF COURSE
MAGAZINE
Facilities 12th 13th 14th
Enniscrone Golf Club
Course Description:
Enniscrone Golf Club is situated in County Sligo, along the Wild Atlantic Way on the
North West Coast of Ireland.
Founded in 1918, Enniscrone Golf Club celebrated its centenary year in 2018 with
a wide variety of events. It has been a remarkable journey for the club to its current
status today as one of Europe’s best links courses.
Enniscrone boasts some of the most spectacular duneland in western Europe,
which is home to the renowned Dunes Championship 18-hole course. The links
offers golfers stunning views of Killala Bay, the Moy Estuary, Bartragh Island and the
Nephin and Ox Mountain ranges, as well as the surrounding west Sligo countryside.
For a raw links experience, Enniscrone is hard to beat.
The golf course itself weaves its way through some of Ireland’s highest dunes,
which tower above the golfer as one plays the Dunes course, and provide a
stunning backdrop to the holes created by Eddie Hackett and Donald Steel.
The club has a proud tradition of hosting important Irish Amateur events on both
the men’s and ladies scene, while it also plays host to thousands of visitors from all
over the world each year.
In addition to the Dunes Championship links, Enniscrone is also home to the
beautiful Scurmore nine-hole course which offers a different challenge for members
and visitors alike on the property’s flatter land.
Quality design, unique linksland and a warm welcome all combine to make
Enniscrone a must-play.
Course Type: Links arrival, with even the top players quite content
................................................................................. to settle for par. The majestic view looking back
Course Measurements: from the 17th tee shows this hole in all its glory.
Men’s 6,814 yards Par 73 .................................................................................
Ladies 5,592 yards Par 73 Tournaments Hosted:
................................................................................. West of Ireland Amateur Golf
Course Architect: Eddie Hackett & Donald Championship: 1997, 1998, 1999
Steel Irish Men’s Close Championship: 1993,
................................................................................. 2009
Year Established: 1918 Irish Women’s Close Championship:
................................................................................. 1997, 2014, 2018
The Signature Hole: Irish Seniors Close Championship: 2018
16th Hole Par 5 All-Ireland Cups and Shields finals: 2006
The last of Enniscrone’s par fives, the 16th, .................................................................................
requires precision of the golfer seeking to come Famous Visitors:
away with their score intact. Though there are Honorary Life Member Mikko Ilonen,
no bunkers, this 514-yard par five requires a Christy O’Connor Snr, Shane Lowry,
drive down the left of the fairway to allow for Nick Faldo, Tony Jacklin, Sir Alex Ferguson,
an attempt at the green, or an accurate lay-up. Sir Matt Busby, Seán Connery and
A shallow, raised green greets the golfer on Hugh Grant www.westofirelandgolf.com 9“An Absolute Gem in the West of Ireland. Beautiful
views, amazing Course with superb Hospitality. A
trip here is a must for any West of Ireland Tourist”
- Gary Player.
Course Ranking in Ireland
of 410 Golf Courses
GOLF COURSE
MAGAZINE
Facilities 50th 43rd 50th
Galway Bay Golf Resort
Course Description:
Galway Bay Golf Resort, designed by Christy O’Connor Jnr, sits on the Wild
Atlantic Way, with views of Galway Bay, Galway City, Connemara and the stunning
Burren in County Clare. When designing the Course, O’Connor Jnr blended the
backdrop with the rugged curves of the Atlantic Ocean with mature trees, water
hazards, concealed bunkers and highly acclaimed putting surfaces. Water features
on 9 of the 18 holes at Galway Bay Golf Resort, and the Atlantic Ocean acts as a
natural hazard.
The immaculate course was the host venue of the 2018 Irish PGA
Championship, and has won some prestigious awards recently, including Best
Customer Experience Golf Course in Ireland, Best Tournament Venue and Best
Golf Club Restaurant in Connacht.
The course is only a 15 minute drive outside the beautiful City of Galway and
was recently the host of the prestigious Connacht Finals, Carey Cup (Biennial
Tournament featuring the top 6 Amateur players from Ireland against their
counterparts from USA).
If you’re visiting Galway, European Capital of Culture 2020, a trip to Galway Bay
Golf Resort is a must.
We will leave the final words on the course to Christy himself “This is a true
championship golf course with a fair test of golf to all who discover this gem.
Washed on three sides by the wild Atlantic Ocean laden with pot bunkers
together with natural water hazards combines to make Galway Bay one of the truly
great courses of Ireland.”
Course Type: Inland Links hitter – and brave enough - a drive can
....................................................................... go over the hill leaving an 8 or 9 iron over
Course Measurements: the water, however for a lot of golfers the
Men’s 6,796 yards Par 72 second shot requires a lay-up, followed
Ladies 5,605 yards Par 74 by a 3rd shot over the water onto a huge
....................................................................... sloping green.
Course Architect: Christy O’Connor Jnr. .......................................................................
....................................................................... Tournaments Hosted:
Year Established: 1993 West of Ireland Golf Classic 1999 (won
....................................................................... by Costantina Rocca),
The Signature Hole: Carey Cup 2017
12th Hole Par 4 Irish PGA Championship 2018
Often described as one of the best Irish Mid-Amateur 2018
holes in Ireland, this hole is Stroke Index .......................................................................
1. Driving up hill, trying not to see the Famous Visitors:
picturesque Lake on the right, before Shane Lowry, Padraig Harrington,
being faced with a challenge – lay up or Costantina Rocca, Gary Player,
take on the second lake. If you’re a big Seamus Power
10 www.westofirelandgolf.com‘The hidden jewel of the West’
– Christy O’Connor Jnr
Course Ranking in Ireland
of 410 Golf Courses
GOLF COURSE
MAGAZINE
Facilities 65th 44th 39th
Strandhill Golf Club
Course Description:
Strandhill Golf Club was founded in 1931 as a nine-hole golf course and the
present 18-hole course was opened in 1973. Strandhill is an exciting links course
where golfers are guaranteed truly spectacular vistas of the Atlantic coastline.
The mesmerizing views of Knocknarea Mountain and Ballisodare Bay further
enhance the beauty of this wonderful place. The towering sand dunes adorning
this delightful landscape make playing golf here immensely pleasurable and
entertaining.
The sheer beauty and splendour of Strandhill Golf Club led to Christy O’ Connor
Junior calling the golf course “the hidden jewel of the West”.
The par 70 golf course offers eighteen exhilarating holes for golfers to tackle.
The challenge offered is quite unique thanks to undulating fairways and greens
protected by mounds and dunes. Accuracy will be rewarded and wayward shots
punished severely.
At Strandhill Golf Club the staff pride themselves on the high quality of
magnificent golf, superb amenities and outstanding service that they offer valued
customers. They have worked hard over the years to become a staple of the
community and in the process have earned recognition as one of the region’s
premier golf experiences.
Course Type: Links shot to a valley below guarded by
.................................................................... dunes on both sides. Your approach
Course Measurements: must bisect two imposing dunes which
Men’s 6,200 yards Par 70 guard a relatively small green.
Ladies 5,409 yards Par 72 ....................................................................
.................................................................... Tournaments Hosted:
Course Architect: Connacht Senior Championship 2018
John McAlister and Eddie Hackett Irish Mixed Foursomes National
.................................................................... Finals
Year Established: 1931 2021
.................................................................... ....................................................................
The Signature Hole: Famous Visitors:
13th Hole Par 4. Christy O’Connor Snr, Christy O’Connor
A sharp dogleg right with a blind tee Jnr
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one of my favourite par 5s in the world, the 15th hole” -
Former Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley.
Course Ranking in Ireland
of 410 Golf Courses
GOLF COURSE
MAGAZINE
Facilities 70th 76th 52nd
Westport Golf Club
Course Description:
Westport Golf Club is a Fred Hawtree designed parkland course. It is recognised as one
of the premier parkland golf destinations in Ireland. Westport has won the Best Parkland
Course in Connacht (Golfers Guide to Ireland) four times over the last seven years.
Situated on 260 acres of what was formerly the estate land of Westport House the
course, and in particular the back 9, has a wonderful vista of Clew Bay and Croagh
Patrick. This can be best experienced at the signature hole, the par 5 15th.
Former Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley is no stranger to Westport and following
his victory at the Smurfit PGA Championship, wrote a letter of thanks to the club
commenting “I look forward to my next visit to Westport and playing one of my favourite
par 5s in the world, the 15th hole.”
The club has hosted numerous tournaments including the PGA Championship in 2002,
the Irish Amateur Close Championship in 2005 and the Irish Ladies Close Championship
in 2008. Westport will host the All Ireland Cups and Shields finals in 2019.
Westport Golf Club has hosted many influential visitors most notably Michael Smurfit.
His remarks about traditional golf clubs and the importance of constantly improving
their facilities did not fall on deaf ears in Westport. The facilities include a full bar &
restaurant, resident PGA Professional, fleet of electric buggy cars and a floodlit
practice facility including driving range, as well as a new 9-hole pitch and putt course.
Westport Golf Club - where nature is your playing partner.
Westport Golf Club was named Best Parkland Course in Connacht 2018 at the Golfers
Guide to Ireland Awards.
Course Type: Parkland and an Atlantic inlet to drive over, this is a
........................................................................... testing hole where par is an excellent score.
Course Measurements: ...........................................................................
Men’s 6,793 yards Par 73 Tournaments Hosted:
Ladies 5,711 yards Par 74 Irish PGA Championship 2002 (won by
........................................................................... Paul McGinley)
Course Architect: Irish Amateur Close Championship
Fred Hawtree 1977, 1985, 1997 and 2005 (won by
........................................................................... Rory McIlroy)
Year Established: Irish Ladies Close Championship 2008
1908 (won by Leona Maguire)
........................................................................... Various other Club Championships
The Signature Hole: ...........................................................................
15th Hole Par 5 Famous Visitors:
Playing 555 yards from the back tees, the Joe Biden, Enda Kenny, Rory McIlroy,
15th hole is one of the best par 5’s in Ireland Padraig Harrington, Christy O’Connor Jnr,
and is Westport’s signature hole. With Paul McGinley, Des Smith, Leona & Lisa
Croagh Patrick looming in the background Maguire and Alex Ferguson
12 www.westofirelandgolf.comFully Customised Tours
All of our tours are customised to best meet your requirements. We offer a
Free, No Obligation Proposal and Quotation and our team would be delighted Joe O’Carroll,
to prepare an exciting and unique customised itinerary for your group. Director of Fairways and FunDays
Simply tell us:
The approximate dates of your visit to Ireland The attractions/type of attractions
The duration of your visit to Ireland you wish to see
The number of people in your group The activities that any Non-Golfers in
The age profile of your group your group would like to do
The golf courses or type of golf courses you The type of accommodation you prefer
wish to play The type of evening entertainment
The interests of your group (e.g. play as much golf you wish to experience
as possible, combine sightseeing etc.) Your budget
We will then pre
pare an exciting and unique Tour based on your specific requirements
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3 Night Tour based in the magical
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Includes:
Pre-reserved Golf Tee Times
Three nights 3* or 4* accommodation including delicious
breakfast each morning
Welcome Drink upon arrival
Delicious 4 course meal on the evening of your choice
Tour Orientation Pack.
West of Ireland Visitor Information Booklet
Emergency 24/7 contact with a West of Ireland Golf Tour
Director
Highlights:
Combination of great links and parkland courses
Enjoying a Pint in Matt Molly’s Pub, Westport
Travel along the famous Wild Atlantic Way
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Includes:
Pre-reserved Golf Tee Times
Two nights 3* or 4* accommodation including delicious
breakfast each morning
Welcome Drink upon arrival
Delicious 4 course meal on the evening of your choice
Tour Orientation Pack.
West of Ireland Visitor Information Booklet
Emergency 24/7 contact with a West of Ireland Golf Tour
Director
Highlights:
Play two of Ireland’s very best golf courses
Enjoy a live Traditional Irish Music session in Tigh Coili Pub
Exploring one of Europe’s most vibrant cities
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Includes:
Pre-reserved Golf Tee Times
Three nights 3* or 4* accommodation including delicious
breakfast each morning
Welcome Drink upon arrival
Delicious 4 course meal on the evening of your choice
Tour Orientation Pack.
West of Ireland Visitor Information Booklet
Emergency 24/7 contact with a West of Ireland Golf Tour
Director
Highlights:
Follow in the footsteps of golfing greats
Enjoying delicious fresh seafood or a succulent steak
A visit to Connemara National Park
Sensational Sligo
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3 Night Tour based in the majestic
city of Sligo
Includes:
Pre-reserved Golf Tee Times
Three nights 3* or 4* accommodation including delicious
breakfast each morning
Welcome Drink upon arrival
Delicious 4 course meal on the evening of your choice
Tour Orientation Pack.
West of Ireland Visitor Information Booklet
Emergency 24/7 contact with a West of Ireland Golf Tour
Director
Highlights:
Play three of Ireland’s best links courses
Enjoy some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in Europe
Exploring the home city of WB Yeats
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4 Night Tour based in the historical
town of Ballina
Includes:
Pre-reserved Golf Tee Times
Four nights 3* or 4* accommodation including delicious
breakfast each morning
Welcome Drink upon arrival
Delicious 4 course meal on the evening of your choice
Tour Orientation Pack.
West of Ireland Visitor Information Booklet
Emergency 24/7 contact with a West of Ireland Golf Tour
Director
Highlights:
Play four spectacular links courses during an exhilarating
four-night tour
Enjoy mouth-watering Irish food
Explore the iconic Wild Atlantic Way
Magnificent Mayo
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coastal town of Westport
Includes:
Pre-reserved Golf Tee Times
Three nights 3* or 4* accommodation including delicious
breakfast each morning
Welcome Drink upon arrival
Delicious 4 course meal on the evening of your choice
Tour Orientation Pack.
West of Ireland Visitor Information Booklet
Emergency 24/7 contact with a West of Ireland Golf Tour
Director
Highlights:
Play two stunning links courses and one incredible parkland
course on this sensational tour
Enjoy a visit to Achill Island
Sample a Pint of Guinness in The Helm, Westport
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7 Night Tour based in the superb
Galway, Westport and Sligo
Includes:
Pre-reserved Golf Tee Times
Seven nights 3* or 4* accommodation including delicious
breakfast each morning
Welcome Drink upon arrival
Delicious 4 course meal on the evening of your choice
Tour Orientation Pack.
West of Ireland Visitor Information Booklet
Emergency 24/7 contact with a West of Ireland Golf Tour
Director
Highlights:
A dream one week Golf Tour featuring seven stunning golf
courses
Enjoy some of the most inspirational coastal scenery in the
world
Great food, great fun and magical memories guaranteed
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4 Night Tour based in the magical cities
of Galway and Sligo
Includes:
Pre-reserved Golf Tee Times
Four nights 3* or 4* accommodation including delicious
breakfast each morning
Welcome Drink upon arrival
Delicious 4 course meal on the evening of your choice
Tour Orientation Pack.
West of Ireland Visitor Information Booklet
Emergency 24/7 contact with a West of Ireland Golf Tour
Director
Highlights:
Play a combination of famous links and parkland courses
Explore the 2020 European City of Culture
Enjoy a Pint of Guinness in the famous Hargadon Bros Pub,
Sligo
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Ireland is world famous for its hospitality. Our tours We have negotiated extremely attractive rates with a
ensure that you experience hospitality at its best number of small exclusive hotels for full private rental. If
during your stay in the West of Ireland. travelling with a group of 16+ persons, this is guaranteed
to provide a unique experience for your group as these
We have carefully selected partner hotels, private hotels become your private and exclusive residence for
manor houses and luxury apartments throughout the the duration of your stay. Please speak with a member of
West of Ireland that will offer you the highest quality our team for further details.
accommodation experience.
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When selecting partner accommodation providers,
we ensure:
Exceptional quality standards,
Excellent locations,
On site facilities,
An undertaking to deliver a memorable
visit to the West of Ireland for you,
Attractive rates
18 www.westofirelandgolf.comInspiring Scenery
& Amazing Activities
Your visit to the West of Ireland is about much
more than playing some of the World’s best
golf courses.
Our tours allow you to sample the best of
the West of Ireland by day and by night.
No matter what your interests are, the West of
Ireland can offer it, and we can deliver this to you.
From Heritage to Horse Racing
From Festivals to Folklore
From Walking to Whiskey Tasting
From Shopping to Sightseeing
From Culture to Cuisine
and of course
From Guinness to Golf!
In addition to working with the best golf
courses in the West of Ireland, we have also
partnered the best:
Tourist attractions,
Shopping facilities,
Restaurants,
Activity centres, and
To provide YOU w
Evening entertainment facilities ith an unforgettable visit to Ireland.
Exhilarating
Evening
Entertainment
The West of Ireland offers the
widest and most exhilarating range
of evening entertainment in the
world.
Ireland’s “Night Life” is unique and
world famous and is guaranteed
to provide you with some magical
memories.
Our team is focused on ensuring that
you sample the best of what the West
of Ireland has to offer “after dark.”
Traditional Irish Music Sessions
Michelin Star Restaurants
Medieval Banquets
Sporting Events
Irish Dance Nights
Iconic Irish Pubs
Whatever your preferences we’ve got it covered!
www.westofirelandgolf.com 19Extensive Non-Golfer Options
The West of Ireland offers a wealth of exhilarating activities
for those who are not golfers. Probably the biggest issue
facing groups going on golfing holidays is “what will non-
golfers do when the rest of us are playing golf?”
West of Ireland Golf’s award-winning partner Tour Operator
Fairways and FunDays is the only Irish golf tour company
who provide customised and exciting itineraries for Non-
golfers when his/her partner is playing golf. The teams at
West of Ireland Golf & Fairways and Fundays are focused on
designing dream tours for both non-golfers and golfers.
Whether you prefer
Sightseeing or Shopping, Food Tours or Fishing,
Heritage or Horse Riding, Rambling or Relaxing,
City Tours or Culture, Surfing or Spa Treatments
The West of Ireland is the perfect destination for you. Our
team promise to organise your perfect trip based on your
interests.
We provide detailed non-golfer itineraries based on your
preferences that allow you to experience all that is great
about the West of Ireland.
And don’t worry, because of our unique approach to Golf
& Leisure Tours, we ensure that golfers and non-golfers will
also get to spend ample time together and always enjoy
evening entertainment collectively.
Many of our exciting tours are “family friendly” and there
is nowhere better in the world to enjoy an invigorating and
inspirational family holiday than the West of Ireland. We can
guarantee your entire family an unforgettable visit to Ireland.
20 www.westofirelandgolf.comCheck out these Exciting Optional Extras
This will be YOUR dream Golf & Ireland Tour. All of our exciting tours ensure that you will have an unforgettable
experience. We have also designed a range of “Optional Extras” if you want to make this experience a little extra special.
Some of the optional extras which we can provide are:
Gift Pack:
Our Gift Packs contain attractive, useful and
uniquely Irish gifts. These Gift Packs are tailored
to suit golfers and non-golfers and are a very
popular option for clients.
Exhilarating Evening Entertainment:
The West of Ireland offers some of Ireland’s best
restaurants, bars and live entertainment venues.
Our team can arrange all reservations for your
tour and can arrange any special functions that “Play with the Pro.”
your group may require. We can offer your group the amazing opportunity to play 9 or 18
holes with a real Golf Professional! The professional will share with
your group some “inner secrets” of the game, and will identify the
Sightseeing and Activities: areas of YOUR game which need to be improved and provide you
It is great to combine some sightseeing or non- with some “quick fix” tips. You will even have a chance to “Challenge
golf activities with playing golf on your West of the Pro” in a “Long Drive” and “Closest to the Pin Competition.” If
Ireland Golf Tour. The West of Ireland offers a you win this, your group’s first drink in the clubhouse is on us!!
wealth of incredible sightseeing and activities
to suit all interests. Our team can pre-book all
sightseeing and activities on your behalf. Discounted Golf Club Hire
If you find that bringing your golf clubs on airlines is all too stressful,
we can arrange for high quality golf clubs (brand specifically selected
West of Ireland Golf Competition Pack: by you) to be waiting for you at your hotel. We have organised
Our team will design various formats of play exclusive discounted rates for West of Ireland Golf clients with
which your group can enjoy during their tour Ireland’s premier Golf Club Hire Company.
(singles and team format). We will also provide
you with the material to record scoring at the
end of each day and provide your group with West of Ireland Golf Snack Packs
the prizes for an end of tour prize giving. This These daily packs contain Drinks and Snacks. Each golfer will receive
option is guaranteed to be a fun albeit slightly one “Snack Pack” per round of golf. These are guaranteed to help
competitive part of your Tour! you achieve some low golf scores!
Transportation Options: Caddies
We offer a wide range of transportation options Although Caddies in Ireland are not directly employed by golf clubs,
to best cater for your requirements. Our team we will happily arrange a caddy service for you. Caddies who are
can arrange Car Rental, Luxury Chauffeur Driven available are for the most time members of the relevant golf club and
Coach Hire or even Helicopter transfers. will be able to tell you about every aspect of the course from tee to
green!
Half Day/Full Day Individual/Group Golf
Clinics Golf Buggy Hire
These clinics can be tailored to meet your If the thought of walking 18 holes is too exhausting, just tell our team.
specific requirements and will all take place at We can arrange to have Golf Buggies waiting for you at the course.
a PGA affiliated Golf Clinic under the direct We can also arrange to have your buggy stocked with your preferred
supervision of an experienced PGA Professional. on course refreshments and on some courses even a bottle of cold
beer for the 18th fairway!
“West of Ireland Photobook”
Our team can prepare a high quality hardback Your favourite Golf Ball
Personalised Photobook of your West of Ireland Tell our team if there’s a certain brand of golf ball which brings out
Golf Tour. A copy of this book will be delivered the best in your golf game. Our team will arrange to have a box of
to each member of your group and will provide a these balls waiting for you when you arrive in Ireland. Now you have
lasting memory of your tour. no excuses not to shoot some low scores!!OUTBURSTDESIGN.IE
Contact Details:
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Toll Free from U.S. & Canada: 1800 77 99 810
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