Lahinch, Old Course
Lahinch Golf Club, Dough, Lahinch, Co. Clare, V95 HD00, Ireland
Lahinch's Old Course combines village-side links atmosphere with a routing full of unusual questions. Dunes, blind targets and imaginative green settings make it a round for golfers who enjoy discovering how a course works. Its personality is more important than uniformity, and the experience should be allowed time to unfold. The course's architectural history includes Old Tom Morris and Alister MacKenzie, but the attraction is the living combination of those influences with the coastal ground. The Castle Course is separate. A confirmed reservation should identify the Old Course rather than simply naming Lahinch Golf Club. Book through Lahinch's visitor service and check the exact layout, handicap conditions and caddie arrangements. Allow for Atlantic weather and any course-maintenance restrictions. Before travelling, ask for the current course conditions and the full cost of the intended round, including any required services. Keep the written confirmation with the itinerary, and allow enough time for check-in and preparation rather than arriving at the scheduled tee time.