5,937 yards • Par 68

A wee gem of a links, Strandhill Golf Club was founded in 1931, and members played on the 9 hole layout for 40 years till Eddie Hackett extended the course to 18 holes in 1973. Though short, the wind forces you to use every club in your bag, and if you can safely negotiate the towering sand dunes and doglegs, the many contours on the greens will make you grateful for every par that comes your way.

Set alongside Sligo Bay and under the shadows of the Knocknarea, 'Moon Mountain' - with an enormous stone structure at its top, Strandhill provides an inspired setting for a game of golf. It is always maintained to a really high standard and on a summer evening, there is no finer setting for a game of golf. Strandhill's 5675 metres of undulating fairways and unforgiving short cuts provides golfers ample challenge, while players will relish the spectacular setting made famous in Song and Story. With 100 foot high dunes, rippling greens, the ocean, the bay, Knocknarea mountains in the background, you'll relish a visit here.

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