Grange Golf Club

Rathfarnham,

Dublin 16, Co. Dublin

  • Office

    +353 (0)1 493 2889
  • Pro shop

    +353 (0)1 493 2299
  • Fax

    +353 (0)1 493 2832
  • Golf pro

    John McDermott (PGA Professional)

About the course

  • The Course:

    24 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland.

  • Designer:

    James Braid

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
6219
5963
5625
Par
72
72
75
SSS or slope
71
70
74

At the same location:

Above distances are for the championship Centenary course. The Club's 24-holes can be configured into three different 18-hole set-ups: Centenary course (as above); Philip Love course (par-68, 5396 m, starts with two par-3s) and Marlay course (par-71, 5952 m).

Location

Latitude:

53.280765

Longitude:

-6.282881

How to get there:

9 km S of Dublin

Leave M50 at exit 13 and follow direction Rathfarnham (R113 - Brehon Field Rd then Grange Rd ). After 2.8 km keep left direction Ballyboden (Taylors Lane). After o.3 km at traffic lights, turn sharply left into golf (which is on the corner at the traffic lights).

Grange Golf Club

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.

Est. 1910

Grange Golf Club: Situated in the foothills of the Dublin mountains, Grange Golf Club is conveniently located just 15 minutes from Dublin city centre. The course has evolved over the past 100 years and following an expansion in the 1990s now boasts 24 holes. This allows Grange to offer three different layouts with a par of 68 on the original (Love) course, and 72 on the Championship course.

Once you've recovered (or prospered) from the two opening holes (both par-3s if you're playing the par-68 Love course), Grange will open up before you as a very enjoyable parkland course.

Some of the original James Braid design is still evident, although much of his work has been substantially modified over the years. In fact, from the 8th to the 16th (Championship course) you are playing holes that are newly constructed and were only opened in 2003. After this section, the wonderful par-5 17th gives you another opportunity to reflect on Braid's masterly design touch.

The layout at Grange is definitely parkland in style, with an abundance of trees of countless varieties. Some "tighten" the fairways to an "intimidating" extent, while others occupy rather "creative" positions ... a tree must be cleared if you are to land your tee-shot on the putting surface at the par-3 4th. Grange is a well regarded and popular parkland layout, not least with the relatively recent addition of new and impressive clubhouse facilities. Well worth a visit.

List of courses: Around Dublin

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and Sundays; only with special permission of the General Mgr on Saturdays.

Must book in advance. Handicap required.

Green fees

Contact club for green fee details.

Other information

Players generally walk this course.

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

Grange Golf Club is the home club of four-time European Tour winner, Ryder Cup player and captain Paul McGinley, as well as former Ladies European Tour professional Hazel Kavanagh.

Published ranking

Ireland's 90th best course (Golf World, 2023).

Where2Stay

  • Red Cow Moran Hotel4-star

    Red Cow Complex, Naas Road, Dublin.

    +353 (0)1 459 3650

    Visit website

    The Red Cow Moran Hotel, is a contemporary 4-star hotel and flagship of the Moran Group. Located just off the Dublin ring road (M50) at junction 9 (Red Cow Interchange) its location gives easy access to most golf courses in and around Dublin.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Grange; Luttrellstown Castle; Castleknock.

    • Golf within 30 km:

      South County; Powerscourt (East and West courses); Woodbrook; K Club (Palmer and Smurfit courses); Palmerstown House; Carton House (Montgomerie and O'Meara courses); St Margaret's; Roganstown; Royal Dublin; St Anne's; Portmarnock; Portmarnock Links; The Island.

  • Bewley's Hotel3-star

    Naas Road, Newlands Cross, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

    +353 (0)1 464 0140

    Visit website
    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Grange; Luttrellstown Castle.

    • Golf within 30 km:

      K Club; St Margaret's; Powerscourt; Royal Dublin; Portmarnock; Portmarnock Links; The Island.

Find a course

Or

Tournaments

Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

Who's Who

Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.

Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

Popular videos

You can subscribe to the Where2Golf channel on YT if you like to see more video content. You'll find a "Subscribe" button on any of our YouTube videos. Or if you want a quick and direct access subscribe here. Once done, any new published videos will show up in your Subscriptions feed.

Hamburger GC - Falkenstein, Germany

WINSTONgolf - Links course

Littlestone Golf Club (Kent, UK)