Best golf courses: Killarney

Killarney: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Jones Sr, Robert Trent

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Robert Trent Jones Sr.

5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s!
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Simpson, Tom et al

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Original layout by club professional James McKenna. After 8 yrs of closure, a new 9-hole layout was designed by Lionel Hewson (1906), and extended to 18-holes in 1926. Additional modifications made by Tom Simpson (1937) and Tom Watson (1995).

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
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Spring & Mackenzie

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Visitors welcome

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Killarney

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Original design by Arthur Spring (1994). Course redesigned by Tom Mackenzie of Mackenzie & Ebert Golf Course Architects (2007).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Spring, Dr Arthur

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Killarney

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Dr Arthur Spring

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Hackett & O'Connor Jr.

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Killarney

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Eddie Hackett & Christy O'Connor Jr.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Hawtree, Martin

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Original layout designed by the club members, with several subsequent makeovers. Substantial redesign by Martin Hawtree (2005).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Jones II, Robert Trent

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Killarney

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Robert Trent Jones Jr.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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O'Sullivan, Dr Billy

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Killarney

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Original design by Dr William (Billy) O'Sullivan & Fred Hawtree, with a subsequent redesign by Tom MacKenzie (2006).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Campbell, Sir Guy

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Killarney

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Sir Guy Campbell & Henry Longhurst

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

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Eddie Hackett

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Palmer, Arnold

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Killarney

Designer

Arnold Palmer designed the course at Tralee's current Barrow location (1984).

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
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Hackett, Eddie

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Killarney

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Eddie Hackett & Claude Harmon designed the current layout (early 1970s). Significant changes made by Tom Fazio (2006/7).

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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

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