Best golf courses: Sligo

Sligo: 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.
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Vardon, Harry

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Original nine-hole layout by George L. Baillie (1894). Later revisions by Cuthbert Butchart and then by Harry Vardon (1927).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Hackett; Engh & McIntosh

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Eddie Hackett designed the original 18-holes (1993), now called the Hackett Links. On the Wild Atlantic course, holes 1 thru' 7, and 17 and 18 are part of the original Hackett layout; they are played as holes 1 thru' 7, and 8 and 9 when you play the Hackett Links. The middle section of Wild Atlantic (holes 8 thru' 16; sometimes called the Kilmore Nine) was added later and designed by Jim Engh & Ally McIntosh (2013).

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

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Original 18-hole layout by Capt William Campbell (1906); substantially redesigned by Harry Colt (1927-31).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Hackett, Eddie

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Original design by Eddie Hackett, with later modifications by Pat Ruddy (1998).

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

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Eddie Hackett designed the expansion from nine to 18 holes (1974). Donald Steel added a further nine holes (1999).

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
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Carroll, Tony

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Tony Carroll

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Faldo, Nick

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Nick Faldo

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

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Paddy Merrigan

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Hackett, Eddie

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Original 9-hole layout (1931) redesigned by John McAlister from Dublin (1939); course extension to 18-holes by Eddie Hackett (1973).

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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). 

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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.

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