Glasson Hotel And Golf Club

Overview: Glasson Hotel And Golf Club sets out eighteen holes in parkland course on a peninsula beside Lough Ree near Athlone. The current resort page lists a par 71 course of more than 6,731 yards and credits Christy O’Connor Jr. The front nine looks toward Lough Ree while the second nine moves around Killinure Bay, bringing water, wooded islands and changing elevation into the round. Glasson is an inland course, but the lake setting gives it a strong sense of openness and a clear visual relationship with the Shannon waterways.

History: Glasson was founded in 1993 and designed by Christy O’Connor Jr. The course was developed as part of the Glasson Golf and Country Club and later became associated with the Glasson Lakehouse resort. Its design history is more consistent than its published par and yardage records, which vary between older guides and the current operator page. This profile uses the current course page’s par 71 and 6,731-yard figure, while preserving the earlier opening marker as the club-level history.

Did You Know? The third hole is described as a 219-yard par three from the back tee, played across a valley to a trapped green with Lough Ree and Hare Island behind it. That hole captures the course’s identity: long, elevated shots, lake views and strategic hazards are woven into the design rather than added as decoration.