Kenmare Golf Club

Overview: Kenmare Golf Club is laid out as 18 holes of course at the head of Kenmare Bay, close to the town of Kenmare and framed by the Caha Mountains. The club’s current course overview lists a par 71 and 6,086 yards from the blue tees. Its character comes from the meeting of sheltered parkland and the wider coastal landscape: the course is not a pure links, but the bay and mountains are part of the visual identity from around the property. The routing is compact enough to connect naturally with a stay in the town while still offering a full Irish round.

History: The club was founded as a 9-hole course in 1903 and is associated with Eddie Hackett, one of Ireland’s most influential indigenous architects. The present 18-hole course grew from that early local foundation. The history is therefore a story of expansion around a long-standing town club rather than a single resort opening. The club’s location between the bay and mountains has remained constant while the course developed into its current full-length form.

Did You Know? Kenmare’s blue-tee card is 6,086 yards, but the course’s setting can make individual holes feel different from the raw number. The bay, mountain backdrop and sheltered terrain change the visual scale of the round. That is why the club is best described as a parkland course with a strong coastal sense of place, rather than forcing it into a links category.