Beyond the Dunes
Ballybunion Golf Club — Ballybunion, Co. Kerry
The South-West · Ballybunion, Co. Kerry

Ballybunion Golf Club

Tom Watson's favourite course in the world.

Par71
Yards6,593
Founded1893
DesignerTraditional links / Tom Watson (Cashen Course)
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About the course

Ballybunion is, in the words of Tom Watson, "the finest links course in the world." The Old Course, perched on cliffs above the Atlantic, is a course of savage beauty and relentless challenge — a links where the land, the sea, and the wind conspire to create something that feels less designed than discovered. The Cashen Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., offers a contrasting but equally demanding experience. Together they make Ballybunion one of the great two-course golf destinations in the world.

Highlights

  • Tom Watson's favourite golf course in the world
  • Old Course — perched on Atlantic cliffs of extraordinary beauty
  • Cashen Course designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.
  • Ranked in the world's top 10 links courses
  • Ballybunion village — a classic Irish golf town
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