Carlow Golf Club

A rare inland, Irish Simpson-Gourlay design.

Carlow Golf Club

County Carlow, R93 HX46, Ireland

Overview

Christy O'Connor Sr selected the 16th as one of his top 18 holes.

Water hazards come into play on four holes: 1, 2, 10 & 11.

The course benefits from free-draining soil which makes it firm and fast as well as playable year-round.

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Featured Architect: MacKenzie, Alister

As taken from his book, Golf Architecture, Alister MacKenzie felt the following were essential: The course, where possible, should be arranged in two loops of nine holes. There should be a large proportion of good two-shot holes and at least four one-shot holes. There should be little walking between...

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At A Glance

Architects

  • Gourlay, Molly (Mary Perceval)
  • Barcroft, Cecil
  • Hackett, Eddie
  • Simpson, Tom

Facilities

Moderate
Trolleys
Fine
Short Game

Collections

Tom Simpson Collection
Best Irish Golf Collection

Contact Details

County Carlow, R93 HX46, Ireland
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