This is a look back at the investment made by Irish golf clubs in 2024. It is by no means comprehensive but there are 64 clubs listed below, with a wide variety of work undertaken. In many cases, this work will continue into 2025.
Adare Manor (the non-Ryder Cup one)
A new practice area is under construction, employing the skills of DAR Golf and the inhouse team.
Ardee
Ken Kearney remodelled the green complexes on holes 7, 17 and 18.
Ardglass
Considerable work was carried out around the course in 2024 (under the design eye of Ken Kearney), but the big ticket items were the opening of the new 10th hole, which has changed from a par-3 into a risk and reward par-4 of approx. 300 yards, and the new par-3 17th, measuring 168 yards and playing out towards the sea. The 16th hole was also re-routed.
Athenry
In October, Athenry began a five-year plan to replace the course’s 45 bunkers with eco bunkers.
Athlone
In excellent news for Athlone Golf Club, the club is now back in member-owned hands following debt restructuring negotiations. This is a fine parkland course and the club plans small increments to course facilities and playability in future years. In 2024, the 6th tee box was replaced and new nets were installed by the 1st tee
Athy
Less golf course… more pride: Athy Golf Club established a new area for their flag poles. They can be seen from the clubhouse and behind the 9th tee.
Ballybunion
It has been mooted and rumoured for years and, in 2024, the reimagining of the Cashen course finally began. Tom Watson, alongside Graham Webster, is the leading name behind the design team tasked with making the Cashen a less fearsome beast. The aim is to have the renovated course open in four years, with four to five holes a year being upgraded. In 2024, holes 4, 5, 6 and 7 were remodelled, with an additional element of rerouting. One of the key changes will be to increase the size of greens from an average 300sq metres to 500sq metres… another is to make it less penal.
Elsewhere, EV charging points have been introduced and an impressive 600sq metres of ground-mounted solar panels (200) will enhance the club’s sustainability footprint. They are providing close to 60 per cent of the clubhouse’s electricity needs.
The practice facilities have been greatly enhanced with an upgraded state-of-the-art driving range opening in 2024.
Ballyliffin
Ballyliffin is another of the constantly-evolving golf clubs. It may be on the course or around the clubhouse but there is always a momentum roll forward, year after year. The 2024 season saw the club hosting the R&A Amateur, in June, so efforts on the course focused on fine tuning these two fine links courses in preparation for the world’s hottest amateur talent. A dedicated turf nursery has been set up and this, in particular, will help greatly with the bunker revetting. Ahead of the tournament, a new car park has been introduced with four charging points for EVs.
Ballyneety
The club’s original three-year redevelopment plan has been condensed into a single year, across 2024 and 2025. Ambition and evolution go hand-in-hand, it seems. A full rebunkering programme commenced in August 2024, with all bunkers being overhauled. The total count of 44 remains the same, despite some new bunkers being added and others removed. They will be smaller and revetted and will play a large part in giving Ballyneety and new look. The course’s seven key water features are also being fully recovered. The lake in front of the par-3 2nd has been extended by a third and now cuts across the front of the green, meaning golfers will have to carry water to reach the putting surface. The intention is to make this an early signature hole.
Design is by Ken Kearney and work by Atlantic Construction. The goal is to re-open for Easter.
In 2024, it was announced that Ballyneety would co-host the Junior Ryder Cup in 2027. Big news for a club little known beyond the region.
Blackwood Golf Centre
Six new outdoor bays were added to the driving range. All of the Centre’s practice bays now come with Top Tracer.
Bunclody
Construction of a 30-room hotel continues at Bunclody Golf Club. It sits at the back of the 3rd green, very close to the front entrance. It is due to open in 2025.
Carne
Carne put in another busy year, reflecting it’s growing reputation. Across the 27 holes, conditioning has been enhanced greens/surrounds/fairways improvement works, poorer grasses are replaced with fescue. Renovation works completed on all pathways across the 27 holes with new stone or turf covering being introduced. Elsewhere, improvements were made to the practice range, including a new range ball machine. A new practice area was developed at the side of the practice range, which includes a bunker and two chipping greens.
The golf shop was completely renovated in April, as were the men’s changing rooms. Solar panels were upgraded and now provide 30% of the club’s electricity requirements. Carne also increased its all-electric buggy fleet to 20. The club’s new website went live in April 2024.
Of increasing interest, the final design plans for the proposed Links cottages, on site, were agreed. The club is aiming to seek planning permission in the first half of 2025. This will add considerably to the attractiveness of making the journey to this end-of-the-world destination… which will be helped no doubt by a new kegroom and coolant system reinforcing the club’s reputation for the best Guinness in the West!
Castlewarden
Castlewarden started works on a redesign of the 16th hole due to course boundary issues. The par-4 Index 2 will remain much the same length, but the tee box has been moved to the left, to take the right-side boundary out of play. The hole will now be straighter with a distinct corridor of trees challenging the golfer off the tee. Due to open in March 2025.
Clandeboye
This 36-hole venue, close to Bangor, has been making several changes to the ‘smaller’ course in recent times. Volunteer work is the backbone of the old stone walls that are being revealed across the landscape, tying the courses closer to their origins, but holes are changing, too. The par-3 10th has been changed with new teeing grounds and a brand new green complex. The putting surface was long and thin… now it is 15 yards shorter and also wider. Trees to the left have been thinned to allow more light to reach the green. The par-3 3rd may not have changed in its physical form but the gorse in front of the tees has been removed – it had grown so tall that it loomed above the Red tees – thereby opening up the vista of the hole. That gorse has been replaced with three different types of heather. It is only fitting as the hole’s name is ‘Purple Alley’
Several drainage projects have been caried out, solar panels have been added to the greenkeeper sheds and new windows on the clubhouse bring more light into the restaurant and bar. The revamped men’s changing rooms also re-opened in 2024.
Corballis
The new par-4 8th hole opened in 2024. The tee was pushed further back, taking a bite out of the 11th tee, while the green was brought forward to ensure approach shots don’t threaten the caravan park. Two new bunkers have also been added short of the green.
County Armagh
It is little surprise to learn that clubs are pursuing drainage works across their courses. Co Armagh is one such course. The club has also invested in a full fleet of robot-mowers. No doubt these stir debate but it is worth combining drainage and robot-mowers together, because how else do you cut grass on areas that heavier ride-on mowers can’t reach in wet conditions?
County Sligo
Another of the big ticket items of 2024 was the start of the renovation and upgrade of Harry Colt’s magical Co. Sligo Golf Club. With Martin Ebert at the helm, this is a multiple phase redevelopment and 2024 saw the club making some ‘easy wins’ with fairway alignment (2nd hole), mixed with more substantial changes in terms of rebunkering… which includes adding new bunkers (five on the 5th, two on the 18th) and removing bunkers (5th, 10th, 18th). Greens are evolving, too, with the famous par-3 4th getting extra width on the left (for added pin positions), and the 5th being reduced in size and moved to the back half of the former green. There are many more changes in play and more to follow, and this is one project to watch and savour over the next few years.
Curracloe Links
Ireland’s newest course is due to open in 2026. Designed and built close to the dunes of Curracloe, it will possess unique links characteristics. Dana Fry and Jason Straka – of Erin Hills fame – are designing their first course in Ireland, and it will be tied in with a hotel resort and spa. Sand capping is due to commence in Spring 2025, but the site was cleared and shaped during 2024. ReGolf’s Jeff Lynch is the Irish anchor on things and DAR Golf are the team on the ground.
Dingle Links
As Dingle endeavours to continue improving its links, the 5th green was an easy target. The old greensite sat in a low part of the course which was prone to flooding and didn't offer traditional links conditions. The new green designed by Ken Kearney sits higher, with natural, gentle run offs. This new green will offer classic links shot-making opportunities. Work started late in the year and it is due to open in April. New sandscapes now appear between holes 15 and 16, and to the right of 11.
Donegal
In February 2024, Donegal Golf Club appointed Paul McGinley to develop a masterplan to redevelop the course. “Our masterplan calls for an evolution, not a revolution,” said McGinley. The goal of the work is to make the links more playable for all. Holes 16, 17 and 18 were redesigned during the first phase. 5,500 cubic metres of soil/sand were removed from the dunes on the 18th hole, offering greatly enhanced sightlines from the tee. It makes for a more welcoming and visually appealing final hole. Much of the material removed was used to create a horseshoe-shaped dune behind the 17th green to screen out the 1st green immediately behind and, again, to enhance the aesthetics.
The second phase started in late 2024, with the famous par-3 5th, Valley of Tears, being centre stage.
Dromoland Castle
The Women’s Irish Open may have moved on, after two highly successful visits to Dromoland Castle in 2022 and 2023, but the investment in the course continues. And the reputation of the course’s back nine grows ever more impressive. Holes 11 and 18 have been upgraded, with the lake adjacent to the 11th green being brought right up to the putting surface, thus removing the previous bail out area. The lake has been extended behind the green, with a swilcan bridge crossing from the green to the 12th tee. For those who remember the trees that flooded the right side, hiding the green and the main lake, this is a huge and dramatic change.
The 18th saw the completion of new tees pushed well out towards the lake. This introduces a greater element of risk & reward for those choosing to take on the lake, thus shortening this intimidating par-5. From the White tees the carry is 230 yards away.
Overall, the biggest investment in 2024 was the installation of a new irrigation system onto all fairways, tees and approaches, with additional upgrades to all greens. Expect excellent course conditions when you play.
Dungannon
As part of an extensive Master Plan, considerable work took place in 2024, at the club where Darren Clarke began his golf. Ken Kearney regraded the 4th green, and added new bunkering and upgraded bunkers around the course – on both fairways and around greens. A new short game area opened early in the year. Further work to follow.
Enniscrone
Martin Ebert has been fine-tuning the mighty Enniscrone over the past year or so. It seems only fitting since he was part of the Donald Steel team that upgraded Eddie Hackett’s original design in 2001. The focus of the recent upgrades are to holes 9, 10, 12, 13 and 18.
Fire
Two golf clubs suffered fires during 2024. At Enniscrone, the newly stocked Pro Shop – attached to the clubhouse – went on fire in April. The building was saved by the cement roof, preventing the fire from spreading.
The following month saw a much more devastating fire at Craddockstown Golf Club. It started in one of the golf buggies parked outside and spread from there. Seven golf buggies, the Pro Shop and the state-of-the-art swing room were destroyed, as was the physio clinic within the building.
Recent years have seen similar disasters. In June 2020, Kenmare’s iconic clubhouse was destroyed when an electrical fault caused a fire. And Adare Manor also suffered a major set-back, in 2017, just before re-opening under the ownership of JP McManus. A fire which started in the roof caused extensive damage to the club house, known as the Carriage House, which was close to completion.
Forrest Little
Phase 2 of the club’s rebunkering programme began in early 2024. Holes 6 and 7 are key beneficiaries of the new bunkering work in this phase. The next phase focuses on tee remodelling.
Fota Island
Fota Island has been removing and reducing the size of some of its bunkers. The left-to-right par-5 4th hole sees the two bunkers on the inside of the dogleg elbow being replaced by trees. The tee box has also been moved to create a very different driving hole, with the new trees adding an extra challenge. The bunker at the back of the par-3 7th green has also been removed, as have the bunkers on the inside elbow of the right-to-left 15th. A line of trees has been added which now forces you to play farther right, thereby leaving a longer approach. New paths have also been added around Fota Island.
Galgorm Castle
The developments at Galgorm Castle continue to continue. The golf club has established an impressive momentum and 2024 was no different, with upgrades to holes 1 to 4 the focus of attention. The investment was not confined only to the course as Galgorm Collection, Northern Ireland's premier luxury hospitality group, announced a £50 million investment with the acquisition Galgorm Castle Estate (includes the golf course), in Ballymena, and Roe Park Resort, outside Limavady. An additional £22 million will be invested to enhance these two properties over the next five years.
Developments on the course were made to the dogleg 1st (new teeing ground, wood in corner of dogleg thinned, two bunkers added to the outside of the elbow, with new green complex underway.)
Galway Bay
The club is in year three of an extensive renovation programme on ‘high rough’ areas. Overgrown areas of gorse have been removed and this has reconnected the golf course – and the golfer – with the Atlantic. In addition, some areas that were previously intensely maintained have been re-wilded. The results are already apparent in areas of bio-diversity: the Irish Sky Lark, which once flourished here, traditionally nests in areas of long undisturbed grassland. The reintroduction of high rough across 12 acres of the course has seen the return of the bird. Other areas are being converted to wildflower meadow, contributing towards the All-Ireland Pollinator programme.
Construction of the onsite 4-star hotel is well underway. The 126-room hotel is set to open in Spring 2026.
Grange
The work of recent years continued at Grange with Paul McGinley Design giving the course an adjusted footprint… and one that steps towards James Braid’s original design. Bunkering, in particular, has been revisited to reflect Braid’s original style and visitors can see photographs in the clubhouse of what the Scottish designer’s bunkers once looked like. The aim is to tuck bunkers closer in to greens and while they have been made bigger, their proximity to the putting surface makes them a greater challenge to play out of. Phase 4 of the work, during 2024, also focused on hole 6, 7 and 17. The 7th tee has been raised and the Grange logo, on the side of the tee box, is clearly visible from the clubhouse. The 17th has two new bunkers added. Other work included a new path and footbridge to take golfers from the clubhouse to the 7th tee, from where ‘winter’ golf rounds often tee off.
Greenore
Greenore added new bunkers, remodelled or removed others on holes 11, 12, 13 and 15. The work also included tree removal and creating new mounding. This is another phase in the club’s development plan, with Ken Kearney at the helm.
Holywood
Holywood started a five-year plan of course improvements, in 2024. Phase one will see the filling and re-shaping of bunkers, which will be lined to ensure better drainage. Better drainage will also be installed on fairways where it is needed. The final part of phase one is the complete renovation of the 15th tee. It will be interesting to see what the home club of Rory McIlroy has in store over the next few years.
Hollywood Lakes
Opened 6 July. Took almost a year to complete. Built on the original clubhouse footprint, the new, large clubhouse includes a new Pro shop. The club completed its fairway drainage programme and that has improved the conditioning and playability across the course. This includes the spreading of 650 tonnes of sand. Elsewhere, tree clearing and tree thinning work has given the course more space… and the golfer more room to play.
Howth
The five-year programme at this Jame Braid-designed hilltop course is to revitalise three tee boxes and six bunkers a year. The programme is approaching its conclusion with new and upgraded tee boxes on holes 1, 5/8, 12 and 17, and bunkers still being worked on. Elsewhere, there has been some clearing work done within wooded areas to make them more playable. Practice facilities are also being upgraded.
Jameson Links
Work on the revamped Jameson Links began in autumn 2022, and concluded in 2024, when the new par-4 17th was opened. The green is the flattest on the course but also the smallest, at 290sq metres. At 297m (White tees) it is a brilliant risk and reward hole. What’s more, as you walk to the 16th tee you get to look down on the 17th green, to your right, which only swells the appetite.
In all, the re-routing of six holes saw the creation of six new greens, tees, fairways and bunkers. As a result, a third of the Bernard Langer-designed course will now carry the name of (re)Golf’s Jeff Lynch, with the heavy lifting by DAR Golf and Aquaturf Solutions.
Kilcock
Kilcock celebrated 40 years in 2024, and while not part of the ‘celebration’ it is fitting for a revitalised club that a new short game practice area was opened. Designed to USGA spec the pitching green and practice area were designed by Ronan Branigan and built by DAR Golf. The club added new practice nets and extended the car park… to keep up with the high demand!
Killeen
Killeen focused attention on the two par-3s on the front nine. It was felt that the 200-yard 6th was not of the calibre of the other short holes so, in conjunction with Ken Kearney and DAR Golf, trees were moved or removed, the long bunker protecting the front right of the green was turned into a small mound, to challenge golfers attempting to run the ball in, and the green was reduced in size by 22 per cent. The two remaining bunkers, left and right of the green, were given a more pot-bunker appearance.
The par-3 8th plays over a lake and there was an opportunity – taken by the inhouse team – to add more definition around the lake. The result is an attractive low wall rising out of the water and stretching almost 100 yards around the lake. The work took two weeks and gives the hole considerable extra kick.
Knock
Due to expansion of the car park by the hospital next door, Knock Golf Club re-oriented the 11th, turning the par-4 into a slight dogleg. Despite new tees being added the length is much the same as before. During 2024, the club also pursued drainage improvements (holes 14 and 15) and deforestation (54 trees) as the trees were starting to get in the way.
Lee Valley
Bunkers are being upgraded around the course at Lee Valley, as part of a five-year programme, and the use of Sportsbond lining will ensure rapid drainage and the best playing conditions possible. This friendly family-run parkland has much to offer and Ken Kearney has also been remodelling the 2nd green.
Limerick
A new short game area with two greens, artificial tee pads and bunkers opened during the year. Ken Kearney’s work (and Atlantic Golf Construction) has been extended to remodelling green complexes on holes 2, 4, 6 and 9, as well as upgrading fairway bunkering on holes 15, 17 and 18. These are very positive steps for an easy-flowing, tree-lined parkland, and the fairway bunkering will add extra bite to the club’s strong finishing stretch.
Lisburn
An unsung (parkland) hero south of the border, in my opinion. A new pond was added in front of the 14th green, complete with three weirs and a fountain. Some 50 years ago an 18-inch pipe was laid to drain water from three-quarters of the course, into the Lagan, so it is little wonder that drainage is at the heart of the club’s work and investment. During 2024, 22,000 metres of gravel banding was laid.
Lucan
Lucan Golf Club are developing two new par-3s to replace the par-3 16th and par-5 17th. This will bring the par back to 71 and reduce the current walk between holes 4 and 5 (as they are currently).
Malahide
Throughout 2024, the golf club continued and expanded its overseeding trials. Greens were overseeded with pure select bent grass to encourage a more sustainable approach to greens management, with the goal to lower chemical, fertiliser and water usage. Tees, approaches and select fairways were also overseeded with a more drought tolerant variety of dwarf ryegrass.
Malahide completed a large drainage programme, installing gravel banding totalling 70,000 metres, over seven hectares. The goal is to produce faster draining firmer surfaces. Drainage pumps were also upgraded to increase the volume of water that can be removed. In addition, the club increased electrical/hybrid vehicles and are also investigating hydrogenated fuels. In the clubhouse, a €700k refurbishment took place upstairs, incorporating restaurant and bar areas.
Mallow
Ken Kearney has been remodelling tees throughout the course, including laser grade works and irrigation.
Monkstown
The second phase of Monkstown’s bunker refurbishment programme got underway in 2024. The front nine is now the focus of attention as the back nine bunkers have settled in. The work includes new design, strategic bunker placement and construction, including bunker liners. Design by Ken Kearney and work performed by DAR Golf.
Mullingar
In the first phase of the club’s masterplan, Jeff Lynch updated holes 3 and 18. The 3rd received a full bunker refresh, including re-shaping, while the water feature in front of the 18th has been replaced by a new bunker complex. The 18th also sees the addition of two new fairway bunkers to pressure long drives and lay-ups.
Naas
Naas finally wrapped up a busy multi-year plan that saw an entire re-bunkering and reshaping of areas of the course. In 2024, holes 13 to 18 were the focus of attention. Bunkers on 13 have been replaced to suit the new shape and style elsewhere, with an additional bunker positioned in the fairway, threatening the drive. The work to the 15th is the most dramatic of the current changes as the hole’s 10 bunkers have been reduced to five… and completely repositioned. The bunkers down the right side of the fairway have been filled in… and moved to the left side. The work concludes an exciting phase for an excellent if under-appreciated parkland
Other investment work took place around the clubhouse, with renovated changing rooms, a refurbished bar and a completely redesigned restaurant. There is also a new entrance to the clubhouse.
New Forest
The number of bunkers at New Forest was originally 77. During 2024, 18 were filled in as the club aims to reduce that number to 50.
Often called the ‘St Andrew’s of Ireland’, North West created a new 1st tee box, pushed right back to the sea’s edge. It promises a dramatic start to a round where Lisfannon beach hugs your right side for the opening five holes. Other tee boxes will follow suit, making the Swilly an ever greater presence. Additional work has seen a re-routing of the path and some landscaping to take golfers from the 6th green to the 7th tee.
Loos have also been added on the course.
Old Conna
Two green surrounds – on 13 and 15 – were softened, to complete the course-wide programme. Sharp fall-offs have been removed and golfers now have more chance of finding a level lie. Four tee boxes were re-levelled, by DAR Golf, with all tee boxes – bar the showpiece 1st – now completed. The 1st also now has a full astro surface, to create a dedicated, high quality winter tee. The three-green practice facility had a fourth green added, for chipping practice, and nine tee boxes are to be added to turn the original three greens into a short course facility.
Palmerstown House
This plush parkland hosted the Irish PGA Championship, in August, so there were considerable investments ahead of the tournament. Main line drainage was carried out on five fairways with gravel banding drainage being done on eight fairways. New signage was erected around the course with large signs – including hole map - on each tee box. These were complemented by new tee markers. To top it off, fairways and approaches were top-dressed with 2000 tonnes of sand, and bunkers were topped up with 200 tonnes of sand. New machinery was also purchased to enhance course conditioning
Portstewart
The big news for Portstewart was the completion of the first stage of a major upgrade to the club’s three courses. The Strand course is the first to be tackled by European Golf Design (EGD), with the redeveloped 13th to 15th holes opening in the summer. The 13th changed from a par-5 to a par-4, with the fairway being raised to give the hole more shape. Dunes have been integrated into the flow of the land to create enhanced framing and elevate the drama of these three holes. The works also improve golf course strategy and playability, but anyone lucky enough to play here will find the back nine is reinforcing its backbone! Holes 16 to 18 are the key focus for EGD this winter.
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| The upgraded 13th hole at Portstewart comes with greater scale |
Powerscourt
The drainage works on the West course were completed in 2024, completing a two-year programme that covered the course. As part of the club’s sustainability journey, the West’s tee box plates – now 18 years old – were removed and reconditioned, before being set in rocks sourced from the estate. Also on the sustainability front, 84 solar panels were installed, alongside heat pumps. Plans for a major refurbishment of the clubhouse were approved, and this work will be carried out during 2025.
Ring of Kerry
The reinvigoration of Ring of Kerry has seen a major overhaul of the club’s machinery. This has helped to restore course conditioning and improve maintenance schedules within the greenkeeping team. The results are clear to see.
(As part of the Mayrange Group, Castlemartyr also took possession of a large tranche of new machinery in 2024.)
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| Views over the 17th green at Ring of Kerry |
Rosslare
A locker room refurbishment was completed in spring, 2024, and various bunker work has seen new ones added (5 and 10) and others reduced (the three greenside bunkers on the exceptional par-5 7th have been reduced to two). Waste areas have been added to holes 9 and 10. The main investment of the year, however, is the continuing work to install a comprehensive new irrigation system across the main 18 holes. Work being carried out by Aquaturf and the inhouse team.
Royal Portrush
The Rosses opened in 2024. Billed as five-star self-catering luxury, it has six bedrooms and sleeps 12. The house overlooks the course and bookings come with guaranteed tee times on the Dunluce.
Royal Portrush (Valley)
Consulting architect, Martin Ebert, has been doing major renovations to Royal Portrush’s second course, with new holes on 7, 8 and 9. The loop of three holes includes the short par-4 7th, at 300+ yards, and comes with an infinity green with only the bay beyond, and the par-3 8th weighing in at 160 yards or so, with a green tucked up tight to a high dune. The 9th is a long, beautifully shaped par-4. There are many other changes, too, with tee boxes moved, greens redesigned and/or extended, dunes added, and bunkering reimagined… but the new loop stands very much centre-stage arrives as it becomes Portrush's own 'Amen Corner'.
Seapoint
Seapoint hosted the Irish Legends in 2023 and 2024, and work continued throughout 2024 to ensure that the course looked and played its best. As part of the work the team cleared out the lake around the 4th green and 5th tee, to enhance the aesthetics of both holes.
Spa
Spa Golf Club, south of Belfast, is in the process of a full rebunkering programme., which will be completed in 2026.
Stackstown
Stackstown has a new short game academy, designed by Ken Kearney, with construction by DAR Golf. The greens on holes 15a and 16a have also been remodelled.
St Helen’s Bay
The golf club close to Rosslare is carrying out drainage works around the course. The focus in 2024 was on holes 1 and 9 to 12.
Strandhill
“At Strandhill, the thoughtful masterplan continued with a redesign of the 9th tees, a change in path material; and minor alterations to the practice area. Plans are afoot for a larger phase of work later in 2025, mainly around the 4th hole and 5th tees.” Ally McIntosh, golf course architect.
The Heritage
A new Pro Shop opened next to the clubhouse, providing a larger space for the shop and a more logical position for golfers heading to the 1st tee. A major re-bunkering programme is also underway.
The Island
While work on the course does continue at The Island, one of the more interesting developments is the restoration of the four-bedroom house on the right of the entrance driveway. Situated close to the practice range the ‘use’ of the house has not been finalised, but it does give the club a valuable and exciting asset for the future.
Tralee
The excellent works at Tralee are continuing. The front nine have received much TLC in the past few years and 2024 saw attention turned to the back nine, with the revamped 11th re-opened early in the year. Attention is now focused on the 18th hole.
Tullamore
View back to the tee, over the new 17th green at Tullamore
The four new greens (2, 3, 15, 17) at Tullamore, designed by Ken Kearney, opened in 2024, and have added a new dimension to this wonderful parkland course. Drainage work has also been carried out and the par-3 6th has been greatly enhanced as a result. A new state-of-the-art swing studio now complements the practice range, next to the clubhouse.
