Old Head Golf Club

Description: Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland Tel: +353-(21)-778444 Type: Spectacular 18 hole links course

Newest Review: ... to sea so an eye can be kept on the fishermen at sea as well. It is very much a weather dependent course and green fees are pitched at visiting Americans. There are a couple of really good holes - especially the Eagle Legal hole which is a short par 3 really hanging on to the edge of the cliff. There are a lot of red stakes to be observed as it really is dangerous to go after any ball that ... more

... escapes the actual course boundaries. There is a story about one hole where the JCB digger's brakes gave and the digger went over the cliff with the driver fortunately jumping out so that hole is called after the digger! The sea spray actually hit...more

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Old Head Golf Club: Old Head of Kinsale (185 words)
by - written on 25/08/00 (Somewhat useful, 61 readings)
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Fortunately I played this course when the wind was not howling too much. This course is really played for its incredible views of the sea. It is situated on a headland jutting out to sea so an eye can be kept on the fishermen at sea as well. It is very much a weather dependent course and green fees are pitched at visiting Americans. There are a couple of really good holes - especially the Eagle Legal hole which is a short par 3 really hanging on to the edge of the cliff. There are a lot of red stakes to be observed as it really is dangerous to go after any ball that escapes the actual course boundaries. There is a story about one hole where the JCB digger's ... Read the complete review

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