Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links

Description: Course built in 1995 alongside the old and renowned Portmarnock Golf Club.

Newest Review: ... simply that they aren’t really that memorable, and wouldn’t particularly inspire you to rave about the design or layout. But from the 8th hole on, the course suddenly grows teeth, (some would say fangs!) and the back nine hugs the beach, (as a true links should) making full use of the natural contours of the craggy sand dunes. It’s these final eleven holes that have gained ... more

... Portmarnock Links its growing, and well-deserved, reputation in golfing circles. ~ ~ The 8th hole is a delightful little par-4, measuring a paltry (by today’s standards) 376 yards of the Championship tee. (355 yards in normal play) It’s an a...more

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Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links: Don't Hit Saint Marnock On The Head (1542 words)
by - written on 16/04/02 (Very useful, 146 readings)
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~ ~ Some of you will have already read my opinion about Portmarnock Golf Club, one of the oldest and most respected links golf courses here in Dublin, with a history stretching back to 1894. The Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links is a relatively new course that is on the same stretch of sandy dune land as its more illustrious neighbour, and which opened for play in 1995, just over a 100years after the original ‘old course’. It’s built on land that was a monastery back in the 12th century, built by the Irish Saint Marnock. He’s buried in the graveyard that is just to the right of the first fairway, beside the ruins of the old church. ... Read the complete review

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