Ballybunion Golf Club
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Ballybunion Golf Club is a golf club in County Kerry, Ireland. The club is located south of Ballybunion, on Sandhill Road. Comprising two links courses, Ballybunion was previously ranked at number seven in Golf Digest's "100 Best Courses Outside the USA".[1][2] While, due to its remote location, the course has not been selected for many top championship events,[citation needed] the club's "Old Course" hosted the Irish Open on the European Tour in 2000.[3]
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Club information | |
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Coordinates | 52.495°N 9.676°W / 52.495; -9.676 |
Location | Ballybunion, County Kerry, Ireland |
Established | 1893, 131 years ago |
Type | Private |
Total holes | 36 |
Events hosted | Irish Open (2000) Palmer Cup (2004) |
Website | ballybuniongolfclub.ie/ |
Old Course | |
Designed by | Lionel Hewson (1893), Tom Simpson and Molly Gourlay (1930) |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,802 yards (6,220 m) Longest hole is #5, 560 yards (512 m) |
Course rating | 72 |
Cashen Course | |
Designed by | Robert Trent Jones, Sr. |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,318 yards (5,777 m) Longest hole is #8, 605 yards (553 m) |
Course rating | 73 |
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