Enniscrone Golf Club Dunes Course

Blessed with some spectacular dunes that are used to maximum and very dramatic effect, this Eddie Hackett design is bursting with character and charm. It is almost infinitely varied and should stay forever in the memory.

The incredible rugged beauty of the course and its surroundings is the most obvious attraction. No matter well or how badly you are playing, a walk by the seaside on the west coast of Ireland always lifts the mood.

But even for an average player the challenge of a unique course like this is just as important. After playing at Enniscrone you understand the purists’ point of view: links golf is real golf.

If you’re the sort of long hitter who often ends up on an adjacent fairway, leave the driver in the bag. The grassy sand dunes don’t allow for inaccuracy and even on a relatively calm day the wind is always a factor.