Captains Welcome

A message from our 2011 Captains

Welcome to Lahinch Golf Club

As Captains’ for 2011 we are honoured to represent Lahinch Golf Club and we welcome our members and visitors from Ireland and all over the world.

We hope you enjoy our new website which features extensive imagery of our links with detailed history on many aspects of Lahinch – from our golf history, our Cups and the wonderful wildlife across our links.

Since it’s foundation in 1892 Lahinch Golf Club is rightly regarded among the world’s finest links golf courses.  The Old Course today is a spectacular links and is the product of design originally by Old Tom Morris and more significantly in the 1920’s by Alister MacKenzie, the links were modernised and enhanced further by Martin Hawtree in 2003.  Lahinch is consistently ranked among Europe’s Top-20 and World Top-50 golf courses.   GOLF magazine ranked Lahinch #42 in the world in their 2011 rankings.

Lahinch is located in Co. Clare, South West Ireland and close to the Cliffs of Moher and The Burren region, we are only 45 minutes from Shannon International Airport.   Lahinch is a small seaside village that is world famous for surfing as well as golf.

We have two 18 hole golf courses at Lahinch Golf Club, the MacKenzie classic Old Course and the Castle Course.  Our golf facilities include practice facilities, caddy-master and Professional.   We offer also a 7-day bar and restaurant service with extensive menus of top quality food and beverages.

Located on the edge of the village, Lahinch Golf Club is known as the St. Andrews of Ireland and has been a golfing mecca for over 100 years.   We recognise that Lahinch is a special place and we are very proud of our club.

Whether you’re fortunate enough to be a member or if you’re a visitor on a golfing vacation to the west of Ireland we hope to see you enjoying yourself in Lahinch in the near future.

Richard Pyne & Elaine Doyle
2011 Club Captains