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Description

Lahinch Golf Club
is a
links
golf course in western
Ireland
, in the town of
Lahinch
on the northwest coast of
County Clare
in northern
Munster
. It is situated approximately thirty-two kilometres (20 mi) northwest of the town of
Ennis
. In 2016,
Golf Digest
ranked the Old Course at Lahinch #65 on their list of the world's greatest golf courses.
[2]
It was founded 129 years ago in 1892 by
Alexander W. Shaw
and Richard J. Plummer, officials of
Limerick Golf Club
. They laid out an
18-hole
course, the original course had ten holes on each side of the road.
[3]
It has often been described as the "
St. Andrew's
" of
Ireland
.
[4]
Lahinch Golf Club
The original links was laid out by
Old Tom Morris
;
Alister MacKenzie
, who co-designed
Augusta National Golf Club
, redesigned the Old Course and extended the links in 1927 for a fee of
£
2000. Lahinch is actually two 18-hole courses, the
Old Course
, is between the road and the sea, situated at the opposite side of the road from the Old Course is the
Castle Course
. The Castle Course is a flatter links named after the ruins of a nearby castle tower that stands to the north of the course.
[5]
One unusual feature of the Old Course is the presence of goats which are allowed to roam freely across the course. They were originally owned by a caddie who lived near the course, and in 1956 a goat was incorporated into the club's logo.
[6]
Lahinch Golf Club is home to the South of Ireland Championship, an amateur golf tournament which began in 1895. Notable winners include
Joe Carr
in 1969,
Darren Clarke
in 1989,
Paul McGinley
in 1991 and
Graeme McDowell
in 2000. Ireland's
Pádraig Harrington
finished runner up on two occasions.
[
citation needed
]
Lahinch Golf Club hosted the
2019
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
, which was played from 4–7 July. The tournament was hosted by
Paul McGinley
and won by
Jon Rahm
.