Lahinch Golf Club

Lahinch Golf Club, is the permanent home of The South of Ireland Championship.

The Championship Course, founded in 1892, was originally designed by Old Tom Morris and further enhanced by the world-renowned course architect, Dr Alister MacKenzie, in 1926. It was returned to its natural beauty, in more recent times, by our current course Architect, Dr Martin Hawtree. It is a true links with many towering dunes, overlooking Liscannor Bay. The ever-changing Atlantic weather provides a variety of golfing challenges and enjoyment to golfers but is also worthy of respect. Indeed, the Club has invested considerable sums over recent years to protect the course from the many storms which roll in from the sea.

Lahinch is the permanent home of The South of Ireland Championship which was first played in 1895 and has rightly, over recent years, regained its status as the premier Amateur Open Championship in Ireland. The South, as it’s known by many, has been won by Major Champions Graham McDowell and Darren Clarke and by recent Ryder Cup Captain and honorary member, Paul McGinley. Last year’s Ryder Cup Captain and three times major winner, Padraig Harrington, won the Irish Amateur Close Championship when it was played at Lahinch. We look forward to the 120th staging of the South when it takes place in late July.

The Championship Course is currently rated number four in Ireland. Many of the world’s greatest golfers have played the course, particularly in preparation for the Open Championship. Two of our Overseas Honorary Life Members, Phil Mickelson and Stewart Cink, have indeed been winners of that trophy.