
County Galway, Ireland
If you are brave enough to tackle the brutal Championship course from Connemara Golf Club's back tees – good luck – pray that the wind machine is turned off.















Connemara Golf Links (Championship)
If you are brave enough to tackle the brutal Championship course from Connemara Golf Club's back tees – good luck – pray that the wind machine is turned off.















3.5
Connemara Championship Links is remote and unfortunately my visit coincided with a miserable day. Greens were ok but slowish (probably because of the wind). Good clubhouse with friendly welcome and very helpful proshop.
Maybe I was expecting too much (from a Championship course) but it didn't really deliver for me as a real classic links, not helped with very green conditions not suiting low running shots. After the 1st tee shot which was to a nicely shaped fairway I was somewhat underwhelmed by the blandness of some of the holes on the front nine (other than the two par 3's); there were a few small dunes here which looked somewhat contrived. Interest picked up on the back nine and I particularly enjoyed the finishing two holes, which were decent par 5s from elevated tees. Standing on the 18th tee looking seaward I couldn't help feeling the separate nine holes they have nearer the beach looked more exclting.
Ok but not with the wow factor found later on our trip at Carne Links.
Overall rating
4.5
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