Opened for play in 1966, Shannon Golf Club has developed into one of the best inland courses in the county of Clare, hosting a number of national amateur championships in recent years.
Overall rating
Opened for play in 1966, Shannon Golf Club has developed into one of the best inland courses in the county of Clare, hosting a number of national amateur championships in recent years.
Shannon
Opened for play in 1966, Shannon Golf Club has developed into one of the best inland courses in the county of Clare, hosting a number of national amateur championships in recent years.
It’s a compact parkland track extending to just over 6,700 yards from the back markers – holes have been fitted into a tidy parcel of land beside the Shannon Estuary – and many of the fairways are bounded on either flank by a variety of deciduous trees.
Water hazards feature at holes 6 to 8 on the front nine then, on the inward half, at both the 14th and the signature 17th – a par three, measuring 213 yards from the back tees and this penultimate hole on the scorecard will ruin many a round for those who fall short of the green and find the sea instead!
The course lies in the shadow of the international airport so be prepared for the occasional plane overhead either landing or taking off.
World Top 100 Golf Courses
The latest ranking of the Top 100 Golf Courses in the World serves as the ultimate global golf bucket list. Most members of our World Top 100 Panel are seasoned golfers, each playing 20-30 of these courses annually while travelling extensively over decades to form their opinions on others. We recognise that opinions vary—even among our panel members. Rankings are subjective, and there are undoubtedly 50 or more courses in the UK and USA alone that could easily fit onto this list. Links Golf Pilgrimages The rankings
Cypress Point Club
California, United States
Pine Valley Golf Club
New Jersey, United States
Royal County Down (Championship)
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
New York, United States
National Golf Links of America
New York, United States