Meath

Map of Meath

One of the larger counties in the province of Leinster, County Meath is situated in the Mid East Region of Ireland with Navan as its county town. Once the seat of the High King of Ireland at Tara, County Meath is also famous for the Abbey of Kells, founded by Saint Columba in the 6th century, from where the historical Book of Kells originated.

There are fifteen GUI-affiliated golf clubs in the county (ten of which didn’t exist before 1984) and the oldest of these is County Meath, founded in 1898. Another of the long-established clubs, Headfort, offers golfers two fine 18-hole layouts and its New course – in operation since 2001 – is one of the best parkland tracks in Ireland.

Another new course, Killeen Castle, has been making something of a name for itself in recent years. The course was chosen for the Ladies Irish Open in 2010 and 2011 before it then hosted the biennial Solheim Cup series of matches between Europe and USA with the home team winning a memorable contest by a margin of 15 points to 13.

Top 100 Golf Courses - Meath

Headfort (New)

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The new course at Headfort Golf Club is a tough, sculptured parkland layout, designed by Christy O'Connor Jnr.

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Killeen Castle

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Killeen Castle Golf Club hosted the revived Ladies Irish Open in 2010 – when Sophie Gustafson won the event by one stroke...

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Laytown & Bettystown

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Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club contains many of the characteristics treasured by links lovers – humps and hollows, blind approaches and an out-and-back routing that follows the natural contours of the land.

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Headfort (Old)

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The Old course at Headfort Golf Club may now live in the shadow of the New course but the Old is still a fine parkland track that will delight even the most hard-to-please golfer.

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Knightsbrook

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Knightsbrook Golf Club has been compared in terms of quality and layout to many of the better-known Irish parkland courses in and around the Dublin area.

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Rathcore

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Rathcore Golf Club is located in rolling parkland with a number of natural springs that bring water into play at no fewer than twelve of the holes.

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Royal Tara (Blue & Red)

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Located a short distance from the historically important Hill of Tara site, Royal Tara is one of a handful of local clubs that offer top notch parkland golf within a very short driving distance of Navan.

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Ashbourne

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Ashbourne Golf Club was established in 1991 and the 6,419-yard parkland course, designed by Declan Branigan and Des Smyth, opened for play three years later.

Black Bush (A & B)

9^th

There are 27 Bobby Brown-designed holes from which to choose at Black Bush Golf Club in County Meath. The premier course comprises of the A and B nines which form the longest 18-hole configuration by some distance.

County Meath

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County Meath was extended to an 18-hole layout in 1991 and it has now matured into one of the leading parkland tracks in the county.

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