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Set on the Atlantic edge of County Kerry, Ballybunion Old Course is a par 72 links founded in 1893, shaped by a massive dune system and ranked No. 10 in Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Courses 2024–2025.
Ballybunion Old Course
Historic links golf through immense Atlantic dunes.
Natural routing
Holes shaped by nature, routed through Atlantic dunes
Yardage
6,802 yards demanding precision, control and shot shaping
Golf Digest Top 100 Ranking
Named No. 10 in Golf Digest's Top 100 Courses
Landscape feature
Elevated tees and rumpled fairways between steep dunes
Forecaddie required
A forecaddie is required for all visitor play.
A part of the Kingdom
Set on Kerry’s wild Atlantic edge with constant coastal wind
Opened in 1893, Ballybunion’s Old Course moves through one of the most formidable dune systems in Irish golf, with fairways threaded between steep sandhills and exposed Atlantic ground. The layout plays to par 72 over 6,802 yards and asks for shaped tee shots, disciplined distance control and a steady touch on and around the greens.
Its classic routing gives each hole a strong individual identity while keeping the round coherent from start to finish. Regularly placed among the finest links courses in the world, it combines championship stature with a distinctly raw setting on the Kerry coast. The course’s Golf Digest world top-10 ranking for 2024–2025 underlines its standing, but the real impression comes from the scale of the terrain and the quality of the holes it contains. Ballybunion rewards strategy when wind shifts and preferred angles become difficult to hold firm.
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From the first tee to the final craic at the 19th hole and beyond, let our expert planners curate your perfect journey. Backed by decades of family tradition, we handle every detail so you can focus on the game.
Plan with our team
From the first tee to the final craic at the 19th hole and beyond, let our expert planners curate your perfect journey. Backed by decades of family tradition, we handle every detail so you can focus on the game.
Sean Benville
Trip Planning Manager
Alison Duffin
Events Manager
Susan McCann
Chief Operating Officer
