Golf inClare
Doolin village at sunset on the County Clare coast

Village

Doolin

Village · North Clare

A harbour village north of Lahinch — closer to the Cliffs of Moher than the links, with ferries to the Aran Islands and a cluster of pubs and small hotels when Lahinch feels full.

Golf near Doolin

Courses shown here come from the existing Clare directory, not from a separate place-by-place list.

Lahinch Old Course beside the Inagh River and Dough Castle

Lahinch Golf Club

Lahinch · Links

18 holes€60–€450

Two links courses beside Lahinch village, led by the internationally renowned Old Course and complemented by the more accessible Castle Course.

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Golf around Doolin

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Places to stay

Hotel

Hotel Doolin

Doolin

A boutique hotel in Doolin village with Fitz's pub, Glas restaurant and live music on site — a north Clare base when Lahinch is booked or you want to be closer to the cliffs.

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Food & drink

Pub

Fitz's Pub

Doolin

The village pub at Hotel Doolin — bar food, pints and live music most evenings in the heart of Doolin.

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Restaurant

Glas Restaurant

Doolin

Hotel Doolin's restaurant — local produce and a sit-down dinner option in Doolin when you are not eating in Lahinch.

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Things to do

Doolin village at sunset on the County Clare coast

Coast & scenery

Doolin Ferry to the Aran Islands

Passenger ferries from Doolin pier to the Aran Islands — a full-day boat trip when golf is off the schedule; sailings and routes vary by season.

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Related places

Lahinch village seafront and promenade on the Atlantic coast

Village

Lahinch

A coastal village on Clare's Atlantic west — walkable, links golf on the doorstep, and the natural base for north Clare between rounds at Lahinch Golf Club.

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The Cliffs of Moher above the Atlantic

Destination

Cliffs of Moher

Atlantic sea cliffs on the north Clare coast — the Cliffs of Moher Experience visitor centre sits beside the headline viewpoint, with parking, paths and ticketing managed on site.

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Poulnabrone Dolmen on the limestone pavement of the Burren

Destination

The Burren

A limestone region inland from Lahinch and Doolin — not one tidy stop, but open pavement, wildflowers and the Burren National Park trailhead reached via Corofin.

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Related golf guides

Dough Castle beside the green at Lahinch Golf Club

Area Guide

Golf Near Lahinch: Where Else to Play

For many visiting golfers, Lahinch is paired naturally with Doonbeg as part of a wider west-coast trip through Clare and Kerry. Once those two headline links are in place, the more interesting question is what else fits around them.

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Doonbeg links with the lodge and Doughmore Beach beyond

Area Guide

Golf Near Doonbeg: More Golf in West Clare

Doonbeg may be the big-ticket round, but it sits in a part of Clare where the golf changes quickly. Within the wider West Clare trip you can move from premium links to nine-hole links, coastal golf and member-run parkland without spending every day in the same mould.

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Lahinch links beside the beach and village on the Atlantic coast

Course Type

Links Golf in Clare

Clare does not offer one single links-golf experience. It offers three quite different ones: the historic prestige of Lahinch, the modern scale of Doonbeg and the smaller traditional links at Spanish Point.

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