Ennis Golf Club
Ennis · Parkland
18 holes€30–€45
A traditional 18-hole parkland course close to Ennis town, characterised by mature trees and relatively level terrain.
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Town
Ennis
Town · Central Clare
The county town of Clare — parkland golf on the outskirts, a walkable centre, and a sensible inland base when links are a day trip away.
Golf near Ennis
Courses shown here come from the existing Clare directory, not from a separate place-by-place list.
Woodstock Golf Club
Ennis · Parkland
18 holes€45–€80
An 18-hole parkland course on the outskirts of Ennis, with lakes, a river and mature woodland shaping the layout.
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Dromoland Castle Golf & Country Club
Newmarket-on-Fergus · Resort
18 holes€90–€225
An 18-hole estate parkland course within the grounds of Dromoland Castle near Newmarket-on-Fergus.
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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 Ennis
Mapped courses already linked to this place in the Clare directory.
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Places to stay
Hotel
Old Ground Hotel
Ennis
A four-star town-centre hotel in Ennis — walkable to restaurants and pubs, with Ennis and Woodstock golf clubs a short drive away.
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Hotel
Temple Gate Hotel
Ennis
A four-star hotel just off Ennis town centre — a county-town base when you want parkland golf without committing to the west coast.
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Food & drink
Pub
Knox's Bar
Ennis
One of Ennis's oldest pubs on Abbey Street — food from midday, live music and the Storehouse restaurant upstairs on Saturdays.
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Pub
Cruises Bar
Ennis
A traditional music pub in the Queens Hotel on Abbey Street — fireside sessions and bar food in the county town after parkland golf.
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Restaurant
Poet's Corner Bar
Ennis
Bar and restaurant at the Old Ground Hotel — a town-centre dinner option if you are staying at the hotel or walking in from Ennis Golf Club.
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Things to do
Heritage
Ennis Friary
A medieval Franciscan friary in the centre of Ennis — remarkable limestone carvings and a roofed nave, a short walk from the town's hotels and restaurants.
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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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Town
Shannon
A south Clare town beside Shannon Airport — golf on the doorstep, Bunratty ten minutes east, and the start of the run west to Lahinch.
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Area
Dromoland
An estate area near Newmarket-on-Fergus — Dromoland Castle, its parkland course, and south Clare golf within a short drive of Shannon Airport.
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Area
East Clare
The inland east of the county around Bodyke and Lough Derg — East Clare Golf Club and the Inis Cealtra visitor centre at Mountshannon.
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Related golf guides
Itinerary
Ennis Golf Base
Use Ennis as your county-town base — parkland on the doorstep, Shannon and Dromoland within reach, and west Clare links when you accept the driving.
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Trip Planning
Can You Play Golf in Clare Without a Car? (An Honest Transport Guide)
Can you play golf in County Clare without renting a car? Technically, yes. Practically, it depends on how many courses you want to play.
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Trip Planning
What Order Should You Play Clare's Golf Courses?
A Clare golf trip is easier to plan once you stop treating every course as an isolated booking. The order matters: where you land, where you sleep, whether you are continuing into Kerry, and whether you really want three major links rounds in succession.
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Course Type
Parkland Golf in Clare
Clare is famous for links golf, which is precisely why its parkland courses are easy to overlook. That would be a mistake. A good Clare golf trip is often better when at least one round takes you away from the dunes.
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