Golf inClare
Loop Head Lighthouse and peninsula from above

Destination

Loop Head

Destination · West Clare

A peninsula at the south-western tip of Clare, reached through Kilkee and Kilrush.

Golf near Loop Head

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

Parkland golf at Kilrush Golf Club in West Clare

Kilrush Golf Club

Kilrush, Parknamoney · Parkland

18 holes€35

A member-run 18-hole parkland course just outside Kilrush, offering a lower-cost alternative to the premium links of West Clare.

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Kilkee Golf Club green on the West Clare clifftop

Kilkee Golf Club

Kilkee · Coastal

18 holes€75

An 18-hole coastal course above Kilkee, with several early holes overlooking the Atlantic and Chimney Bay.

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Golf around Loop Head

Mapped courses already linked to this place in the Clare directory.

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Places to stay

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Food & drink

Restaurant

The Long Dock

Carrigaholt · Loop Head

Award-winning seafood pub in Carrigaholt on the Loop Head peninsula — worth the drive if you are exploring beyond Kilkee.

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Things to do

Loop Head Lighthouse and peninsula from above

Heritage

Loop Head Lighthouse

A working lighthouse at the tip of the Loop Head peninsula — guided tower tours and Atlantic views; allow time on the narrow road from Kilkee.

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Related places

Kilkee bay and seafront on the West Clare coast

Town

Kilkee

A seaside town on the west Clare coast, close to Kilkee Golf Club and the Loop Head peninsula.

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Kilrush Marina and town on the Shannon Estuary

Town

Kilrush

A market town on the Shannon Estuary, and a practical west Clare base beside Kilrush Golf Club.

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Doonbeg links with the lodge and Doughmore Beach beyond

Village

Doonbeg

A west Clare coastal village, used as a base for golf around Doughmore Bay and the wider Loop Head peninsula.

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Related golf guides

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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Doonbeg golf resort beside Doughmore Beach on the Atlantic

Region Guide

Golf in West Clare

West Clare is not one type of golf destination. Within a relatively small part of the county, you can move from premium links to nine-hole links, coastal golf and member-run parkland — with visitor green fees ranging from €35 to more than €500.

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Doonbeg golf resort beside Doughmore Beach on the Atlantic

Itinerary

West Clare Golf Weekend

Two nights on the Atlantic coast — a headline links round, a lower-fee contrast, and enough geography to feel like a proper trip rather than a single tee time.

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