Carne Golf Links
Location: Co Mayo, Links Course
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Category: Golf
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This is an extraordinary and terrific course and one that way too few visitors reach.
It is extremely remote, on the wild Belmullet peninsula in Mayo, and has really made the most of its location. Building the course barely changed the terrain, instead it insinuated itself between hillocks and dunes to create natural hazards and a fascinating twisting course.
To get an idea of the extent to which people rave about Carne, try this quote from Jock Howard of Golf World:
"Just getting there is an adventure, and you drive through miles and miles of peat bogs along little Irish country roads, with sheep all over the place and not a soul in sight. But, trust me, just to experience Carne is worth several near-death experiences and hundreds of miles of peat bogs. It is absolutely fantastic.
I cannot for the life of me understand why this place is not in this magazine’s “top 100 Courses in Britain and Ireland”. Not only that, I cannot understand why it isn’t in the top 10. I have played about 80 of the courses on this list and it is in my top three."
It is wild and testing but enjoyable for golfers of every level. Not easy to reach but you will be very glad you made the effort.
Green Fees: €30 - €55
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