Galway Golf Club, Salthill, Co Galway

Galway Golf Club has long been recognised as possessing one of the finest courses in the country. Indeed, in the year 2002, it once again played host to the Bulmers sponsored All-Ireland Cups and Shields Finals.

This excellent parkland course is centrally located in Salthill, just three miles from Galway City Centre.It has a magnificent new clubhouse (with full catering facilities) which boasts panoramic views of Galway Bay and the Burren from its elevated site. The Club has a proud and distinguished history dating back to its inception in 1895. During this period, the club has collected many honours and its members have represented the Club at the highest levels.

The course, which overlooks Galway Bay, has quite the most spectacular views of the stretch of Atlantic made famous by Bing Crosby. Whilst accepting Walter Hagen’s advice about taking time to smell the flowers and look at the unrivalled scenery, there is also a very good par 70 test of golf awaiting you on your visit.

Galway 's most famous golfing ambassadors are multiple Ryder Cup players, Christy O'Connor Snr. and Christy O'Connor Jnr. Both of whom learned their golf around these parts.

In so far as can be established, the first recorded game of golf was played in Galway in 1895. Colonel H.F.N. Jourdain, a British Officer then stationed in Galway (for Ireland was then part of the British Empire) laid out what he termed a short nine-hole course on the eastern side of the city. After some moves, Galway Golf Club found its present permanent home at Salthill and it should be mentioned then no less a hand than that of the world-famous golf architect; Dr. Alistair McKenzie, outlined the positions of tees and greens in the early twenties of the last century.

In recent years it has undergone extensive re-design of a number of the greens to keep pace with technology, but it still has the charm and challenge of a course, which has an abundance of trees, and particularly handsome gorse that sports a yellow bloom for months of the year. However, you won't want to see too much of that!

In the dim distant past, one member of the club, who was recorded as a bit of a bore disagreed with some others, bought the land and put them off the course! However today, you will be assured of a traditional Irish welcome at Galway Golf Club.

Contact

Galway Golf Club,
Blackrock, Salthill,
Galway,
Ireland.
Phone Number, 353 91 522033 / 522169
Fax Number, 353 91 529783
E-mail address, galwaygolf@eircom.net