Showing posts with label Enniscrone centenary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Enniscrone centenary. Show all posts

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Sand, Sea and Sunsets - Enniscrone Celebrates 100 Years

It was a long time ago when I first visited Enniscrone. I was 13 and I played a links that Eddie Hackett designed in 1970. The course had been here since the 1930s but now holes slipped into the big dunes that divided the links from Killala Bay. It was also in 1970 that Hackett extended Enniscrone to 18 holes. Such an expansion was a long held dream of the golfers who called this club home… but in what has become a common theme of the past five decades, Enniscrone was never happy to rest. Instead the push for improvement and expansion, be it to the course, the facilities or the clubhouse, continued year after year.
On Sunday two weeks ago, Enniscrone launched its centenary book. And while most tomes that celebrate a club’s longevity are penned by the elderly club historian, Sand, Sea and Sunsets: 100 Years of Enniscrone Golf Clubwas written by Cathal Mullaney, a young man just 23 years old.He has played golf at Enniscrone since he started at the age of 10 and has a special tie to the place. 
“I’m obviously biased,” says Cathal, who holds a degree in Journalism, Irish and Sociology and

Sunday, February 25, 2018

The Enniscrone 100... green fee deal of the year

Teeing off the 4th at Enniscrone.
2018 sees Enniscrone Golf Club celebrating its centenary. I will do a feature piece on the club and its history in due course... but the club has just emailed me with a list of upcoming events which should catch the eye of any links aficionado. This is one of my top three courses in Ireland. I love the place and if you've ever wondered what the fuss is about or you simply want the opportunity to return and play it again the club is promoting green fees of €100 for a fourball (one date only!) as well as St Patrick's Day specials and its Open Week (March 26-29).

To book any of the events click here.


This is the green fee deal of the year so a little planning will lead to a big golf experience. You can take my word on that.

Photos of Enniscrone are here and the website is www.enniscronegolf.com