Oughterard, Connemara, Co. Galway.Less than 5 minutes drive from Oughterard, the avid golfer has the choice of 7, 18 hole golf courses.  So every day you can take the challenge of a links or parkland course, truly a golfers paradise.

Oughterard 18 hole Golf Club is right on our doorstep.  Situated in one of Connemara's most delightful villages, it has a nice variety of holes to suit the better player and novice alike and is excellently maintained.

The club is situated adjacent to the 15th century Aughnanure Castle.  Mature trees demand through out an accuracy from the tee, and elevated greens require precision and patience.

Stone walls reflect a bygone era when the lands once belonged to the ferocious O'Flaherty clan of nearby Aughnanure Castle. The Clubhouse, converted from majestic farmhouse buildings, offers visiting golfers every modern facility, including a well-stocked pro shop, a first class restaurant and a homely and welcoming bar.

Other courses within a short drive are:

Connemara Isles Golf & Seasports Club Connemara, Galway.

Connemara Isles is a delightful golf club that's joined to the mainland by a causeway at Bealadangan. The course is one of the most beautiful and rugged in the west of Ireland and features attractive ocean inlets and rocky outcrops, which, in turn, provide natural hazards that demand careful consideration.
Set in the Irish-speaking part of Connemara, this lovely island course features the only thatched clubhouse in the country, complete with open turf fire.
In terms of setting, welcome and all round beauty, it doesn't get much better than this. Indeed, this is quaint Irish golf at its very best.
www.connemaraislesgolfclub.com

Bearna Golf and Country Club Bearna, Galway.

Enjoying commanding views of Galway Bay, the Burren, the Aran Islands and rugged hinterlands.
The inspired creativity of its designer R. J. Browne in the siting of tees and sand based greens throughout more than 100 hectares of unique countryside has resulted in generously proportioned fairways. Water comes into play at thirteen of the eighteen holes. The closing four holes, especially, provide a spectacular finish to a satisfying round.
www.bearnagolfclub.com

Connemara Championship Links, Ballyconneely, Galway.

Situated on the brink of the Atlantic Ocean in the heart of the Connemara Gaeltacht, this unique island course has some of the most beautifully scenic golf holes in the country. Joined to the mainland by a causeway at
Bealadangan, the course is distractingly beautiful where ocean inlets and rocky outcrops provide natural hazards demanding steady nerves. The par of 72 is rarely achieved on this most challenging Atlantic links.
www.connemaragolflinks.com

Galway Bay Golf & Country Club. Renville, Oranmore.

A parkland golf course by the sea surrounded by the Atlantic on three sides designed by Christy O'Connor Jnr. This 18 hole par 72 championship course was host to the West of Ireland Golf Classic in 1997. It has also played host to several international players such as Ernie Els and Vijay Singh.
www.galwaybaygolfresort.com

Galway Golf Club. Salthill, Co. Galway.

opened in 1993 and only a year later went on to host the Irish Professional Championship, so its quality is not to be underestimated. It is a Christy O'Connor Jnr-designed championship links course with the growling waves of the Atlantic Ocean on three sides. It is, therefore, unsurprisingly susceptible to mother nature and all her elements.
www.galwaygolf.com

Westport Golf Club, Co. Mayo.

Westport Golf Club is rated as one of the top golf courses in Ireland. It is recognised as a prestigious venue and has hosted both the Ladies Home Internationals in 1989 and the Irish Amateur Close Championship on three occasions, most recently in 1997.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~westportgolf/