County Sligo, Ireland

County Sligo Golf Club

★★★★★

Par

6638

Length

126

Slope

74.3

Rating

Year Opened1894

DesignerHarry Colt

AccessPublic

RecognitionNational Top 100, Regionally Renowned

FeaturesLinks · Challenging · Ocean View · Parkland · Historic Classic

Course Highlight

County Sligo Golf Club has hosted the West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship since 1923 and numerous Irish national events. The course is set amidst the romantic scenery of William Butler Yeats's poems.

Tournament History

West of Ireland Amateur Championship (annually since 1923), Irish Amateur Open Championship, Irish Close Championship, Home Internationals (1991, 2011)

About the Course

County Sligo Golf Club, also known as Rosses Point, is an exhilarating west coast links course situated in Yeats country. The club has hosted the West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship since 1923, with past winners including Shane Lowry, Padraig Harrington, and Rory McIlroy. The course features unusual routing and varied terrain, especially the back nine (holes 11-17) played on the headland. The 17th hole is a challenging 500-yard par 4 that plays along the ocean before doglegging left and climbing uphill to a green set at the base of a large dune.