An Irish breakfast at Harvey’s Point.
Atlantic views and the uplifting sounds of
skylarks for company. One hole that will etch
itself in the memory is the mountainous 349-
yard par-4 13th, called The Burrows, which
is like teeing off the summit of Everest with
the green nestled down at base camp below.
The Dunes at Enniscrone isn’t your average
layout – it’s a serious golfing adventure on a
breathtaking course.
Signature Hole: Hole 16 (The Long Bank), Par-
5, 538 yards. Curving between the dunes and
the ocean, this memorable stroke index-6 hole
sums up what Enniscrone is all about. Keeping
the ball on the fairway is key, and the second
shot should favour the right hand side, for the
best approach to an elevated green, which is
wide but very shallow.
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Overnight Stay: Mount Falcon Estate.
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Sir Nick Faldo statue at Lough Erne.
DAY 7: CARNE - County Mayo
The special charm of Carne lies in the journey
required to get there, plus its remote location
in magnificent sand dunes overlooking Blacksod
Bay and the wild Atlantic Ocean near the town
of Belmullet. “If ever the Lord intended land
for a golf course, Carne has it,” so said the late
Eddie Hackett, who laid out the course in the
early 1990s. This was his final links layout, and
it is now believed by many who have played it
to be his greatest challenge. Carne finishes with
an excellent trio of holes – the par-3 16th drops
steeply from an elevated tee to a green encircled
by dunes, and the challenging par-4 17th and
par-5 18th weaving its way among the dunes - are
a memorable finale to a rugged and natural links
that has a lasting impression on all that play it.
Complementing Hackett’s original eighteen is
the recently created nine-hole Kilmore course
designed by Ally McIntosh, offering more exciting
holes routed through the same mountainous
dunes. Be sure to make the pilgrimage.