Lahinch
Take Old Tom Morris, add plenty of Alister MacKenzie and stir with some Martin Hawtree … spread liberally over a boisterous Co. Clare dunescape and leave for generations to come. Lahinch is one of the most revered links on the west coast. MacKenzie is the chief architect, with Hawtree working hard to restore MacKenzie traits which had been lost – around greens most notably. Today, even with Old Tom Morris’ s Klondyke and Dell holes left untouched, there is a perfect rhythm that drives you into and through what feels like a ridge of dunes clinging to the coastline. And yet the variety is spellbinding with blind shots, long and short par fours and utterly deceptive approaches. Please be brilliant around greens.
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