Set in the foothills of the majestic Wicklow mountains, the stunning Dun Laoghaire Golf Club is in situated close to Enniskerry in Co. Wicklow, but resides on the Dublin side of the Dublin-Wicklow border.
The course left their original seaside location of Dun Laoghaire in 2007, after almost 100 years, for the breath-taking Ballyman Glen, nestled at the foot of the spectacular Sugarloaf Mountain.
The origins of the Club date back as far as 1909, when a number of Kingstown( as Dun Laoghaire was formerly known) residents assembled at the town’ s Royal Marine Hotel on December 9th for the inaugural meeting of Kingstown Golf Club.
The Club rapidly began to take shape; several hundred Men and Lady Associates were elected and 36 acres of land were leased at Eglinton Park and Highthorn, a nine-hole course was designed; and a clubhouse was built for the princely sum of £ 1,265.
In 1910 the course was extended to 18 holes and after World War 1, the renowned golf architect, Harry Colt, designed a new layout for the course. In the 1970s, it became clear that maintaining an 18-hole golf course on 78 acres in a residential area was no longer feasible and the opportunity to relocate to a 330-acre site at Ballyman Glen arose.
With the official move to Ballyman Glen in 2007, both members and visitors were delighted with what is widely acknowledged as one of Ireland’ s most beautiful and challenging courses comprising of three 9-hole courses- with five sets of tees- designed to test the mettle of weekend players and low handicappers alike.
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