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Spanish Point Golf Club
Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland

A FEW MILES SOUTH OF LAHINCH, AND WITH SIMILAR TERRAIN AND WIND AND CHALLENGE, SPANISH POINT DOESN'T GET THE CROWDS, AND COSTS VERY LITTLE PER ROUND. SO WHAT IF IT'S ONLY 9 HOLES? YOU'LL WANT TO PLAY IT TWICE!
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Length & Par: 9 Holes, Par 32, 2556 yards
Open & Playable Year Round
Greens Fees:
    Weekdays: €25 per 18-hole round for guests
    Weekends: €30 per 18-hole round for guests
Pull Cart (Trolley) Rental: YES
Location: 2 miles south of the village of Milltown Malbay on the N67 (8 miles south of Lahinch)
Bookings: Tel: 011 353 65 7084 198 from the USA (bookings not required),
     or info@spanish-point.com
     OR reserve a round through HOME AT FIRST as part of your holiday in Ireland!

Minimum Handicap Required: NONE—OPEN TO PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS

Nearest Home at First lodgings: Killaloe, County Clare—about 75 minutes drive east.
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        Spanish Point Golf Club is close to Lahinch, one of the world's great courses. Like Lahinch, Spanish Point is located along the notorious Atlantic (western) coast of Ireland in rural County Clare, about one-third of the way between the southernmost point and northernmost points on the island. And, like Lahinch, the course is both picturesque and challenging. But, unlike Lahinch, Spanish Point is a course for everyone, and at the right price.

       Spanish Point is a seaside course which comes within 100 yards of the sea. It opened in 1896 as a par 27 course, but has been remodeled over time to its current par-32 configuration. With undulations, hills, and rugged rough, Spanish Point offers variety and challenge. When the Atlantic winds blow, which is most of the time, the course takes on a very different character, especially at the 98-yard, par 3 #8, called ‘The Terror’.

      Why drive 50 miles to play golf on a 9-hole public course? There are good reasons:

1. Not everyone has the right handicap to get on Lahinch or Ballybunion. Not every golfer wants to pay for the Lahinch or Ballybunion experience. Not every golfer wants to go to the trouble of arranging for a tee-time far in advance and chancing bad weather at Lahinch or Ballybunion. But many golfers would like to experience an Irish links course along the famous Atlantic coast. Spanish Point offers challenging Irish links golf at absurdly low rates, without requiring tee times or handicap cards.

2. Close by are beaches, beautiful countryside, and Irish history and culture. Spanish Point itself is one of several suspected landfalls of crews of the ill-fated Spanish Armada, who failed in their attempt to destroy the Elizabethan English Navy. Visit the towering Cliffs of Moher, about 15 miles north, Ireland’s great Atlantic sea wall. Explore the Burren, County Clare’s mysterious moonscape, littered with monuments from prehistory and the Middle Ages. Stop at a pub in Milltown Malbay, a typical County Clare village known for traditional live Irish music in its traditional pubs.

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