Connemara Isles Golf & Seasports Club
9 Hole
Connemara Isles Golf & Seasports Club
Annaghavane Island, Béal an Daingan (Bealadangan), Leitir Móir, Conamara, County Galway, Ireland
Phone: +353 91 572 498, Fax: +353 91 572 498
- “Beautiful course but unhappy experience.”09/2023
- “Ditto”09/2015
- 9-Hole Course
Yes - every day.
Season: Year round
20 - 25 € / 18 Holes
Friday
16°C
Saturday
15°C
Sunday
18°C
Characteristics
Connemara Isles Golf Club is located in the heart of the Conamara Gaeltacht. This distinctive island course offers a unique opportunity to play golf on the edge of the Atlantic ocean while enjoying the breathtaking views of Cill Chiaráin Bay, Cnoc Leitir Móir and Cnoc Mordáin.
The Course
Visitors
9-Hole Course
Visitors are welcome every day.
Green Fees
9-Hole Course
| Green Fee | Mon - Fri | Sat, Sun, Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Holes | 20 € | 25 € |
Amenities
Club Amenities
- Clubhouse
- Conference room
- Locker rooms
- Car park for dog owners
- Charging system for guest trollies
- Club accepts credit cards
- Bar
- Snack Bar
Restaurant
Credit cards accepted.
Rentals
- Clubs for hire
- Trolley for hire
- Caddy on request
The Club
General Information
Founded: 1993
Membership: Available
User Reviews
Most Recent Reviews
Beautiful course but unhappy experience.
Reviewed September 11, 2023
Our group of eight arrive for our September booking in the midst of the expected rain, wind and cool temperature. No one greeted us. After a perfunctory check in experience we went out to find our buggies. There was no one around. We had to empty the garbage that had been left in them. We also had to wipe the seats because there were pools of water sitting on them.
It was a tough front nine in very difficult weather but the sun came out on the ninth hole. We went into the club house looking forward to a dry towel, at least. No such luck. We were told the towels were all in the laundry. No apology.
It was a beautiful course with beautiful scenery, but we all left with an unhappy feeling about it. None of us have ever received such an unwelcoming reception.
Ditto
Reviewed September 6, 2015
Rather than repeat all that previous reviewers below have said, let me just update the reviews by saying i have just played the course (Sept 2015) and i heartily endorse what they say. Play it and by the way there is a b&b right beside the course and they sell pre owned balls!
Incredible
Reviewed August 24, 2014
We played Connemara Isles 3 times whilst staying locally. It is a truly wonderful golf course, though had we played just once it would have turned us away from links golf forever!
The course is a 9 hole links format, carefully crafted into the landscape. There are no bunkers and no man made lakes. There are however, the Atlantic Ocean, potential gale force winds and some pretty wild rough! Very cleverly, the course plays as 18 holes by the simple addition of an extra tee box on each hole. You play from the white tees for the first 9 and the blue tees for the back 9. It would be a mistake to assume this means facing the same challenges twice. Each hole plays markedly differently on the back 9. Not only are you approaching the hole from a different angle and aiming at a different landing area each time, but the strength and direction of the wind changes so frequently that every time you play any hole here, it is a different prospect.
Each hole presents an exciting challenge. Though the course doesn't play very long, you can't overpower it. In fact, unless you know it well, this is not a course where bombing a long drive often helps very much, especially when the fairways and greens are dry. Hitting fairways and keeping the flight low is the ideal way to play this course. I myself had a rude awakening the first round I played. The wind was very strong and, being used to a parkland course, it was alien to me having to punch low shots as best I could. In that wind, a clean strike with a 7 iron beats a dodgy drive with any hint of slice or hook!
Though there is plenty to be said for every hole, there are several that are particularly memorable. The par 3 third and the par 5 fifth immediately spring to mind. Both require a decent strike over the ocean as they play to and from a small island joined to the rest of the course by a bridge. The third at the moment is nigh on impossible to land and hold the green, so it requires careful thought as to where to land. Off whites, the green is some 150yards away, the carry about 120. Tempting as it is to hit long to ensure clearing the water, that doesn't help if you drop off the other side of the island! The fifth requires either a 240yard carry (off white tees) to set up an unlikely eagle opportunity, or more realistically, a very accurate iron down the fairway and a 110yard strike over the water.
I guess you get the picture! This is not target golf, bombers paradise. This is a different game altogether. If you aren't patient and enjoy a challenge (and don't mind losing a ball or 10), a round here could become very distressing!
At 15euro per day, it is certainly great value. Any golfer staying in the area should play this course if given the chance.
The clubhouse is very friendly. This is an irish speaking area and the club seems well used by members and lively. The welcome here though is very warm and you get the impression that there is a genuine enjoyment at having visitors playing the course.
I'd go back today if I could!
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