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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6685 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Previously known as Carne Golf Links - Kilmore 9 Course.

Course Details

Year Built 1992
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jim Engh (2013) Ally McIntosh (2013) Eddie Hackett (1992)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - EUR 35 - EUR 40
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Delta, Mastercard, Laser
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

5.0
2 Reviews (2)
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Reviews 638
Handicap 5-9
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Plays Once a week
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The new Kilmore nine improves Carne Golf Links

I didn't get to play the new Kilmore nine at Carne, but boy do I want to some day. The day I visited Carne, I was booked onto the Hackett course, the original 18 holes designed by Eddie Hackett in 1995. I toured the loop with a cart to take photographs. The new Kilmore nine, opened in 2013, was designed by Ally McIntosh, a Dublin-based designer who had an assist from Jim Engh, the America architect who routed a new nine in the mid-2000s that was never built by the club. McIntosh used some of Engh's original lines of play through the massive sand dunes that populate the Hackett back nine. It's a thrill ride much like the back nine at Enniscrone or the front nine at Royal County Down. If this nine ever merged with best holes of the Hackett course, Carne could some day rank among the 10 best links in Ireland. That would probably be the best way to get globe-trotting Americans to visit such a remote golf outpost.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Carne Golf

Said it all before, cannot keep away from this piece of magic that is links golf, Everything seems to be perfect here, the golf, staff, food, locals, variety of holes. I would play all 27 holes every day if I could.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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FROM $397 (USD)
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