Galway Bay Golf Course

This course sits on a spacious estate of 300 acres and overlooks the lovely Galway Bay, it was designed by Christy O Connor Jnr, opening in 1993. This beautiful links championship course of Par 72 stretches to 7,308 yards from the championship tee’s. It is often referred to as a seaside parkland, owing to its location, and has a strong American design influence.The course has a lovely layout, the course has been designed using the natural terrain to its best advantageous, whilst retaining a wealth of historical features. Features of the course come from the natural surroundings, with mature trees, flurries of gorse, natural water features and the Atlantic Ocean feature prominently. A plentiful use of bunkers provide another aspect of this course.With ever changing wind speed and directions this Championship golf course plays differently every day presenting a significant challenge to even the lowest handicap golfers, it is a course that necessitates accuracy between the bunkers, yet it is a true and fair test of golf. Whilst you take time to choose your club pause and enjoy the magnificent vistas of Galway Bay, Galway City and the Aran Islands in the distance.You can look forward to a well maintained course, it has a gently rolling landscape, the shaped fairways are wide, the greens are generously sized and like velvet, the crater-shaped bunkers are concealed.Excellently blending the stunning backdrop of Galway Bay and the rugged curves of the Atlantic Coastline makes this course a true challenge golfers of all levels. It also provides the most breath-taking views