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Tralee
Year Established
1896
Designed by
Old Tom Morris
Location
Highlands
Address
West Barrow, Ardfert, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland
About Tralee Golf Links
If you score a tee time at Tralee you’ll be met with challenges on every single hole on the course, set against a backdrop of rugged cliffs, the roaring Atlantic Ocean, and an old stone tower dating back to the 1190s. Treacherous traps and rolling, undulating greens greet you at every turn - it's a course you’ll want to play time and time again. Tralee golf course is widely acclaimed as one of the world’s finest links courses and a Top 10 ocean course.
A Brief History
- Dating back to 1896, originally a nine-hole course
- The current Arnold Palmer-designed course opened in autumn 1984, having relocated from the original nine-hole course at Mounthawk near Tralee
Featured hole – Hole 3
Hole 3, The Castle, is a 194-yard par three and the course's signature hole. Set on the peninsula, The Castle is situated at the back of the green and acts as a natural target for your tee shot. The beach winds blowing in off the ocean can be quite volatile here, so you need to be really careful with your tee shot if you want to avoid sending the ball into the waves. Go for a one-shotter and play just under 200 yards from the back tees to the green, which is defended beautifully by three bunkers.
Known For: Arnold Palmer's Best Ever Design
Plenty of experts say it: this is the very best Arnold Palmer design in the world, with an amazing front nine to set you off nicely followed by a back nine so dramatic it leaves you reeling. Add to that one of the most stunning and wild sites you've ever seen, plus excellent turf conditions and perfectly manicured greens, and you can see why no golf trip to Ireland is complete without a game at Tralee.
