Carne Golf Links lies on the remote and rugged Mullet Peninsula, along the Wild Atlantic Way, in the North West of County Mayo, Ireland. An area renowned for its’ wild and ancient landscape.
Set in magnificent, unspoilt dunes stretching nearly 500 feet above sea level, boasting the highest dunes on any golf course in Europe. The course features eighteen amazing holes designed by the late Eddie Hackett, and true to his philosophy for respecting the natural landscape, the tees and greens occurred naturally and very little earth moving was involved in the course construction.
An additional 9 holes were added in 2013, an Ally McIntosh/Jim Engh design, based on the original vision and sketches of Eddie Hackett for the most dramatic part of the dunescape at Carne. These are now integrated with the back nine holes of the original Hackett course, providing a new integrated course routing – “The Wild Atlantic Dunes” course. This course routing launched in 2020, despite Covid, and is hailed by golf commentators as the finest example of natural links golf in the world.
Ranked at Number 10 (Top 100 Golfcourses), and Number 11 (Irish Golfer), and awarded Best Links Course in Connacht on numerous occasions (Golfers Guide to Ireland) it is arguably the most spectacular links course in Ireland, raw and untamed, with increased drama as the holes weave their way through the awe-inspiring corners of the dune system. The two-course routings, Hackett and the Wild Atlantic Dunes, are each played on consecutive days, and therefore most golfers now stay for two days to experience both course routings, but can also play 27 holes in one day.
Carne offers traditional raw links golf at its very best in a truly unique and idyllic golfing location, an experience not to be missed.
