Waterville Golf Links
Waterville Golf Links
On the wild Ring of Kerry, where the Atlantic Ocean crashes against ancient stone, Waterville Golf Links stretches across a natural valley of dunes and heathland that has no equal in Irish golf. It is remote, raw, and magnificent — a course that rewards those willing to make the journey to the far edge of Europe.
Eddie Hackett, Ireland's greatest golf architect, considered Waterville his finest work. The course runs in and out from the clubhouse, with the dramatic back nine playing along the ocean shore and up into the dunes for a finale that leaves most players speechless. Tom Watson was a devotee, and his bronze statue stands beside the 18th green.
Course Highlights
Eddie Hackett considered Waterville the finest course he ever designed — high praise from the architect who shaped links golf in Ireland.
Watson loved Waterville deeply, using it as his final tune-up before Open Championships. His bronze statue guards the 18th green.
Remote, dramatic, and surrounded by the wild beauty of the Iveragh Peninsula — one of the most spectacular locations in golf.
The Mass Hole par-3 17th is so named for a hollow where locals hid from British soldiers to attend Catholic mass — history runs through every fairway.
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