Old Head

County Cork, Ireland

DESIGNERS: Kirby, Carr, Merrigan, Hackett & Higgins, 1997
YARDAGE: 7,159 
PAR: 72

GREEN FEES: €200 a round. Closed from end of October to mid-April 2011.
CONTACT: 00 353 21477 8444, www.oldhead.com
CLUB COMMENT: Developed tees on the 16th and remounding on the 12th; new bunker on the 14th.

In calm conditions it is one of the most thrilling courses in GB&I. In inclement weather, it is virtually unplayable. Laid out on a headland protruding two miles into the Atlantic, it opened in 1997 and has divided opinion since. Some love the “end of the world” feel, others feel it is a bit random. The weather certainly plays a big part in your opinion of a course which is perched some 300ft above the rocks below.