Ballyliffin Golf Club

Ballyliffin Golf Club
Club information
	Location in Ireland
Coordinates	55°17′33″N 7°22′24″W / 55.292612°N 7.373285°W
Location	Ballyliffin, County Donegal, Ireland
Established	1947, 78 years ago
Type	Private
Total holes	36
Events hosted	Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (2018); North West of Ireland Open (2002)
Website	ballyliffingolfclub.com
The Glashedy Links
Designed by	Pat Ruddy, Tom Craddock
Par	72
Length	7,423 yards (6,788 m)
Course record	65:; Jorge Campillo (2018); Andy Sullivan (2018); Erik van Rooyen (2018)
The Old Links
Designed by	Nick Faldo
Par	71
Length	6,937 yards (6,343 m)
Course record	64: Hugh O'Neill

Ballyliffin Golf Club (Irish: Cumann Gailf Bhaile Lifín^[1]^[2]) is a golf club located in Ballyliffin, County Donegal, Ireland.^[3]^[4]^[5]

History

The club was founded in 1947.^[3]

It hosted the 1998 Ladies Irish Open.^[3]

It hosted the Irish Open in 2018.^[3]

The course record was 67, set by Jean-François Lucquin in 2002,^[7] before Rory McIlroy shot a 66 in 2006.^{[citation needed]} The course record was eventually broken again in the 2018 Irish Open when Erik van Rooyen, Andy Sullivan and Jorge Campillo all carded rounds of 65 to share the honour of owning the course record on the Glashedy Links.^{[citation needed]}

Glashedy Links – Championship tees

Hole	Name	Yards	Par	Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	Creig a'Bhainne	422	4	10	Stúca Buí	394	4
2	Creig na Caillighe	458	4	11	Carriag a'Bracaigh	418	4
3	Ligean	426	4	12	Odhran	441	4
4	Glas Éide	585	5	13	Bun a'Chnoic	571	5
5	Clochán Beag	172	3	14	Camus	182	3
6	Doras Mór	406	4	15	Tobar Mhuiris	451	4
7	Loch na nDeor	171	3	16	Creig na Sí	436	4
8	Scaithán	424	4	17	Paírc na mBó	562	5
9	Bárr na Gaoithe	452	4	18	Gort na Móna	452	4
Out		3,516	35	In		3,907	37
				Total		7,423	72

Old Links – Championship tees

Hole	Name	Yards	Par	Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	The Mounds	397	4	10	The Castles	341	4
2	Road to the Isle	428	4	11	Cruachan	392	4
3	Glashedy	383	4	12	The Dell	217	3
4	Lagan	558	5	13	Banba's Crown	454	4
5	The Tank	179	3	14	Bulbin	565	5
6	Aughrim	376	4	15	Ardascanlan	480	4
7	Ardagh	185	3	16	The Valley	439	4
8	O'Kane's	382	4	17	The Hump	172	3
9	The Tochar	403	4	18	Callaghan's Straid	586	5
Out		3,291	35	In		3,646	36
				Total		6,937	71

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^ "Irish Part 2 Appendices to Appendix 1 of Donegal LECP 2016-2022" (PDF). Donegal County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ballyliffin Golf Club History". www.ballyliffingolfclub.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^ "Ballyliffin Golf Club (County Donegal, Ireland): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.ie. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^ Smith, Douglas (24 November 2015). The Dummies Guide to Ireland Golf. Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN 9781329712652 – via Google Books.
^ Golfer, Irish (13 June 2022). "Ballyliffin to host The Amateur Championship in 2024". Irish Golfer Magazine. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Lucquin sets course record at Ballyliffin". The Irish Times. Dublin. 16 August 2002. ISSN 0791-5144.