Strandhill is a links renowned for its quirk and its sense of adventure. You will be tossed about at will, tested and teased constantly, and yet you will always leave with a smile on your face. Set across the bay from the mighty Co. Sligo Golf Club at Rosses Point in Ireland’s north-west, Strandhill was always the smaller, little-known cousin. Much of it was designed by passionate members with horse and plough, which gives you a sense of the mood and playfulness you’ll encounter.
In places it is mercurial, in others simply magical. It has unique qualities, too, with two borders brushed by the sea, a giant dune looming on one side and the towering Knocknarea Mountain on the other. This is a beautiful place to swing a golf club.
