
Scurmore Course
Enniscrone Golf Club
About this course
Enniscrone Golf Club occupies a dramatic stretch of duneland along the Atlantic coast in County Sligo, where the original layout was shaped by Eddie Hackett in 1974. Hackett routed the course through towering natural sand dunes that rank among the most imposing in Irish golf, creating a links that moves through valleys and over ridges with minimal disturbance to the existing terrain. Donald Steel later revised and extended the design, helping to refine the routing and add length while preserving the wild, tumbling character of the dunes. The course plays through two distinct environments: the front nine occupies relatively flatter ground closer to the clubhouse, while the back nine ventures into the heart of the dune system where massive sandhills frame narrow fairways and create dramatic elevation changes. Several holes play through corridors carved between dunes that rise forty feet or more on either side, giving the round a sense of isolation and scale uncommon even among Irish links. The closing stretch includes a memorable par-three played from an elevated tee to a green set in a natural amphitheater of sand. Enniscrone remains less traveled than its more famous neighbors in the northwest, but the quality of the duneland and the routing's use of natural movement have earned it recognition among links enthusiasts. The setting overlooks Killala Bay with views extending to the Ox Mountains inland, and the club maintains a welcoming atmosphere typical of Irish golf clubs outside the major tourist circuits.
Quick facts
- Location
- Enniscrone, Sligo, IE
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1974
- Designer(s)
- Donald Steel, Eddie Hackett
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 36
- Length
- 3,045 yards
- Difficulty
- 35.4/122
Getting there
The journey to Enniscrone Golf Club begins most commonly at Ireland West Airport Knock, roughly an hour's drive northwest through the pastoral heart of County Mayo and into coastal Sligo. Shannon and Dublin airports serve as alternative gateways for international arrivals, each requiring a longer but rewarding passage through the Irish countryside. The final stretch carries you westward toward Killala Bay, where the landscape opens to reveal vast stretches of marram-covered dunes and the Atlantic horizon, before the road delivers you to the unassuming village of Enniscrone and the links that rise dramatically above it - a fitting threshold to one of Ireland's most authentic and unspoiled championship tests.

FAQ
Common questions about Scurmore at Enniscrone Golf Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Scurmore was designed by Donald Steel and Eddie Hackett.
Yes. Scurmore at Enniscrone Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Scurmore is 36.
Scurmore plays 3,045 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Scurmore is 122.
Scurmore is a 9-hole course.



