We had heard a lot about the golf courses in Ballybunion and visited here on a Sunday afternoon. We were greeted at the dining room door and invited to dine. After explaining that we were visitors we were gladly shown the best table with a...More

I knew Ballybunion would be very challenging, and it was. What I did not expect was the near absence of grass on most fairways. We were told that the management has just reseeded the fairways with a new variety of grass when the famous 8...More

Played here a week and a half ago with my son as part of a 7 course/8 round Ireland trip playing all the great links courses in both NI and the Republic. Sadly, this course was a joke! Since you book a year in advance...More

Don't listen to Tom Watson and Tiger and all the other famous golfers in the world who love this course. Try it for yourself ... it just might be the best walk in golf. It is exactly what you probably think about a links golf...More

Like some others we were told in advance the course was hit very bad by a two month drought. You couldn’t tell it by the cart paths as they were as green as can be. The fairways, though, were grooved but brown. Most of the...More

Played in early September and truly felt that due to poor condition of fairways that we should not have been playing. So poor are the fairways that they appear to be poisoned, however understand they have been totally burnt from the summer drought in concert...More

Travelled with 8 total international good players. The fairways are dead. What a shame. Green are fine. Caddies were a bit clueless on the lines of play. Followed a group of of 4 men followed by their 4 spouses. A true 5 1/2 hour round....More