Clontarf Golf Club in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland | Golf

Clontarf Golf Club welcomes all those who enjoy good Golf and superior service. Whatever Golf group or society you represent you will find our Club to be a special place, dedicated to your enjoyment. We are proud of our reputation for a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, where visitors feel at home and can revel in the blend of warmth and hospitality extended by our members and staff alike.
Clontarf Golf Club is one of the oldest established Golf clubs to be found around Dublin, Ireland, and was founded in 1912, on the lands of nearby Mount Temple, thanks mainly to the contribution and influence of Dr. John Love Morrow.
The original entrance to the course and clubhouse of Clontarf Golf Club was on the Howth Road, just 200 yards from the now defunct Clontarf railway station. The Club affiliated to the Golfing Union of Ireland on May 13, 1912, and the course was officially opened by The Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on May 25, 1912.
Due to problems over the leasing of the land, Clontarf Golf Club was left with no option but to move and in August 1921, after much negotiation, secured the lease from Dublin Corporation on the land attached to Donnycarney House. The then well known course architect, Harry Colt, who was associated with many other courses in Ireland including the re-designing of both Royal Portrush and Royal Dublin, was commissioned to lay out a twelve hole course, comprising outer and inner loops of six holes. Clontarf Golf Club's new home was officially opened in June 6,1923 by the Governor General, Tim Healy, who was presented with an inscribed putter which is today on display in the club lounge.
The course was extended to eighteen holes and the new six holes were opened for play on June 4, 1927 although the course was not officially opened until May 9,1928. The extended course was achieved through the acquisition of additional land which today gives us our famous quarry holes-plus the 15th to the 17th holes. Apart from the addition or removal of hazards and re-siting the positions of the 12th, 13th and 15th greens the course remains very much the same as the original 18 holes layout completed in 1927.