Lahinch Golf Club
The name of "Lahinch" comes from an ancient Irish name "Leithinsi". It is a peninsula. Village's history dates back to the 18th century, as George I and reputation grow older. George I believe that eating conch (periwinkle) and seaweed good for health.
Lahinch golf dates back to 1892. Three golfers in Scotland at that time with the help of infantry regiment officials constructed this 18-hole golf course. In 1894, Tom Morris Sr. was ordered to reform course, he skillfully applied the natural terrain, especially the giant sand dunes has been redesigned. Old Tom Morris believes lahinch is the best he'd ever seen a natural course.
In the mid-nineteenth century, West Clare Railway made the town's traffic is more convenient. As a result, people flocked to lahinch, living in a new hotel in Golf Links. Town and golf coexisted well.. Golf writer Bernard Darwin (Bernard Darwin) has in his "British Isles Golf Course" (1910) writes in his book: "About the best I have heard praised lahinch from a good amateur player. He said the course might not be the world's best golf courses, but it is to play his favorite golf course. If you think this is someone’s prejudice. I should add that he was born in England, where he also grew up tending. "
In 1927, Alister Mackenzie redesigned the course. he moved a number of holes closer to the Gulf. Re-design took a year to complete. He launched very large fluctuations of the multi-layer green. Alister Mackenzie satisfied with his work, he said: "I believe it will become the best ever, the most popular golf course."
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