Other Local Golf Courses
Within easy driving distance of Ballinacurra House is:
- Fota Island Golf Club (photo) was home to the 2001 and 2002 Murphy’s Irish Open, joining the august company of Ballybunion, Portmarnock, Druids Glen, Killarney and Mount Juliet as an Irish Open venue. It is very much a traditional course and is maintained to the very highest of standards to ensure year round golfing enjoyment.
- Cork Golf Club is a private club which will allow a small number of visitors to play each day. It was designed by Allister McKenzie, the designer of the Augusta Master’s course.
- Farrangalway, Kinsale This is the local golf course which is home to the Kinsale Golf Club, which is a relatively new 18-hole parkland course.
- Ringenane, Kinsale This was the original Kinsale Golf Club course and is a 9-hole course. It is suited to the novice and intermediate alike with some interesting hilly holes and stunning views of the estuary.