Killarney Golf Club: Killeen

The Killarney Golf and Fishing Club is located on Lough Leane in Killarney National Park north of Corkscrew. Killarney Golf and Fishing Club is home to multiple championship level golf courses, including the Killeen, a six-time host of the Irish Open. Originally designed in 1972 by Eddie Hackett and Bill O’Sullivan, the course has since undergone two updates—one by David Jones in 1991 and another by Donald Steele in 2006. The course features tree-lined fairways and water on almost every hole, as well as beautiful views into the backdrop of the Macgillycuddy Reek Mountains. The front nine at Killeen is known for its opening stretch highlighted by the par-3 third with water surrounding the right side, as well as the par-4-fourth with hazards running the entire length of the right side. The back nine at Killeen features the exciting par-3 10th with a long, forced carry over water short of the green and is capped off by the downhill par-4 finishing hole overlooking the clubhouse behind and the long snaking water hazard to the left. Located over an hour from Cork and just under four hours from Dublin, the Killeen at Killarney marries isolated natural beauty with championship golf.