The Golf Course at Adare Manor Key Information
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Address | Adare, County Limerick, Ireland |
Phone | 00353 (0) 61 605200 |
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Visitor Times | Any day, contact in advance |
Par | 72 for all |
Slope | Gold 131, White 124, Red 117 |
Opened | 1995 |
Architect | Robert Trent Jones Senior, Tom Fazio |
The Golf Course At Adare Manor
Golf Monthly Verdict
This is one of the most visually sumptuous golf courses anywhere; a picture-perfect, exciting and brilliantly conditioned parkland design that should make for a perfect Ryder Cup venue in 2027. There is both beauty and drama, with risk and reward accompanying you all the way. This is not so much millionaires’ golf as multi-millionaires’ golf!
Reasons to Play Adare Manor
– To experience a sensationally pretty parkland course
– Quite possibly the best conditioned course not only in the Top 100 but in Europe
– Try the course out before the 2027 Ryder Cup
Rankings
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2025/26 - 27
In 2015, 20 years after the Golf Course at Adare Manor first opened, leading American designer Tom Fazio was engaged to fully reinvigorate the original Robert Trent Jones Senior design. As this was already pretty good, he kept the same routing while effectively rebuilding every tee, bunker, green and water feature. Every blade of grass was replaced while installing the latest and best equipment as the course leapt back into the Top 100 Golf Courses UK & Ireland.
The course was already one of the very best golf courses in Ireland but the result was a move high up into the premier league. The work involved more than 6,600 square metres of new bunkering, and completely new playing surfaces throughout. It would be hard to say whether this was all a glorious refurbishment or effectively the building of a brand new course. It has become something of a cliché in relation to Adare Manor, but what now exists is widely thought to be the most Augusta-like experience you can find anywhere in Europe. It is perhaps the best-conditioned course I have ever played.
Everything here is pristine. The tee complexes are arguably better than the greens at some courses, the bunkering is visually and strategically superb, and while not being by any means easy, the greens are quite simply perfect. While the old course had hosted two Irish Opens, this absolutely sumptuous upgrade will make for the perfect host of the 2027 Ryder Cup where we can only hope matches will go the distance as the closing holes are superb. I, for one, cannot wait!
Throughout the course, there is terrific drama and eye-catching beauty all the way. Several of the holes would be the stand-out signature hole on most other courses, and at the 15th, 16th and 18th you have as spectacular and memorable a par 4, then short hole and then finishing par 5 as you will find anywhere. They are among the most dramatic holes I have ever enjoyed.
Caddies are compulsory, the green fees are at the very top end, but when all is said and done, this really is bucket-list material and a golfing experience unlike any other in the UK&I.
The approach to the fifteenth green
What's new for 2025/26? What our panellists said...
The most enjoyable and exciting round I’ve had for quite a few years, but a very, very expensive one if you don’t know any members! Ireland can be exceptionally proud of this beautiful, tricky parkland course - a real rival to its world-famous links courses.
It’s a treat to play and experience Adare Manor once in your lifetime and the course builds to a crescendo worthy of its setting.
The Golf Course At Adare Manor Location
The Golf Course at Adare Manor Scorecard
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The Golf Course at Adare Manor Gallery
Historical Top 100 Rankings UK&I
- 2025/26 - 27
- 2023/24 - 24
- 2021/22 - 23
- 2019/20 25 - Re-Entry
- 2017/18 - n/a
- 2015/16 - n/a
- 2013/14 - 98
- 2011/12 - 83
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the Golf Course At Adare Manor famous?
Before its comprehensive upgrade, the course hosted the Irish Open. It is now scheduled as the venue for the 2027 Ryder Cup, always one of the most eagerly anticipated golfing events in the world.
How many courses are there at Adare Manor?
It is easy to get confused, but there is only one course here. As you would expect, the practice facilities are exceptional. However, immediately next door is Adare Manor Golf Club whose older course was designed by Eddie Hackett, an architect who contributed to a number of Top 100 courses including Enniscrone Golf Club up in County Sligo.
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