Westport Golf Club sits on raised ground at Carrowholly, a few minutes north of the town, looking across the islands of Clew Bay to Croagh Patrick. It is a parkland course in character, but several holes reach the shore, and the club’s own architect called it part inland and part seaside. It has hosted national amateur and professional championships. Go because it is good value, easy to book, and close to one of the liveliest small towns in the west.
Westport Golf Club green fees and tee times.
The club’s visitors page says the best rates are online, through its BRS visitor booking site. Prices split into summer and winter, and midweek and weekend. In summer, midweek means Monday to Thursday and Friday is charged as weekend; in winter, Friday counts as midweek. There are two price bands: one for Golf Ireland members, and an international rate for everyone else. There’s no stated handicap limit. Groups of twelve or more can use the society rates, which are lower than the visitor fees and are booked through an enquiry form or by phone on +353 98 28262. Golf carts cost €40, electric trolleys €15 and club hire €40.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From €60
International visitor rate, winter midweek (Monday to Friday); summer from €120 Monday to Thursday. Golf Ireland members pay less.
Summer, Monday to Thursday (international)
€120
Summer, Friday to Sunday and holidays (international)
€140
Winter, Monday to Friday (international)
€60
Winter, weekend and holidays (international)
€80
Society, summer midweek (12+ players)
€45
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The round, in perspective.
Fred W. Hawtree designed the present course, which opened in 1973. It measures 6,980 yards from the back tees and has five par fives, which is unusual and makes it a long walk. Golfbreaks gives the par as 73. The early holes are broad parkland on higher ground, with views over the bay. The run from the par-three 12th to the par-five 15th is where the course meets the water, and on the 15th, according to Golfbreaks, the drive must carry about 150 yards over an inlet of Clew Bay. The club lists the Irish Amateur Close, the Smurfit Irish PGA Championship, the Irish Ladies Close, the Ladies Home Internationals and the AIG Cups & Shields All-Ireland Finals among its events. A nine-hole pitch and putt beside the course is open from dawn to dusk.
Know before you go.
Booking
Online via BRS
Golf cart
€40
Electric trolley
€15
Club hire
€40
Society rates
Groups of 12 or more
Make the trip work.
Westport makes an easy two-night base, and the course is close enough to fit a round around a day on the bay. The visitor page does not give the dates of the 18-hole seasons, so check which band your date falls in when you book; the pitch and putt switches to summer rates on 1 April. Allow a full five hours for five par fives in wind. The clubhouse has a restaurant, so you can eat on site before or after a round.
Ireland West Knock is the nearest airport, about an hour’s drive. Westport has a railway station with direct trains to Dublin Heuston in roughly three and a half hours, and the course is a short taxi ride from the station. Shannon is about two and a half hours south by road, and Galway roughly an hour and a half.
Westport town has plenty of choice. Knockranny House is a hotel and spa on the hill above town, and Hotel Westport is near the Westport House estate, a short walk from the centre. Pubs and restaurants around the Octagon and the Mall make the town an easy evening base. Golfbreaks pairs the course with Mount Falcon Estate, an 1876 manor house on the River Moy near Ballina, which is about forty-five minutes north-east and useful for adding Enniscrone.
Make a trip of it.
Connemara Golf Links is about an hour and a half south, so a Westport base can cover both. Enniscrone is just over an hour north-east, and Carne at Belmullet is around an hour and a half north-west. Off the course, the pilgrim path up Croagh Patrick starts at Murrisk, about fifteen minutes away. The Great Western Greenway follows the old railway line from Westport to Achill for 42 km and is good on a hired bike.
Find your season.
Golf runs all year, and winter fees are half the summer international rate. Clew Bay is sheltered compared with the open Atlantic coast, but the shore holes still take the westerlies. Reek Sunday, the last Sunday of July, brings thousands of pilgrims to Croagh Patrick and fills the town.
For overseas visitors, summer rates are €120 Monday to Thursday and €140 from Friday to Sunday. Winter rates are €60 on weekdays and €80 at weekends. Golf Ireland members pay from €40. Groups of twelve or more pay society rates from €35.
How do I book a tee time at Westport?
Book through the club’s BRS visitor site, which the club says carries the best rates. Societies use the enquiry form on the website or call +353 98 28262. The club does not publish a handicap requirement.
Is Westport a links course?
No. It is a parkland course on high ground above Clew Bay, but holes 12 to 15 run down to the shore. Its designer, Fred Hawtree, described it as part inland and part seaside.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
