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A Golfers Paradise
Set amidst the celebrated beauty of west of Ireland landscape on the fringe of Connemara, and enjoying commanding views of Galway Bay, the Burren, the Aran Islands and rugged hinterlands, Bearna Golf course is already being hailed as one of Ireland's finest.
More than 100 hectares of unique countryside has resulted in generously proportioned fairways, many elevated tee-boxes, and some splendid carries. Water comes into play at thirteen of the eighteen holes, each one boasting unique features and which together test the golfers total repertoire of skills. The final four holes especially provide a spectacular finish to a satisfying and memorable experience.
The Club's motto is "Fáilte agus Ceol na Fuiseoige leat" which means "Welcome, and may the lark-song accompany you" and is intended to signal the tranquillity and reception which awaits the visitor on every fairway. The skylark's trill, the seagull's cry, the scampering of the hare into the deep rough, the startled flap of the wild duck feeding in stream or lakelet, and the jumping of wild trout in Lough Inch or The Forbidden Lake are just some things which vie with the golf-ball for attention, and bring the player into a more intimate relationship with nature and self.
A Golfer's Paradise
The Holes in Metres
| Hole | Blue | White | Yellow | Green | Par | Index | The Holes | Par | Index | Red |
| 1 | 388 | 375 | 360 | 340 | 4 | 3 | Corr Buaille (The knoll of the Milking Place |
4 | 3 | 324 |
| 2 | 450 | 403 | 368 | 355 | 5 | 17 | Iomairí an Ghorta (The Famine Ridges) |
4 | 13 | 269 |
| 3 | 356 | 345 | 320 | 300 | 4 | 11 | Cloch na Cinniúna (The Stone of Destiny) |
4 | 5 | 322 |
| 4 | 350 | 340 | 295 | 280 | 4 | 5 | Loch na mBreac (The Lake of the Fish) |
4 | 1 | 299 |
| 5 | 196 | 175 | 166 | 152 | 3 | 9 | Na Ceannacháin (The Bog Cotton) |
3 | 17 | 137 |
| 6 | 405 | 345 | 295 | 269 | 4 | 1 | Sean-Bhóthar na Móna (The Old Bog Road) |
4 | 7 | 268 |
| 7 | 510 | 470 | 400 | 365 | 5 | 13 | Siúlóid Fhada (A Long Walk) |
5 | 11 | 374 |
| 8 | 180 | 168 | 162 | 155 | 3 | 15 | Cumar na nUiscí (The Meeting of the Waters) |
3 | 15 | 129 |
| 9 | 402 | 365 | 357 | 315 | 4 | 7 | Na Siáin (The Fairy Hills) |
4 | 9 | 304 |
| Out | 3237 | 2986 | 2723 | 2531 | 36 | 35 | 2426 | |||
| Space Here |
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| 10 | 362 | 315 | 305 | 290 | 4 | 4 | Machaire na nGiorriacha (The Plain of the Hares) |
4 | 6 | 283 |
| 11 | 350 | 328 | 300 | 255 | 4 | 6 | Ionnsaí na hInse (The attack on Lough Inch) |
4 | 4 | 262 |
| 12 | 450 | 440 | 396 | 395 | 5 | 12 | Eanach na bhFaoileán (The Marshland of the Seagulls) |
5 | 12 | 306 |
| 13 | 120 | 115 | 110 | 105 | 3 | 18 | Loch Toirmeasctha (The Forbidden Lake) |
3 | 18 | 100 |
| 14 | 330 | 305 | 275 | 248 | 4 | 14 | An Léana Draíochta (The Enchanted Fairway) |
4 | 14 | 252 |
| 15 | 345 | 338 | 312 | 290 | 4 | 8 | An Tulán Cleasach (The Mischievous Mound) |
4 | 10 | 274 |
| 16 | 350 | 336 | 326 | 312 | 4 | 2 | Na Péinní Siosarnacha (The Whispering Pines) |
4 | 2 | 313 |
| 17 | 460 | 425 | 400 | 366 | 5 | 16 | Mullach na Mallacht (The Ridge of the Curses) |
4 | 8 | 358 |
| 18 | 170 | 158 | 136 | 125 | 3 | 10 | Ladhar na Bó Bradaí (The High Ground of the Thieving Cow, Between two Valleys) |
3 | 16 | 110 |
| In | 2937 | 2986 | 2540 | 2386 | 36 | 35 | 2258 | |||
| TOTAL | 6174 | 5746 | 5263 | 4917 | 72 | 70 | 4684 | |||
| Space Here |
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| SSS | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 70 |
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