Situated two miles west of Galway at Glenlo Abbey Hotel, the exclusive five-star hotel in a secluded serene area of Galway. The Glenlo course has twin, interconnected greens which facilitate 9 and 18 hole play. The 4th hole features a green which is surrounded on three sides by the River Corrib. Golf Mara Anach Mheain, Lettermore. This is a short challenging course.
Golfers have to think and place every shot.
If this type of concentration is your forte then this is probably the course for you. Note the sea comes into play on 6 holes which tends to make the game that bit more interesting. Declan Cunningham PGA professional. The Golfing Union of Ireland, which was founded in 1891, is the oldest Golf Union in the world. The nine original clubs, which formed the Union, were located in Ulster but golf in Ireland at the time of establishment of the Union was not confined to that province.