About the course
Portmarnock Golf Club is situated on its own sandy peninsula, approximately two miles long and covering approximately 500 acres. In 1893, William Pickeman, a Scottish insurance broker, and his friend George Ross sailed across the sea from Sutton to the peninsula and immediately realised it was prime golfing terrain. At that time, the peninsula could only be reached safely by boat.
The land was owned by the famous distiller John Jameson and from about 1850 it served as Jameson’s private golf course. Nine ‘proper’ holes were opened in 1894, with Scotsman Mungo Park (winner of the 1874 Open Championship at Musselburgh Old) directing the course design and becoming Portmarnock’s first professional. Two years later another Scot, George Coburn, expanded the course to eighteen holes. Pickeman was the driving force behind the early days of Portmarnock and went on to design other courses in Ireland.
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| Wolrd ranking | 44 |
| Architect | William Pickeman |
| Year of foundation | 1894 |
| Par Course | 72 |
| Number of holes | 18 |
