Golf Courses:

Beaufort Golf Club is a superb 18 hole parkland championship golf course located just 10 minutes from Killarney Town on the Ring of Kerry road. It is a spectacular course in stunning surroundings and is enjoyable for all standards of golfers.

Beaufort Golf Course is part of the Churchtown Estate, the centre piece of which is the Georgian house built in 1740 by Sir Roland Blennerhassett. The estate was bought in 1860 by James MacGillycuddy Magill who turned it into one of the largest dairy farms of its time in the Southwest region and remained that until recent times. James’s grandson and great grandsons closed the farm in the early nineties and with the help of golf architect Arthur Spring, developed Beaufort Golf Course which was officially opened in 1995.

The golf course was sold to in 2006 and the new owners then redeveloped it into one of the finest parkland courses in the southwest region. The ruins of 15th century Castle Core standing beside the 15th green was designed as a square tower house. Castle Core (Castle of the round hill) was built circa 1480 by the MacGillycuddy’s, a branch of the O’Sullivan Mo’r clan. Fearing that it would have been taken by the English forces Donagh MacGillycuddy burnt the castle in 1641 but restored it in 1660. Donagh went on to become High Sheriff of Kerry in 1687. The castle was abandoned by Donagh’s son Denis in 1696 when he married into the Blennerhasset family in nearby Killorglin Castle. The stone of Castle Core was taken to build the Georgian house which is currently on the grounds of Beaufort Golf Club.

From Killarney: head west and follow the road signs for Killorglin and the Ring of Kerry. Approximately 4 miles (7 Kilometres) along this road take a left hand turn for Beaufort Village. Cross Beaufort Bridge and take the next right turn into Beaufort Village. Continue straight along this road for approximately 2 miles until you see the sign for Beaufort Golf Club on your left.

Airports
Beaufort to Kerry Airport- 25mins – (25kms)
Beaufort to Cork Airport- 1hr 30 mins – (100kms)
Beaufort to Shannon Airport – 2 hrs – (144 kms)
Beaufort to Dublin Airport – 4hrs 30mins – (324 kms)

Ferry Port
Beaufort to Cork – 1hr 30 mins – (100kms)
Beaufort to Rosslare – 4 hrs – (277kms)