- 18Holes
- 72Par
- 6Rated tees
About Old Head
Old Head Golf Links is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 72 in Kinsale, Ireland. Eddie Hackett, Ron Kirby, Patrick Merrigan, Joe Carr designed it, and it opened in 1997. Its course map is traced hole by hole; its greens haven't been mapped from lidar yet. The card below lists 6 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
Downmacpatrick Or Oldhead, Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland
+353 21 4778 444
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 390 | 376 | 163 | 415 | 385 | 468 | 158 | 495 | 431 | 3,281 |
| Hcp | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 485 | 184 | 537 | 203 | 411 | 284 | 163 | 575 | 385 | 3,227 |
| Hcp | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
Total72 Yards6,508
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 390 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | 376 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | 163 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 415 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 385 | 12 |
| 6 | 5 | 468 | 18 |
| 7 | 3 | 158 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 495 | 14 |
| 9 | 4 | 431 | 2 |
| Out | 36 | 3,281 | |
| 10 | 5 | 485 | 15 |
| 11 | 3 | 184 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 | 537 | 9 |
| 13 | 3 | 203 | 5 |
| 14 | 4 | 411 | 1 |
| 15 | 4 | 284 | 17 |
| 16 | 3 | 163 | 11 |
| 17 | 5 | 575 | 7 |
| 18 | 4 | 385 | 3 |
| In | 36 | 3,227 | |
| Total | 72 | 6,508 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| black | 7,159 | 72 | 75.3 / 142 |
| blue | 6,860 | 72 | 74.3 / 139 |
| white | 6,508 | 72 | 72.8 / 136 |
| yellow | 5,763 | 72 | 70.3 / 131 |
| red | 5,150 | 72 | 72.8 / 129 |
Hole data is what GolfCore holds for the course's layout. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Kinsale, Ireland, Ireland
- Address
- Downmacpatrick Or Oldhead, Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland
- Phone
- +353 21 4778 444
- Website
- oldhead.com
- Architect
- Eddie Hackett, Ron Kirby, Patrick Merrigan, Joe Carr
- Opened
- 1997
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Tees on the card
- 6, 6 USGA-rated
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-10-26
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Staff at Old Head can claim this course by signing in with an email address at the club's own domain, then edit its address, phone, website and crest at no charge. Read how a club keeps its course right. The same system runs a club's tee sheet and caddie yard; read how caddie management on GolfCore works.