Tralee Golf Club, Tralee, Ireland

Arnold Palmer has delivered a masterpiece out on Barrow Point, the wonderful Tralee Golf Club just northwest of Tralee, a stunning golf course with split personalities. The outstanding front nine lulls you to sleep with stunning views of the pink beaches (featured in the film “Ryan’s Daughter), turquoise sea, and castle ruins, setting you up for the back nine, the single most difficult nine holes of golf we have ever played. Meandering over unspeakable dunes, it delivers the most punishing, exacting, and penalizing series of holes in the British Isles, and is not for the feint of heart, especially the par-3 13th, over Brock’s Hollow, where short is simply not an option! Says Arnie himself, “I may have designed the first nine, but surely God designed the back nine!” The club is one of the best in Ireland for taking caddies, as they are all members of the club. The town of Tralee is an underrated base for the area, as it puts you close to Ballybunion and Dooks, and within easy reach of Ceann Sibeal out in Dingle. But wherever you stay, make sure Tralee is on the schedule!