Mallow is an 18-hole, par 72 parkland course in the Blackwater Valley, north Cork — 6,493 yards from the blue tees (white 6,234, yellow 6,027, red 5,301), open 8am to dusk every day and about 30 minutes from Cork city.
The course at Mallow Golf Club was laid out by J. D. Harris on rolling parkland at Ballyellis, just outside Mallow town. Mature trees line most of the fairways, the ground rises and falls throughout the round, and several holes take their names from the hills and landmarks of north Cork — Galtymore, Ballyhoura, Mushera and Mount Hillary among them.
It is a genuine test from the blue tees — the 454-yard 7th, Galtymore, is stroke index 1 and the 12th, The Beeches, runs to 553 yards — yet it stays playable for every handicap from the forward tees. The greens are regarded as among the best in Munster, and the five par threes, from the 125-yard 16th (The Quarry) to the 192-yard closing hole, Avondhu, are a real strength of the layout.
Tee lengths: Blue 6,493 yds · White 6,234 · Yellow 6,027 · Red 5,301 yds. Par 72 from every tee (out 37, in 35).
Warm up before your round on the putting green beside the clubhouse, work on chipping and bunker play in the short-game practice area, and hit full shots on the long-game practice ground. Members and visiting golfers with a booked tee time are welcome to use the practice areas before they play.
Lessons with Head PGA Professional Graham Conway, custom fitting, repairs and regripping, and club and trolley hire are all arranged through the pro shop (ext 2), open seven days a week.
Every hole has its own guide page with a description, yardages from each tee and a video.
Yardages shown as yards / metres. Click any hole to see its description and video.
| Hole | Blue (yd/m)B | White (yd/m)W | Yellow (yd/m)Y | Par | IndexSI | Red (yd/m)R | Ladies ParLP | Ladies IndexLSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Magh Ealla | 398 / 364 | 393 / 359 | 382 / 349 | 4 | 9 | 347 / 317 | 4 | 9 |
| 2Boithrin | 187 / 171 | 178 / 163 | 171 / 156 | 3 | 11 | 148 / 135 | 3 | 15 |
| 3Ballyellis | 490 / 448 | 477 / 436 | 463 / 423 | 5 | 15 | 427 / 390 | 5 | 7 |
| 4Lavally | 127 / 116 | 122 / 112 | 109 / 100 | 3 | 17 | 109 / 100 | 3 | 17 |
| 5Lisheen | 374 / 342 | 371 / 339 | 360 / 329 | 4 | 3 | 328 / 300 | 4 | 5 |
| 6Tree Sisters | 542 / 496 | 482 / 441 | 457 / 418 | 5 | 5 | 337 / 308 | 4 | 1 |
| 7Galtymore | 454 / 415 | 428 / 391 | 416 / 380 | 4 | 1 | 327 / 299 | 4 | 11 |
| 8The Pike | 481 / 440 | 472 / 432 | 447 / 409 | 5 | 13 | 434 / 397 | 5 | 3 |
| 9Montgomery | 371 / 339 | 362 / 331 | 352 / 322 | 4 | 7 | 296 / 271 | 4 | 13 |
| OUT | 3424 / 3131 | 3285 / 3004 | 3156 / 2886 | 37 | – | 2753 / 2517 | 37 | – |
| 10Ballyhoura | 440 / 402 | 413 / 378 | 404 / 369 | 4 | 4 | 404 / 369 | 4/5 | 14 |
| 11Leaba Chailli | 168 / 154 | 157 / 144 | 144 / 132 | 3 | 12 | 132 / 121 | 3 | 10 |
| 12The Beeches | 553 / 506 | 535 / 489 | 528 / 483 | 5 | 6 | 444 / 406 | 5 | 4 |
| 13Mushera | 410 / 375 | 388 / 355 | 375 / 343 | 4 | 2 | 328 / 300 | 4 | 2 |
| 14Knoppogue | 312 / 285 | 293 / 268 | 287 / 262 | 4 | 16 | 279 / 255 | 4 | 8 |
| 15Mt Hillary | 385 / 352 | 379 / 347 | 374 / 342 | 4 | 8 | 293 / 268 | 4 | 16 |
| 16The Quarry | 125 / 114 | 115 / 105 | 103 / 94 | 3 | 18 | 101 / 92 | 3 | 18 |
| 17Bearforest | 483 / 442 | 480 / 439 | 477 / 436 | 5 | 14 | 417 / 381 | 5 | 6 |
| 18Avondhu | 192 / 176 | 187 / 171 | 179 / 164 | 3 | 10 | 151 / 138 | 3 | 12 |
| IN | 3069 / 2806 | 2948 / 2696 | 2871 / 2625 | 35 | – | 2548 / 2330 | 35 | – |
| TOTAL | 6493 / 5937 | 6234 / 5700 | 6027 / 5511 | 72 | – | 5301 / 4847 | 72 | – |
Visitors are welcome seven days a week and societies Monday to Friday and at weekends from March to October. Book online or call the pro shop.
Visitor informationCustom fitting and great value across all major brands. Play better with the right length, lie, shaft flex, grip and head design for your game.
Visit pro shopBar and restaurant after your round, a snooker room, and a balcony looking down over the 18th green.
See clubhouse