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Bearna Golf Club occupies roughly 250 acres of Connemara moorland west of Galway. J. 'Bobby' Browne, a golf professional and course architect.
The club describes a course of approximately 6,900 yards, with water affecting 13 holes. Browne's design uses generous fairways, elevated teeing grounds, substantial carries and large greens, while incorporating the terrain shaped by ancient glacial movement. The course's identity also draws on local language, folklore, flora and social history: its hole names were selected around those themes rather than generic golf terminology.
The course is an 18-hole parkland golf course. Designed by R.J. 'Bobby' Browne, the course originally opened in 1991. It is open to the public. On-site facilities include Clubhouse, Pro shop, Practice facilities, Restaurant, Full Membership, Junior Membership.
Construction began in October 1991 on roughly 250 acres of Connemara moorland. R.J. 'Bobby' Browne was selected as designer and worked with a site whose physical character had been shaped by glacial activity thousands of years earlier.
Browne retained and incorporated the site's natural features. The finished course uses elevated tees, generous fairways, significant carries, large greens and water on numerous holes rather than imposing a uniform parkland character on the moorland.
The unusual naming of the holes received specific attention from Today's Golfer in the 1990s for its use of local character and history.
Bearna continues to operate as an 18-hole Connemara course near Galway, retaining the landscape and cultural references established during its original development.
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