13. Ballybunion Old – Top 100 UK and Ireland golf courses 2012

Architect: Tom Simpson Stats: 6,802 yds, par 71, SSS 72 GF: €180 per round Visitor information: Visitors welcome Monday to Friday from April to October - it is advisable to make advance bookings W: ballybuniongolfclub.ie 2010 Ranking: 9 (down 4) Improvements since 2010 Rankings: Course: New tee complexes on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th - work done to the bunkering on the 4th fairway and at the 8th green - new pathways on the 3rd, 8th, 14th, 15th, 18th

Panellists' Comments: "After the first six holes, the course explodes into action with the remaining twelve as good as you will find anywhere"; "Make sure you don't slice the ball at the 7th or 11th holes!"; "You must play here once in your life, a fantastic natural course that you can imagine being constructed over 100 years ago."

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