County Louth Golf Club is a links golf course located in the village of

Baltray Baltray (historically ''Ballytra'', from ) is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It sits on the northern shore of the River Boyne estuary. Amenities The village has developed since the latter half of the twentieth century as a d ...

County Louth County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of Meath to the south, Monaghan to the west, Armagh to the north and Down to the ...

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. It is situated approximately 4 miles from the town of

Drogheda Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...

. The Irish Open professional golf tournament which is part of the

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has been held there on two occasions, in 2004 and 2009. The current course was designed in 1938 by

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and is laid out over of land. The 18-hole course par score is 72 with a course length of 7031 yards.

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