Apart from the splendour of its location, Lahinch has gained worldwide recognition through its charming idiosyncrasies.

First amongst them being the goats whose outline adorns the club's crest and who act as Met-Men for all on the course. Local legend claims that if the weather is fine the goats graze happily out on the dunes, but when they sense rain approaching , they seek shelter in the shade of the clubhouse. And who would dare to disagree with them!

Then there is the Klondyke (5th) and Dell (6th), amongst the most famous holes in Irish golf. The Klondyke (5th), a par five, features a drive into a scenic valley from where one is expected to play a completely blind second shot over (hopefully) a monstrous sand dune to a gently rolling green some 200 yards further on.

The Dell (6th), a par three, is one of the most photographed and controversial holes in golf. One loves it or despises it but must always admire it. The green nestles between two steep sand dunes, front and back, and is completely blind from the tee. To guide the golfer a white stone is moved along the face of the fronting hill to indicate the current pin position. Here, the result of one's tee shot is very much in the lap of the golfing gods.