Seapoint Golf Links in Ireland has announced a €7 million redevelopment plan with three-time Major champion Pádraig Harrington set to play a central role in the course redesign.
The investment, which was announced by owners Genesis Links Ltd, will bring major changes to the 220-acre links property near Drogheda.
Harrington will collaborate on the redesign with Giulia Ferroni of Leeds Golf Design, a protégé of leading golf course architect Martin Hawtree, while Roddy Carr will bring his extensive international golf development experience to the project.
The plans include four completely new holes, seven new green complexes, major alterations elsewhere on the course, redesigned and repositioned bunkering, natural sand areas and substantial upgrades to both the irrigation system and practice facilities.
The objective is to create greater consistency between Seapoint’s existing two nine-hole loops while making fuller use of the natural linksland available across the site.
The latest commitment follows more than €2 million already invested by Genesis Links since its acquisition of Seapoint in 2021, covering improvements to both the golf course and clubhouse. During that period, the club has also developed its profile as an event venue, hosting four major international tournaments, including the OFX Irish Legends and the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship.
“This is a major investment in the long-term future of Seapoint and in the potential of an exceptional piece of linksland,” said Marty Carr of Genesis Links Limited. “Our ambition is to create a golf course that is more distinctive, more enjoyable and better equipped for the future, while building on the character and qualities that members value about Seapoint today. The scale of the investment reflects our confidence in Seapoint and in County Louth as one of Ireland’s outstanding golf destinations.”
For Harrington, the project represents a notable new chapter in his career, with Seapoint becoming his first full 18-hole golf course design project.
“I’m hugely excited that Seapoint will be my first 18-hole golf course design project,” he said. “I’ve known the course for many years, and it provides a tremendous natural setting, so having the opportunity to help shape its next chapter is very special to me.”
“There is enormous potential here. Our ambition is to create something distinctive and memorable that members will love playing regularly, while also offering the quality and challenge of a leading links course.”
The scale of the redevelopment will require Seapoint to close from early January 2027. Subject to weather and the successful grow-in of the new playing areas, the course is expected to reopen in spring 2028.