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The Island Golf Club
This beautiful links course, in splendid isolation on a jutting peninsula, is surrounded by the Irish Sea. Nestling between the highest sand dunes of any links course in Ireland, its rugged beauty cannot fail to impress. Once seen – never forgotten, The Island certainly lives up to its reputation as the best kept golfing secret in Ireland!
The K Club
Ireland’s first Ryder Cup Venue! Designed by Arnold Palmer, the K Club is home to the Smurfit European Open. Ireland’s K Club has two magnificent 18 hole championship golf courses designed by Arnold Palmer, the Palmer and Smurfit courses. The site, overlooking the River Liffey, is set among 700 acres of beautiful Kildare countryside.
Portmarnock Golf Club
Portmarnock is surrounded by water on three sides and laid out in serpentine fashion, with no two successive holes playing in the same direction. It is universally acknowledged as one of the world’s truly great links courses. Its quality and location have made it a splendid venue for some of the game’s great events, from the British Amateur Championship of 1949, to the Canada Cup in 1960, quite apart from the 1991 Walker cup and 12 stagings of the revived Irish Open.
Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links
Like Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links is a superb links course, essentially fashioned from the same dune land as Portmarnock, it deserves its growing international reputation. Designed by Bernhardt Langer, this east course links course has the fastest growing reputation in Links golf in Europe. A Par71 6,686 yard course that has typical Langer touches with all greens protected by rolling fairways and aprons on approach.
Baltray Golf Club
Once described by a local journalist as a “natural unspoilt seaside territory with towering sand hills, murderous rough, and a rating of long holes that call for powerful hitting”. A Par 73 with 5 Par 5’s! This course hosted the Nissan Irish Open in 2004.
Royal Dublin Golf Club
A definite inclusion in the list of great Irish links courses, Royal Dublin is Ireland’s second oldest golf club and possesses a history to match. Different to most links courses, Royal Dublin is laid out almost entirely on flat land but still represents as formidable a links test as you are likely to encounter.
Carton House Golf Club
Designed by Mark O’Meara & Colin Montgomerie, these two championship courses could not be any different in layout, but are both tremendous golfing experiences. The Mark O’Meara Parkland is 7,006 yards Par72, while the Montgomerie Inland Links measures 7,310 yards in Par72. Incredible to have two outstanding golfing treasures on the same stretch of land.
Mount Juliet Golf Club
Due to the quality of the course, Mount Juliet enjoyed a meteoric rise to international recognition, hosting the first of three successive Irish Open Golf Championships in 1993. Following a hardly-needed green redevelopment plan, Mount Juliet hosted the WGC American Express Championship in 2002 – a fitting reward for a fantastic golf course. Designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus, this 7,112 yard Par 72 Parkland is amongst the best inland courses in the world.
European Club
The combination of rugged dunes, deep bunkers, sea breezes and large undulating greens, calls on the golfer to display strength of character, and to think about every single shot. The European Club is a ‘must play’ course. This relative newcomer to the Irish golf scene (founded in 1993) is ranked alongside the great Irish links of Ballybunion and Royal County Down.
Druids Glen Golf Club
Druids Glen played host to the Irish Open Golf Championship from 1996 to 1999 and was voted European Golf Course of the year in 2000 at the prestigious Hertz International Travel Awards. Referred to as the “Augusta of Europe”, and nestling between the Irish Sea and the Wicklow Mountains in an area known as the “Garden of Ireland” due to its impressive beauty, Druids Glen is both technically demanding and visually appealing.
Faithlegg Golf Club
Faithlegg Golf Club Situated on 200-acres in the heart of Ireland’s sunny South East, Faithlegg is the perfect inclusion as part of any golfing itinerary in the region. At a championship yardage of 6,674, distance is rarely the main problem in negotiating a good score at Faithlegg. The perils of the course lie more in its clever layout and slick contoured greens.
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Lahinch Golf Club
The features of this great links course are carved out of the natural terrain. The Old course has been the home to the West of Ireland Championship since 1895. Set right on the Atlantic coastline, Lahinch is exposed to the ocean through all her moods and has been molded and shaped over the centuries by nature’s harsh elements and an occasional touch of human genius. Formed in 1893, Lahinch’s undulating fairways and rolling greens measure a challenging 6,700 yards of true links golf.
Dromoland Golf and Country Club
Dromoland is much more than just a golf club; visitors are free to avail of the many leisure facilities including gymnasium, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room. The golf course is set within an estate of rich woodland around a huge natural lake and offers extensive views of the beautifully restored Dromoland Castle. Over the latter holes, expansive landscape views of the River Shannon complement the challenge offered by the golf course, while the River Rine also gently meanders its way through the estate.
Waterville Golf Club
Jutting out into the wild Atlantic Ocean, with the 10th hole named ‘The Monster’, it’s no wonder that Waterville is considered one of the finest and most challenging Links courses not only in Ireland, but the world. Waterville has enjoyed great popularity and has hosted some of the world’s leading professionals from Faldo and Floyd to Stewart, O’Meara and Woods, all of whom have been captivated by the course. In almost continuous winds, this Par 72 and 7,725 yard treasure is a must for all golf enthusiasts.
Ceann Sibeal (Dingle) Golf Club
Every hole on the magnificent links at Ceann Sibeal has been carved from the natural landscape of one of the most remote and unspoiled parts of Ireland. Located on the Dingle Peninsula, Ceann Sibeal, or Dingle Golf Club as it’s also known, is the most westerly golf course in Ireland and for that matter, Europe. The course is certainly the best-kept golfing secret in Kerry but at 6,690 yards in length, Ceann Sibeal is one of Ireland’s truly traditional championship links courses and is a real test of golf.
Old Head Golf Club
The Old Head Golf Links is quite simply one of the most remarkable developments ever conceived in the history of golf! The course rises hundreds of feet above dramatic cliffs, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on all sides and commanding the most spectacular views from almost every part. The nearby village of Kinsale is also renowned for its incredible culinary offerings and of course exceptional hospitality. Bring your camera as this round of golf will be hard to articulate to your friends and family back home.
Ballybunion Old and Cashen Golf Club
The old course is world famous and constantly rated amongst the worlds top ten. Designed by Tom Watson and Mother Nature, this awe-inspiring 6,638 yards links is a true test of golf. The newer Cashen course, designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, is also a gem and very demanding. Ballybunion will not fail to meet your expectations.
Doonbeg Golf Club
The course, designed by Greg Norman, was opened in July 2002. The course is located along a stretch of crescent-shaped beach and dunes, with the ocean visible from most holes. Measuring 6,818 yards, the links is a splendid experience for golf enthusiasts.
Adare Manor Golf Club
Set on 230 lush acres of the Adare Manor Estate, Adare Golf Club was designed by legendary golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones Sr. and offers a magnificent parkland layout. Adare provides a welcome respite from the different demands of links golf.
Tralee Golf Club
While it always boasted a magnificent setting, with the course settling down and the greens thriving over time, Tralee has now joined the elite group of Irish links. With views of the Atlantic and white sandy beaches from almost every hole. Tralee is one of those courses where it is difficult to concentrate on your game due to the breathtaking nature of the scenery but you will nevertheless note that the course offers countless superb holes.
Fota Golf Club
Fota Island had the honor of hosting the Murphy’s Irish Open in 2001 & 2002. Fota Island sits tranquilly in Cork Harbor, just a short drive from Cork City, which is Ireland’s second largest city. At 6,927 yards, this Par 71 parkland course is always in immaculate condition year round.
Killarney Golf Club
Situated in area known as “Heaven’s Reflex”, due to its outstanding beauty, Killarney Golf Club comprises three top class parkland layouts: the Killeen Course, Mahony’s Point and most recently, Lackabane. However, it is the Killeen Course (closely followed by Mahony’s Point) that is perceived to be the jewel in the Killarney golfing crown. Nestled amidst the splendor of the Lakes of Killarney in the shadow of the majestic Macgillycuddy’s Reeks mountain range, the Killeen Course is consistently rated amongst the world’s top courses.
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Carne (Belmullet) Golf Club
The Carne links at Belmullet is in the late Eddie Hackett’s swan song. The course is set in splendid isolation along the Atlantic coast of County Mayo. The 6,700 yards Par 72 links is NOT an out and back affair. The holes snake up and down the dunes in all directions. A trip to Irelands beautiful west coast would not be complete without a game at Carne.
Connemara Golf Club
This awesomely picturesque 72 Par course with breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean was designed by Eddie Hackett and measures over 7,000 yards. Wind and rainbows are the specialty of the house at this 27 hole course. This traditional links course can expect any type of weather during the round.
Enniscrone Golf Club
The most beautiful beach in Ireland, the Moy Estuary and the Atlantic Ocean, all encompassed by the backdrop of the Nephin and Ox Mountains are what welcome you at this magnificent links course. An idyllic haven for a truly wonderful test of golf.
Rosses Point Golf Club
Rosses Point has been the home to the West Of Ireland Championships since 1923 and has such notable former champions as Des Smyth and Padraig Harrington. Established in 1894, the Par 71 6,609 yard links has tested the skills of such golfing legends as Walter Hagen, Bobby Locke, Henry Cotton, Tom Watson, Nick Faldo and Darren Clarke who all spoke very highly of this excellent track.
Rosapenna Golf Club
This championship links course is set in North west Donegal. The front nine holes are played along a majestic stretch of beach & have many large sand hills, while the back nine loops around a large bluff with a lot of inland characteristics.
Donegal (Murvagh) Golf Club
Darren Clarke described Donegal Murvagh as “one of my favorite courses in the world”. High endorsement! (the text doesn’t finish) In the past the course has hosted the Irish Ladies Close Championship (1979), and more recently in 2003 the Men’s Irish Close Championship.
Galway Bay Golf Club
Located out on the picturesque Renville Peninsula, the golf course is literally peppered with historic remains, including the mystical Rathnapours ring fort, an ancient fairy fort and ruins dating back to the 16th century. Measuring over 7,000 yards from the championship stakes, it is difficult to single out any one hole for special mention. However, Gary Player once described the 178 yard 13th hole as one of the finest par 3’s he has ever seen or played.
Ballyiffin Old and Glashedy Golf Club
Ballyliffin is Ireland’s most northerly golf course, located off Tulagh Point on the Atlantic edge of the Inishowen Penisula. The Old is a classic links with fairways that roll and pitch through wild dunes. This is golf links at its most traditional. Ballyliffin is often described as “the Ballybunion of the North” and this newer Glashedy Links provides a roller-coaster tour of this remarkable lunar-like landscape. A Par 72, it measures over 7200 yards.
Castle Dargan Golf Hotel
Castle Dargan is a 200-acre manor on the outskirts of Sligo with a rich and romantic heritage. The golf course on the estate has been designed by European Ryder Cup hero Darren Clarke. His eighteen holes have embraced the wonderful rolling lands of the estate, its old stone walls and the romantic shores of Lough Dargan. “Castle Dargan reflects everything I love about the game. It’s a club I am proud to be part of” Darren Clarke.
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Royal Belfast Golf Club
One of only four Irish golf clubs with a “Royal” prefix, this Parkland course holds the distinction of being the oldest golf club in Ireland. Royal Belfast provides a stern golfing challenge and offers one of the most beautiful settings of any Irish golf course, with its unrivalled views of Belfast Lough and the Antrim plateau beyond. This course is considered one of the finest parkland courses in Ireland.
Malone Golf Club
Founded in 1895 and located only five miles from Belfast City, Malone stands in an attractive wooded parkland estate of some 270 acres, the centerpiece of which is a magnificent 27-acre natural lake. Characterized by flowering shrubs, tree-lined fairways and a large lake, dominating the back-nine holes, rest assured that Malone offers a superb challenge where, incidentally, Tony Jacklin won his first professional tournament here in 1966 on the 6,599 yards championship course.
Royal County Down Golf Club
Royal County Down is truly one of the world’s finest links golf courses. It was designed by the legendary ‘Old Tom Morris’ in 1889. This magnificent links course is renowned for both its beauty and arguably its challenging layout. The stats of 7,000 yards over a Par 71 can lend to that argument. Unlike many of the great natural links courses, Royal County Down doesn’t have the traditional out and back layout; rather there are two distinct loops of nine holes. The outward half is closer to the sea, more sandy in nature and offers consistently larger dunes than on the homeward loop.
Royal Portrush Golf Club
Known as the County Club when first formed in May 1888, it became the Royal County Club in 1892 and finally, Royal Portrush Golf Club in 1895, with the Prince of Wales as patron. Today, Royal Portrush offers two fine links courses and while the Dunluce Course will always be regarded as the championship links, the slightly shorter Valley Course also represents a serious test of links golf prowess.
Castlerock Golf Club
Founded in April 1901, the formal opening of the new eighteen holes took place in July 1909. Comprising a mixture of inland and links holes, a round at Castlerock will test every department of your game. Situated on the Causeway Coast, this 6,713 yard course is a wonderful challenge.
Portstewart Golf Club
While the jewel in the Portstewart crown is undoubtedly the Strand Course, visitors may also choose from the Par-64 Old Course and the nine-hole Riverside Course. As with many Irish links courses, Portstewart boasts a long history. While the origins of golf in the area date from 1889, the club was not founded until 1894. Such was the interest in the game; the club was forced to move from their original nine-hole layout to a larger site at the opposite end of the town.