Ireland
Dunes and the Atlantic
Where dramatic coastline meets golf that was mostly found rather than built. The southwest and the northwest are two different trips — pick one.
Ireland's great links sit at the ends of long roads, which is exactly why they feel the way they do. A southwest week runs Kerry to Clare with Ballybunion and Lahinch as anchors; the northwest trades some name recognition for duneland as raw as anywhere in the world. Either way, the pub after counts as part of the itinerary.
Courses we book here
$ to $$$$ · more on requestBallybunion Old Course
SouthwestThe dunes made these holes, not the other way around. The ocean supplies the soundtrack.
Lahinch Golf Club
SouthwestRaw dune golf, a surfing village at the gates, and goats tottering about the property.
Waterville Golf Links
SouthwestChampionship links on the Ring of Kerry with a run of dramatic Atlantic holes.
Tralee Golf Club
SouthwestClifftop holes and mountain views on the Dingle Peninsula. Quintessentially Irish.
Dooks Golf Club
SouthwestCharm over challenge, with mountain and sea views doing the heavy lifting.
Doonbeg Golf Club
SouthwestNorman through massive Atlantic dunes. Spectacular, occasionally overwhelming, never dull.
Old Head Golf Links
SouthwestA clifftop headland in the Atlantic. Golf as spectacle, and worth the round for it.
Carne
North & NorthwestHackett carved this through Ireland's wildest duneland. Authenticity over amenities.
County Sligo
North & NorthwestPlayed beneath Benbulben. Colt with spectacular raw material to work from.
Rosapenna
North & NorthwestThree courses on one peninsula, each with a different view of what links golf is.
Enniscrone
North & NorthwestBig dunes on the Atlantic coast, now among the best-conditioned links in the region.
Portmarnock
DublinIreland's premier championship links, on a peninsula north of the city.
The Island Golf Club
DublinNarrow fairways through tall dunes, twenty minutes from the airport.
County Louth (Baltray)
EastSimpson at his most natural. Bunkering and greens that reward precision without shouting.
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