Unquestionably one of Britain’s greatest and most spectacular links courses with superb views and a very natural design. Designed by H.S. Colt and founded in 1894, Rye is steeped in history and tradition and is also one of the most exclusive courses in Britain, making a round of golf here a rare pleasure. (Back Tees 6,308…
Eighteen hole parkland course rolls gently to the shores of Belfast Lough. The course is very picturesque with many mature trees and many carefully placed bunkers. The greens are undulating and generally run towards the sea. A very pleasant course that presents a challenge to any handicap golfer. (Back Tees 6,603 Yards / Par 70)
Lough Erne opened in County Fermanagh, North West Ireland, in October 2007. It is set on a 600 acre peninsula nestled in between Lower Lough Erne and Castle Hume Lough. Lough Erne Resort has 2 Championship Golf Courses, including The Faldo Course, voted one of the Best New Courses in the World by Golf Magazine. The…
One of Ireland’s most famous of links golf courses and the only club in Ireland to have hosted the British Open. Royal Portrush Dunluce course is laid out in a marvelous stretch of golfing country. Through a tangle of sand hills the course threads, its way, with the sweeping contours of dunes, lending infinite variety…
Portstewart Strand A difficult, but open links course giving magnificent views especially from the 1st, 5th and 12th tees. Host to events such as the Irish Professionals and the Irish Amateur Championships. (Back Tees 7,004 Yards / Par 72) Portstewart Riverside Running from the Clubhouse down to and along the River Bann, the Riverside Course…
A true links course whose main feature is the 4th hole with a burn on the left and a railway on the right. The club claims the best greens in Ireland twelve months of the year. Castlerock can sometimes be underestimated, or not appreciated for the magnificent links course that it is. There are also…
A seaside course with superb views over St. Johns Point, Killough Harbour and the Mountains of Mourne. The 2nd hole is played over a gaping gorge to an elevated green. The 11th hole is played from an elevated tee looking down to Coney Island. A memorable golf day is sure to be had (Back Tees…
Crail Balcomie Course The seventh oldest golf club in the world, The Crail Golfing Society is one of even fewer possessing a complete set of minutes from its inception. Located eleven miles south east of St. Andrews, Crail Balcomie Course is a classic links with some parkland. The course follows a magnificent coastline with every…
Although it does not have the history of Ballybunion and Lahinch, this majestic links course perched on Ballinskelligs Bay has become accepted as one of the finest courses of its kind anywhere in the world. Long but not hilly, it is enjoyable to walk, with spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean and Kerry Mountains. Each…
Greg Norman was commissioned to design this course, and every care was taken to consider the preservation of the delicate ecosystem that exists around the dunes when designing the course. On first visit to the site of the course in Doonbeg, Norman remarked that “the site was made by God for playing golf. Redesigned from…
This Arnold Palmer designed course, the first in Europe, is set amidst the beautiful scenery associated with the Kerry region. This challenging course starts with a relatively flat front nine, set on the cliff tops; the second nine by contrast are built on and about the noteworthy dunes. (Back Tees 6,991 Yards / Par 72) Photos…
St Andrews Castle Course St Andrews Castle Course is located 2 miles outside of St Andrews, occupying a majestic cliff-top setting, which has been converted from a flat potato farm into a roller coaster ride of gargantuan proportions. David McLay Kidd, the young Scotsman responsible for Bandon Dunes, deserves all of the credit for creating…
Old Head incorporates a total of eighteen holes, nine of which play alongside the cliff tops, providing an exhilarating test of golf and concentration for players of all standards and categories. The vagaries of the Atlantic winds will ensure that the course provides a fresh challenge each day. (Back Tees 6,650 Yards / Par 72)
Monifieth Medal Course Monifieth Medal Course has been sitting only six miles down the road from Carnoustie since 1845. Sharing the same unprotected, wide-open spaces and the identical and no less predictable wind that can howl in from the Firth of Forth. The Medal Course at Monifieth is an unforgiving unknown and one of the best…
The Golf House Club, Elie Golf Course The first golf club was formed here back in 1832 and the course itself has evolved over several centuries on natural links land. It is famed for its unique periscope by the first tee and for the fact that it was here that James Braid fashioned many of…
It would appear that golf was first played at Fota Island as far back as the 1800’s. In 1993, a new course was developed at Fota Island, designed by Irish Ryder Cup star Christy O’Connor Jr. and twice English Amateur Champion Peter McEvoy. The woodlands are cleverly woven into a challenging 72 par course, which…
Killarney Killeen Golf has been played here – in majestic surroundings amidst the famous Lakes of Killarney – since the 19th century, hence the oft-heard referral to its being a “golfer’s dream”. Among the better holes on the Killeen parkland course are the 1st which follows the curve of Lough Leane’s shore, the stunning par…
Lahinch is steeped in history and the features of this famous course are carved out of natural terrain. The Old Course is the permanent home of the South of Ireland Open Amateur Championship (first played in 1895). This course also regularly hosts the Irish National Amateur and Professional Championships. (Back Tees 6,696 Yards / Par 72)
Nairn Championship Course Nairn Championship Course is very much a traditional Scottish links with the opening holes stretching out along the shoreline. The course is a fine test of golf for the amateur golfer and professional golfer alike along with beautiful greens and a spectacular backdrop. The club has been the host to the Walker…
In existence since 1961, our course was designed by the renowned golf architect Mr. Brook L. Wigginton. In 2003, the par 72 Dromoland Castle Golf & Country Club championship parkland course was carefully redesigned and updated by world class architect Ron Kirby and Irish golfing legend J.B.Carr. Deceivingly attractive to look at, but with teeth that…