A perfect setting for a championship course could not be imagined, even in a country that seems to have been designed by nature for the game of golf. The natural lie of the land has been used to fashion this, Ireland’s first island golf course – every existing hillock, slope and tree plays its part….
The Island Golf Club was among the first twelve Golf Clubs to be founded in Ireland. Enveloped on three sides by the sea, this is a naturally true links course. The 1st, 3rd and 7th are probably the best holes on the outward nine but the most spectacular are to be found on the inward…
The Heritage Bellesteros, a 72 par Championship golf course in Ireland, designed by Seve Ballesteros and Jeff Howes Golf Design is set in the beautiful rolling countryside of Co. Laois, just one hour from Dublin. 5 lakes and a stream meander through the course and brings water into play on 10 holes. 98 beautifully shaped bunkers…
This links style course is designed in the old traditional design resembling St. Andrews. The fine fescue grasses provide excellent greens and fairways while a wandering wind provides and often adds that extra hazard. Fine sand bunkers, close lies and subtle traps, are all extraordinary features of Royal Dublin. (Back Tees 7,269 Yards / Par 72)
One of Ireland’s newer championship links. Designed by Masters champion, Bernhard Langer, this magnificent site was chosen to be his first design of many. Opened in 1995, the perceptive planning provides all the necessary ingredients for the links purist. You will enjoy your round at this former stop on the PGA European Tour. (Back Tees 6,444…
Host to some of the greatest tournaments in golf, including the Walker Cup , Canada Cup (World Cup), Portmarnock Championship has hosted the Irish Open on 19 occasions, beginning in 1927 when the tournament was first held. This course displays what many consider to be the finest use of bunkering on any course in any…
The only Jack Nicklaus designed course in Ireland, this layout features old specimen trees, many water hazards and contoured greens. Host already to the Irish Open as well as many national and international competitions such as the 2002 and 2004 Amex World Championships, and other events such as the Irish Opens of 1993 to 1995….
The Palmer North (Ryder Cup) Course The layout was designed by Arnold Palmer and cleverly uses the existing woodland and water. The course hosted the Ryder Cup in 2006, and has been the regular venue for the European Open, one of the European Tour’s most popular events, since 1995. Ranked as one of the top…
Druids Glen Druid’s Glen lies between the Wicklow Hills and the Irish Sea, 20 miles south of Dublin. Opened in 1995, Druids Glen was designed by Tom Craddock and Pat Ruddy and is arguably the finest parkland course in Europe. Just a year after opening, Druids Glen hosted the Irish Open for four years in…
County Louth Golf Club or “Baltray” as it is more affectionately known is situated 4 miles from the historic town of Drogheda at the mouth of the river Boyne. With the river to the south and the Irish Sea to the east. This is Links golf at is very best, with only the muted murmur of a ships…
Designed by Colin Montgomerie, it’s a journey across sweeping fairways, cavernous bunkers and impeccable greens. An adventure from first to last Carton House Montgomerie is proud to have hosted the world’s finest golfers at the 2005 and 2006 Irish Opens. (Back Tees 7,301 Yards / Par 72)
This links designed by Pat Ruddy offers a rare combination of golf challenges and fantastic scenery as the holes plunge into deep valleys in the sand dunes, run on a sand spit through age old marshlands and along and up into the rugged cliffs of Mizen Head. The 18 hole round is an impressive 7,355 yards long, with…