REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
THE PLACE
The Republic of Ireland offers world-class golf experiences wherever the signpost points you, whichever road you take. Go beyond the golf course, look deeper and you’ll find moments that last a lifetime.
If you want to play the best courses, if you enjoy club history or you’re a design aficionado – or maybe you just want to have a little fun and soak up some scenery - then you have many shades of green to choose from.
In the Republic of Ireland you'll find courses that ramble across mountainsides, dive through valleys, wrap around lakes and embrace rural tranquillity.
GOLF
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On a beautiful stretch of majestic sand dunes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the Old Course can be as difficult as Portrush or Royal County Down on a windy day.
Designed by McKenna, Hewson, Simpson and Gourlay.
This classic links course has been ranked among the best Ireland’s golf courses.
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This golf course was originally designed by Old Tom Morris; later its layout was renovated and improved by the great Alister Mackenzie.
In 1935 the club committee redesigned the course as it considered the greens were too difficult, but in 1999 Martin Hawtree returned the course to its original Mackenzie design.
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Also, known as the "Royal Dornoch of Ireland" or the "Ballybunion of the North”.
It was designed by Ruddy and Craddock, and opened in 1991.
Take a moment to admire the great view of the Glashedy Rock from the course, equivalent to the Ailsa Craig of Turnberry.
The layout runs along a sand dune filled coastline and has nine “par 4s” that extend over more than 400 yards.
PLANNING
When to travel
Ideally during the high season, which begins in May and ends in September. During the last weeks of April and the first weeks of October, you can expect to experience bad weather: moist and changeable with abundant rainfall.
How to get there
The best option is to fly to Europe via London, Frankfurt, Madrid or Paris and connect to Dublin or Belfast.