Going for Golf

Dingle

The quite breathtaking scenery of a journey around Dingle Bay, with small, hidden coves and fishing villages continues until you arrive at Dingle itself. Dingle’s reputation for fantastic seafood is well-founded, and almost as good as a night in one of the lively pubs with traditional Irish music. Ballyferriter, Great Blasket Island and Slea Head are all worth a visit but at its heart sits Dingle Links, carved from the natural landscape with a burn that twists and turns through a course full of humps and hollows, as links golf should be.

There’s a riveting start to the 6,737-yard layout with a testing par-four followed by a terrific par-three of 227 yards, and the outward half finishes with three excellent par-fours. The pick of the back nine is the 410-yard par-four 15th with the green tucked away, and the 17th is a fine 427-yard par-four, with a chance to pick up birdie at the 504-yard last.