Ireland | Courses & Resorts
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Portmarnock
It may be just 10 miles from the centre of Dublin but the fact the course is surrounded on three sides by water gives Portmarnock a sense of unbridled wilderness.
The course – which should not be confused with…
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Killeen Castle
When the Solheim Cup bandwagon rolls into Killeen Castle in September it will bring with it an event which is snowballing in popularity.
Interest grows every time the biennial event takes place and it is fitting that it is Ireland…
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Castlerock
Castlerock is a fabulous 18-hole links course in rolling sand dunes which embrace the River Bann – and it’s also worth taking in the shorter nine-hole Bann course.
The main course, the Mussenden, started out as a nine-holer in…
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Portstewart
Portstewart has to live in the shadow of its more illustrious neighbour Royal Portrush, but they are very different animals. In fact, there are many who favour Portstewart, which boasts three 18-hole courses, each offering something different, and there is…
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Royal Portrush
Many argue that Royal County Down has a serious rival as Ireland’s toughest links course. Some will put forward the European, many will point to Royal Portrush. Its Dunluce links were re-designed by Harry Colt in 1947, and the club…
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Belvoir Park
Belvoir Park is a testing parkland course, which meanders through 136 acres of mature woodland. Designed again by Colt, and just two miles from Belfast City centre, it can claim to be one of Ireland’s ‘hidden gems’ – a cliché…
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Malone
Malone’s secluded parkland course in undulating countryside on the outskirts of Belfast is a joy and the Ballydrain site is the club’s fourth home since it was founded in 1895. Boasting 27 holes in three fairly distinct nines – Drumbridge,…
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Royal County Down
Ranked joint number one in the world by the new Rolex World’s Top 1000 Courses, Royal County Down is the leader of the pack, but Royal Portrush, Portstewart, Castlerock, Lough Erne and the many golf courses of Belfast can make…
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Tralee
The Good Lord is praised and cursed for many things, but surely designing a golf course is not the most obvious of his achievements. Not, that is, until you hear Arnold Palmer describe the surroundings at Tralee Golf Club.
“I…
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County Sligo (Rosses Point)
Despite its brilliance, Enniscrone may not be the best links golf County Sligo has to offer – for the County Sligo Golf Club (or Rosses Point if you prefer) is a real feather in the cap of Ireland’s spectacular west…
