Northern Ireland

Royal Portrush

Slieve Donard Hotel

Royal County Down

Giant's Causeway

Ardglass

Belfast

Golf Giants in Northern Ireland

This region offers a fantastic culinary scene, the legendary Causeway Coast and lots of world-class golf. The two best-known courses, Royal Portrush and Royal County Down, both deserve their Top-15 rankings. Other highlights—including Portstewart, Ballyliffin and Ardglass—offer unique links experiences with clifftop sea views and some of the best holes you’ll ever play. 

What We Love About Northern Ireland

Any trip that includes two top-15 courses, that you play twice, is sure to be memorable. Start with a non-stop flight to Dublin, a warm-up round at County Louth, aka Baltray, and a sleep at the delightful Slieve Donard, just a 9-iron from Royal County Down’s first tee.

After playing Ardglass, a true hidden gem, it’s time for your first round at RCD. (We love going out the Slieve Donard’s back door and walking to the first tee.) Then head to the north coast where Portrush and Portstewart are just 15 minutes apart, ideal for an unforgetable 36-hole day.

You might also add a round at Castlerock, a whisky tasting at Bushmills, a visit to Giant’s Causeway, a fun pub night in Belfast or spend some time learning about The Troubles and the Titanic. Then head south again for your second round at RCD before a final night of celebration in Dublin. 

Favourite Courses

• Royal County Down: Plenty of savvy golfers call it the best in the world

• Royal Portrush (Dunluce Links): Always ranked in the Top 15, this 2019 Open Championship host is the home club to Graeme MacDowell and Darren Clarke

• Castlerock (Mussenden): Founded in 1901, it runs along the coast amongst the dunes

• Portstewart (Strand Course): A few miles from Portrush, it features a superb front nine through deep dune corridors

• Ardglass: A hidden gem that we include on all itineraries — and not just because the fabulous clubhouse is a medieval castle

  And, if you want to add Machrihanish and Mach Dunes, take the Kintyre Express. Check them out in Ayrshire.

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Southwest Ireland

Old Head

Waterville

Perryville House

Ballybunion

Lahinch

The Ring of Kerry

Cliffs of Moher

Doonbeg

Kenmare

Explore the Greens of the Emerald Isle

With four Top-100 courses, Southwest Ireland is surely one of the world’s premier golf destinations. Follow the tiny roads through rolling countryside and your reward is stunning seaside golf. And as glorious as the golf is, the area also offers castles and other historic sites, the rugged beauty of land, hilarious locals and great pubs. A single word describes this trip: fun. 

What We Love About Southwest Ireland

We love so much about this place. We love entering the incredible spit and seeing the spectacular Old Head in front of us. We love staying in Kinsale and learning about its eponymous Battle over a Guinness at The Spaniard. We love driving some of the Ring of Kerry to a Top-100 course in Waterville with its statues of Payne Stewart and Charlie Chaplin.

We love staying two nights and playing Hogs Head, Waterville’s new neighbour. We love the warmth of innkeepers like Daragh from Barrow House and Catherine at Killarney Lodge. And we love this trip’s unparalleled finish that has us playing Top-50 courses like Ballybunion and Lahinch while we stay in the beautiful accommodations at Doonbeg.

Favourite Courses

• Ballybunion: This famous course ranks among the Top 15 in the world

• Lahinch: Quirky, fun and right in town—and a Top-35 course

• Tralee: This may be Arnold Palmer’s best architectural effort

• Waterville: Ranks in the Top-82 in the world

• Hogs Head: This newcomer in Waterville is quickly making a name for itself

• Dooks: A short 6,000 yards built in 1889 and loads of fun

• Old Head: Every golfer should experience this spectacular and unique site

• Doonbeg: This was a Greg Norman design that was lost in a storm and then completely rebuilt

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