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Welcome to Specialty Golf Trips
We have been providing golf trips to Ireland, Scotland, Wales and beyond since 1999 and pride ourselves in our high quality golf trips and excellent customer service.
We hope you enjoy our web site and feel free to contact us if we can be of any assistance in helping you decide on the golf trip that's just right for you.
Cathal O'Donoghue, Owner.Attention Canadian Golfers
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Golf Trips to Ireland, Scotland and Wales
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Classic South West Ireland Golf Trip
Posted on August 27, 2010 | No CommentsThis is arguably the most popular golf trip in Ireland. Here you will find a cluster of some of the most famous golf courses in Ireland, perhaps in the world. Ballybunion Old Course, one of Tom Watson's favorite courses, The Arnold Palmer designed Tralee, Waterville, the spectacular Old Head as well as Doonbeg and Lahinch. -
West of Ireland Golf Tour
Posted on August 27, 2010 | No CommentsThink of a golf trip on Ireland’s West coast and you will imagine some of the most spectacular links courses in the world. Mountainous dunes, cavernous bunkers, rolling fairways- making for some of the best golf courses you will play in Ireland. -
Dublin and Ireland East Coast Links Golf Trip
Posted on August 27, 2010 | No CommentsDublin is unique among world capitals insofar as it offers such a wide variety of top quality golf courses, all within easy access of the city centre. Just a short journey north of the city you will find the famous Portmrnock Golf Club and a little further on, The Island Golf Club. -
Northern Ireland Royals Golf Trip
Posted on August 27, 2010 | No CommentsRoyal Conty Down and Royal Portrush are the two “Royal” Courses hence the naming of this tour. Undoubtedylt these are fantastic links courses. Standing proudly beside such household names are Portstewart, Castlerock, the Glashedy coures at Ballyliffin and the cliff-top gem at Ardglass. -
St. Andrews and East Coast Links Golf Trip
Posted on August 27, 2010 | No CommentsSt Andrews in Scotland is the home of golf and every golfer aspires to teeing it up on the Old Course one day. The fabled 17th (road hole) among others will linger long in the memory. This is really a golfing trip of a lifetime. -
Turnberry and West Coast Open Links Golf Trip
Posted on August 27, 2010 | No CommentsWhere else will you find three Open Championship courses within 30 minutes of coastline? Only on Scotland's West Coast. Turnberry Ailsa Course, where Tom Watson's daring bid for a 6th Open title in 2009 came up just short, and just a short drive up the coastline you have Prestwick, the first Open Course and Royal Troon side by side. -
Royal Dornoch and Highland Swing Golf Trip
Posted on August 27, 2010 | No CommentsGolf Courses Golf courses in this trip include: Royal Dornoch Nairn Castle Stuart Royal Aberdeen Cruden Bay Brora
Our recent blog posts
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Is Padraig Harrington the dark horse at the Masters ?
Are we looking at the wrong Irishman when it comes to this week’s Masters? It would appear that Rory McIlroy’ s excellent second place finish in Texas last week has most pundits talking about a Woods McIlroy showdown at Augusta. And this may indeed be… -
Druids Glen – The Augusta of Europe
Most of us will be entranced by the spectacular images from Augusta National Golf Club as we tune in to the Masters action this week. When the Druids Glen course in Ireland, designed by Pat Ruddy & Tom Craddock, opened in 1995, it quickly established a… -
Golf & Horseracing in Ireland
Two of Ireland’s touring golf professionals, Peter Lawrie and Damien McGrane teamed up with horseracing’s most successful father & son combination ( Aidan and Joseph O’Brien) to publicize a unique double attraction combining two of Ireland’s sporting passions, golf and horseracing. One ticket will permit… -
The Perfect Irish Links Course- 4th hole
Lahinch -The Klondyke! Designed by Old Tom Morris and virtually untouched for over 100 years. The drive is from a tee backing onto the Atlantic Ocean to a narrow fairway located in between towering sand dunes, your blind 2nd shot is played over a 35′… -
Montgomerie for European Ryder Cup captaincy?
Will Monty rain on McGinley’s parade? This is the question now been asked after it emerged last week that Darren Clarke had effectively withdrawn from the race to become Europe’s Ryder Cup captain at Gleaneagles, Scotland next year. It is reported that Clarke is more… -
The Perfect Irish Links Golf Course – 3rd hole
When it comes to outstanding third holes on Irish links golf courses, we are spoiled for choice. For many the top pick is Royal County Down’s 3rd