​Some golfers visiting Ireland prefer to reduce the amount of travelling and instead decide to stay at golf resorts, and within easy reach of some of Ireland’s top courses. Golf getaways to resorts are a preferred option for golf groups and especially for couples golf trips where access to fine dining, spa treatments and other amenities is important.
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There are many golf resorts in Ireland which tick all the right boxes, in terms of the quality of the accommodations with quality golf on site and situated near many golf courses. Here are some of our suggested golf resorts in Ireland, which provide the perfect location for your Irish golf getaway. 

​Adare Manor is a luxury resort in south west Ireland. It features a magnificent championship parkland course, recently revamped by Tom Fazio, and is set to host the Ryder Cup in 2027. The manor itself is a stunning property, with sumptuous bedrooms and suites. In addition, the Manor lodges, located adjacent to the clubhouse and carriage house offers great accommodations, particularly suited to golfing groups.
Play at Ballybunion and Tralee Links while based at Adare Manor.

The Lodge and Links at Doonbeg, is another top class resort. Overlooking Doughmore Bay on the west coast of Ireland, this Trump property is a treat for links golf lovers. You have a choice of accommodations, staying in links cottages, courtyard suites of in the lodge itself. Golf course designer Martin Hawtree recently carried out some modifications to update Greg Norman’s original layout, and the result is a stunning links with possibly the best opening hole in all of Ireland. Lahinch golf club is just a 30­ minute drive from Doonbeg, and Ballybunion is easily reached via the Shannon estuary ferry crossing.

or Rosapenna Hotel and Golf Resort in Donegal in North west Ireland is another excellent resort which will appeal to golfers seeking natural links golf at its best. With two courses on property, the Sandy Hills championship course and the Old Tom Morris links, this is a perfect golf resort for a golfing getaway. Portsalon Golf Club and Narin and Portnoo, are nearby links courses. 

Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links, just north of Dublin is the ideal resort for golfers wishing to stay close to the city. The Links course on site has hosted championships and is a great test of links golf. Its neighbour, Portmarnock Golf Club is steeped in Irish golfing history, having hosted many major championships down through the years. Add in The Island Links and The Royal Dublin Golf Club to make this resort getaway really special. 

​As well as Adare Manor there are a number of inland golf resorts, with stunning parkland courses. The luxurious K Club, just south of Dublin, with two championship courses designed by Arnold Palmer, the original one having hosted the Ryder Cup in 2006 and The Irish Open in recent years. Mount Juliet Estate in south east Ireland, features Jacks Nicklaus’s first Irish golf course design, and hosted two AMEX championships previously and is the venue for the 2021 Irish Open. 

Not every Ireland golf trip has to feature all the famous golf courses and the top level green fees that come with these courses. In any case, demand for these so called trophy courses usually far outstrips availability, and in our experience, the key to a memorable Irish golf trip is to sprinkle your itinerary with some local gems, which are guaranteed to thrill golfers of all abilities. We are asked sometimes to put together such itineraries for our clients. Take for example our Northern Ireland Royals Golf Trip. Stay in central lodgings on the northern coast of Ireland and play both courses at Royal Portrush, the famous Dunluce Links which hosted The Open Championship in 2019 and its sister course the Valley Links. While on the Northern coast and within easy reach, you can also play the wonderful Castlerock Mussenden Links, as well as Ballycastle, a unique golf course which offers a mix of parkland, heathland and linksland holes which overlook the sea. Golf in Donegal in the North west offers similar opportunities for a budget golf trip in Ireland. By all means, play both Ballyliffin courses, the Glashedy and the Old Links, but also take in some local courses like Greencastle, Portsalon, Narin and Portnoo, and the 9 ­hole beauty that is Cruit Island. There are similar opportunities for a budget golf trip to Ireland further along the west coast. Well known links courses such as County Sligo, Enniscrone and Carne, combining with Strandhill and Westport. While at Carne, make sure to play all 27 holes of this wonderful landscape setting among towering dunes. 

The West of Ireland Golf trip, where the golf courses have been chiseled from the landscape, present some of the most natural and challenging links you are likely to find anywhere in the world.
Perhaps the courses are not as well known as their counterparts in south west Ireland or  indeed in Northern Ireland, but nevertheless these courses are simply unmissable!
Starting at Connemara Golf Links,  and working your way northwards, you will be blown away by the stunning vistas and challenging course layouts.
 Connemara has been described as a miracle , and the nearby town of Clifden offers some great accommodation options as well as a lively selection of bars and restaurants.

Travelling north along the coast and on to Carne Links, near Belmullet at the furthest western point. The 27 holes of golf at Carne more than compensate for the journey!

Travelling eastward you will reach Enniscrone Golf Links, one of the rising stars of Irish golf. The dunes are simply jaw dropping, and if the wind is up, and which it invariably is, be ready for as stern and thrilling a round of golf you will ever play!
The Seasons Lodge guesthouse, will provide nice lodgings and a hearty breakfast to have you fit and raring to go as you move on to County Sligo Golf Club at Rosses Point. Home to the West of Ireland Amateur Golf Championship, be prepared for a feisty round at County Sligo, as this course will give you nothing for nothing. Inspired by the spectacular Ben Bulben mountain backdrop, this is a course you will want to return to.

Nearby Strandhill Links is a gem, not as well known as County Sligo, but worth a visit, when you are visiting the region.
In the words of the famous Irish poet WB Yeats, whose grave also lies under the shadow of Ben Bulben, when considering the west of Ireland golf trip, you might think "All changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born"

 Time and time again, golfers are drawn to planning a south west Ireland golf trip. In terms of the beauty of the golf courses, the landscape, the people and the 19th hole, this is a trip which is simply unsurpassed.
The majesty of Lahinch, Irish Open venue in 2019, and Trump Doonbeg, just 30 minutes further south, are licenced to thrill.
Heading further south across the Shannon river estuary, and on to the famed links at Ballybunion. The Old Course at Ballybunion is breathtaking, but don't overlook the Robert Trent Jones designed Cashen Course, as it will surely give you a run for your money. 

Onwards to Tralee Golf Links, an Arnold Palmer designed gem, eighteen great golf holes, the back nine in particular drawing rave reviews. The Guinness and seafood chowder, served in the clubhouse, are the best, so if your golf is off the mark today, there are consolations!

Heading out along the Ring of Kerry scenic drive, play Dooks Links, a traditional course with views that really do take your breath away.

Waterville Links is hard to match when it comes to a storied golf course, full of character and challenge. Liam's Ace is the signature par four 16th, where former club pro Liam Higgins famously cut the corner with his daring drive for a hole in one.

The new kid on the block, across the bay from Waterville Links is the spectacular Hogs Head Golf Club. As you would expect, the golf course is matched by the top notch service.

Speaking about spectacular, what can be said about Old Head Golf Links which hasn't been said already? Sitting on a promontory on Ireland's south coast, jutting out in to the Atlantic Ocean. A bucket list experience for every golfer!

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Think 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.

Connemara, 27 holes of great golf, Carne in splendid isolation and Enniscrone, the best kept secret in Irish golf. County Sligo (Rosses Point), host to the West of Ireland amateur golf championship and Donegal ( Murvagh) are some of the places yo will most likley want to play again. And for good measure play Lahinch and you will return home with many lasting memories of the best of Ireland golf.

Over the years we have arranged many trips for golfers visiting St Andrews in Scotland to play the Old Course and tick it off their bucket lists. Usually a group of golf buddies, perhaps a couples golfing trip or a party of business associates. 

When it comes to a true and authentic links golf experience on an Ireland golf trip, then look no further than Enniscrone Golf Links on the west coast of Ireland.
One of Ireland's most traditional links golf courses, Enniscrone presents 27 holes on 400 acres of magnificent links land, featuring the par 73 Dunes Championship Links Course. The Dunes is one of Ireland’s top-ranked championship links courses and regularly features highly in the course rankings of many golf publications.

This year marks 100 years of links golf at Enniscrone. Located in County Sligo on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, Enniscrone fits nicely on a golf itinerary that includes other notable courses such as County Sligo Golf Club (Rosses Point),  Strandhill and Carne Golf Links in Belmullet, Co. Mayo.
In 1999, the club asked renowned golf course designer Donald Steel to redesign the course, the brief being to take it into the biggest dunes. Ridges of sand rise 200 feet above the valleys and the hollows which Steel managed to incorporate seamlessly with the earlier design work or Irish course designer Eddie Hackett. Some of Ireland’s best golf holes are to be found at Enniscrone. Notwithstanding the excellent work by Steel, the quirky 12th and 13th designed by Hackett are two of the best par fours, while the 10th and 11th are also Hackett's work, the 11th being regarded by many as the best of the course’s par threes.

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What is it about the Old Head golf links on the south coast of Ireland that inspires golfers to describe it as one of the most spectacular golf courses in the world? For nearly twenty years, we have been including the Old Head on south west Ireland golf itineraries, and we cannot recall meeting anyone who did not marvel at the experience. We could say that most people are blown away, not be the wind, but by the combination of the golf course presentation and jaw dropping vistas of the Atlantic Ocean and nearby headlands.
As you drive out along the headland a  sense of expectation builds as you survey the rich and green pastures of the surrounding countryside. Soon you reach the end of the road, quite literally, and pass through the gates that take you on to the Old Head. It is an assault on the senses from every direction. To the left you see greens perched close to the edge of the headland which tumbles towards the Atlantic. To the right, you catch a glimpse of the 12th hole, with its tee box tucked in by the cliff edge and you wonder how you will navigate your drive to the fairway waiting on top. As yo drive further along, the iconic lighthouse comes in to view as it towers over the 18th tee. The clubhouse, nestles quietly and unobtrusively in the background. There is no better place to enjoy a drink and something to eat either before or after your round.
The Old Head is one of a select few courses in the world that leaves a lasting impression etched in the golfers memory. An Irish golf tour is all the richer for its inclusion.