Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links is one of Ireland’s most prestigious and challenging courses and it is a perfect choice for golf holidays in Ireland.

The course, designed by Bernhard Langer, is laid out on classic links landscape which once formed part of the old Jameson Estate. Their home has been tastefully converted to an international hotel with the grounds now hosting a magnificent 18-hole golf links.

The course is set in splendid surroundings alongside the Velvet Strand. From the 1st hole, a short par 4 framed on the right by an ancient graveyard and a fairway traversed by water, to the magnificent 18th a golfing masterpiece, each distinctive hole provides a unique and exciting challenge.

Rated as one of the best in Europe by Darren Clarke, it is clearly one of Ireland’s finest links courses for golf holidays in Ireland.

The European Club is an outstanding golf club located in tumbling dunes just south of Dublin, a unique place to enjoy golf holidays in Ireland. The golf club features sweeping sea views from nineteen of the twenty holes.

The links of The European Club was designed by Pat Ruddy who continues after thirty years to calibrate the links to meet the challenges of the modern game allowing the champions of today to express themselves while demanding a cerebral approach for true success.

This links has taken advantage of seeing what went before in terms of the playing of the game and it is geared to meet the challenge of the modern player with modern equipment. It is one of the longest links at 7,377-yards from the tips. But, of course, the wise golfer will choose a set of tees which fits his game and can choose from 6,795-yards, 6,194-yards or 5,434-yards.

Tiger Woods holds the links record at 67 & Rory McIlroy won the Irish Amateur title here. Padraig Harrington has played here as boy and man and prepared for his British Open wins by playing in and winning the Irish PGA at The European Club.

Founded in 1885 by Sir John Lumsden, The Royal Dublin Golf Club is steeped in golfing history and is widely accepted as one of the greatest links courses in the world, excellent location for amazing golf holidays in Ireland.

The Royal Dublin Golf Club has hosted many Irish championships, starting with the Irish Amateur Open back in 1894. The Royal Dublin Golf Club hosted The Carrolls Irish Open from 1983-1985 with Seve Ballesteros winning in 1983 and 1985 and Bernhard Langer winning in 1984.

“Five-star golf”, “a top course”, “challenging but rewarding” are some of the comments made by the visitors after playing the links at The Royal Dublin Golf Club. The links is a traditional out-and-back design created in 1920 by Harry Colt. In the early 2000’s the Club enlisted links design expert Martin Hawtree to make significant changes which have been widely praised and acknowledged by many. After these changes the links remains challenging and highly recommended for golf holidays in Ireland.

The Island Golf Club, founded in 1890, is a traditional private Members’ golf club with a proud history of upholding the best traditions of amateur golf. The Island Golf Club is definitely one of the most prestigious locations for golf holidays in Ireland.

Overlooked by the North County Dublin village of Malahide, the links is located in some of the most stunning dunes on the east coast of Ireland. It is also one of the oldest golf courses in Ireland and was ranked 13th in Golf Digest Ireland’s Top 100 Courses in 2015.

It enjoys a growing international reputation and currently hosts Regional Qualifying for The Open Championship and will co-host strokeplay qualifying for the British Amateur Championship in 2019.