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The western region includes the countries of Galway, Mayo & Sligo:

In this region we recommend you six special golf courses:

1. Donegal (http://www.donegalgolfclub.ie)
2. County Sligo (at Roses Point) (http://www.countysligogolfclub.ie)
3. Enniscrone (http://www.enniscronegolf.com)
4. Carne (http://carnegolflinks.com)
5. Connemara (http://www.connemaragolflinks.com)
6. Galway Bay (http://www.galwaybaygolfresort.com

The great courses in western region are Donegal Golf Club, that Murvagh described as a 'sensational links' while the country of Galway includes the challenging links of Connemara Golf Club, where the par 72 is rarely achieved. The country of Galway also homes Galway Bay Golf & Country Club course, designed by the famous Christy O'Connor Jnr (Ryder Cup player and Tour Professional).
In County Mayo, you can play in Belmullet the Carne Golf Links, which is an exciting course in a very natural setting of great beauty.
In County Sligo, the Enniscrone Golf Club is often referred to as one of the best kept secrets in Ireland, a true Irish links gem. The County Sligo Golf Club, at Rosses Point, is one of the best celebrated links courses in Ireland. With brisk winds off the Atlantic Coast, nothing is more challenging than a round at the great Rosses Point.
P.S.: The first photograph shown in this post is from the Connemara course, and the other are from Carne course.

The Northern golf region includes the counties of Donegal, Antrim and Down.

In this region we recommend you six special golf courses:

1. Ballyliffin (http://ballyliffingolfclub.com/)
2. Royal Portrush (http://www.royalportrushgolfclub.com/)
3. Portstewart (http://www.portstewartgc.co.uk/)
4. Royal Country Down (http://www.royalcountydown.org/)
5. Castlerock (http://www.castlerockgc.co.uk/)
6. Royal Belfast (http://www.royalbelfast.com/)

The special courses in this region includes the highly rated Ballyliffin golf course, that Nick Faldo described as 'the most natural course ever'.

Continuing around the island clockwise, we find the trio of the World's best links, the Dunluce Course at Royal Portrush, Portstewart and Royal County Down which are Northern Ireland's premier links courses.

Other courses not to be missed in this region are Castlerock and Royal Belfast.



P.S.: The three photographs shown in this post are from the Royal Country Down.

In the last post we explained the four Ireland golfing regions. Today we are going to tell you the best airport to arrive to each region.

There are four airports in Ireland and they match very well with each golf region:

Ireland, is known as the Emerald Isle. Emerald Isle is the poetic name for Ireland due to its green countryside.

This makes the perfect destination for links golf and it is said that Ireland home to 40% of all links courses in the world. If you’ve been in Ireland you already know and probably you want to return. If you haven’t been, I must tell you that it’s time for a golfing trip of a lifetime.

This is the map of the entire island of Ireland and its leading Golf Courses:



In Ireland you can enjoy great golf on great courses and hidden gems. Later at the end of the day, you can also meet the friendly locals and enjoy a pint in a soon-to-be favorite pub of yours. Also you can stay at some wonderful properties known for legendary hospitality or perhaps spend a few nights at a castle.
With regards to golf, Ireland is divided into four distinct golfing regions: Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western.

The Western region details are the following:

The Northern region details are the following:

The Eastern region details are the following:


The Southern region details are the following:


We invite you to come along with us and enjoy a flavour of our premier courses in the following posts we will be writing in the next weeks.

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