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The Eastern region includes the counties of Dublin, Louth, Kildare, Wicklow & Kilkenny:


In this region we recommend you six special golf courses:

1. Portmarnock (www.portmarnockgolfclub.ie)
2. Royal Dublin (www.theroyaldublingolfclub.com)
3. Baltray (www.countylouthgolfclub.com)
4. The K Club (www.kclub.ie)
5. The European Club (www.theeuropeanclub.com)
6. Mount Juliet (www.mountjuliet.ie/golf)

Dublin, the Capital of Ireland is not only a sophisticated and friendly City but is also endowed with world rated golf courses. The links courses include world famous Portmarnock, home to many Irish Opens and also the 1991 Walker Cup. Royal Dublin is built on a man-made island close to the lesser known but wonderful Island Golf Club.


County Louth Golf Club, at Baltray, one of Ireland's golfing gems, offers a wonderful links experience. This course is close to Dublin or can be enjoyed en-route to Northern Ireland.
County Kildare is home to Arnold Palmer's second golf creation, the K Club at Staffan. This inland course is host to the Smurfit European Open and was the venue for the 2006 Ryder Cup.


The European Club in Co. Wicklow is a links course situated twenty miles from Dublin and worth a visit. Druids Glen is a fine parkland course set in the wooded countryside of Co. Wicklow and has hosted the Murphy's Irish Open in 1996, 1997, 1998.
A short distance from Kilkenny City lies the Mount Juliet Estate and golf course. This Jack Nichlaus designed course hosted the 1993, 1994 and 1995 Irish Open and the 2001 American Express World Golf Tournament won by Tiger Woods.

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

In this region we recommend you six special golf courses:

1. Donegal (www.donegalgolfclub.ie)
2. County Sligo (at Roses Point) (www.countysligogolfclub.ie)
3. Enniscrone (www.enniscronegolf.com)
4. Carne (www.carnegolflinks.com)
5. Connemara (www.connemaragolflinks.com)
6. Galway Bay (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 (www.ballyliffingolfclub.com)
2. Royal Portrush (www.royalportrushgolfclub.com)
3. Portstewart (www.portstewartgc.co.uk)
4. Royal Country Down (www.royalcountydown.org)
5. Castlerock (www.castlerockgc.co.uk)
6. Royal Belfast (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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