Golf Courses of Ireland

With over 300 golf courses, is it any wonder that Ireland is green? World renowned courses dot the map but it is also the informal and friendly manner in which the game is played, that makes Irish golf a special experience.

Golfing regions in Ireland:

Northern Ireland ( Antrim , Armagh , Londonderry , Down , Fermanagh , Tyrone ) offers over 80 courses in fantastic coastal setting, parkland and meadowland.

The West and North West regions (Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Sligo) offer pure links golf. From Galway all the way to Ballyliffen, it lies along the Atlantic shoreline. Some parkland courses complete the mix.

The South West (Clare, Kerry and Limerick) is the place of pilgrimage for all those who wish to experience the best Irish golf has to offer. The majority of courses are located along the coastline from south of Galway to Waterville with a few par kland courses inland.

Golf in the South is in the county and city of Cork. Parkland and heath terrain offers magnificent golf with many new and spectacular courses.

The South East region (Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Wesford, Wicklow) runs from Dungarvan in the South to Dublin. Courses are mainly park and heath land.

Dublin and the North East region (Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath) features over 50 clubs with more on the horizon. Two of best are Portmarnock, venue for 15 Irish Opens, the Walker cup and the Canada Cup and Druid's Glen, venue for the 1996 Murphy' s Irish Open.

The Midlands region (Cavan, Kildare, Laois, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary)offers a great selection of parkland settings - courses make use of natural, undulating terrain to lakeside locations.