Royal County Down has quietly become a Golden Ticket for visiting golfers, in fact getting a tee-time on this famous links is now harder than getting a tee-time on St. Andrew’s Old Course. Visitor play is still welcomed, but the path to a tee time has narrowed to a single high-stakes moment: telephone only, no…
The last in a 5-part series examining the price of the best 100 visitor golf courses in Ireland. This article lists the 8 most expensive golf courses in Ireland with a standard summer green fee rate (in 2025) of over €350
Part 4 of a 5-part series listing the golf courses in Ireland with a standard summer green fee rate (in 2025) of between €251 and €350
Timesheets for 2026 are now open at Ballybunion Golf Club and there is excellent availability including for the traditionally busiest moth of September
Part 3 of a 5-part series listing the golf courses in Ireland with a standard summer green fee rate of between €151 and €250 in 2025
Part 2 of a 5-part series listing the golf courses in Ireland with a standard summer green fee rate of between €75 and €150
As lead times to secure times at Ireland’s best links courses become ever longer we discuss whether shadow-booking is a problem
Part 1 of a 5-part series listing the visitor golf courses in Ireland and their costs. This post features the 32 best value golf courses.
Unfortunately the post-pandemic demand for golf travel to Ireland has not abated. Tee-time availability in southwest Ireland for 2024 is not a pretty picture. Already, as we approach the end of 2023, it is extremely difficult to organise any sort of acceptable itinerary to southwest Ireland. There is however availability at the Eastern courses. This…
Play Ireland’s top 30 links courses over 5 years with 7 night interaries and 6-7 rounds per trip
