Strand Road,
Portmarnock, Co. Dublin D13 V2X7
Office
+353 (0)1 866 6547Pro shop
+353 (0)1 866 6592Website
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Paul McCanny (Director of Golf).The Course:
18 holes. Seaside links. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Coastal duneland.
Designer:
Original design by Bernhard Langer in association with Stan Eby of European Golf Design (1995); reworked by Jeff Lynch of ReGolf Design (2022).
53.429011
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21 km NE of Dublin
From M1 motorway north of Dublin, take the Skerries / Donabate exit (R132) and follow direction Swords R132 / N1. After 2.7 km at 3rd roundabout (Malahide Road roundabout) turn left onto the R106 direction Malahide / Portmarnock. After 1.6 km at traffic lights in centre of Malahide go straight across. After 1.6 km Portmarnock Golf Links Hotel is on your left.
Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links (formerly known as Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links): built on classic seaside duneland terrain, the Jameson Links lays down a wonderful test of seaside golf. Crafted by leading golfer and course designer Bernhard Langer, and later reworked in 2022, the course sits just above its more renowned neighbour - the 27-hole Portmarnock Golf Club.
Originally established in the mid-1990s, the Portmarnock Links Hotel quickly assumed its place amongst an enviable array of top quality Stay&Play golf venues in the Dublin area. Whereas Langer's original Portmarnock Links layout had you tucked in behind the dunes, with the Irish Sea largely hidden, the recent revamp (now branded as the Jameson Links), has raised several of the tee and green sites, allowing more opportunities to enjoy those Irish Sea vistas
The first seven holes of this out-and-back layout are played farthest from the sea. They will hone your game as you prepare to take on the stiffer challenges of the back-nine, not least when you get into the taller sand dunes bordering the sea. Langer's skilful original design contains many excellent holes, not least the closing par 4-3-4 trio, which return you to the resort hotel, formerly the residence of the Jameson family (of whiskey fame).
Air traffic on its way into Dublin International airport may occasionally pass overhead, but should certainly not disturb your enjoyment of this highly rated championship links course.
Pick of the holes: the 9th and 15th are two wonderful short par-3s that face towards the sea, their respective greens raised up to offer wonderful sea views.
Stay&Play at Portmarnock Resort: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Players generally walk this course.
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To the north east of Dublin lie the Howth and Portmarnock peninsulas. The latter, with the Irish Sea on one side and Baldoyle estuary on the other, is almost entirely occupied by two excellent links courses.
The southern section of the 2-mile long peninsula is home to the 27-holes of the famed Portmarnock Golf Club. Above it, and 100 years younger, sits the Portmarnock Resort's Jameson Links. Both courses occupy sandy links terrain, which was originally part of the Jameson Estate ... the domain of the famous Irish whiskey-making family.
Portmarnock Resort's Jameson Links has hosted many top level competitions, including the Ladies Irish Open on two occasions. For more details see Top Golf Tournaments at Portmarnock Links.
Ireland's 31st best course (Golf World, 2025).
Britain & Ireland's 198th best course (Golf World, 2025).
Strand Rd, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin
+353 (0)1 846 0611
Visit websiteThis luxury resort hotel combines modern elegance with the grandeur of a 19th century home once owned by members of the Jameson Whiskey dynasty. The hotel’s design ensures all guest rooms have a view over the Irish Sea, the hotel gardens or onto the resort's 18-hole Jameson Links golf course.
Portmarnock Resort (Jameson Links)
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