Ireland East boasts a staggering series of excellent golf courses. The creation of the EuroRoute 1 Motorway down Ireland’s east coast makes this as one of the world’s great golf destinations with some of the World’s Top-100 Golf Courses.
Make the most out of your golf trip to the east of Ireland. Look up the location of the golf courses on the map; it will help you with your planning to play the best during your holidays. To each golf course visited we have applied a rating. The scale, 5 (highest) to 2 (lowest), attempts to provide an indication of the golfing experience you can expect at each rated course. Hover your on-screen mouse pointer above the rating key hereafter to read our definitions.
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Dundalk
Pat Ruddy & Tom Craddock
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Kilkenny
Original design by Cecil Barcroft (1899). Later modifications to greens and bunkering by Tom Simpson & Molly Gourlay (1937).
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Dundalk
Current layout by Cecil Barcroft (1914); substantially modified by Tom Simpson & Molly Gourlay (1938).
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Limerick
Philip Walton
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Waterford
Five Enterprises (Dublin)
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Dublin
Mel Flanagan
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Athlone
Christy O'Connor Jr.
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Dublin
Pat Ruddy
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Waterford
Patrick J. Merrigan
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Athlone
Christy O'Connor Jr.
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Waterford
Original nine hole layout from 1939. Extended to a full 18 by Maurice Fives (1997).
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Dundalk
New course designed by Christy O'Connor Jr (2000); the Old courses dates from 1930.
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Dublin
Seve Ballesteros & Jeff Howes
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Kilkenny
Jack McDaid and Jim Cassidy
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Kilkenny
Jack Nicklaus
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Athlone
Michael Dolan
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Athlone
Peter McEvoy
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Dublin
Christy O'Connor Jnr & Peter McEvoy
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Wexford
Fred Hawtree and J.H. Taylor
(Closed in 2017)
Wexford
Peter McEvoy
Wkends restrictd
Dundalk
Des Smyth & Declan Branigan
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Wexford
Philip Walton's debut course as a golf designer.
Not Sundays
Waterford
Capt. H.C. Tippet
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Waterford
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Waterford
Des Smyth & Declan Brannigan
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Waterford
Eddie Hackett
Wkends restrictd
Dublin
Paddy Merrigan designed subtantial revisions to the course in 1993.
Tournaments:
PGA Championship: the first men’s major of the year will be contested at TPC Harding Park, without spectators being present (Aug 6-9).
European Senior (Staysure) Tour: the Europe-based over-50s tour for men has taken the reluctant step of cancelling the entire 2020 season, based on the additional coronavirus risk associated with the age demographic of the players.
Who's Who:
Miguel Ángel Jiménez: recorded his 707th European Tour start at the English Open in July, surpassing Sam Torrance’s record for the most appearances on the Tour.
Brooks Koepka: the former world No.1 defends his title at the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind in Memphis (July 30-Aug 2).
Traigh Golf Course (pronounced "try", and meaning "beach" in Gaelic): You'll find this nine-hole seaside gem on the scenic coast road (as opposed to the more inland and quicker A830) between Arisaig and Morar. Although not on the well-beaten path of Scotland's "trophy" courses, if you are passing through this area, it's a must play.
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Cullen Links Golf Club: "immensely scenic", "quirky as golf can get", "short!", "hugely enjoyable" ... Cullen Links attracts as wide a variety of comments as it lays down golfing challenges. Shoehorned into this 4,600 yard treasure trove are ten par-3s, seven par-4s and a good-length par-5. Here you'll find all the seaside scenery a golfer could ask for, and a lot more besides. Read More...
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