Ireland

The best golf courses the Golf Course Gurus have played in The Emerald Isle.

Top 18 Courses

1. Ballybunion Golf Club (Old) (Tom Simpson 1936; Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, Ireland)*
2. Tralee Golf Club (Arnold Palmer 1984; Ardfert, Co. Kerry, Ireland)*
3. Old Head Golf Links (Ron Kirby, Paddy Merrigan, Liam Higgins, Eddie Hackett, Dr. Joe Carr, and Haulie O'Shea 1997; Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland)*
4. Royal County Down (Championship Links) (Old Tom Morris 1890; Newcastle, Co. Down, Ireland)*
5. Lahinch Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie 1928; Lahinch, Co. Clare, Ireland)*
6. Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce) (Harry S. Colt 1929; Portrush, Co. Antrim, Ireland)*
7. County Sligo Golf Club aka Rosses Point (Harry S. Colt 1927; Rosses Point, Co. Sligo, Ireland)*
8. Enniscrone Golf Club (Eddie Hackett 1974; Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, Ireland)*
9. Waterville Golf Links (John A. Mulcahy, Claude Harmon, and Eddie Hackett 1973, Tom Fazio 2002; Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland)*
10. European Club, The (Pat Ruddy 1987; Brittas Bay, Co. Wicklow, Ireland)*
11. Carne Golf Links (Hackett 18 and Kilmore 9) (Eddie Hackett 1992 (original 18), Jim Engh and Ally McIntosh 2013 (Kilmore 9); Belmullet, Co. Mayo, Ireland)*
12. County Louth Golf Club aka Baltray (Tom Simpson 1938; Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland)*
13. Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg (Greg Norman 2002; Doonbeg, Co. Clare, Ireland)*
14. Portstewart Golf Club (Strand) (Willie Park Jr. 1920 (Des Giffadded holes 2-8 1992, A.W. Gow 1907 original course); Portstewart, County Londonderry, Ireland)*
15. Portmarnock Golf Club (Championship/Old) (William Pickerman and George Ross 1894; Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, Ireland)*
16. K Club, The (Arnold Palmer 1991; Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland)*
17. St. Patricks Links at Rosapenna Golf Resort (Tom Doak 2021; Letterkenny, County Donegal , Ireland)*
18. Jameson Golf Links at Portmarnock Resort (Bernhard Langer 1995; Dublin, Portmarnock County, Ireland)*

Ballybunion Golf Club (Old)