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Ireland and Northern Ireland

Let Pioneer Golf help plan your Ireland and Northern Ireland golf tour package and experience the famous Irish links courses such as Ballybunion, Lahinch, Royal Portrush, and Royal County Down. Our expert tour planning services will help you navigate the Ireland golf regions while minimizing driving hours and staying in our favorite Irish castles, hotels, and charming B&B’s. 

Your dream Irish golf tour package can span the Southwest area from Waterville, Tralee, and Old Head Golf Links all the way up to Northern Ireland. Or consider the appealing Northwest with Carne, Enniscrone, Sligo, Donegal, Rosapenna, and Ballyliffin, or the exciting activities in Dublin and golf at Portmarnock, The Island, European Club, and Royal Dublin. 

Ireland and Northern Ireland have more golf courses in Golf Digest’s Top 100 than every other country except for Scotland.

Golf Digest’s 2022 “World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses” 

#1      Royal County Down – Northern Ireland
#8     Royal Portrush – Northern Ireland
#18    Ballybunion – Southwest Ireland
#41    Lahinch – Southwest Ireland
#60   Waterville – Southwest Ireland
#62   Portmarnock – Dublin area, Ireland
#85   Old Head – Southwest Ireland
#91   County Sligo – Northwest Ireland

#93   The European Club – Dublin area, Ireland

We fully expect Rosapenna’s newest course (St. Patrick’s Links), which opened in 2021 in the far North of Ireland, to break into this list the next time it is updated by Golf Digest!

Courses in Ireland and Northern Ireland arranged by area:

 

Most Popular Ireland and Northern Ireland Golf Trips

Ballybunion Old Golf

Ballybunion-Old Course

Southwest Splendor

Play the finest and most beautiful southwest Ireland courses from Ballybunion to Kinsale with these five rounds of golf:

  • Waterville
  • Ballybunion-Old Course
  • Tralee
  • Fota Island
  • Old Head
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Lahinch Golf

Lahinch-Old Course

Along the Coast – Southwest to Northern Ireland

Seven rounds of golf:

  • Waterville
  • Ballybunion-Old Course
  • Tralee
  • Lahinch-Old Course
  • Old Head
  • Royal County Down-Championship Course
  • Royal Portrush-Dunluce Course
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European Club

The European Club

Highest Ranked Top 100 – Ireland & N. Ireland

Eight rounds of golf:

  • Waterville
  • Ballybunion-Old Course
  • Tralee
  • Portmarnock-Championship Course
  • The European Club
  • Lahinch-Old Course
  • Royal County Down-Championship Course
  • Royal Portrush-Dunluce Course
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County Louth Golf Club

County Louth (Baltray)

Dublin + Northern Ireland’s Best

Five rounds of golf:

  • Royal County Down-Championship Course
  • Royal Portrush-Dunluce Course
  • Portmarnock-Championship Course
  • The European Club
  • County Louth (Baltray)
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Ardglass Golf

Ardglass

Experience Northern Ireland

Five rounds of golf:

  • Ardglass
  • Castlerock-Mussenden Course
  • Portstewart-Strand Course
  • Royal County Down-Championship Course
  • Royal Portrush-Dunluce Course
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Old Head Golf Links

Old Head

Best of Southwest Ireland Golf

Visit the beautiful southwest of Ireland and enjoy the top five links courses:

  • Waterville
  • Ballybunion-Old Course
  • Tralee
  • Lahinch-Old Course
  • Old Head
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Doonbeg Golf

Doonbeg

The Compact Southwest

Five rounds of golf:

  • Waterville
  • Ballybunion-Old Course
  • Tralee
  • Lahinch-Old Course
  • Doonbeg
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Druids Glen Golf

Druids Glen

Dublin Area

Five rounds of golf:

  • Portmarnock-Championship Course
  • The European Club
  • County Louth (Baltray)
  • The Island
  • Druids Glen
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