Republic of Ireland Golf Tours

It is a traditional out-and-back routing, but features some of the quirkiest holes you will ever play on a World Top 100 course.

We always recommend that our groups take a caddy when playing the Old Course at Lahinch.

With blind shots from the tees, approach shots over massive dunes, drops in fairway height, and some tricky reads on the greens, you’ll be in much better shape having someone help with the lines and club selection.

Make no mistake - this is a fantastic experience set in staggering natural beauty. Sitting on Liscannor Bay, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and with the Inagh River estuary to the north, it is one of golf’s very finest locations.

Ballybunion Golf Links is an exceptional golf course routed through massive sand dunes and sitting right next to the Atlantic Ocean.

The run of holes from the 7th to the 17th are just fantastic, with the 11th rightly regarded by many as a real sensory experience and a true test of golf.

Those holes that run along the top of the dunes with the beach below are stunning, and if there is a westerly blowing straight off the Atlantic, this course can be a ferocious - but enjoyable - test of your strategy and club selection.

The setting and views are stunning, and the golf course layout is superb, with many holes bordering Barrow Beach.

Our advice would be to select the best tees to suit your ability and the wind speed. This course needs to be enjoyed, and from the back boxes - when there is more than a breeze coming in off the Atlantic - it is a real challenge even for low-handicap golfers.

The back nine feels like playing a different course from the front nine. The dunes are huge, and the routing between them is fabulous, with some big carries to plateau greens - but this is immense fun.

Your welcome and hospitality are typically Irish: friendly and accommodating.

Situated on a promontory jutting into Ballinskelligs Bay in the North Atlantic, Waterville Golf Links is in a spectacular location. You really need to concentrate to avoid being distracted by the views!

The great opening holes include the second, which plays to a green by the beach where the views really open up. The par-4, slight dogleg third, playing along the beach, really gets you in the mood for how fantastic this course is.

Waterville is another unique experience on this tour of the best links in the southwest of Ireland.

It is difficult to know where to start when talking about the Old Head Links. It is a unique golfing experience set in one of the most awe-inspiring locations. The course is perched 300 feet up and routed on a headland that stretches two miles into the Atlantic Ocean.

Strictly speaking, it is a hilltop course - not a links - and it is exposed to all that nature can throw at you. When you are there, you don’t really care whether it’s a links or not, as it is a truly unique golfing experience.

Nine holes border the cliff tops, and they are quite simply breathtaking.

The clubhouse facilities and service are first-class. The terrace - either pre- or post-golf - is a great place to relax and enjoy superb food. They will even bring you a snack at the turn if you order in advance, including oysters and Guinness or a glass of fizz!