Rosapenna Golf Resort is Expanding
Despite a continued sluggish economy, this club in the west of Ireland is taking bold steps forward
Carne Golf Links Revisited
Despite a continued sluggish economy, this club in the west of Ireland is taking bold steps forward
The Next Great Irish Links
In the way that legendary breaks like “Jaws,” off the north coast of Maui, or “Mavericks,” near San Francisco, are magnets for big-wave surfers, it’s a certain kind of golfer who is attracted to big-dune links courses. They’re hardy and fun-loving, more accepting of quirky design, and, perhaps, a bit more interested in pulling off heroic shots than strictly adhering to a card-and-pencil mentality.
Scotland has its share of big-dune designs—Donald Trump’s new layout in Aberdeen is just the most recent—but the west coast of Ireland is its equal. There’s Lahinch, of course, and bruising Enniscrone, and Robert Trent Jones Sr.’s intense Cashen Course at Ballybunion. But the Big Daddy of them all is Carne, which this past summer opened a new nine that should quickly gain renown as one of the best big-dune circuits in the country.
County Sligo Golf Club (Rosses Point) Revisited
Senior Writer Thomas Dunne explores a fascinating links on Ireland’s west coast
Trump Doonbeg, Ireland
Routed through massive dunes on the southwest Irish coast, this Greg Norman design is a quintessential links layout that returns again and again to the sea
Ballybunion Golf Club: As Good As It Looks
One of the world’s greatest courses, Ballybunion Old is as much a must-see as a must-play
Carne Golf Links, Ireland
In the little-known town of Belmullet, a delightful creation by Eddie Hackett takes its place among Ireland’s true “hidden gems”
Dooks Golf Club, Ireland
While on the way to some of County Kerry’s famed links, visitors would do well to stop by this overlooked Irish stunner in the dunes
County Louth Golf Club, Ireland
The lyrical links on the Irish Sea has produced some of the Emerald Isle’s greatest amateur players
Enniscrone Golf Club, Ireland
A dramatic renovation transformed a mundane links into one of the Emerald Isle’s must-see venues
