Ireland

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

Top 15 Courses

1. Old Head Golf Links (Ron Kirby, Paddy Merrigan, Liam Higgins, Eddie Hackett, Dr. Joe Carr, and Haulie O'Shea 1997; Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland)*
2. Ballybunion Golf Club (Old) (Tom Simpson 1936; Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, Ireland)*
3. Royal County Down (Championship Links) (Old Tom Morris 1890; Newcastle, Co. Down, Ireland)*
4. Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce) (Harry S. Colt 1929; Portrush, Co. Antrim, Ireland)*
5. Tralee Golf Club (Arnold Palmer 1984; Ardfert, Co. Kerry, Ireland)*
6. Lahinch Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie 1928; Lahinch, Co. Clare, Ireland)*
7. Waterville Golf Links (John A. Mulcahy, Claude Harmon, and Eddie Hackett 1973, Tom Fazio 2002; Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland)*
8. County Sligo Golf Club aka Rosses Point (Harry S. Colt 1927; Rosses Point, Co. Sligo, Ireland)*
9. Enniscrone Golf Club (Eddie Hackett 1974; Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, Ireland)*
10. County Louth Golf Club aka Baltray (Tom Simpson 1938; Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland)*
11. European Club, The (Pat Ruddy 1987; Brittas Bay, Co. Wicklow, Ireland)*
12. 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)*
13. Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg (Greg Norman 2002; Doonbeg, Co. Clare, Ireland)*
14. K Club, The (Arnold Palmer 1991; Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland)*
15. Portmarnock Golf Club (Championship/Old) (William Pickerman and George Ross 1894; Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, Ireland)*

Old Head Golf Links