The best links golf courses in Ireland

Tom Doak's instant-classic Donegal links — already in many world top-100 lists.

Often ranked the world's greatest links — a wild, mountain-framed masterpiece on the Mournes coast.

Tom Watson's favourite — towering dunes, ocean-edge par 4s, and a back nine that lives in golf folklore.

Northern Ireland's Open venue — dramatic dunes, ocean views, and the famous Calamity Corner par 3.

The St Andrews of Ireland — quirky, charming, and home of the famous Klondyke and Dell holes.

A pure championship links 30 minutes from Dublin — flat, fair, and ferociously consistent.

Spectacular opening seven holes through giant dunes — host of the 2017 Irish Open.

Hidden-gem links in the wildest dunes in Ireland — a remote, raw, unforgettable round.

The Kerry classic favoured by Payne Stewart — a long, soulful links on the Ring of Kerry.

A Gil Hanse-restored gem on the Donegal coast — astonishing value for a top-tier links.

A wild, dune-framed links across the estuary from Malahide — one of Dublin's great hidden classics.

A purist's links on the Wicklow coast — Pat Ruddy's personal vision, with two extra par 3s for fun.

Ireland's most northerly championship links — vast dunes, the conical Glashedy Rock and pure links theatre.

Magnificent dunes-land links on Killala Bay — a bucket-list course at half the price of its neighbours.

Yeats country links beneath Ben Bulben — host of the West of Ireland Championship.