The best links golf courses in Ireland

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pat Ruddy's dune rollercoaster above Sheephaven Bay — big, bold and exposed.

Baltray: a Tom Simpson masterclass and one of the purest tests of links golf in Ireland.

Ballymastocker Bay, one of the great beach views in golf, and a green fee under €100.

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.