Lahinch Golf Club, Old Course
Lahinch golf course is located in a small village on the west coast of Ireland and is undoubtedly one of the finest links courses in the world.
Lahinch golf course is located in a small village on the west coast of Ireland and is undoubtedly one of the finest links courses in the world.
Located on the north west coast of County Kerry on a beautiful stretch of sand dunes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, you'll find two wonderfully challenging and unique links golf courses at Ballybunion, the Old Course and the Cashen.
Royal County Down is located in one of the world’s most naturally beautiful settings in the Murlough Nature Reserve. Against the magnificent backdrop of the Mountains of Mourne, the links stretch along the coastal shores of Dundrum Bay, zigzagging back and forth to provide a different vista from virtually every hole.
Located at Baltray, formerly a fisherman’s village at the mouth of the River Boyne, north of the medieval town of Drogheda, County Louth Golf Club was established in 1892.
Royal Portrush Golf Club is home to one of the best and most challenging links golf courses in the world, the Dunluce Links, and the hidden gem, the Valley Links.
Hillside Golf Club is situated in Southport, 'England's Golfing Coast'. The course forms part of England's finest stretch of coastal links being adjacent to Royal Birkdale and Southport & Ainsdale with Formby Golf Course a few miles down the road.
Royal Birkdale, one of the world's finest links golf clubs, has been voted the No. 1 course in Britain and is regarded among the best layouts in the world.
Built in 1896, on what was then the racecourse of the Liverpool Hunt Club, Hoylake is the oldest of all the English seaside courses with the exception of Westward Hall in Devon. Robert Chambers and George Morris were commissioned to lay out the original Hoylake Course, which was extended to 18 holes in 1871. This was also the year in which the club was granted its Royal designation thanks to the patronage of His Royal Highness The Duke of Connaught.
A Championship Links course held to the highest standard, Royal Cinque Ports boasts a classic out and back layout with fast rolling fairways and magnificent greens – perfect for golfers all year round.
The Shore offers a clockwise loop of nine holes with a straightforward opening drive, but this course can definitely challenge both amateur and professional golfers.
The Berkshire Golf Club, founded in 1928 is home to the 2009 Senior British Open Championship and two Herbert Fowler design courses – both being considered as amongst the best the British Isles has to offer.
The Formby Golf Club is a true championship links course. The course was founded in 1884 and runs through mature sand dunes and pinewoods. The combination of well protected greens, undulating fairways and challenging tee shots signifies a course of magnificent contrasts unlike any other.
Swinley Forest's history is truly unique. The course was founded by Lord Derby and his friends in 1909, who's passion for the game resulted in a Golf Club recognised as both very special and different from its first day. Ladies and dogs were welcomed, handicaps were disregarded, and there have only ever been two members’ competitions each year.
Featured in the World's Top 100 rankings every year since its foundation, Walton Heath's Old Course is designed to test the extent of a golfer's repertoire of shots. Although it has many demands, the Old Course's greater length means that more "Scottish shots" are likely to be seen in this idyllic haven, based in Surrey.
Royal St George will be host to one of the world's greatest sporting events; the 149th Open Championship in 2020.
Laid out in the last days of gutty ball, Sunningdale's Old Course overlooks a plethora of hills, heath and woodland that would not have been considered suitable for golf course construction. However, the course stretches over a long distance and owes its popularity to the development of the Haskell ball, initially imported from the United States.
Considered one of the most premier links courses in the world, Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club has hosted eleven Open Championships, two Ryder Cups and a number of other major golf tournaments including the Women's and Seniors Open Championships and the Walker Cup in 2015.
The beautiful yet quaint Cruden Bay is situated on the east coast of Scotland 23 miles north of Aberdeen and eight miles south of Peterhead.
Muirfield Golf Club home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, has a colourful history dating back to 1744.
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