Where Championship Golf Meets Iconic Links
The North
Home to some of the world’s greatest golf courses, Northern Ireland offers a powerful combination of heritage, drama, and elite championship links.
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NORTHERN IRELAND GOLF
The Home of Championship Golf in Ireland
Few regions in world golf carry the weight of reputation quite like the north coast of Ireland.
Here, the game is played on some of the most celebrated links ever created — courses that have hosted The Open Championship, shaped the careers of champions, and consistently rank among the finest in the world.
From the towering dunes of Royal Portrush to the dramatic landscape of Royal County Down, the courses of the north are defined by natural beauty and uncompromising design. Their routing follows the land, their challenge is dictated by the elements, and their reputation has been earned over generations.
This is golf at the highest level — a true test of skill, imagination, and control.
FEATURED COURSE
Royal Portrush
An Open Championship venue set among towering sandhills, offering one of the most complete and demanding links tests in world golf.
THE NORTH OF IRELAND COLLECTION
Iconic Courses to Master
Dunluce Links
A championship links defined by elevation changes, coastal exposure, and iconic holes such as Calamity Corner.
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Royal County Down
A breathtaking natural links where blind shots, gorse-lined fairways, and dramatic scenery define the experience.
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Portstewart Golf Club
The Strand Course delivers world-class links golf with sweeping opening holes and expansive dune landscapes.
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Royal Belfast Golf Club
One of Ireland’s oldest clubs, offering a traditional links test along the shores of Belfast Lough.
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Ardglass Golf Club
A rugged clifftop course where coastal winds and exposed holes create a dramatic, memorable round.
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FEATURED LINKS
Royal County Down
Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and challenging courses in the world, set beneath the Mourne Mountains.
There are golf courses, and then there are places like Royal County Down — it belongs in a different category entirely
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Play Ireland’s most iconic championship courses
Experience the north coast through a carefully curated itinerary built around the world’s finest links.