Lahinch Golf Club — Old Course
Lahinch, County Clare
The "St Andrews of Ireland." Famous for the par-5 5th ("Klondyke") with a blind second shot over a massive dune, and the par-3 6th ("Dell") with a hidden green between two dunes.
Par 726,950 ydsOpened 1892links
Ballybunion — Old Course
Ballybunion, County Kerry
Tom Watson called it "the finest links in the world." Atlantic Ocean on one side, ancient burial mounds on the other, and 18 holes that never let you settle into a rhythm.
Par 716,802 ydsOpened 1893links
Old Head Golf Links
Kinsale, County Cork
Built on a 200-acre headland jutting 2 miles into the Atlantic. Nine of 18 holes play along cliffs. The most photographed modern course in Ireland and the most weather-dependent.
Par 727,220 ydsOpened 1997links