| This unquestionably Irish blend of courses is packed with
favourites, including two Royal Links courses. A tried and tested
combination we call it "The Original" because it includes some
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| Price Per Person
From: $3050 CDN |
| based on 8 people and double occupancy. |
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| Itinerary includes: |
| 7 nights accommodation |
| Full Irish Breakfast each morning |
| 7 Rounds of Golf |
| Chauffeur driven luxury coach |
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Ardglass
Golf Club
Ardglass really is a course to savour with some outstanding
holes. The 161yd Par 3 2nd, the 480yd Par 5 11th and the 181yd
Par 3 12th each require a carry across the coastline and cliffs
tops of the Irish Sea and rank among the best holes in Ireland.
The view from the elevated 12th tee, with the backdrop of the
Irish Sea and Mourne Mountains is to die for. The course hugs
the coastline, with no fewer than 8 holes where the Irish Sea
coastline comes into play. The Irish Sea is visible from all
18 holes and on a clear day it is possible to see across the
Irish Sea to the Isle of Man. |
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Royal
County Down
Royal County Down is one of the worlds great golfing destinations.
Consult any list of top golf courses around the world and you
will always find Royal County Down somewhere near the top. County
Down is everything links golf should be - undulating greens,
deep pot bunkers and tight fairway lies. Laid out beneath the
imperious gaze of the mountains of Mourne, the course enjoys
a magnificent stage-like setting as it stretches out along the
shores of Dundrum Bay. It is spectacular to look at and even
more thrilling to play. |
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Royal
Portrush Golf Club
Simply put, the Dunluce course at Royal Portrush is one of the
world's finest links courses and the only course in Ireland
to have hosted the British Open. Overlooked by the ruins of
the 13th Century Dunluce Castle it is a masterpiece of golf
architecture. Famous for its magnificent turf and excellent
holes, many of which require long and accurate drives made all
the more difficult by the high winds. Unimaginable rough and
tricky greens, thrown with windy conditions make this course
an admirable test for a seasoned golfer. |
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Portstewart
Golf Club
A claim is often made that Portstewart has the best opening
hole in Irish Golf - some say in the world. Situated on Ulster's
magnificent Causeway Coast, Portstewart Golf Club is one of
the very few 45 hole complexes in Europe. Going back to 1951,
when the course was used as a qualifying venue for the Open
Championship at Royal Portrush, it seemed that Portstewart was
destined to be forever cast in the shadow of its more illustrious
neighbour. Not any more. Everything changed when the new championship
layout of the Strand Course hosted the Irish Close Championship
in 1992. |
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Castlerock
Golf Club
Castlerock is another great links course on the Causeway Coast,
lying where the River Bann enters the Atlantic Ocean. Set among
rolling sand dunes it offers stunning views of Donegal, and
even Scotland on a clear day. The Championship Mussenden Course
is a par 73. The best known hole is the fourth, called the "Leg
O'Mutton", a 200 yard par-3 with a railway line to the right,
a burn to the left and a raised green. |
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Ballyliffen
- Old Links
Nick Faldo visited Ballyliffin in June 1993 and described The
Old Links as the most natural golf course he had ever seen.
The Old Links is a classically old fashioned links. It oozes
charm, character and curiosity. More than anything, it is the
extraordinary terrain that makes a game on the Old Links such
a unique experience: stand on any tee and the fairway ripples
and tumbles in each and every direction. The principal architect
of the links was of course, Mother Nature. |
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Ballyliffen
- Glashedy Links
Described as "The Ballybunion of the North" Ballyliffen is
Ireland's most northerly links and comprises 365 acres of
spectacular dune land, surrounded by rolling hills and mountains
with the Atlantic Ocean as its western boundary. Glashedy
Links opened for play in August 1995 and its location on the
north western Atlantic Coast makes it a magnificent setting.
Designed by Pat Ruddy and Tom Craddock, it has been laid out
on predominantly higher ground above and beyond the Old Links.
The challenge presented by the Glashedy Links is almost as
formidable as it is exhilarating.
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