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Ireland 2026

Here is the Top 100 Irish Golf Course Ranking from Irish Golfer Magazine (www.IrishGolfer.ie) . Ireland has some of the very best courses in the world and, unlike many countries, it’s possible to play them all! So, whether you’re a links or parkland fan, a purist or someone who just likes golf regardless of the terrain, this Top 100 list is for you!

*In the list this year you’ll notice that The European Club has been removed as it is now closed for renovation. 

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Courses

Rank Course Players
1 Royal Portrush Golf Club – The Dunluce Course 530
2 Royal County Down Golf Club – The Championship Links 511
3 Portmarnock Golf Club – The Championship Course 497
4 Lahinch Golf Club – The Old Course 440
5 Ballybunion Golf Club – The Old Course 484
6 County Louth Golf Club 242
7 Waterville Golf Links 350
8 Adare Manor 103
9 Island Golf Club 296
10 Tralee Golf Club 349
11 Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort – The St. Patrick’s Links 158
12 Carne Golf Links – The Hackett 240
13 County Sligo Golf Club – The Championship Course 276
14 K Club – The Palmer North 235
15 Enniscrone Golf Club – The Dunes Course 269
16 Trump Ireland Doonbeg 276
17 Portstewart Golf Club – The Strand Course (Championship) 310
18 Ballyliffin Golf Club – The Glashedy Links 265
19 Royal Dublin Golf Club 261
20 Portsalon Golf Club 151
21 Ballyliffin Golf Club – The Old Links 256
22 Dooks Golf Club 208
23 Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links 307
24 Old Head of Kinsale 202
25 Druids Glen – The Druids Glen 130
26 PGA National Ireland Slieve Russell 22
27 Connemara Championship Golf Links – The Championship Course 145
28 Killeen Castle 72
29 Narin & Portnoo Golf Club 144
30 Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort – The Sandy Hills Links 242
31 Strandhill Golf Club 93
32 Fota Island – The Deerpark Golf Course 49
33 Royal Portrush Golf Club – The Valley Course 186
34 Cork Golf Club 7
35 Mount Juliet 78
36 Donegal Golf Club 200
37 Malone Golf Club 9
38 Carlow Golf Club 1
39 Headfort Golf Club 3
40 Castlerock Golf Club – The Mussenden Course 198
41 Ardglass Golf Club 188
42 Luttrellstown Castle 1
43 Galgorm 3
44 Dromoland Castle 5
45 Portumna Golf Club 0
46 Lough Erne – The Faldo Course 69
47 Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort – The Old Tom Morris Links 201
48 Carton House Golf Club – The Montgomerie Course 78
49 Killarney Golf & Fishing Club – The Killeen Course 175
50 Golf at The Hawthorn (former Galway Bay Golf) 1
51 Powerscourt Golf Club – The West Course 38
52 Hermitage Golf Club 2
53 Ballybunion Golf Club – The Cashen Course 247
54 Tullamore Golf Club 0
55 Palmerstown 0
56 Rosslare Golf Club – The Old Course 56
57 Carton House Golf Club – The O'Meara Course 60
58 Belvoir Park Golf Club 3
59 Bunclody 2
60 Royal Belfast Golf Club 78
61 K Club – The Palmer South 75
62 Dingle Golf Links 95
63 The Heritage Golf Resort 18
64 Castle Golf Club 0
65 Rathsallagh Golf & Country Club 1
66 Grange Golf Club 0
67 Westport Golf Club 3
68 Arklow Golf Links 73
69 Concra Wood 2
70 Tulfarris Golf Club 20
71 Farnham Estate 2
72 Seapoint Championship Golf Links 85
73 Galway Golf Club 3
74 Mullingar 0
75 St. Anne's Golf Club 84
76 Esker Hills 2
77 Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort 10
78 Powerscourt Golf Club – The East Course 40
79 New Forest Estate & Golf Club 1
80 Dun Laoghaire Golf Club – Middle & Upper Course 17
81 Castlemartyr 1
82 Royal County Down Golf Club – The Annesley Links 125
83 Clandeboye Golf Club – The Dufferin Course 4
84 St. Margaret’s Golf & Country Club 3
85 Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club 71
86 Killarney Golf & Fishing Club – The Mahony’s Point 14
87 Macreddin Golf Club 0
88 Naas Golf Club 1
89 Glasson Lakehouse 1
90 Malahide Golf Club 3
91 Ballyneety Golf Club 0
92 Blainroe Golf Club 0
93 Dundalk Golf Club 1
94 Woodbrook Golf Club 1
95 North West Golf Club 47
96 Ballinrobe Golf Club 0
97 Monkstown Golf Club 0
98 Druids Glen – The Druids Heath 70
99 Moyola Park Golf Club 0
100 Balbriggan Golf Club 0

Ranking

Player Courses
1. Pam Allen 54
1. Mark Barry 54
3. Conor McCaughey 53
4. Ivan Morris 51
5. Joseph Berrill 50
5. Eric Murrihy 50
7. Seán Healy 49
8. Rob Smith 48
9. Antonin J. Grimm 46
9. Rex Tattersall 46
11. Brian Ward 44
11. Paul Kirkup 44
11. Mikael Erdtman 44
14. Johan Marvig 42
14. Tom Williamsen 42
14. John Shortt 42
17. Mark Vandenberghe 41
17. Kirk Baert 41
17. Dave Wilson 41
17. Ed Battye 41
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