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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 535
2 Royal County Down Golf Club – The Championship Links 517
3 Portmarnock Golf Club – The Championship Course 500
4 Lahinch Golf Club – The Old Course 444
5 Ballybunion Golf Club – The Old Course 489
6 County Louth Golf Club 245
7 Waterville Golf Links 353
8 Adare Manor 103
9 Island Golf Club 295
10 Tralee Golf Club 354
11 Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort – The St. Patrick’s Links 160
12 Carne Golf Links – The Hackett 244
13 County Sligo Golf Club – The Championship Course 281
14 K Club – The Palmer North 237
15 Enniscrone Golf Club – The Dunes Course 271
16 Trump Ireland Doonbeg 279
17 Portstewart Golf Club – The Strand Course (Championship) 313
18 Ballyliffin Golf Club – The Glashedy Links 267
19 Royal Dublin Golf Club 262
20 Portsalon Golf Club 151
21 Ballyliffin Golf Club – The Old Links 259
22 Dooks Golf Club 211
23 Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links 309
24 Old Head of Kinsale 204
25 Druids Glen – The Druids Glen 131
26 PGA National Ireland Slieve Russell 23
27 Connemara Championship Golf Links – The Championship Course 147
28 Killeen Castle 72
29 Narin & Portnoo Golf Club 147
30 Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort – The Sandy Hills Links 243
31 Strandhill Golf Club 94
32 Fota Island – The Deerpark Golf Course 49
33 Royal Portrush Golf Club – The Valley Course 189
34 Cork Golf Club 10
35 Mount Juliet 79
36 Donegal Golf Club 202
37 Malone Golf Club 10
38 Carlow Golf Club 2
39 Headfort Golf Club 3
40 Castlerock Golf Club – The Mussenden Course 200
41 Ardglass Golf Club 191
42 Luttrellstown Castle 3
43 Galgorm 4
44 Dromoland Castle 7
45 Portumna Golf Club 0
46 Lough Erne – The Faldo Course 70
47 Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort – The Old Tom Morris Links 203
48 Carton House Golf Club – The Montgomerie Course 78
49 Killarney Golf & Fishing Club – The Killeen Course 178
50 Golf at The Hawthorn (former Galway Bay Golf) 1
51 Powerscourt Golf Club – The West Course 39
52 Hermitage Golf Club 2
53 Ballybunion Golf Club – The Cashen Course 251
54 Tullamore Golf Club 1
55 Palmerstown 1
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 80
61 K Club – The Palmer South 76
62 Dingle Golf Links 97
63 The Heritage Golf Resort 18
64 Castle Golf Club 0
65 Rathsallagh Golf & Country Club 2
66 Grange Golf Club 0
67 Westport Golf Club 4
68 Arklow Golf Links 73
69 Concra Wood 2
70 Tulfarris Golf Club 20
71 Farnham Estate 2
72 Seapoint Championship Golf Links 86
73 Galway Golf Club 5
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 16
81 Castlemartyr 3
82 Royal County Down Golf Club – The Annesley Links 128
83 Clandeboye Golf Club – The Dufferin Course 4
84 St. Margaret’s Golf & Country Club 5
85 Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club 71
86 Killarney Golf & Fishing Club – The Mahony’s Point 18
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 48
96 Ballinrobe Golf Club 1
97 Monkstown Golf Club 0
98 Druids Glen – The Druids Heath 71
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
5. Brian Ward 50
8. Seán Healy 49
9. Rob Smith 48
10. Tom Williamsen 47
11. Rex Tattersall 46
11. Antonin J. Grimm 46
13. Mikael Erdtman 44
13. Paul Kirkup 44
15. Johan Marvig 42
15. John Shortt 42
17. Mark Vandenberghe 41
17. Dave Wilson 41
17. Kirk Baert 41
17. Ed Battye 41
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