While the flat terrain reduces some of the appeal and intrigue of the layout, it does make for an easy walk which is made easier when you choose to employ to carry your bag. You may unsubscribe via the link found at the bottom of every email. (See our Email Privacy Policy for details.) With a rich history closely aligned to the progression of golf in Ireland, Portmarnock has hosted many major professional and amateur events including multiple Irish Open Championships, the Walker Cup, the Irish Amateur Close Championship and the British Amateur Championship. Fantastic Golf Holes- The Dunes GC, Australia- hole 12, Fantastic Golf Holes no 27- Tobacco Rd GC, Nth Carolina- hole 11, How to play a golf hole (as the architect intended), Argentinia & Patagonia Golf Tour 2018- short trailer, A Sneak Preview of our Best of Ireland Tour, Northern Scotland- The Road Less Travelled, Vietnam- The Golf Coast (Danang, Hoi An, and Hue), The Dunes West Course, Shenzhou Peninsula, China, Blackstone & Stone Quarry, Mission Hills, Haikou, Tim Wood-Opening tee shot- 2008 Australian Open, Stephen gets cold feet at Oreti Sands, NZ, Teeing It Up with another Traveling Golfer, Graham displays sublime bunkers skills at The Links at Fancourt, Peter plays the flop shot at The Links at Fancourt, The Pullis McNutly 2014- Northern Scotland, Tour Report- Canada: Both Sides Now ( 2016), Tour Report- The Players Club, Japan 2016, The Atlantic Coast (Cornwall & Devon) Report- June 2017, 2017 Reconnaissance Trip to Hokkaido, Japan, The Players Club 2015- East Lothian, Scotland, The Players Club 2014- Spring City & Stoneforest CC, Kunming, China, 2017 Reconnaissance Trip to Auckland & Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Tour Report- The Players Club 2017- Los Cabos, Mexico, Tour Report- Pinehurst & The Sandhills of Nth Carolina and The Masters, Tour Report- Cruisin' with Pride- Hawaiian Island Cruise 2018, Tour Report- Iceland & Norway Reconnaissance Trip 2018, Tour Report- Christchurch to Picton- February 2019, Tour Report- The Best of Irish Links 2019, Tour Report- Waltzing Through Central Europe 2019, The 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, Tom Doak to redesign The Ocean Course at The National Golf Club, The Playing Fields ( The Future of Golf, pt 4 ), The Great Golf Architects Vol. Best Par 5: 6th Hole – 603 Yards – Portmarnock is the epitome of a championship golf course with solid holes strung together throughout the routing.

For itinerary suggestions please see Destinations: Best of IrelandEnquiriesFor further information please enquire here: ACN 154 612 218. Fantastic Golf Holes- Robert The Bruce, Turnberry Resort- hole 9, 23. An old school club, Portmarnock features some of the deepest history and strictest rules you will find in Ireland (don't forget to change into dress shoes when you grab something to eat in the dining area). The par threes at Portmarnock are one of her finer features as you'll see when arriving at this fine hole.

Rated as one of the best in Europe by Darren Clarke, it is clearly one of Ireland’s finest links … About Portmarnock Links Situated on the shoreline of a rugged Irish peninsula, The Links Portmarnock was the first golf course that International Management Group … 2- Harry Colt, The Story behind the building of St Emilionnais GC in France, Crafter & Mogford remodel Metropolitan GC for The World Cup, Pleasurable Excitement: The Golf Courses of Dr Alister MacKenzie, The Travelling Golfer can tailor a golf trip to Ireland to suit your group. This course incorporated three of the original holes from the Jameson Links- holes 8, 9 & 15, Portmarnock is a classic links course with rolling fairways, pot bunkers and long rough that must be avoided, If the wind blows it can be a challenging course, but play of the appropriate tees, and you can relish a true links golf experience. Fantastic Golf Holes- Lakeside Links, Melbourne, 24. The Travelling Golfer can tailor a golf trip to Ireland to suit your group. Bernhard Langer has affectionately incorporated part of the original layout in his design of The Links Portmarnock which opened for play in 1995. A small entrance to the green exists on the right between the dunes and the bunkers that is receptive to a ground game shot from only the most skilled and accurate of players. Why not join us? Fantastic Golf Holes- Royal Bled, King's Course- hole 8, 26.

It first hosted The Irish Open Amateur in 1899. Fantastic Golf Holes- Ko'olau GC, Oahu- hole 18, 25. Portmarnock GC- hole 1 - the short par 4 fourteenth hole- described by Henry Cotton as 'the best par 4 in the world' - the heavily bunkered par 5 thirteenth hole - the long par 3 fifteenth hole with ocean on the right. Fantastic Golf holes- Llao Llao GC- hole 10, 18.

Hole 1 (Stroke Index 8) 417 yards Par 4 has the Irish Sea running all the way down right of the fairway but go too far left and there is fairway and greenside bunkering around a flat green As a side note, this course is not to be confused with the 100 year younger Bernhard Langer layout, Portmarnock Golf Links, which is located just north of this club and associated with Portmarnock Hotel. So do we and we Travel the World playing at the best courses. Best Par 5:  6th Hole – 603 Yards – Portmarnock is the epitome of a championship golf course with solid holes strung together throughout the routing. Jameson became the first president, and leased the land for 25 years before beqeathing it to the club. Rich Harvest Farms is the brainchild self-made millionaire, golf enthusiast, car collector, and all around great guy Jerry Rich. Accolades:  Ranked 16th in Ireland by Golf Course Gurus. Portmarnock Links- hole 11 . For further information please enquire here.

A third nine holes was added by Fred Hawtree in 1971. The rolling sandhills provide great turf and are surrounded on three sides by the sea. 285 yards from the back tee is a fairway bunker on the right side while a pond comes into play on the left just 130 yards from the green and is anxious to claim wayward second shots. The green features a pot bunker short left and sloping edges off the green. The Travelling Golfer Pty Ltd |, King Island Teams Challenge ( 23-25 March 2021), New Zealand North Island & Kauri Cliffs Pairs Tournament May 2021 OPEN FOR BOOKINGS, Hamilton Island Teams Challenge (11-14 July, 2021), Australian Escorted Golf Tour - date subject to COVID-19 restrictions, Vietnam Escorted Golf Tour May 2021- date TBC subject to COVID restrictions, Women's Escorted Tour England & Scotland August 2021 - Enquire about place available, France Escorted Tour September 2021 - reserve your place now, South Africa October 2021 - Register your interest, African Safari Experience (non golfing) 15-25 November 2021, Mauritius Escorted Golf & Sightseeing Tour- November 2021, The Masters- April 2022 (with Rory) ( subject to COVID-19), Ireland Escorted Tour July 2022 Ian Greenwood - reserve your place now, Northern Scotland Golf Tour July 2022 - Register your interest, Scotland Escorted Tour July 2022 - Register you interest, Italy Escorted Golf Tour July 2022- Register your interest, Canada- Rocky Mountain Highs August 2022- Register your interest, Portugal Escorted Golf Tour - not currently scheduled, Central Europe- not currently scheduled- available for independent groups, Japan Escorted Tour- not currently scheduled, Play & Stay on The Famed Melbourne Sandbelt, Bellarine Peninsula & The Great Ocean Road, Golf Tours- Bonville International Golf Resort, King Island & Barnbougle Dunes: The Triangle, Mission Hills Haikou & the Shenzhou Peninsula, Central Europe Tour (including The Czech Republic)), French Links- Le Touquet, Normandy & Brittany, Spain’s Costa Brava & Southern Provincial France, Iceland & Norway Golf Tour (Escorted Tour not currently scheduled), Northern Scotland- The Road less Travelled, Hosted Golf Tour- Argentina- February 2018, Women's Golf Trip to Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai, Pinehurst & The Sandhills of North Carolina, Hawaii- The Ultimate Golf unCruise ( Feb 2018), Golf Tours- Central Oregon & Bandon Dunes Resort, Meishi Mayflower International GC, Haikou, Mission Hills Resort, Haikou- Sandbelt Trails, Mission Hills Resort, Haikou- Stone Quarry, Stoneforest International CC- Course A, Kunming, Stoneforest International CC- Course B, Kunming, Stoneforest International CC- Course C, Kunming, The Dunes West Course, Shenzhou Peninsula, Finna Golf & Country Club Resort, Indonesia, Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort- Sandy Hills Links, Ballyliffin Golf Club- The Glashedy Links, Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort- Old Tom Morris Links, Palmilla GC- Mountain, Arroyo & Ocean nines, Turnberry Resort- Robert The Bruce course, Indian Wells Golf Resort- Celebrity Course, PGA West- Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course, Country Club of North Carolina- Cardinal Course, Country Club of North Carolina- Dogwood course, Pinehurst Resort- The Cradle short course, Ballyowen Golf Club at Crystal Springs Resort, 12.