Slieve Russel (Cavan)
The Slieve Russel Golf Course is found among the lakeland and drumlin valley district of Ballyconnell in County Cavan.
It’s one of the more “newer” golf courses on this list as it opened in August 1992 and almost immediately it became an attraction as one of Ireland’s top courses.
The parkland course was brilliantly designer by golf-course architect Patrick Merrigan and contains 300 acres of manicured gardens and 50 acres of lakes, so as you can imagine, water hazards are a major challenge on this course.
The course has played host to a number of prestigious golf tournaments such as the Irish PGA Championship in 1996, European Tour Events and the North West of Ireland Open in 2001/2002.
Royal Portrush (Antrim)
The Royal Portrush Golf Course is another top golf course in Ireland and is located on the spectacular north coast of County Antrim. The course boasts a spectacular setting and is overlooked by the 13th century ruins of Dunluce Castle.
It has two challenging links courses – the Dunluce Links and the Valley Links. It has hosted the British Open, the North of Ireland Championship and the British Amateur Championship.
The Dunluce Golf Links was designed by Harry Colt and will put the most seasoned golfer to the test. The Valley Links lies between huge sands hills and some higher ground next to the shoreline. The course has its fair share of challenges with many elevated tees, menacing bunkers, sand hills and dunes.
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are big fans of this course while it is classed as a favourite for Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke.
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