RKR+ 2028
A Links Proposal
Aerial view of the Portmarnock peninsula with Howth and Dublin Bay beyond
RKR+ 2028 · Destination I of III

Ireland

The Fingal coast, Wicklow and the M1 corridor

Fly into
DUB
Itineraries
Three
Currency
Euro (€)

The Portmarnock peninsula, looking south to Howth

Getting there

From Atlanta to the first tee

Delta operates non-stop service between ATL and DUB year-round.

Dublin itineraries offer the easiest logistics, requiring zero domestic connections, minimal driving, and superb coastal links golf within 45 minutes of the city center.

IThe Fingal Coast & North Dublin LinksIIDublin to the Wicklow CoastIIIThe M1 Corridor: Dublin to Newcastle Express
Map of every course across the three Ireland itinerariesIrish SeaIRELANDNORTHERN IRELANDWicklow MountainsMountains of MourneDublin Airport✈︎DUBPortmarnock Resort (Jameson Links)Jameson LinksThe Island Golf ClubThe IslandPortmarnock Golf ClubPortmarnockCorballis LinksCorballisCounty Louth GC (Baltray)BaltrayThe Royal Dublin Golf ClubRoyal DublinSt. Anne’s Golf ClubSt. Anne’sDruids Heath Golf ClubDruids HeathThe European ClubEuropean ClubArklow Golf LinksArklowArdglass Golf ClubArdglassRoyal County DownRoyal County DownN10 MILES
Every course across the three Ireland itineraries.
Three ways to play

The Ireland itineraries

Each option runs five days on the ground. Open any option for the round-by-round plan, route map and booking windows.

Aerial view of the 14th, 15th and 16th holes at Portmarnock running along the beach
I

Portmarnock Old — the 14th, 15th & 16th along the strand

Option D1Single Base

The Fingal Coast & North Dublin Links

Five links within 45 minutes of the hotel, anchored by Portmarnock Old. No rental car required.

Anchor
Portmarnock Golf Club (Old Course)
Base camp
Malahide or Portmarnock — 15–20 minutes from DUB.
The golf
6 rounds over 5 days · 36 holes on Day 3
Portmarnock Resort (Jameson Links)The Island Golf ClubPortmarnock Golf Club (Old)Corballis LinksCounty Louth Golf Club (Baltray)The Royal Dublin Golf Club
Gorse in bloom on the Irish east-coast links
II

Gorse in bloom on the east-coast links

Option D2Split Base

Dublin to the Wicklow Coast

Two nights on the Fingal links, then south to Pat Ruddy’s brutal European Club and the Wicklow coast.

Anchor
Portmarnock Golf Club (Old) & The European Club
Base camp
Base 1: Malahide (2 nights). Base 2: Bray or Wicklow Town (2 nights).
The golf
6 rounds over 5 days · 36 holes on Day 3
The Island Golf ClubPortmarnock Golf Club (Old)St. Anne’s Golf ClubDruids Heath Golf ClubThe European ClubArklow Golf Links
Sand hills and gorse at Royal County Down
III

The bearded dunes of Royal County Down

Option D3Split Base

The M1 Corridor: Dublin to Newcastle Express

Land in Dublin, head straight up the M1 for Royal County Down — #1 in the world — then finish on the Fingal coast.

Anchor
Royal County Down (#1 in the World) & Portmarnock Golf Club
Base camp
Base 1: Newcastle, Co. Down (2 nights). Base 2: Malahide (2 nights). Drive between bases is only 1 hr 45 min on the M1/A1.
The golf
6 rounds over 5 days · 36 holes on Day 2
Ardglass Golf ClubRoyal County Down (Championship)RCD (Annesley Links)County Louth (Baltray)Portmarnock Golf Club (Old)The Island Golf Club
Early twentieth-century gallery following play on the links at Portmarnock
From the archive

Portmarnock has hosted 19 Irish Opens and the Walker Cup. The galleries have changed; the wind off the Irish Sea has not.

A gallery at Portmarnock, early 1900s

Or consider
Dunluce Castle on its basalt headland above the Causeway Coast
BFS · BHD · or DUB
Northern Ireland
North Berwick West Links running along the shore, seen from North Berwick Law
EDI
Scotland

PhotographsThe Portmarnock peninsula, looking south to Howth — PGC, CC0 · Portmarnock Old — the 14th, 15th & 16th along the strand — PGC, CC0 · Gorse in bloom on the east-coast links — Colincassidy1212, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The bearded dunes of Royal County Down — Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0 · A gallery at Portmarnock, early 1900s — Lawrence Collection via Architecture of Dublin, Public domain · Dunluce Castle, minutes from Royal Portrush — Iain Irwin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · North Berwick West Links from the Law — Scott Cormie, CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Coastlines: Natural Earth.