Irish Links Courses

[Mike_j_golf]

Greenore
Warrenpoint
Carnalea
Donaghadee
Galway Bay
Greencastle
Kilkee
Skellig Bay
Ya they all describe themselves as links played greenore and galwaybay both by the sea not really parkland but not really links either

 

[kevinmarkham]

how can you say greencastle is not i links course
maybe you missed the beach and the light house on the back of the 10th green (i think)

There are several courses that have 2, 3 or 4 holes that sit beside a beach and are links holes, but what about the other holes. If there are 15 holes that aren't links, you can't really claim it's a links course. True?

 

[USER1999]

I wouldn't put Ardglass as a links either. Lots of holes by the sea, but not a sand dune in sight.

 

[Mike_j_golf]

Hi,
There isn't a sand dune in sight on the old course in st Andrews either it looks as flat as a pancake it all goes back to what exactly a links course is.
Mike

 

[USER1999]

To me it is one built in the waste land between the railway and the beach. A few dunes does help though. And being built on sand (which Ardglass isn't).

 

[Mike_j_golf]

Hi
A list of the 9 hole links courses that i found.
Achill
Clogher Valley
Cruit Island
Cushendall
Gweedore
Helen's Bay
Manor
Mulranny
Otway
Raffeen Creek
Rush
Buncrana
Connemara Isles
Spanish Point
Berehaven
Bushfoot
Carrickmines
Castlegregory