When the Wild Atlantic Way was launched in 2014, it became one of the best driving routes in the world, overnight. It stretches for 1,500 miles from the Inishowen Peninsula, in Co. Donegal, deep into Co. Cork. It is a road made for tourism, leading to beaches, castles, clifftops, quaint villages, bustling towns and Ireland’s 40 shades of green.
What didn’t figure so prominently was that this is also one of the world’s best golf routes. There are 53 courses, including Ballybunion, Waterville, Carne, Old Head, Co. Sligo and St. Patrick’s, to name a few, as well as lesser-known courses that embrace the heart and soul – and beauty – of Irish golf.
