The Island of Ireland
With more than 400 courses from which to choose, Ireland and Northern Ireland together have been a very compelling draw for the travelling golfer for decades. No fewer than 21 are in the current Golf Monthly Top 100, with a further dozen included in the Next 100. They are also home to a brilliant array of less well-known or celebrated courses, from parkland classics such as Belvoir Park and Malone near Belfast and the two very different designs at Headfort in County Meath, through links such as Strandhill in County Sligo and Cork in the extreme south, then onto hidden gems such as Wicklow in the east and the outrageous 9-holer at Cruit Island way over in stunning County Donegal in the north-west.
