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Enniscrone, Hole 14  
 

IRELAND ESCORTED GOLF TOUR

Play Ireland's BEST Golf Courses
19 nights/13 Courses
13th June - 2nd July, 2019
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 Hosted by Heather & Peter Wood
 
Ireland is famous for its genuine links courses and Irish hospitality.
On this trip we combine stunning links golf with the best sightseeing and accommodation in Ireland.
The tour includes golf on the NUMBER ONE course in the WORLD, (Golf Digest 2017) Royal County Down.
TO BE SURE, this is golf travel at its very BEST.
 

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TOUR INCLUDES



  • 19 nights accommodation, including daily breakfasts
  • 13 rounds of golf on the best courses in Ireland including Enniscrone, Donegal, Narin and Portnoo, Cruit Island, Portstewart, Castlerock, Ballybunion, Doonbeg, Tralee, Old Head, Royal County Down, The Island, Portmarnock Links and Mt Juliet.
  • Specially selected accommodation throughout, including the iceHouse Hotel, Slieve Donard Hotel, Bushmills Inn, The Lodge at Doonbeg, Old Head Seaview Suites and Mt Juliet Estate.
  • Sightseeing to the major sights including the Cliffs of Moher, Giant's Causeway, Carrick-a-rede Bridge, Ring Of Kerry, Skelligs, The Dark Hedges and more!
  • Transport by luxury chauferrred bus 
  • Welcome dinner at The Icehouse and Farewell dinner at Mt Juliet.
  • Tour shirt
  • Daily competition and prizes
  • This is a fully escorted small group tour with experienced leaders who are passionate about what they do.

 

 
TOUR OVERVIEW

 

The tour begins at Dublin airport where we hop aboard our bus and drive North west to Ballina in County Mayo. We stay 2 nights at the icehouse Hotel perched on the banks of the River May, and play golf at nearby Enniscrone Golf Course. The dunes here are the biggest you will see on any golf course in the world.
Then we head along the wild Atlantic Way, stopping along the way to play Donegal Golf Course. We stay two nights in the heritage town of Ardara and play nearby Narin and Portnoo. The next day we play a nine hole game of golf at the spectacular and remote Cruit Island. Then it is onto Bushmills Inn for two nights where we  enjoy some whiskey tasting and sightseeing, with golf at Portstewart and the option of another game of golf at Castlerock.
We then head down the east coast to Newcastle, visiting the Giants Causeway and Carrick-a rede Bridge along the way, and check into the very grand Slieve Donard Hotel for 2 nights, located right next to the Royal County Down Golf Course. Staying and playing here is sure to be the highlight of the trip.
Continuing south, we head to  for a game of golf at The Island and check into the Portmarnock Links Hotel for a 3 night stay. On Saturday we head into Dublin for sightseeing and experince some very Irish nightlife. On Sunday we play the delightful Portmarnock Links Golf Course.
A travel day sees us journey across the centre of Ireland to Doonbeg, enjoying some sightseeing along the way, including The Burren and the Cliffs of Moher. We play Doonbeg during the day, sing in the pub's of Lahinch in the evening and sleep at the fabulous Doonbeg Lodge.
Ballybunion is our next stop. We take on the the Old Course at Ballybunion and our lodgings are located right across the road. Perfect. Then we are on our way to beautiful Tralee. After our game at Tralee we travel a short distance south to the ‘very Irish’ town of Killarney for a 3 night stay. There is time for a rest day of sightseeing in Killarney and a drive around the Ring of Kerry with an option to play golf at Waterville GC or a boat trip to The Skelligs.
Then a short drive take us to spectacular Old Head Golf Links, where we stay on course in their luxury accommodation. The tour finishes with a night at the stunning Mt Juliet Estate, one of the best small hotels in the world, where we celebrate with a farewell degustation dinner.
We then transfer to Dublin airport for our onward journeys.
 
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Mt Juliet HotelMt Juliet Hotel

 PACKAGE PRICE

 

19 Nights Best Of Ireland:

7971 EUROS PER PERSON , TWIN SHARE


A deposit of  $2,500 AUD per person is required to secure your place.

 

 

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THE COURSES

 

ROYAL COUNTY DOWN 9TH HOLERoyal County Down, Number One in the World (Golf Digest)

 

Old Head Golf Club

Old Head GC comprises five Par 5s, five Par 3s and eight Par 4s – stretching to over 7,200 yards from the tips, with a minimum of six tees per hole. Nine holes play along the cliff tops, and all eighteen holes provide stunning ocean views.
Old Head Golf Links is built on a 220-acre diamond of land, jutting out over two miles into the Atlantic Ocean. The promontory is almost an island with numerous caves running beneath your feet as you play the course. The links and practice area occupy 180 acres and the remaining 40 acres of unspoilt cliff (rising in places to over 300 feet) frame the course.

 

Ballybunion Old Course

Blessed with the most formidable dune structure in Ireland, golf was introduced to the small Kerry town of Ballybunion in 1893. The present Ballybunion Golf Club was not formed until 1906, when prominent town folk commissioned local golf writer Lionel Hewson to design them a new nine-hole course on their spectacular coastal links-land. By 1927 the links had been extended to eighteen holes and in 1936 the club employed Tom Simpson to make further revisions and help shape a great piece of land into a great golf course.



The Island Golf Club

The Island Golf Club was among the first twelve Golf Clubs to be founded in Ireland.
There were two unusual features about it's origin for that time - one being that it had no military connection as other clubs had – and secondly, that it was initiated as a private club. The ten founder members became the owners of the Club and only allowed members as annual ticket holders.

Lahinch Golf Club

Overlooking the stunning County Clare coastline, Lahinch Golf Course first plays along the sea toward an estuary that dissects the site, before heading back along the main coastal road into town. After a solid opening the first hint of brilliance comes at the 3rd, an awesome driving hole over a large dune slope that turns seaward and follows a succession of humps and hollows into a clever plateau green. Next are Klondyke and Dell, unmistakably Lahinch these two Old Tom originals are amongst the most famous holes in Irish golf.



Tralee Golf Links

Although first formed within the town of Tralee in 1896, the Tralee Golf Club now plays on a course built in 1984 and situated along the Kerry coastline at nearby Barrow. Designed by Arnold Palmer and partner Ed Seay, the front nine at Tralee touches an ocean inlet and rocky shore while the back is carved from an immense dune ridge that tumbles down toward the area's spectacular beach.



Waterville Golf Club (optional)

Located along the Atlantic Ocean, on a peninsula of land bordered by an estuary of the Inny River, the Hackett design included a front side built over less exposed terrain away from the coastal dunes and a back nine that occupied rugged sandhills and touched both the mouth of the Estuary and the Atlantic's shoreline. Opening in 1973, the original Hackett course was the longest in Ireland but oozed old-world charm. It amassed itself quite a devoted and loyal following until sold in 1987 to a small group of Irish Americans who later embarked on what seemed a radical renovation program with architect Tom Fazio.



Portmarnock Golf Club (Old)

Portmarnock is arguably the best Championship Course in Ireland. It has hosted all of Irelands major championships from the Irish Ladies to the Irish Open and also some of the world's biggest events including the Canada Cup( now the World Cup), and the Walker Cup.
Amongst the winners of nineteen Irish Open Championships were Bobby Locke, Sam Torrance, Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer, Jose Maria Olazabal, Ben Crenshaw, Hubert Green, John O'Leary, Mark James, Ken Brown and Michael Campbell.



Royal County Down - Rated Number One Course in the World by Golf Digest

Royal County Down is located in one of the world's most naturally beautiful links settings in the Murlough Nature Reserve. Against the magnificent backdrop of the Mountains of Mourne, the links stretches along the shores of Dundrum Bay, zigzagging back and forth to provide a different vista from virtually every hole.
The narrowest ribbons of fairways thread their way through as impressive a set of sand dunes as could be imagined. The fairways are surrounded by purple heather and golden gorse. Beautiful to look at but oh, so punishing for any who may stray from the prescribed path.


 

Royal Portrush Golf Club

Royal Portrush Golf Club is home to one of the best and most challenging links golf courses in the world, the Dunluce Links, and the hidden gem, the Valley Links. Portrush is the only club in Ireland to have hosted The Open Championship

 

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 YOUR HOSTS

Heather and Peter Wood

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Peter and Heather have a wealth of experience in all facets of golf and golf touring. With first hand knowledge of Ireland, they will ensure you get the most out of your time in Ireland. To be sure!

  "Our tours are known for the fabulous golf courses we can access, high quality accommodation, and variety of experiences that a particular destination can provide. Golf is the common theme, we have fun together and lasting friendships are made.

Peter Wood... The Travelling Golfer"







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