Best Buy Itinerary Ireland North & West Coast |
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Ireland - North and West Coast Links The following itinerary provides some of the very best links golf in the world. Traditional courses that will test every facet of your game. Uncrowded, friendly, and very affordable, all tied in with fine local accommodations, restaurants, pubs and sightseeing that you will enjoy. This is itinerary provides a very special; golf and sightseeing trip that will be remembered for a long time. Day 1 - Friday - Depart USA for Ireland. Day 2 - Saturday - Arrive Belfast Airport where you will me met by our representative who will help you obtain your self-drive vehicle, give you maps and directions send you on your way. It is only about a 1 1/2 hour drive to the Radisson hotel in Letterkenny where you spend the next three nights. Located in the heart of Letterkenny, the Radisson SAS Hotel is within walking distance of the theatre, cinema, all the culture and nightlife. TheTriBeCa Restaurant serves impeccably executed dishes made with the finest, seasonal Irish ingredients The beautifully crafted Oakk Bar and Grill serves drinks and meals from a craver lunch to snacks
Day 7 - Thursday - Play Enniscrone today. Enniscrone used to be a very good links. Since 2001, when three new holes were added and the weakest of the old holes removed, Enniscrone is now a great links! This golf course can legitimately compete for top ratings in Irish links golf. Enniscrone features rugged dunes and the estuary of the River Moy as it flows to the Atlantic Ocean, all set against the backdrop of the Nephin and Ox Mountains. This is a spectacular golf course in spectacular surroundings. Overnight at the Stella Maris Country House for the next two nights. Stella Maris is one of Ireland’s Top 100 Restaurants for its culinary excellence, according to Bridgestone Guides. In addition, Stella Maris, which is Latin for ‘Star of the Sea,’ was Ireland’s 2006 Hideaway of the Year, as well as Small Hotel of the Year 2006
Day 10 - Sunday - Depart Shannon Airport for your return to USA. Please contact Golf On Tour for the current per person Land Cost. Land Cost will depend on the dates of travel, accommodation availability and the current Bank Draft Exchange Rate. Ireland West and North Coast Trip:
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Day 3 - Sunday - Play Ballyliffen Old Course golf today. This is a great links course that is the northern most golf course in Ireland. A traditional links, but lacking anything in the way of blind shots, The Old Course at Ballyliffin is truly classic links golf at its very best.
Day 4 - Monday - Play Rosapenna today. When Braid and Vardon redesigned the original layout of Old Tom Morris, it is a testament to the latter's judgement that only 3 of the original greens were redone. As with most good links courses, the course takes advantage of natural terrain to provide a classic links golf challenge, at least over the first 10 holes. These links holes run between the ocean and the dunes in what is known locally as "The Valley". The last eight holes actually play inland and uphill into high meadow that offer superb vistas over the North Atlantic Ocean. 
Day 5 - Tuesday - Play Donegal GC in route to Sligo. Donegal Golf Club is on the Murvagh peninsula in Donegal Bay, hence it is generally known as Murvagh. The links is isolated from the outside world by a forest of evergreens washed on one side by the great Atlantic Ocean and by Donegal Bay on the others. It has a panoramic view of the Bluestack Mountains and the beach that runs along the Atlantic border is one of the finest in Ireland. Overnight for the next two nights at the Radisson in Sligo. Surrounded by wild and beautiful countryside, the Radisson SAS Hotel & Spa is in Sligo, one of the largest cities in the northwest of Ireland. The hotel is close to art galleries, theatres, museums, excellent shops, restaurants and pubs.
Day 6 - Wednesday - A real treat to play Rosses Point (County Sligo Golf Club). Arriving at County Sligo golf club is a spiritual experience. The lovely clubhouse of the traditional links style houses a host of memorabilia of past tournaments - the annual West of Ireland Amateur Championship is played here every year and there have been several major international amateur tournaments.
Day 8 - Friday - You won’t believe it as tou play Carne today. Carne Golf Links, the host course to Belmullet Golf Club ,cannot adequately be described. Enjoy the growing golf legend that is Carne. It is one of those courses you can confidently recommend to friend and stranger alike without fear that they will be disappointed...
Day 9 - Saturday - A morning drive to Lahinch to play this great golf course. Lahinch is one of Ireland's oldest golf clubs and is one of the best loved by both Irish golfers and visitors alike. The setting is superb, right beside the village of Lahinch adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. Overnight Vaughan Lodge in Lahinch. The Vaughan Lodge is one of the finest hotels in Clare. This 4 star designed hotel offers it guests the best in luxury accommodations, a top quality fine dining restaurant and cocktail bar in the seaside golf town of Lahinch.