(Image credit: St Patrick’s Links, Rosapenna Golf Resort. Image courtesy of Clyde Johnson. )
- Location: Rosapenna, Donegal, Ireland
- Founded: 2021
- Designed by: Tom Doak
- Green fee: €200
- 23/24 ranking: New entry
Laid out on terrain occupied by two former courses, St Patrick’s is entirely reimagined. The design by one of the modern greats – Tom Doak and his team – shows just how big imagination can be. Exceptional design and vision in a captivating setting.
This is a vast rollercoaster adventure charging through deep dune valleys and soaring over more open, tumbling terrain.
– Rosapenna St Patricks review and key info
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- Location: Baltray, County Louth, Ireland
- Founded: 1892
- Designed by: Tom Simpson
- Green fee: €100-€240
- 23/24 ranking: Down 3
The wind is almost always a factor at County Louth, or Baltray, and you need to be able to shape the ball both ways to score well.
County Louth is one of the jewels within Irish links golf, a true championship venue with a confident yet understated air about it. It’s been venue for many significant events including the Irish Open.
– County Louth review and key info
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- Location: Brancaster, Norfolk, England
- Opened: 1892
- Designed by: Holcombe Ingleby
- Green fee: £125-£195
- 23/24 ranking: Down 3
Courses like this fabulous old links give the North Norfolk coast huge appeal.
Brancaster, which dates back to 1892, enjoys an unusual, unique setting on a spit of land between dunes and marsh, meaning that the height of the tide can have a bearing on how certain holes play. Splendidly different.
– Royal West Norfolk review and key info
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- Location: Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
- Founded: 1882
- Designed by: Unknown
- Green fee: £105-£265
- 23/24 ranking: Down 3
The course begins on the very edge of the town of Gullane before forging uphill towards the high point at the 6th and 7th holes where the views down to Aberlady Bay and beyond are spellbinding.
The wind plays its part in any round here, particularly up on the plateau, it’s a great test of golf.
– Gullane No.1 review and key info
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- Location: Rye, East Sussex, England
- Opened: 1895
- Designed by: Harry Colt
- Green fee: Contact club
- 23/24 ranking: No change
A classic and historic links with fast-running, rumpled fairways. Founded in 1894 the original layout at Rye was designed by a 25-year-old Harry Colt. Even at that young age his talent for visualising and creating attractive and…
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