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 |  | | Pine Valley | | Pine Valley was the dream of a Philadelphian hotelier, George Crump, who sadly died before its completion. |
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|  | | Royal County Down | | An exhilarating location for a classic links golf course where the Bay of Dundrum sweeps out into the Irish Sea... |
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|  | | St Andrews (Old) | | The Old course itself usually isn’t an instant hit, it’s a course you have to get to know and love... |
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|  | | Turnberry (Ailsa) | | The Ailsa course at Turnberry is probably the most scenic Open Championship course, often referred to as Scotland’s Pebble Beach. |
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|  | | Muirfield | | Muirfield is the course of “The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers”, the world’s oldest golf club, formed in 1744. |
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|  | | Royal Portrush (Dunluce) | | This is a seaside links paradise, located in an evocative setting on the north Antrim coastline, blessed with magnificent ocean views. |
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|  | | Kingsbarns | | One of the many delights of Kingsbarns is that you can see the North Sea from virtually every part of the course. |
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|  | | Royal Birkdale | | Royal Birkdale is the favourite English course on the British Open rota according to the results of a recent Top 100 poll... |
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|  | | Carnoustie (Championship) | | Carnoustie is a big natural seaside links and considered to be one of the most difficult courses in the British Isles. |
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|  | | Ballybunion (Old) | | As you drive from the historic town of Ballybunion, along the winding road to the golf course, your eyes feast upon the most spectacular links land imaginable. |
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|  | | Royal Dornoch (Championship) | | Royal Dornoch is spellbinding. It seems to mesmerise amateur and professional golfers from all over the world... |
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|  | | Lahinch (Old) | | Old Tom Morris believed that Lahinch was the finest natural course that he had seen.
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|  | | Waterville | | Waterville plays on a promontory surrounded by the sea. It’s a stunning, remote location... |
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|  | | Portmarnock (Old) | | ”I know of no greater finish in the world than that of the last five holes at Portmarnock”, said Bernard Darwin |
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|  | | Royal Liverpool | | Without doubt, Royal Liverpool is a tough links. Only a couple of holes are in the dunes – otherwise there is little protection from the ever-changing wind. |
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|  | | Royal St George’s | | There is nothing artificial about Royal St George’s; there is a natural look and feel to the course that blends beautifully into the surroundings. |
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|  | | European Club | | The European Club is located in the garden of Ireland, between the coastal towns of Wicklow and Arklow, about 30 miles south of Dublin. |
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|  | | Royal Lytham & St Annes | | Royal Lytham & St Annes is the most northerly of the English championship links courses, situated only 10 miles from Royal Birkdale. |
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|  | | Royal Troon (Old) | | On a clear day at Troon, you can see the distant Ailsa Craig in the south, and to the west, the majestic peaks on the Isle of Arran. |
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|  | | Cruden Bay | | Cruden Bay is an inspirational golf course, regarded by some as quirky and considered by others as a masterpiece. Either way, it's thrilling... |
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|  | | Royal Porthcawl | | Royal Porthcawl is a convivial, relaxed place to play golf in beautiful surroundings. |
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|  | | Prestwick | | The course is a traditional monument, an authentic affair with a layout of holes that snake to and fro through rugged dunes and rippled fairways. |
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|  | | Machrihanish | | Machrihanish must be one of the most natural, romantic and enjoyable places to play golf in the whole of the British Isles. It’s not long, but it's sheer fun... |
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|  | | Nairn | | Nairn Golf Club is one of the most spectacular seaside courses in Scotland, boasting sea views from every hole. |
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|  | | North Berwick (West) | | North Berwick is a course that is extremely close to the origins of golf. It’s the second oldest course in the world still playing over its original fairways... |
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|  | | Royal Aberdeen (Balgownie) | | Royal Aberdeen is a traditional out and back links running along the shore of the North Sea and is regarded by many as having the finest first nine holes in golf. |
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|  | | Saunton (East) | | If there is a need for another seaside Open Championship venue, then surely the East course at Saunton is a worthy candidate. |
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|  | | St Enodoc (Church) | | St Enodoc is a quixotic links, set amidst towering sand dunes clad with tufts of wild sea grasses. |
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|  | | Carne | | The Carne links at Belmullet is the late Eddie Hackett’s swan song and many reckon it’s his finest design. |
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|  | | Hillside | | Hillside is an underrated gem, separated only by a footpath, but hiding in the shadow of its noble next-door neighbour, Royal Birkdale. |
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|  | | Old Head | | Laid out on a narrow headland, jutting out for two miles into the Atlantic Ocean, Old Head has to be one of the world’s most exhilarating sites... |
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|  | | Western Gailes | | The holes at Western Gailes are wonderfully varied. The fairways undulate gently, interrupted occasionally by three meandering burns... |
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|  | | Silloth on Solway | | It’s well worth the time (and the money) to get to Silloth on Solway and once you get here, you won’t want to leave... |
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|  | | Doonbeg | | Doonbeg is the course that Greg Norman built - his one and only architectural ensemble in the whole of the British Isles.
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|  | | Formby | | Formby is the prettiest of the eight top-notch links courses located between the seaside town of St Annes and the city of Liverpool. |
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|  | | Royal West Norfolk | | Check the tide times before you plan your trip to Royal West Norfolk, the course plays on a narrow strip of links-land which gets cut off at high tide, turning it into an island. |
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|  | | Tralee | | Palmer has designed a course that will stimulate the senses every bit as much as the enchanting and breathtaking scenery. According to folklore, Palmer created the first nine and Mother Nature did the rest. |
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|  | | Gullane (No.1) | | Gullane is blessed with the most exquisite turf – winter rules are not needed here. If you hit the fairways, a perfect lie awaits, even in the depths of winter. |
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|  | | County Sligo (Championship) | | County Sligo – or Rosses Point, as it is better known – is an exhilarating west coast links, situated in the heart of Yeats country. |
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|  | | Island | | The Island is a no-frills golf course. There is nothing manicured and it’s all very harmonious and in tune with its surroundings. |
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|  | | Royal St David's | | The glorious setting for Royal St David’s is nothing short of beautiful and romantic. The forbidding medieval Harlech castle and towering sand dunes guard the course. |
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|  | | Ballyliffin (Glashedy) | | Ballyliffin is often described as “the Ballybunion of the North” or “the Dornoch of Ireland” and the reason is simple; all the aforementioned are set amidst towering natural sand dunes. |
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|  | | Nefyn & District (Old) | | Nefyn & District is literally golf on the edge of the world and it makes the adrenaline pump... |
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|  | | Rosapenna (Sandy Hills) | | Rosapenna's fabulous new Sandy Hills course was designed by Pat Ruddy and opened for play in July 2003.
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|  | | Royal Cinque Ports | | Royal Cinque Ports, or Deal as it is somtimes called, is an absolute brute of a links course. Its back nine, or rather the last seven holes, are relentless... |
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|  | | County Louth | | The approach road to the links of County Louth, or Baltray as it is better known, named after the local fishing village, is especially uplifting. |
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|  | | Pennard | | Pennard is a delightful old-fashioned affair and without doubt, this is one of the very best links courses in the British Isles. |
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|  | | Rye (Old) | | So, we’ve arrived at Rye, but will we get a game? Rye is so very private, that it is exceedingly difficult to secure a tee time, it's easier to get a game on the Old course at St Andrews. |
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|  | | Enniscrone (Dunes) | | The location is ravishing; Enniscrone is set on a promontory, which juts out into Killala Bay at the mouth of the Moy Estuary. |
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|  | | Aberdovey | | Aberdovey is set enchantingly within the Snowdonia National Park at the mouth of the Dovey Estuary... |
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|  | | Machrie | | Machrie is a wonderfully nostalgic links course located on the beautiful Hebridean island of Islay, famous for its distilleries and the fabulous rich and “peaty” single malt whisky such as Laphroaig and Bruichladdich. |
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|  | | Hunstanton | | Hunstanton is a connoisseur’s golf course, jammed full of memorable quality golf holes. |
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|  | | Burnham & Berrow | | Burnham and Berrow is a challenging layout with tumbling fairways laid out in narrow valleys, protected by deep pot-bunkers and thick rough. |
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|  | | Murcar | | Murcar is located on a classic stretch of links land with huge sand dunes, crumpled fairways, whins, burns and heather. |
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|  | | Castlerock (Mussenden) | | Living in the shadow of its famous neighbours, Portstewart and Royal Portrush, Castlerock is every bit as good, and will not disappoint. |
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|  | | St Andrews (Torrance) | | The Torrance course at Fairmont St Andrews sweeps dramatically down to the coastline. |
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|  | | Trevose (Championship) | | With dramatic views across the golden sandy shore of Boobys Bay to the rugged coastline of Trevose Head, it’s sheer drama. |
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|  | | Castletown | | Castletown is located at the southeastern tip of the Isle of Man on a triangular headland which is bordered on three sides by the Irish Sea. |
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|  | | Royal North Devon | | "To go to Westward Ho! is not to make a mere visit of pleasure as to an ordinary course, it is a reverent pilgrimage." |
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|  | | Portstewart (Strand) | | And what an exhilarating golf course Portstewart is, set amidst imposing, gigantic sand dunes with panoramic views across the Atlantic mouth of Lough Foyle to the Inishowen peninsula beyond. |
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|  | | St Andrews (New) | | Situated adjacent to the Old course, the New is often referred to as the local’s favourite because it is tighter and more defined than the Old. |
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