A mile and a half of Doughmore dunes, and the 2026 Irish Open links.
Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg runs for about a mile and a half along Doughmore Bay on the west Clare coast, between the village of Doonbeg and the Atlantic. The course opened in 2002 as Doonbeg Golf Club, and in September 2026 it staged the Amgen Irish Open, won by Shane Lowry. It is a resort links with its own hotel, so the booking is simpler than at the members’ clubs nearby: online tee times, every day in season, with no published visitor window. Lahinch and Ballybunion are both within reach, which makes it a strong middle stop on a Clare and Kerry trip.
Tee times are booked online through the resort’s booking site, or by calling the resort on +353 65 905 5600 or the golf shop on +353 65 905 5601 (doonbeg.golfshop@trumphotels.com). The published rate page shows a single table, with no separate rates for hotel guests and outside golfers. The resort does not publish a handicap limit, cart policy or cancellation terms, so confirm all three with the golf shop when you book. Summer weekends are the most expensive slot, so a midweek round from June to September saves €100 a head. Caddies are best requested at the same time as the tee time.
Green fee in the low and shoulder seasons (February to April, mid-October onwards); May €285 midweek and €395 weekend; June to September €425 midweek and €525 weekend. One of the two tables on the rate page is labelled 2023 and neither names 2026 or 2027, so confirm current prices.
| 5 February–30 April | €250 |
|---|---|
| May, midweek / weekend | €285 / €395 |
| June–September, midweek | €425 |
| June–September, weekend | €525 |
| 1–12 October, midweek / weekend | €285 / €325 |
| 13 October–31 December | €250 |
Greg Norman designed the original course. The Trump Organization bought the resort in February 2014, weeks after a winter storm tore into the coastal holes, and Martin Hawtree was hired to repair and revise it. He altered 11 holes for the 2015 season and finished the rest by 2016. Today it is a par 72 of 7,026 yards from the back tees, played as a single loop, nine out and nine back. The mix is unusual: five par threes and five par fives. The routing stays in the dunes, and the resort says 16 of the 18 holes have Atlantic views. The storm took Norman’s par-three 14th, a green on a dune top above the beach; Hawtree replaced it with a new 141-yard par three facing the ocean. Expect a round of about four and a half hours.
Ballybunion’s Old Course keeps its weekends for members, but Doonbeg publishes weekend green fees for every month it is open. That makes it useful for filling a Saturday or Sunday between weekday rounds elsewhere. The Killimer–Tarbert car ferry is about half an hour south, so you can play Doonbeg in the morning and be in north Kerry by evening. In winter the course runs a reduced 13-hole loop and opens only from Friday to Sunday, so a late-autumn trip needs careful dates.
Shannon Airport is a little over an hour away by road, via Ennis and the N68 towards Kilrush. Kerry Airport is about two hours, using the Tarbert–Killimer ferry across the Shannon estuary. There is no rail service in west Clare; Ennis has the nearest station, about 45 minutes away, with trains from Limerick and Galway.
Nearby: 1. Lahinch Golf Club (24 km) · 2. Ballybunion Golf Club (30 km) · 3. Dromoland Castle Golf Club (41 km) · 4. The Golf Course at Adare Manor (53 km) · 5. Tralee Golf Club (55 km) · 6. Dooks Golf Club (79 km) · Compare all South West Ireland tee times
The resort’s own Lodge at Doonbeg, opened in 2006, has suites a short walk from the first tee, with a bar and restaurants on site. Doonbeg village has a couple of pubs and B&Bs. Kilkee, a seaside town about 15 minutes south, has more guesthouses and small hotels. Golfers who want Lahinch on the same trip often stay in Lahinch or Ennistymon, around 45 minutes north, and drive down.
Lahinch is the obvious partner, about 45 minutes north up the coast road. Ballybunion is around an hour and a half away including the Killimer ferry crossing, and Tralee is under an hour beyond that. Away from golf, the Loop Head peninsula south-west of Kilkee has a lighthouse that opens to visitors in season and clifftop walking, and the Cliffs of Moher are about an hour north beyond Lahinch.
These packages have a confirmed round at Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg in the itinerary, with the other courses, nights and hotels listed so you can compare like with like.
10 nights B&B, 7 rounds
Rounds: Old Head Golf Links · Waterville Golf Links · Dooks · Tralee · Ballybunion Old Course · Lahinch Old Course · Doonbeg
Stay: 2 nights in Cork, 5 in Killarney, 3 more on the Clare coast
The whole south-west links run in one booking, with Old Head’s prepayment and Ballybunion’s weekday-morning visitor window handled for you.
Prices are Golfbreaks’ published per-person guide prices in US dollars, checked November 2026; your quote depends on dates and group size. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. How we work
The full season reopens on 27 March 2027. From 1 November to 22 December 2026 and from 5 February to 26 March 2027 the course opens Friday to Sunday only. A 13-hole loop is in play until 19 March. It is closed 23 to 26 December, open daily from 27 December to 3 January and closed from 4 January to 4 February.
Explore golf by monthYes. The course is open to outside golfers, who book through the same online tee sheet as hotel guests. The rate page lists one set of green fees, and weekend times are sold as well as midweek.
The published table runs from €250 in spring and late autumn to €425 midweek and €525 at weekends from June to September. May is €285 midweek and €395 at weekends. Caddies cost extra.
Yes. The DP World Tour’s Amgen Irish Open was played at Doonbeg in September 2026. Shane Lowry won it on 13 September, his second Irish Open after his 2009 win as an amateur at Baltray.
Partly. From November it opens Friday to Sunday on 13 holes, with a daily window over New Year and a closure from 4 January to 4 February 2027. The 13-hole loop runs until 19 March. The driving range stays closed until 1 May.
Last checked 10 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
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