Royal Dublin is the links you can reach by taxi from a city-centre hotel. It sits on North Bull Island, a sandbank that grew in Dublin Bay after the Bull Wall was finished in 1825, and you cross a wooden bridge from Clontarf to reach it. The club dates from 1885 and has been on the island since 1889. Harry Colt rebuilt the course after the First World War, Martin Hawtree updated it in the 2000s, and Christy O’Connor Snr was its professional for 57 years. For a Dublin golf trip it saves the long transfers that other links demand.
The Royal Dublin Golf Club green fees and tee times.
Visitors book through the tee-time request on the club website, or by email to info@theroyaldublingolfclub.com or phone on +353 1 833 6346. Visitor times are set by day: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 7:40 to 8:50, 10:40 to 12:20 and from 14:00; Friday 10:40 to 11:50 and from 14:00; Saturday from 15:30; and Sunday from 10:30. Wednesday has no published visitor times. The payment terms are strict: a €100 deposit per golfer within 14 days of booking, the full fee 60 days before play, and no refund after that point or for a no-show. The visitor pages do not publish a handicap limit.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From €220
Winter rate, 1 November 2026 to 17 March 2027, for a 12- or 14-hole loop, any day. From 18 March to 31 October 2027 the full 18 holes cost €375 any day.
Winter, 12 or 14 holes
€220
18 March to 31 October 2027
€375
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The round, in perspective.
The club began at a meeting at 19 Grafton Street in May 1885, played first in the Phoenix Park and at Sutton, and settled on Bull Island in 1889. It took the Royal title in 1891. During the First World War the army used the links as a rifle and artillery range, and with £10,000 in compensation the club rebuilt its clubhouse and hired Colt, who added new tees at the 5th, 7th, 8th and 9th to open views across the bay. Hawtree’s work, finished in 2006, took the course to 7,269 yards, par 72, while keeping Colt’s routing. The club has hosted more than 50 championships, starting with the Irish Open in 1894, and Seve Ballesteros won the Irish Open here. The island around the links is a nature reserve.
Know before you go.
Deposit
€100 per golfer within 14 days of booking
Full payment
60 days before play; no refund after that
Weekend visitors
Saturday from 15:30, Sunday from 10:30
Buggies
Permitted on the links (course notice, 10 November 2026)
Make the trip work.
Because full payment falls due 60 days out, fix your Dublin dates before you book here. Saturday golf is late-afternoon only, so build a weekend around a Sunday morning slot or a weekday. The club has a grass driving range, a short-game area with bunkers, a large putting green and an indoor Trackman fitting studio. The lounge and dining room look over the links, and a balcony overlooks the 18th. In winter the club plays shortened loops; the 10 November 2026 notice had the outer loop open.
Dublin Airport is about 10 km away, around 20 minutes by taxi outside rush hour. The city centre is roughly 5 km. The DART coastal rail line stops at Clontarf Road, from where it is a walk along the seafront to the wooden bridge onto Bull Island. A taxi from a city hotel takes 15 to 25 minutes depending on traffic.
Most visitors stay in the city and travel out, which puts every Dublin course within an hour. Clontarf Castle Hotel is the closest full-service option, a few minutes inland from the bridge. Along the seafront in Clontarf and Sutton there are guest houses and smaller hotels. In the centre, a hotel north of the Liffey, such as the Morrison on Ormond Quay, shortens the morning run.
Make a trip of it.
St Anne’s, a second links, shares Bull Island. Portmarnock is around 20 minutes north on the coast road, and The Island at Donabate a little further. County Louth at Baltray is about 45 minutes up the M1. Off the course, walk the Bull Wall to the Star of the Sea statue, or spend a free afternoon in the city at Trinity College and the Book of Kells.
Find your season.
The full 18 holes and the €375 rate run from 18 March to 31 October. Over winter the club uses 12- or 14-hole loops at €220, and course notices show which loop is in use. Dublin Bay is mild, and the club posts the day’s course status on its home page.
Yes, in set visitor times. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday have morning and afternoon windows, Saturday is from 15:30 and Sunday from 10:30. Book through the website or by email.
How much are Royal Dublin green fees?
€375 for 18 holes from 18 March to 31 October 2027. In winter, from 1 November 2026 to 17 March 2027, a 12- or 14-hole loop costs €220. A €100 deposit is due within 14 days of booking.
What is Royal Dublin’s cancellation policy?
You get a full refund if you cancel more than 60 days before play. Inside 60 days, or for a no-show, the club charges the full fee, and full payment is taken at the 60-day point.
Last checked 11 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.
