Ireland’s north-west links run in a long chain up the Atlantic coast, and it pays to think of them in three groups. In the south, Rosses Point and Enniscrone sit under an hour apart on the Sligo coast, with Carne a further hour and a half out on the Mullet peninsula, just over the Mayo border; Knock is the airport for all three. Around an hour north of Rosses Point, Murvagh fills a peninsula in Donegal Bay, and Narin & Portnoo lies an hour beyond it on the west Donegal dunes. Ballyliffin on Inishowen and Rosapenna on Sheephaven Bay form the far-north pair, closer to Derry and Donegal Airport than to anything in Sligo. That makes seven clubs and eleven full 18-hole layouts, counting Ballyliffin’s two links, Rosapenna’s three and Carne’s two alternating routings. Money terms differ more than the scenery. Enniscrone asks a 50% deposit, Carne and Ballyliffin want the full fee up front, and only Carne hides its prices inside the booking engine. Decide which end you are flying into before you fix tee times.
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| Course | Green fee from | What’s included | Getting there | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1County Sligo Golf Club (Rosses Point)Championship links & nine-hole course | €370Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 2Enniscrone Golf ClubChampionship links & nine-hole course | €290Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 3Carne Golf LinksTwo links routings over 27 holes | Rates on request · how to book | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 4Donegal Golf Club (Murvagh)Championship links | €100Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 5Narin & Portnoo LinksRestored championship links | €300Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 6Ballyliffin Golf Club (Glashedy Links)Two championship links & par-three course | €300Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 7Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Links (Sandy Hills)Golf hotel with three links | €210Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide |
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Carne’s Wild Atlantic Dunes, No. 63 on Golf Digest’s world list for 2026–27. The two routings swap daily, so two nights in Belmullet gets you both, and no handicap certificate is asked for.
Green fees & bookingRosapenna. Sandy Hills, St Patrick’s and the Old Tom Morris Links share one hotel, guests save €50 a round, and the €710 Three Links Ticket covers all three inside a week.
Green fees & bookingNarin & Portnoo, rebuilt by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner between 2017 and 2019 among dunes as tall as 80 feet. The summer international fee comes with a meal in the clubhouse.
Green fees & bookingMurvagh, which stays open all winter at €100 a round, against €280 in summer. At 7,395 yards and par 73 it is also the longest test in this region.
Green fees & bookingBallyliffin, where €550 buys the Old Links and the 2018 Irish Open’s Glashedy on the same day. June sunsets on Inishowen come after 10pm, so the afternoon round never feels rushed.
Green fees & bookingEach package names its rounds, nights and hotels, so you can see which of the courses above it includes before you ask for a quote.
7 nights B&B, 5 rounds
Rounds: Donegal Golf Club · Rosapenna Old Tom Morris Links · Rosapenna St Patrick’s Links · Ballyliffin Old Links · Ballyliffin Glashedy Links
Stay: Lough Eske Castle, Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort and Ballyliffin Lodge
Five Donegal links in a week, three nights on site at Rosapenna, and both Ballyliffin courses back to back to finish.
7 nights B&B, 5 rounds
Rounds: Carne Golf Links · Enniscrone Golf Club · County Sligo (Rosses Point) · Donegal Golf Club · Narin & Portnoo Links
Stay: 3 nights at Mount Falcon Estate, Ballina; 4 at The Glasshouse, Sligo
Carne, Enniscrone and Rosses Point from just two hotels: a quieter week of links than Ireland’s south-west.
10 nights B&B, 7 rounds
Rounds: Carne Golf Links · Enniscrone Golf Club · County Sligo (Rosses Point) · Rosapenna Old Tom Morris · Rosapenna Sandy Hills · Ballyliffin Old Links · Ballyliffin Glashedy Links
Stay: Knockranny House (Westport), Strandhill Lodge, Rosapenna and Ballyliffin Lodge
The whole Wild Atlantic Way links run from Westport to Ballyliffin, with both courses at Rosapenna and at Ballyliffin.
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
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Fees below cover the round alone unless noted. Rosses Point is dearest midweek, at €370 from Monday to Thursday in 2027 and up to €400 on a Saturday afternoon. The Glashedy costs €330 and the Old Links €300 in 2026, and Narin & Portnoo’s international guests also paid €300 that summer, with a meal thrown in. Enniscrone’s Dunes was €290 in the 2026 season and Murvagh lists €280 from April to October, or €375 for 36 holes. Rosapenna runs from €210 on the Old Tom Morris Links to €380 on St Patrick’s, with €50 off each for hotel guests. Carne shows its price only once you pick a date. On top, allow €75 to €90 for a single caddie, €40 to €60 for a buggy, and a tip. Rosses Point’s Bomore nine is an €80 warm-up.
You need a car, and the coast works best as one long drive north with overnight stops. Ireland West Airport Knock serves the Sligo end: Rosses Point and Enniscrone are each about an hour away, and Carne about two. Trains from Dublin Connolly reach Sligo town; Inishowen and the Mullet have no railway. Murvagh is off the N15 near Laghey, south of Donegal Town, and Narin & Portnoo is reached on minor roads from Ardara, about an hour further on. From Narin, Rosapenna is roughly an hour and a half north. City of Derry is about an hour from Ballyliffin and 70 minutes from Rosapenna, and Donegal Airport is 55 minutes from Rosapenna and about an hour from Narin. Dublin is about three hours from Rosses Point, three and a half from Murvagh and four from Narin.
Most visitor seasons run from March to October, with Rosses Point priced until 15 November. Pin down the narrow windows first. St Patrick’s at Rosapenna opens only from 9 April to 17 October in 2027, and the Three Links Ticket is blacked out from 1 to 24 September. Murvagh offers caddies only from May to September, and Narin & Portnoo’s summer rate, with its meal, runs from 1 April to 31 October. Rosses Point gives Easter week to the West of Ireland Championship, and Enniscrone hosts the Irish Men’s Amateur Open in 2027, so check its dates. June to August gives the longest evenings, with Inishowen sunsets after 10pm. Winter golf is cheap if you can take the weather: Rosapenna’s Old Tom Morris Links costs €50 to €60 and Murvagh €100.
Fix the courses with the strictest money terms first. Carne takes the full fee when you book and refunds only with more than 60 days’ notice, and Rosapenna’s Three Links Ticket needs 45 days’ notice and cannot be refunded. Enniscrone, by contrast, takes a half deposit and refunds in full up to 20 days out. Murvagh releases visitor tee times a full year ahead, so a peak-season date there can be held early.
Yes, but only in the afternoon. From Friday to Sunday visitor tee times on the Colt links start at 1pm, at €395 on Friday or Sunday and €400 on Saturday in 2027. Monday to Thursday is open all day at €370, so a midweek morning is the easier slot.
Carne’s booking terms say no for general play. Rosses Point, Murvagh, Narin & Portnoo and Ballyliffin publish no limit, so carry a certificate and ask when you book. Murvagh and Narin & Portnoo charge Golf Ireland members less on proof of membership. Enniscrone’s concession rounds and Rosapenna’s lower resident rates need a Golf Ireland index and an Irish driving licence; Rosapenna also accepts iGolf and Northern Irish licences.
Yes, at all seven clubs, from €40 at Carne to €60 at Rosses Point and Rosapenna. Ballyliffin keeps only 15 and Murvagh 20, so reserve early, and Murvagh will not hire one to anyone under 21. St Patrick’s at Rosapenna is the one course that is walking only, even with a medical certificate.
Rosapenna’s Old Tom Morris Links stays open for €50 to €60. Narin & Portnoo charged international guests €80 in winter 2025–26 but had not posted 2026–27 prices when checked, and Murvagh is €100 from November to March, under half its summer rate.
Yes, from the Donegal end. Ballyliffin is about an hour from City of Derry Airport and two hours from Belfast International, and its club lists Royal Portrush and Portstewart as cross-border next stops. Murvagh is also only about two and a quarter hours from Belfast, so a loop through both countries works in either direction.