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Portmarnock Golf Club: Dublin's poster child

Dating back to 1894, Portmarnock Golf Club has been a staple of the Dublin golf scene for over a century. It's beloved links is still one of the top plays in Ireland for both tournaments and visiting golfers.

Destination Ireland: Dublin's links

Anybody who claims that links courses around Dublin lack awe-inspiring dunes hasn't been paying attention. Even though Dublin's most famous links may not offer the volcanic dunes of Ballybunion, Lahinch and Doonbeg in southwest Ireland, that's no reason to ignore Dublin as a links golf paradise, Jason Scott Deegan writes.

Q & A with Pat Ruddy: Writer-turned-architect on the Open, Olympics and golf in Ireland

Just south of Dublin, the European Club is one of Ireland's great modern links. It was built by Irish writer-turned-architect Pat Ruddy, who spoke with Larry Olmsted about his links, modern golf design and more..

Ten reasons to head to southwest Ireland

The links are legendary in southwest Ireland: Eire's most popular golf destination. Not only can you play such 19th century courses as Ballybunion and Lahinch, but visit natural wonders like the Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher. Here are nine reasons why to point your compass toward Ireland's southwest.

Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle: Experience world class competition and the best of Irish golf and hospitality

The 2011 Solheim Cup brings the best women golfers in the world to Killeen Castle in County Meath, Ireland. Aside from world-class competition, fans in attendance will be able to experience the best Irish hospitality that Dublin and the surrounding areas have to offer. And that includes tee times on golf courses such as Portmarnoch Links, Palmerstown House, the K Club, Carton House, Druids Glen and Druids Heath.

The Old Course at Lahinch Golf Club in County Clare, Ireland is back to its brilliant best

The Old Course at Lahinch Golf Club, located on the southwest coast of Ireland, has undergone a number of improvements and alterations over the years. Old Tom Morris and Alister MacKenzie are among the famous course designers who have put their touch on the Old Course at Lahinch, which is especially treacherous when the wind blows, Clive Agran writes.

Doonbeg Golf Resort in County Clare, Ireland

Greg Norman, who designed the course at Doonbeg Golf Resort, saw the enormous potential of the rugged and diverse landscape on this area of Ireland's Atlantic coast. The Shark is known for creating golf courses that blend seamlessly into their surroundings - and the ideal terrain here practically made the course itself.

Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort in County Donegal, Ireland: 45 holes from Old Tom Morris, to new Tom Doak

It's not easy to get to the Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort, located along the northern coast of Ireland. It takes more than four hours from Dublin Airport and even longer from the Shannon Airport in southwest Ireland. But those who make the journey discover 45 holes of links golf bliss, Jason Deegan writes.

The European Club in County Wicklow, Ireland: Pat Ruddy's links a golf masterpiece

The European Club in County Wicklow is the realized dream of Pat Ruddy, a ruddy Irish character, collector of golf books, publisher, golf writer and architect of 36 courses. There are only about 160 true links courses in the world, and this one is worth playing. That's because The European Club is not just an exceptional golf course, it's exceptionally unusual, Katharine Dyson writes.

Doonbeg Golf Club in Ireland: A modern course with an old soul

Greg Norman let the land lead when he designed Doonbeg Golf Club, which runs along a 1.5-mile crescent beach and through swales defined by marram-grass dunes. "If I spent the rest of my life building courses, I don't think I'd find a comparable site anywhere," Norman said, "it's spectacular, land made by God." Katharine Dyson has more from County Clare in Ireland.