PORTMARNOCK GOLF CLUB, PORTMARNOCK, CO. DUBLIN.

DESIGNER: W.C. Pickeman

YARDAGE: 7,150 yards

PAR: 72

SSS: 74

One of the premium links courses in the country. Venue for the Irish Open Championship and given world championship ranking by many critics. The sandy soil of the Portmarnock peninsula makes it ideal for golf.

Now boasting 27 holes, its potential as a golf links was realised in 1894. Within two years of the opening of the 18 hole course, Portmarnock hosted its first tournament, the Irish Open Amateur Championship and has hosted the prestigious Irish Open Championship many times since then and was also host for the Walker Cup.