County Waterford occupies a distinctive position in Irish golf, offering championship parkland experiences of genuine quality set against the River Suir valley and the dramatic backdrop of the Comeragh and Knockmealdown Mountains. The ranking was updated March 2026.
Waterford, Ireland
Tramore Golf Club is a parkland course built on rolling terrain with many fairways framed by mature stands of trees and it bears resemblance to London's great heathland courses.
The Waterford Castle Hotel and Golf Club is the only true island golf course resort in Ireland and can only be accessed by private ferry!
Laid out on the banks of the River Suir, Faithlegg House Golf Club has been routed over rolling terrain with many fairways flanked by mature trees...
Eddie Hackett's 100th design, the parkland course at West Waterford Golf & Country Club was constructed in 1993 on one hundred and fifty acres of former farmland in south east Ireland...
A number of water features come into play at Dungarvan Golf Club and they contribute, in no small measure, to the challenge of the layout.
Inaugurated in 1912, the hilly parkland course at Waterford Golf Club is the work of two great architects who between them won seven Open titles. Willie Park Jr. designed the front nine and James Braid the back.
Founded in 1939, Carrick-on-Suir Golf Club has relocated and expanded down the years, settling on its current, challenging, 18-hole form that stretches to 6,847 yards from the tips.
Panoramic views of Dungarvan Bay are on offer at Golf Coast Golf Club, which was designed by Maurice Fives and has been described as parkland by the sea.
