Britain & Ireland
The British Isles, as they’re geographically known, lie off the northwest coast of continental Europe and they consist of five countries (the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, along with the Republic of Ireland) and three Crown dependencies (Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey). In total, around seventy million people inhabit a region that gave birth to the game of golf and where many of the original courses are still in play today.
Royal County Down (Championship)
Down, United Kingdom
Royal County Down (Championship)
Royal County Down Golf Club is at Newcastle, a little holiday town nestling at the feet of the majestic Mountains of Mourne. It’s an exhilarating location for a classic links golf course...
St Andrews Links (Old)
Fife, United Kingdom
St Andrews Links (Old)
No other course has hosted more Opens than the Old Course at St Andrews. Its 29th Open and the 144th Open Championship returned “to the Home of Golf” in 2015.
Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce)
Antrim, United Kingdom
Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce)
The Dunluce links at Royal Portrush Golf Club is named after the ruined Dunluce castle that overlooks the course. Seven years after the club's formation, the first professional golf tournament in Ireland, won by Sandy Herd in 1895, was staged here.
Muirfield - Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers
Lothians, United Kingdom
Muirfield - Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers
Muirfield is the course of “The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers” (HCEG), the world’s oldest golf club – according to direct written evidence – formed in 1744.
Trump Turnberry Resort - Ailsa
Ayrshire & Arran, United Kingdom
Trump Turnberry Resort - Ailsa
The Ailsa course at the Turnberry Resort is probably the most scenic Open Championship golf course. Located right next to the Firth of Clyde, with craggy rocks and superb views across to the Mull of Kintyre...
Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship)
North Scotland, United Kingdom
Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship)
Royal Dornoch Golf Club is spellbinding. It seems to mesmerise amateur and professional golfers from all over the world and many make the pilgrimage to this natural links at some point in their lives.
Royal St George's Golf Club
Kent, United Kingdom
Royal St George's Golf Club
There's nothing artificial about Royal St George’s Golf Club; there's a natural look and feel to the course that blends beautifully into its historical Sandwich surroundings.
Sunningdale Golf Club (Old)
Surrey, United Kingdom
Sunningdale Golf Club (Old)
The Old course at Sunningdale is one of the British Isles’ most aesthetically pleasing inland courses. Arguably, it was the first truly great golf course to be built on the magical Surrey/Berkshire sand-belt.
Ballybunion Golf Club (Old)
Kerry, Ireland
Ballybunion Golf Club (Old)
As you drive from the historic town of Ballybunion, along the winding road to the golf club, your eyes feast upon the most spectacular links land imaginable.
Lahinch Golf Club (Old)
Clare, Ireland
Lahinch Golf Club (Old)
Lahinch Golf Club is situated next to the lovely beach of Liscannor Bay. It's an enchanting place to play golf... rugged, distinctive, unusually varied and immensely entertaining.