Free Ireland golf trip planner
Plan Your Irish Golf Trip
Compare Ireland's visitor-friendly golf courses, build a day-by-day itinerary, share plans with your group and vote on where to play.
Plan. Share. Vote. Golf.
Golf isn't easy. Finding where to play should be.
Find golf in Ireland
Use GuestPlayGolf to search Irish courses by location, course type, guest access, price and distance.
Filter Irish courses by location, course type, guest access, holes and price.
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Choose a county to explore its golf courses.
Irish golf planning
How to plan an Irish golf trip
Ireland is one of the world's richest golf destinations. The challenge is not whether there are enough courses—it is choosing the right courses for your trip, budget, location and preferred style of golf.
GuestPlayGolf combines course information with a free online planning tool. Compare links, parkland and heathland courses, understand visitor access, review price categories and add your preferred options directly to a day-by-day itinerary.
Links golf is one of Ireland's biggest attractions. True Links courses are rare globally, and Ireland has one of the strongest concentrations anywhere in the world. Explore Links Golf in Ireland.
Ireland is generally visitor-friendly, but access still varies by course. Some clubs welcome visitors throughout the week, some prioritise weekdays and certain premium venues offer more limited access.
Start from Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, Lahinch, Adare or another Irish destination.
Review distance, style, visitor access and price before choosing where to play.
Assign courses to each day, share the plan and collect your group's votes.
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Golf near, links golf and Ireland golf prices
Choose a base for your trip, explore links courses or compare visitor green fees.
Compare top links, parkland and resort courses within easy reach of Ireland’s main international gateway.
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Discover coastal, links and parkland golf across Cork and the south of Ireland.
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Use Galway as a base for dramatic west-coast golf and some of Ireland’s best-known links courses.
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Explore Northern Ireland golf, including world-famous links and strong visitor options around Belfast.
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Plan golf around Adare Manor and the Ryder Cup region, with access to Clare, Kerry and the west coast.
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Browse links courses across Ireland and compare where visitors can play.
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Explore coastal links within reach of Dublin, from local clubs to bucket-list courses.
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Explore courses across all six counties, compare visitor access and green fees, and plan your Northern Ireland golf trip.
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Explore the Sunny South East across Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford, then plan your golf trip.
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Compare five visitor price bands, from Great Value to Bucket List, and find courses that fit your budget.
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Course styles
Types of golf courses in Ireland
Understanding Ireland's main course styles makes it easier to build a varied itinerary.
Links courses
Coastal courses built on sandy natural terrain, often with firm fairways, dunes, uneven lies and exposed wind conditions.
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Inland courses shaped through trees, softer ground, lakes, rivers and more sheltered surroundings.
Heathland courses
Open inland layouts with firm turf, strategic bunkering, wind influence and links-style characteristics.
Green-fee guide
Understanding price categories
GuestPlayGolf uses simple price bands to help you compare courses quickly. Exact green fees can vary by season, day, tee time and booking conditions.
Value golf at the lowest visitor price band.
More visitor options within a modest budget.
Mid-range visitor green fees.
Premium visitor green fees.
The highest visitor price band.
Why GuestPlayGolf
More than an Irish golf course directory
Ireland has an incredible number of courses, but choosing where to play can be overwhelming. Options vary by location, course type, price, visitor access and availability.
GuestPlayGolf brings practical course information and trip planning together. Discover courses through Google, compare nearby options, add them to an itinerary and organise the full trip without relying on spreadsheets or long group-message threads.
Our goal is simple: help golfers discover courses, build itineraries, share plans and organise better golf trips.