Links golf near Dublin

Best Links Golf Near Dublin

Find classic Irish links golf within easy reach of Dublin. Fewer than 250 true links golf courses are believed to exist worldwide, making links golf one of the rarest and most distinctive experiences in the game.

7 links courses within 100 km of Dublin

Where to play links golf near Dublin

Dublin is one of the best bases in Ireland for visiting golfers who want to experience links golf. Within a realistic drive of the city, you can reach classic coastal courses, championship links and visitor-friendly seaside layouts.

True links golf is remarkably rare. Golf historians generally believe fewer than 250 true links courses exist worldwide, with many concentrated across Ireland, Scotland. Staying in Dublin gives visiting golfers unusually strong access to this distinctive style of golf within a practical day-trip range.

Links golf is one of Ireland’s strongest golf experiences, with firm turf, coastal wind, dunes and fast-running fairways shaping the way each course plays. For golfers staying in Dublin, the surrounding east coast offers several strong links options without needing to build a full multi-day trip.

Use the distance buttons below to start broad within 100 km, then narrow the list to links courses closer to Dublin city.