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This evening depart the United States.

On arrival at the Dublin Airport you will be met by PerryGolf personnel who will assist you with your luggage and transfer to your transportation.

Your preferred arrival & departure airport options are dependent on your personal preferences. The closest airport to your first hotel/golf course is listed first. Some airports have direct transatlantic flights from US cities while others only offer service with connections through European hub cities. Our air department is available to talk through your air travel options.

Sightseeing Suggestion: Visit Ireland's capital, which has fast become one of Europe's most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities. Amongst the many attractions are St.Patrick's Cathedral and Trinity College to view the Book of Kells in the College Library. There is a wealth of architectural detail with the medieval core of the city surrounded by elegant Georgian squares.

Approximate travel time to your hotel 30 mins

OVERNIGHT: The College Green Hotel Dublin -  16 Deluxe Room

Approximate travel time to your golf course today 4 hours

Today play Rosapenna - Sandy Hills Links 1:30pm.  In many ways, the ideal of a modern links. Designed by Pat Ruddy and intended for the serious golfer, its narrow fairways appear constricting from the tee, but the landing areas sculpted from the dunes are deceptively wide. Measuring a hefty 7,255 yards from the tips, but a more manageable test of 6,356 yards from the white tees. Above all, the appeal of Sandy Hills lies in its beautifully balanced routing through the high dunes. Please note a very limited supply of golf carts are available for hire. Certain restrictions may apply, please advise your Golf Travel Specialist.

OVERNIGHT: Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Links -  16 Deluxe Rooms

Today play Rosapenna - St Patrick's Links 10:00am.  Designed by Tom Doak and opened in 2021.  A sprawling links that is destined to become a modern great. It sits on the most magnificent piece of links land, west coast of Ireland scenery, with enough variety in dimension to present a real diversity of golf holes. The routing takes golfers on a journey through huge dunes, to high above Sheephaven Bay, along the coast, then back over some more gentle dunes.  With plenty of width and an eclectic mix of naturalised bunkers, the course is destined to become a must play.

Sightseeing Suggestion: Enjoy a visit to the Fanad Head Peninsula, part of the Wild Atlantic Way by crossing the Harry Blaney Bridge to visit the much photographed lighthouse. Following the shipwreck of the HMS Saldanha in the waters of Lough Swilly in 1812, the lighthouse was built.  It's fixed light showed red to sea and white towards the Lough, and could be seen for fourteen miles in clear weather. Fanad Head is just one of the 15 Wonders of the Wild Atlantic Way.

OVERNIGHT: Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Links -  16 Deluxe Rooms

Approximate travel time to your golf course today 1 hour 40 mins

Today play Ballyliffin - Glashedy Links 11:30am. This new course opened in the summer of 1995 and offers a modern championship test that is considered by many to be the best new links course built this century. Ballyliffin is Ireland's most northerly golf club and is often referred to as ''the Dornoch of Ireland''. Please note a very limited supply of golf carts are available for hire. Certain restrictions may apply, please advise your Golf Travel Specialist.

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Sightseeing Suggestion: Enjoy a walking tour of the historical city of Londonderry. The Derry walls are one of the finest examples in Europe, built during the period 1613-1618 as defences for early seventeenth century settlers from England and Scotland. They have withstood several sieges, the most celebrated lasting 105 days and encircle the old city, a circuit of one mile.

Approximate travel time to your hotel 1 hour 40 minutes

OVERNIGHT: Dunluce Lodge -  16 Suite

Approximate travel time to your golf course today 10 minutes

Golf on Royal Portrush - Dunluce Links 10:16am.  Northern Ireland’s Royal Portrush (Est 1888) is routinely ranked among the World Top 15 and never less than fifth among the great clubs of the UK and Ireland.  It is the only club outside of Great Britain to host The Open which it has done twice; in 1951 and 2019.  Harry Colt is largely responsible for the current layout which opened in 1932.  He chose the high ground on magnificent dunes land the club had acquired for two courses that was full of deep valleys, long ridges and large plateaus. His achievement here is how the holes follow the sand formations and the greens which are some of the most cleverly conceived in golf. Changes were made in advance of The 148th Open that included two new holes, the exceptional 7th and 8th, which turned the old 17th and 18th into a staging ground for the championship.

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WEBCAST - A Greenside Chat: "The Story of Where There's a Wilma, There's a Way ~ Wilma Erskine"

Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland by LINKS Magazine

In preparation for the 153^rd Open at Royal Portrush, there will be measures in place to protect the course ahead of the championship.  What the restrictions are will not be known until early 2025. Our experience from past venues is that it is mostly protection to certain fairway areas, where you may be required to play from a small astroturf mat or to remove your ball out of the area. These decisions are taken by the R&A, subject to course conditioning at the start of 2025, and are outwith our control.  From past experience any measures in place have little negative impact on the overall enjoyment of playing the course prior to the tournament.  

Sightseeing Suggestion: Enjoy a visit to Bushmills Distillery, the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world, established in 1608. Following your guided tour take a walk out to the Carrick a rede Rope Bridge. During the walk, along the Larrybane Cliffs, sea birds wheel and scream over the waves below. The Rope Bridge bounces and sways as one ventures gingerly along the planks above the rock strewn water 60ft below.

OVERNIGHT: Dunluce Lodge -  16 Suite

Approximate travel time to your golf course today 20 minutes

Today play Portstewart - Strand Course 9:50am.  Possibly, indeed probably, The Strand Course at Portstewart has always been inspired by her renowned neighbors Royal County Down and Royal Portrush to join the ranks of Northern Ireland’s leading layouts.  The original course opened in 1908, was largely reinvented by the great Willie Park in the early 1920’s, then updated again in the 1980s.  Next after a healthy investment to acquire a range of massive, untouched sand dunes called “Thistly Hollow”, seven outstanding new holes were constructed that make for an opening nine considered one of the best in links golf. Please note a very limited supply of golf carts are available for hire. Certain restrictions may apply, please advise your Golf Travel Specialist.

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Portstewart Golf Club, Northern Ireland by LINKS Magazine

Sightseeing Suggestion: Enjoy the delights of the Antrim Coastline. Outside of Portrush lies Dunluce Castle. The jagged silhouette of the ruins of Dunluce Castle rises from the cliff edge above the sea. Continue to the lunar landscape of the Giant's Causeway. Legend has it that the causeway is the work of the giant Finn McCool, the Ulster warrior and commander of the king of Ireland's armies. The causeway proper is the most spectacular series of geological features to be found along the North Antrim Coast consisting of 40,000 columns rising from the sea.

Approximate travel time to your hotel 2 hours 10 minutes

OVERNIGHT: Slieve Donard Resort & Spa -  16 Resort King/Twin

Golf today on Royal County Down 8:30am.  Northern Ireland’s Royal County Down is routinely ranked among the World Top 5 and never less than first or second among the great clubs of the UK and Ireland for two reasons: the beauty of the setting and the brilliance of the design. Old Tom Morris authored the first 18 hole course here and gets a healthy share of the credit for this masterpiece but George Coombe and Harry Colt also had a hand in it, as have Donald Steele and Martin & Ebert in recent years.  None would dispute however, that the site as it was found with its rugged dunes, natural corridors and hollows, golden gorse and purple heather was destined for greatness.  The ninth stands out among many.  This 427-yard par 4 begins with a blind tee shot to a fairway found eighty feet down a sidehill plunge where two cross bunkers protect a green saddled between two dunes.

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Royal County Down Golf Club, Northern Ireland by LINKS Magazine

Sightseeing Suggestion: Visit Downpatrick an important historical town, which until recently was almost entirely surrounded by water. It is here that you should visit the Saint Patrick Centre, which tells the story of Ireland's patron Saint before visiting the traditional site of St.Patrick's Grave in the nearby grounds of Down Cathedral.

OVERNIGHT: Slieve Donard Resort & Spa -  16 Resort King/Twin

Depart Ireland from Dublin Airport.

Ground Transportation

VIP Golf Coach with up to 16 spacious leather armchairs, each with its own armrests. The vehicles have individual climate controlled AC, reading lights, overhead storage, USB Points, Fridges, Tables, CD player & PA system.

Motorcoaches: We are pleased to confirm the motorcoach that is listed on your tour schedule. In the unlikely event that your confirmed coach is not available due to reasons beyond our control, we will provide a comparable or larger coach for your group (and refund any monies that might be due).
 

Your local ground transportation will be provided throughout by a Mercedes VIP Motor Coach and Driver. With a luxurious finish, full leather seats and panoramic double glazed windows, these touring coaches offer an exceptionally comfortable and safe golf travel experience.  Interiors typically contain reclining seats, tables, air conditioning, a full electronics package including Wi-Fi, a large fridge and generous luggage space.  Suitable for 16 to 24 golfers.
 
Beyond being professional operators, our drivers will assist with your golf equipment along with check-ins to your courses and hotels.  They can also arrange dinner reservations and sightseeing. This way you can relax with complete confidence that the logistics of your vacation are in expert hands.