City Golf Like No Other
Classic Links - The Island
Golf Club is a unique
championship links course.
Although only 15 minutes
from Dublin airport and 30
minutes from Dublin City
Centre, it enjoys a peaceful
setting, located in the
remote and tranquil Estuary
of Donabate & Malahide,
bordered by the sea on
three sides.
A classic links course set in a rugged terrain &
nestled between the highest sand dunes along the
east coast.
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Founded in 1890, The Island Golf Club is a
traditional private Members’ golf club with a proud
history of upholding the best traditions of amateur
golf.
Overlooked by the North County Dublin village of
Malahide, the links is located in some of the most
stunning dunes on the east coast of Ireland. It is
also one of the oldest golf courses in Ireland and
was ranked, platinum in Destination Golf Ireland
Top 150 Courses in 2017/2018/2019
It is one of the oldest golf courses in Ireland,
besides being one the first twelve golf clubs
founded in Ireland, it is the third oldest in Dublin
and predates Portmarnock Golf Club by four years.
For over 80 years, it was reached only by boat
from across the estuary at Malahide, just north of
Portmarnock.
The ten founder members, known as the
“Syndicate”, only permitted others to join the club