Portsalon 2nd signature hole.
bunkered green. If you find the fairway, you
have a choice – be a hero and go for the
green or lay-up short of the river, the choice
is yours on what is widely regarded as one
of Ireland’s finest holes.
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Overnight Stay: Ballyliffin TownHouse
DAY 4: DONEGAL – County Donegal
With the Atlantic Ocean on three sides and
the magnificent Bluestack Mountains as a
backdrop, Donegal Golf Club’s Murvagh
course is a testing, no-nonsense links designed
originally by Eddie Hackett, with a more recent
upgrade by Pat Ruddy. One of Darren Clarke’s
favourite tracks, the course at Murvagh plays
a lengthy 7,456 yards and is configured in two
elongated loops of nine. The front nine runs
anti-clockwise and the back nine clockwise,
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sitting inside the the outward nine. After
a satisfying round, the 19th hole clubhouse
beckons, that sacred place with the bewitching
spell of an Irish welcome. Out on the terrace
with 360-degree views, we join the rest of
the tour group enjoying their pints, as the late
afternoon sun casts long shadows across the
links land, defining every undulation, bump
and hollow.
Signature Hole: Hole 8 (Moyne Hill), Par-5,
549 yards. This memorable hole is the pick
of Donegal’s five par-5’s and has everything
… dunes and sea views to the right, a tilting
elevated fairway, a blind second shot, a hollow,
a drop, plus rough and a bunker in front of the
green with an attractive ocean view backdrop.
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Overnight Stay: Harvey’s Point Hotel