Portmarnock Links
The Bernard Langer-designed course is under new ownership, which
ushered in significant upgrades to the course, hotel and facilities.
With the big hotel looking over the 1st and 18th it emphasises that
Portmarnock Links offers the full golfing package. The course is
routed over bumpier and more unpredictable links terrain than
its immediate neighbour, despite their proximity. Here the smart
routing ensures that players get a warm-up over the gentler dunes
first, thus presenting an opportunity to appreciate the big and tricky
green complexes and the sweeping putting surfaces. Wind or no
wind, this is where the biggest challenges lie. The course opened in
1996, and its wonderfully natural feel is a testament to the designer’s
vision. The back nine are the more demanding and more exciting of
the two, with holes 16 to 18 delivering a superb finish.
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