DESTINATIONGOLF . TRAVEL
Featured Courses
PLATINUM
104 CARNE 107 ENNISCRONE 108 GALWAY BAY 109 CO . SLIGO
GOLD
109 STRANDHILL 109 BALLINROBE 111 GALWAY 112 WESTPORT 112 CONNEMARA 112 PORTUMNA
SILVER
112 OUGHTERARD 113 CASTLEBAR 113 GORT 113 LOUGHREA 113 ATHENRY
Aerial view of Blackrock beach with Diving tower in Salthill , Galway .
Connacht plays host to some of the most spectacular links golf courses in Ireland , but they are not for the faint hearted . Co . Sligo , Enniscrone , Carne and Galway Bay are all stern tests of golf , while Westport , Connemara , Galway and Strandhill give golfers the opportunity to see the splendour of Ireland ’ s west coast .
Dún Briste ( broken fort ) sea stack at Downpatrick Head in Co . Mayo .
Sligo , with some of the finest beaches in Ireland , also offers many of the country ’ s best surfing opportunities . Strandhill is a world famous surfing destination ( and has a very entertaining links as well ). Co . Sligo was also the source of much inspiration for the poet William Butler Yeats .
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