50 courses and clubs
Links courses
Seaside golf on sandy ground, as the game began: links courses, as each club describes itself.
Lisbon & the Silver Coast
18 holes
Oitavos Dunes
Cascais · PortugalOitavos Dunes is an 18-hole, par 71 links course designed by Arthur Hills and opened in 2001, set among dunes and umbrella pines on the Atlantic coast near Cascais.18 holes
Praia d'El Rey Golf
Óbidos · PortugalAn 18-hole, par 73 course of 7.100 yards by Cabell B. Robinson, opened in 1997 and mixing seaside links with parkland holes.18 holes
West Cliffs
Óbidos, Silver Coast · PortugalAn 18-hole seaside links on the Silver Coast designed by Cynthia Dye, with a two-floor clubhouse, bar, shop and à la carte restaurant.Scotland
18 holes · Visitors on set days
Muirfield
Muirfield · United KingdomHome of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, on its links since 1891. Visitors are welcome on Tuesdays and Thursdays.18 holes · Visitors welcome
The Golf House Club, Elie
Elie, Fife · United KingdomAn 18-hole links in the East Neuk of Fife, about 20 minutes from St Andrews, with a clubhouse completed in 1877 and visitor tee times bookable online.Golf
Carnoustie Golf Links
Carnoustie, Angus · United KingdomThree courses: the Championship, Burnside and Buddon. The Championship Course has hosted The Open eight times, most recently in 2018, and returns in July 2029. Golf has been…Visitors welcome
Crail Golfing Society
Crail, Fife · United KingdomFounded in 1786, with two links on the Fife coast: Balcomie, laid out by Old Tom Morris and opened in 1895, and Craighead, Gil Hanse’s first course outside the USA, opened in 1998.Open to the public
Dumbarnie Links
Largo Bay, Fife · United KingdomA links course in Fife that takes visitor reservations, with caddies on request, an all-grass range and a short-game area. Closed for winter; reopens 2 April 2027.Visitors welcome
Gullane Golf Club
Gullane, East Lothian · United KingdomThree links courses in the village of Gullane, East Lothian, open to visitors, with caddies on request, a driving range and a short-game area.Visitors welcome
Kingsbarns Golf Links
7 miles from St Andrews · United KingdomA links course on 1.8 miles of North Sea coastline, co-host of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Advance booking is recommended.Highlands & North-East Scotland
36 holes · Open to the public
Cabot Highlands
Ardersier, near Inverness · United KingdomTwo 18-hole links on the Moray Firth near Inverness: Castle Stuart and Old Petty, a Tom Doak course opened in May 2026. Walking only, with no handicap certificate required.27 holes · Visitors welcome
The Nairn Golf Club
Nairn · United KingdomSeaside links founded in 1887, with a par 71 Championship Course and a nine-hole Cameron Course. Visitors can book tee times through the club.Visitors welcome
Cruden Bay Golf Club
Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire · United KingdomLinks on the east coast of Scotland, opened in 1899 and redesigned in 1926. The club has the Championship Course and the St Olaf Course, and welcomes visiting golfers.Visitors welcome
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
Balgownie, Aberdeen · United KingdomFounded in 1780, Royal Aberdeen plays over the Balgownie Links on the north bank of the River Don. Visitors are welcome; the club suggests a handicap of 24 or under.Visitors welcome
Royal Dornoch Golf Club
Dornoch, Sutherland · United KingdomLinks on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth with two courses, the Championship (par 70) and the Struie (par 71). Visitors are welcome seven days a week, subject to availability.Ayrshire & the West of Scotland
27 holes · Visitors welcome
Machrihanish Golf Club
Machrihanish, Kintyre · United KingdomOld Tom Morris links set in natural dunes near the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, with an 18-hole Championship Course and a 9-hole Pans Course. Visiting golfers are…18 holes · Open to the public
Machrihanish Dunes
Machrihanish, Kintyre · United KingdomAn 18-hole links of 7,082 yards by David McLay Kidd, opened in 2009 on the Atlantic coast. Visitors book by email or telephone; stay-and-play breaks are offered at the resort…18 holes · Visitors on set days
Prestwick Golf Club
Prestwick, South Ayrshire · United KingdomPrestwick describes itself as the birthplace of the Open Championship, first held there in 1860. Visitors play on stated days and times; Saturday is members only.Visitors welcome
Western Gailes Golf Club
Irvine, North Ayrshire · United KingdomLinks established in 1897 between the sea and the railway on the Ayrshire coast. Visitors book directly with the club; handicap limits are 24 for men and 28 for ladies.
England
18 holes · Visitors welcome
Littlehampton Golf Club
Rope Walk, Littlehampton · EnglandA links course of 18 holes, par 70, founded in 1889 beside the mouth of the River Arun, with sea views and a clubhouse refurbished in 2025.18 holes · Visitors welcome
Ganton Golf Club
Ganton, North Yorkshire · United KingdomAn inland links with over 100 bunkers, host of the 1949 Ryder Cup, the 2000 Curtis Cup and the 2003 Walker Cup. Visitors are welcome with a WHS handicap.Kent Links
45 holes · Visitors welcome
Prince's Golf Club
Sandwich Bay, Kent · United KingdomA links club with 27 holes in three loops of nine, and a Lodge with 38 bedrooms. It hosted the 1932 Open Championship and welcomes visitors seven days a week.18 holes · Visitors welcome
Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
Deal, Kent · United KingdomAn 18-hole championship links at Deal, its clubhouse built in 1892, that staged The Open in 1909 and 1920 and has hosted the Halford Hewitt Cup every year since 1925.North-West England
18 holes · Visitors welcome
Formby Golf Club
Formby, Merseyside · United KingdomA links course designed by Willie Park Jr, with dunes, pines and views of the Irish Sea. Visitors need a handicap certificate, and Dormy accommodation is on site.18 holes · Visitors welcome
Hillside Golf Club
Southport, Merseyside · United KingdomA championship links remodelled by Fred Hawtree in the 1960s and reviewed by Martin Ebert from 2018, with the highest dunes on the back nine. Visitors are welcomed through the…18 holes · Visitors welcome
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire · United KingdomA championship links course with 166 pot bunkers, which has hosted eleven Open Championships and two Ryder Cups. Dormy House rooms overlook the 1st tee area.18 holes · Visitors welcome
The Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Southport · United KingdomA links on the coast at Southport, founded in 1889, that has staged The Open Championship eleven times, most recently the 154th Open in 2026.Visitors on set days
Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Hoylake, Wirral · United KingdomA links club at Hoylake that has hosted 13 Opens. Visitors are allocated tee times on Monday, Tuesday and Friday in normal weeks and need a current handicap.Cornwall & Devon
36 holes · Visitors welcome
Saunton Golf Club
Saunton, Devon · United KingdomTwo 18-hole championship links, the East and West Courses, on Braunton Burrows in North Devon. Visitor bookings are taken up to a year in advance.36 holes · Visitors welcome
St Enodoc Golf Club
Rock, Cornwall · United KingdomTwo links courses among sand dunes beside the Camel estuary: the James Braid Church Course and the shorter Holywell Course. Visitors can book online or through golf reception.Wales
27 holes · Visitors welcome
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Porthcawl, Bridgend · United KingdomA links on a gentle slope down to the shore, with sea views from every hole, and a par-three Academy course for practice.18 holes · Visitors welcome
Royal St David's Golf Club
Harlech, Gwynedd · United KingdomA championship links at Harlech, established in 1894, with views of Harlech Castle and Snowdonia. Visitors are welcome and buggies and trolleys can be hired.Northern Ireland
Visitors welcome
Castlerock Golf Club
Castlerock, County Londonderry · United KingdomA links club on the Causeway coast with the Mussenden and Bann courses, founded in 1901 and about 20 minutes' drive from Royal Portrush and Portstewart.Visitors welcome
Portstewart Golf Club
Portstewart, County Londonderry · United KingdomFounded in 1894, Portstewart has three links courses, the Strand, Riverside and Old, and hosted the 2017 Irish Open. Visitors play outside set members' times.Visitors welcome
Royal County Down Golf Club
Newcastle, County Down · United KingdomTwo links courses, the Championship Links and the Annesley Links, set beside Dundrum Bay in the Murlough Nature Reserve. The club was founded in 1889 and welcomes visitors.Visitors welcome
Royal Portrush Golf Club
Portrush, County Antrim · United KingdomTwo links courses, the Dunluce and the Valley, on the Causeway Coast. The Dunluce was redesigned by Martin Ebert ahead of The Open in 2019; visitors are welcome on set days.Dublin & the East of Ireland
27 holes · Visitors on set days
Portmarnock Golf Club
Portmarnock, County Dublin · IrelandA 27-hole links founded in 1894, about 10 miles north of Dublin. Visitors are welcomed from April to September on set weekdays and Sunday; it is a walking course.18 holes · Visitors welcome
The Island Golf Club
Donabate, County Dublin · IrelandA links club founded in 1890 among the dunes near Malahide. A private members' club that welcomes visitors, with its front nine updated in 2019-20 by Ebert & McKenzie.18 holes · Visitors welcome
The Royal Dublin Golf Club
Dollymount, Dublin · IrelandAn 18-hole championship links on Bull Island, 3 miles from Dublin city centre. Designed by Harry Colt, updated by Martin Hawtree in 2006, and open to visitors.South-West Ireland
18 holes · Visitors welcome
Old Head Golf Links
Kinsale, County Cork · IrelandA par 72 links on a cliff-top headland in County Cork, reaching over 7,100 yards from the tips. The course is closed from 1 November 2026 and reopens on 14 April 2027.18 holes
Waterville Golf Links
Waterville, County Kerry · IrelandAn 18-hole par 72 links at Waterville in County Kerry, designed by Eddie Hackett, opened in 1973 and refined by Tom Fazio, stretching to over 7,300 yards. The 1889 Bar &…Visitors welcome
Ballybunion Golf Club
Ballybunion, County Kerry · IrelandA private members' club founded in 1893 that welcomes visitors, with two links courses on the County Kerry coast: the Old Course and the Watson Cashen Course by Robert Trent Jones.Visitors welcome
Lahinch Golf Club
Lahinch, County Clare · IrelandLinks club on the west coast of Clare with the Old Course and the Castle Course. Visitors are welcome from May to October, and the Old Course requires at least one caddie per…Golf
Tralee Golf Club
Barrow, County Kerry · IrelandAn Arnold Palmer links on the Atlantic coast of Kerry, with dunes and clifftop tees and greens; the club dates from 1896 and opened this course at Barrow in 1984.North-West Ireland
36 holes
Carne Golf Links
Belmullet, County Mayo · IrelandTwo links routings in North Mayo: the original Hackett course and the Wild Atlantic Dunes, launched in 2020 with a new nine by Ally McIntosh and Jim Engh. Caddies and buggies…Golf
Ballyliffin Golf Club
Ballyliffin, County Donegal · IrelandA links club on the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal with the Old Links, the Glashedy Links and the nine-hole par-three Pollan Links, plus a driving range.Open to the public
Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort
Downings, County Donegal · IrelandA links resort on Sheephaven Bay in Donegal with three courses, a 70-room hotel and a 12-hole Academy course. Day visitors can book tee times.Every fact comes from the club’s or hotel’s own website. Where a club says nothing, we show nothing.