© Ballyliffin Golf Club, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Ballyliffin Golf Club, consists of two outstanding, contrasting links courses and 45 wonderful holes make up one of the finest golf resorts to be found anywhere in the world.
The expansive panoramic views of countryside, coastline and ocean savoured by these magnificent links course will not easily be forgotten. The Old Links undulates in the glory of its natural terrain, presenting an immensely enjoyable challenge to every golfer.
Work recently undertaken by Nick Faldo has strengthened The Old Links and brought much acclaim from members and visitors. The new Glashedy Links is a Pat Ruddy and Tom Craddock masterpiece fashioned around the incredible dunes and is rated amongst the best links tracks in the world. Ruddy cherishes Glashedy as his own and has returned in recent years to fine tune the stunning bunkering and tees of this magnificent links and develop a 9 hole par 3 course -The Pollan Links. Craddock and Ruddy are also credited with much of the improvement carried out to The Old Links in the course of constructing the Glashedy Links. Pat Ruddy is the owner of The European Club and is regarded as one of the greatest golf architects of modern times.
Ballyliffin hosted the DDF Irish Open in 2018, the Irish Seniors Open in 2008 and multiple R&A Championships including the Amateur Championship in 2024.