Seven nights between Lough Eske Castle in Donegal and Mount Falcon in County Mayo, and five rounds on the links between them: Donegal Golf Club, Narin & Portnoo, St Patrick’s Links at Rosapenna, County Sligo at Rosses Point and Enniscrone. Gary Murphy hosts the week, with welcome and farewell dinners, a day at leisure in Sligo and sixteen travelers in all.
The week moves from Donegal Bay to Killala Bay across nearly a century of links design. Harry Colt shaped County Sligo at Rosses Point, home of the West of Ireland Championship and No. 90 on Golf Digest’s list of the World’s 100 Greatest. Eddie Hackett laid out Donegal Golf Club on the Murvagh Peninsula and the original Enniscrone, which Donald Steel later carried deeper into some of the biggest dunes in golf. Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner reimagined Narin & Portnoo above Gweebarra Bay. And at Rosapenna, Tom Doak’s St Patrick’s Links, opened in 2021, is already ranked No. 58 in the world.
Each round sits on a different stretch of the same coast: the Murvagh Peninsula, Gweebarra Bay, Sheephaven Bay, Rosses Point beneath Benbulben, and the dunes above Killala Bay.
Born in Kilkenny, Murphy won the Irish Amateur Close in 1992, turned professional in 1995 and made close to 300 appearances on the European Tour, including a career-best third at the 2008 Irish Open at Adare Manor and a share of 34th at the 2003 Open Championship. Today he competes on the Legends Tour, serves as Head Golf Professional at The K Club, and is a familiar voice on DP World Tour broadcasts. On the course, over dinner and in the clubhouse afterward, he brings the history, architecture and personalities of Irish golf with him.
Each base sits within reach of that stretch of coast’s golf, so the week moves in one direction with no backtracking.
A restored 19th-century castle on a lakeside estate at the edge of Donegal Town, surrounded by woodland and the Bluestack Mountains, and a country estate set within 100 acres of woodland on the banks of the River Moy.
Each round is on a different stretch of the northwest coast, from a Hackett original on the Murvagh Peninsula to a Tom Doak links opened in 2021. Two of the five rank among Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest.
Set on the Murvagh Peninsula in Donegal Bay, Eddie Hackett’s links runs between beaches and dunes with views to the Bluestack Mountains. It’s a classic links that rewards thoughtful play over power.
A links on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, winding through natural dunes above Gweebarra Bay and reimagined by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner. Lunch and a pint are included with the round.
Tom Doak’s links opened in 2021 and is already No. 58 on Golf Digest’s list of the World’s 100 Greatest. Each nine works out toward Sheephaven Bay through channels in the dunes, with broad, bouncy fairways feeding into greens set in hollows or perched on wind-swept bluffs.
A day set aside in a region known for its landscapes and literary heritage, with beaches, coastal walks, and the town's cafés close at hand.
Set on the Rosses Point peninsula and shaped by Harry Colt, County Sligo has tested Ireland’s leading amateurs for over a century as home of the West of Ireland Championship. It ranks No. 90 in the world, with Benbulben as a backdrop the length of the round.
Eddie Hackett’s original links, later carried into the high dunes by Donald Steel, runs along Killala Bay through some of the biggest sandhills in golf. Golf Digest ranks its dune holes among the steepest anywhere, and the course is No. 18 in Ireland.
A day at leisure sits between Rosapenna and County Sligo, centered on a region known as much for its landscapes as its golf.
Two estates, five rounds and a day at leisure in Sligo, with Gary Murphy throughout and dinners to open and close the week.
A private driver meets you at Dublin Airport for the transfer to Lough Eske Castle. The remainder of the day is at leisure, followed by a welcome dinner with the group and your host.
Round one, on the Murvagh Peninsula in Donegal Bay.
Round two, above Gweebarra Bay, with lunch and a pint included in the green fee.
Round three, on Tom Doak's dune-built links overlooking Sheephaven Bay.
Cafés, coastal walks, and the countryside around Sligo, at your own pace.
Round four, at Rosses Point beneath Benbulben, followed by the transfer to Mount Falcon in County Mayo.
Round five, through the dunes above Killala Bay, followed by a farewell dinner to close the week.
Private transfer to Dublin Airport.
Everything below is included for every traveler. Airfare to and from Ireland is arranged separately.
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