Scenic Carlingford Ferry

“My favourite place to play golf is in Ireland. It’s the most beautiful country to play golf in. And when you come as a guest, you’re treated like a king.” – Bill Murray, Actor and keen amateur golfer.

Rickie Fowler said: “Royal County Down is my all-time favourite to play” and praise doesn’t come much higher than that. According to Top100GolfCourses.com Royal County Down is the 4th best course in the world and with views like this, it’s easy to see why. Tiger Woods is a regular. It’s a course of blind shots and subtle running greens with the obvious distraction of the Mournes in the foreground.

But golf in South Down and Louth isn’t a one-trick-pony with Royal County Down, in fact there are some hidden gems of courses within a great drive of the Scenic Carlingford Ferry ports.