Golfing
Sheephaven Bay, Donegal is an obvious destination for any golf enthusiast from around the world. Enjoy a vacation that combines the excitement of truly magnificent golf with some of the most beautiful and unspoilt scenery in Europe.
The golfer will marvel at the spontaneous warmth of the welcome at each course and in the town, villages, pubs and restaurants along our coastline. Our courses provide golfers of all skill levels with an enjoyable nut testing challenge.
The original course was laid out by the great Old Tom Morris of St. Andrews in 1891. Harry Vardon and James Braid both journeyed to Rosapenna in the early 1990s to add length and bunkering, wisely leaving Morris’s perfect greens intact. The new sandy hills links has already received rave reviews from those fortunate enough to have sampled it. A fantastic addition to Ireland’s already world renowned trail of links courses, Pat Ruddy’s last designed course has been described as “simply breathtaking”.
Dunfanaghy Golf Club is an 18-hole true links course laid out in 1905 by six times winner of the British Open, Mr Harry Vardon. It is situated in County Donegal, 50 km (30 miles) west of Letterkenny on the N56, along the beautiful North-West coast of Ireland and offers year-round golfing.
Being one of only two hundred links courses world wide, Dunfanaghy is easily walked but also offers a superb golfing challenge. The course has spectacular views of Sheephaven Bay, nearby beaches, headlands, harbours and the dramatic Derryveagh Mountains. The greens are consistently rated among the best in Ireland and the course is sand-based and free draining, making it playable all year round.
A further 4 golf courses are with in 30-minute drive: -
Cloughanealy, Letterkenny, Otway and Portsalon
There are also par 3 and pitch and put courses to choose from. Details are available locally.