Duration: 6 days | Start/Finish: Dublin / Galway | Group Size: Maximum 16 golfers | Average Daily Drive Time: 2 Hours
Most golfers have always dreamed of playing links golf in Ireland. Very few want the job of organising it.
The Northwest Links Golf Series is our answer to that: a proper Ireland golf trip, built and ready to book into, without you having to piece one together yourself. It’s one of the more straightforward Ireland golf trips going, because we’ve already done the hard part – the route, the hotels, the tee times, all of it.
It’s built for the golfer who already has a regular playing partner, a foursome, or a small group they travel with, but doesn’t want to end up as the one who has to plan it. Think of it as the feel of a private golf trip, minus the planning – the sort of Ireland golf vacation you can book into rather than build from scratch.
Put a private golf tour together yourself, and someone in the group has to take it on. Here’s how our scheduled series compares:
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Private golf tour |
Northwest Links Golf Series |
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Someone in the group has to become the organiser |
We manage the itinerary, hotels, tee times and transport – nobody in your group has to |
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The trip can get expensive for groups of only 2-6 |
Costs are shared across the group, with clear per-person pricing from day one |
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The final price can depend heavily on group size |
A group of two pays the same fair rate as a group of six |
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A course or hotel change becomes the group’s problem |
We manage any supplier change ourselves, and protect the standard of the trip |
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Self-driving across rural Ireland can be stressful |
Sit back and let a coach and a professional driver take care of it |
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It takes time to research courses, routing and hotels |
The route’s already built, checked, and ready to book |
Most Ireland golf packages ask you to choose between a fully custom, quote-only itinerary that takes weeks to plan, or a big coach tour that rushes past the course list. Very few tours sit anywhere in between.
The Northwest Links Golf Series does: fixed departure dates, published pricing, and a small group cap, built specifically around Donegal, Sligo and Mayo links golf.
We’ve turned one of the more complicated golf trips to Ireland into a simple, scheduled booking.
This is a Lally Tours experience.
We’re an established Irish tour operator based in the west of Ireland, and we’ve been showing guests around this country – golfers and non-golfers alike – for nearly four decades.
Every departure is fully escorted, from Dublin pickup to Galway finish, with a professional driver throughout, so the only decision left for you is which club to pull on the tee.
Looking for a private golf trip instead? See a fully private Ireland itinerary.
Travelling with non-golfing companions who’d rather see more of the country? Take a look at our All-Ireland multi-day tour.
Collection from Dublin City Centre or Dublin Airport, a relaxed 9-hole welcome round en route, then on to Donegal Town.Your group is collected from either Dublin City Centre or Dublin Airport before heading northwest. En route, you’ll stop for lunch and a relaxed nine holes at a quality course – a gentle way to loosen up after travelling and meet the rest of the group.
It’s an easy start to the week before the golf gets serious, and from there it’s on to Donegal Town for the first of two nights.
Overnight: Mill Park Hotel, Donegal Town
The first full links round, set above the spectacular Ballymastocker Bay.
Portsalon is the perfect introduction to northwest links golf: elevated tees, natural dunes and Atlantic views that give you that first proper sense of playing golf on Ireland’s rugged western edge. It’s a scenic, welcoming start to the championship rounds ahead.
Overnight: Mill Park Hotel, Donegal Town
A traditional championship links at Rosses Point, then on to Enniscrone.
You’ll travel south to County Sligo Golf Club, one of Ireland’s great traditional championship links. It’s a different style of golf to Portsalon – strategic, historic and shaped by wind, angles and shot-making.
With Benbulben in the background and Sligo Bay all around it, it’s one of the classic golf settings in Ireland. After the round, continue on to Enniscrone.
Overnight: Diamond Coast Hotel, Enniscrone
West to one of the wildest, most dramatic links courses in Ireland.
Carne is remote, raw and unforgettable – huge dunes, Atlantic views and a natural routing that feels completely different from the rest of the week. For a lot of golfers, this ends up being the course they talk about most once they’re home.
Overnight: Diamond Coast Hotel, Enniscrone
The final round on one of Ireland’s most spectacular dune links, then a group dinner in Galway.
Enniscrone is the ideal way to close out the golf: big dunes, dramatic holes, rolling fairways and a genuine sense of occasion. After the round, the group heads south to Galway for a final dinner together to close out the week.
Overnight: Galway City Centre Hotel
The organised tour finishes after breakfast in Galway.
From here, you can travel onward by train from Galway to Dublin City, by Citylink coach direct to Dublin Airport, or extend your stay independently in Galway or elsewhere in Ireland.
In 2026 we have 1 x Departure: 27 September 2026. Then in 2027 we have departures are every 2 weeks from April-to-October. Click the “Check Availability” button to get the exact dates, availability and pricing for all dates.
| 2026 | |
| September | €3,495 |
| 2027 | |
| 4th Apr – 18th Apr | €3,495 |
| 2nd May – 16th Jun | €3,595 |
| 27th Jun – 19th Sept | €3,695 |
| 3rd Oct – 17th Oct | €3,495 |
Comparing Ireland golf tours packages before you book? Here’s exactly what’s included, and what isn’t, set out clearly from day one.
Private Ireland Tours – for groups larger than 6, or anyone who wants a fully bespoke, private golf itinerary instead of a scheduled departure. View Private Ireland Tours.
