Every year, Golf Digest Ireland ranks the top 100 courses in the country, with a variety of factors including shot making, design variety and memorability considered before reaching a decision.
This year, Portmarnock replaced Royal County Down as Ireland's number course in the rankings with Adare Manor retaining its status as the top parkland course.
1 Portmarnock
2 Royal County Down
3 Royal Portrush (Dunluce)
4 Waterville
5 Lahinch (Old)
6 Ballybunion (Old)
7 Tralee
8 Co Louth (Baltray)
9 The European Club
10 Adare Manor
11 Ballyliffin Glashedy Links
12 Co Sligo (Rosses Point)
13 Enniscrone
14 The Island
15 Mount Juliet
16 Carne Golf Links (Belmullet)
17 Portstewart (Strand)
18 Old Head Golf Links
19 Killeen Castle
20 Donegal (Murvagh Links)
21 Ballyliffin Old Links
22 Rosapenna (Sandy Hills)
23 K Club (Palmer)
24 Doonbeg Links
25 Portsalon
26 Portmarnock Links
27 The Royal Dublin
28 Lough Erne
29 Carlow
30 Dooks
31 Carton House (Montgomerie)
32 Fota Island
33 Cork
34 Narin & Portnoo
35 Headfort (New)
36 Druids Glen
37 Rosapenna (Old Tom Morris)
38 Castlerock
39 Killarney (Killeen)
40 Slieve Russell
41 Concra Wood
42 Connemara
43 Seapoint
44 Malone
45 Palmerstown House
46 Carton House (O'Meara)
47 The Heritage
48 Royal Portrush (Valley)
49 K Club (Smurfit)
50 Belvoir Park
51 Tramore
52 Luttrellstown Castle
53 Portumna
54 Bunclody
55 Hermitage
56 Dun Laoghaire
57 Arklow
58 Powerscourt (West)
59 Castletroy
60 Dromoland
61 Royal Belfast
62 Clandeboye
63 Westport
64 Glasson
65 Tullamore
66 Ballybunion (Cashen)
67 Farnham
68 Powerscourt (East)
69 Rosslare
70 Mount Wolseley
71 Rathsallagh
72 Esker Hills
73 Castlemartyr
74 Shannon
75 Druids Heath
76 Strandhill
77 Galgorm Castle
78 Dingle Links
79 Mullingar
80 Dundalk
81 Ballinrobe
82 Laytown & Bettystown
83 Grange
84 Galway Bay
85 Galway
86 Castle
87 St. Annes
88 Knightsbrook
89 Ardglass
90 Balbriggan
91 Woodenbridge
92 Tulfarris
93 Headfort (Old)
94 Kirkistown Castle
95 Moyola Park
96 Athlone
97 Killarney (Mahony's Point)
98 Blainroe
99 Kilkenny
100 Courtown
