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[H3] HOME TO A WORLD TOP 50 GOLF COURSE

Located on the edge of the picturesque Sheephaven Bay, Rosapenna is the proud home to the Old Tom Morris Links designed by Old Tom Morris of St. Andrews in 1893 and a modern great in the Sandy Hills Links laid out by Pat Ruddy of The European Club fame and open for play since 2003.
Our new St Patrick's Links by Tom Doak opened in June 2021 and has taken the golf world by storm, debuting as the highest new entry at #55 in the GOLF Magazine Top 100 in the World 2021-22. Further testament to the initial World ranking, this Doak design rose 6 places to break into the World's Top 50 at #49 in late 2023 and then rose another 5 places to a new high of #44 in the GOLF Magazine Top 10 in the World 2025-26.
With a luxury hotel on site, Rosapenna is the perfect venue for a golf break or just a quiet getaway in this beautiful corner of Donegal.
[H3] “It is difficult to write with restraint about Rosapenna. The exceptional beauty of the surroundings is liable to interfere with unbiased criticism"  Harry Colt, 1927

[H4] Included in GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Golf Resorts in the World 2024-25

[H4] Ranked #4 in Top 100 Golf Resorts UK & Ireland - Golf World

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St Patrick’s Links
Tom Doak has crafted his first course in Ireland along the shores of Sheephaven Bay on the former 36 hole site. The St Patrick’s Links lies to the south of our existing two courses and is blessed with spectacular natural blow outs, scaled dunes and commanding views of the ocean & Ards Forest Park. The course debuted at #55 in the World's Top 100 in 2021-22 and has since risen 6 places to a new high of #49 in GOLF Magazine's Top 100 in the World rankings 2023-24.

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[H3] Old Tom Morris Links
Laid out by 'The Grand Old Man of Golf' in 1893 and later modified by Harry Vardon, James Braid & Harry Colt, this storied links is as a traditional links test as any Open Championship venue. The views of Sheephaven Bay across Tramore Beach on the back nine are unparalleled.

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[H3] Sandy Hills Links
Considered by many as a modern great, the Sandy Hills Links is ranked as one of the top 10 courses in the country. This stunning links provides a stern test in a dramatic setting and is a must play on any bucket list trip to Ireland.

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Rooms & Suites
Relax at Rosapenna in our spacious comfortable rooms ranging from Classic accommodation, a Deluxe room overlooking the beach or a Bayview Suite with private balcony overlooking Sheephaven Bay.

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Please click on the link below for all non hotel guest green fee rates/offers on your choice of championship links. All hotel guests please contact the hotel reception or the golf shop directly to book tee times as part of your accommodation & golf package.
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THREE LINKS TICKET - Old Tom Morris Links, Sandy Hills Links & St Patrick's Links (World #44)
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[H4] Ranked #44 in the World's Top 100 Courses by GOLF Magazine 2025-26

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[H3] ST PATRICK'S LINKS IS RANKED #44 IN THE WORLD'S TOP 100 COURSES  ?  - GOLF MAGAZINE 2025-26

Play one round on the new St Patrick's Links by Tom Doak, the Sandy Hills Links & the Old Tom Morris Links

[H3] THREE LINKS TICKET 2026St Patrick's Links, Sandy Hills Links & Old Tom Morris Links

1 round on each links (3 total)
2026 Season
Day Visitor

Standard Visitor Ticket - 3 rounds
10 April - 18 October
€640.00 (21% saving)

Irish Resident Ticket - 3 rounds
10 April - 18 October
€250.00 (18% saving)

*Irish Resident Ticket - this rate applies to any person holding a current valid Irish driving licence or N Ireland driving licence as well as a Golf Ireland / iGolf Index. A valid driving licence & Golf Ireland / iGolf card for each golfer must be produced on the day of play, cards will be subject to verification on check in with the Golf Shop.
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Tee times on all 3 days are offered off-peak, as per the parameters set out in the form below
All three rounds must be played within a 10 day period
This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other third party offer or promotion
7 days advance notice is required and all tickets are subject to availability as denoted by the Resort
ALL THREE LINKS TICKETS BOOKABLE VIA THIS FORM - Strictly non transferable
To book a Stay & Play package to include golf on all three links please CLICK HERE
Months of April, May, June, July & August 2026 now SOLD OUT for this offer. Limited tee times remain in this period.

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[H4] ST PATRICK'S LINKS

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St Patrick's Links
[H3] A WORLD TOP 50 GOLF COURSE

[H4] Architect – Tom Doak 2021

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[H4] RANKED #44 IN THE WORLD'S TOP 100 COURSES  ?  - GOLF MAGAZINE 2025-26

The Rosapenna Golf Resort acquired the St Patrick’s Links in late 2012, a former 36-hole facility developed by the Walsh Family of Carrigart. The Maheramagorgan Links designed by Irish architect Eddie Hackett and the Trá Mór Links designed by PGA Professional Joanne O’Haire, both opened for play in the mid-1990’s.Discussions ensued with Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design, with Tom finalizing his lay-out with lead associate Eric Iverson in March 2013. The St Patrick's Links is routed in the adjoining dune system just south of the existing two courses at Rosapenna. Originally encompassing 36 holes, Tom has fashioned 18 unrecognisable and unforgettable holes over the same tract of land. The result? A sprawling links that is destined to become a modern great. It sits on the most magnificent piece of links land - huge scale, west coast of Ireland scenery, with enough variety in dimension to present a real diversity of golf holes. The routing takes golfers on a journey through huge dunes, to high above Sheephaven Bay, along the coast, then back over some more gentle dunes... and that's just the front nine! With plenty of width and an eclectic mix of naturalised bunkers, the course is unlike anything in the UK & Ireland... or anywhere else for that matter.
An intimate group of founding members including Frank & John Casey of the Rosapenna Golf Resort and architect Tom Doak have funded the construction of the new 18-hole course in a partnership between The Casey Family who have owned & operated Rosapenna for over four decades & Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design. Construction began in April 2018, with all of the greens completed in 2019 to ensure that they are matured and at their best from opening day. Notwithstanding the Covid-19 pandemic, all of the finishing touches were carried-out in 2020. The course officially opened for play on Friday June 25th 2021.A temporary Links House operates on site with all golfers checking in there rather than the main Golf Pavilion. See Google Maps for directions or CLICK HERE for directions from the Resort Hotel. Please note the Links House golf shop is a cashless facility, we only process cashless transactions via credit or debit card. We accept all major credit & debit cards, including AMEX. We offer stay & play packages including the St Patrick’s Links alongside the Old Tom Morris Links and the Sandy Hills Links, contact reservations@rosapenna.ie. Day visitors are also very welcome, we have a great value Three Links Ticket for golfers staying off-site which includes one round on each of the three links. An attractive same day replay rate is also available for the St Patrick's Links, email golf@rosapenna.ie
St Patrick's Links has risen 5 places to a new high of #44 on the GOLF Magazine Top 100 in the World rankings 2025-26 firmly placed inside the World's Top 50. Doak & team are responsible for 10 of the 25 modern courses on the entire list (last 30 years), more than any other living architect.
All golf is bookable via Central Golf Reservations on 00353 (0)74 915 5000 or email golf@rosapenna.ie
To book a visitor round on our new St Patrick's Links directly online please CLICK HERE.
To submit a multi round booking request please CLICK HERE.
"Might this rival Barnbougle Dunes as Doak's ultimate expression in architecture? I don't see why not, as all the key ingredients are present: ideal soil and land, one-off landforms captured within the fairways, lack of eye candy, and eye popping interior green contours with short grass often to the high side of the putting surfaces. Throw in knowledgeable owners and first-rate green keeping practices and you have a course with no flaws" - 147 +2 Custodians of the Game, Ran Morrissett of Golf Club Atlas, January 2022
“So... I have a new favourite Doak course. The scale is insane. He had the canvas of what could've been 36 and instead it's an ultimate 18" - Matt Ginella, August 2021
“It’s not unrealistic to say that this is one of, if not the last truly great undeveloped links site in Ireland,” John Casey added. “So, we are beyond excited to see Tom and Renaissance Golf Design work amongst these dunes.” - The Fried Egg, June 2019
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2026
GOLF Magazine - World Top 100 2025-26 || St Patrick's Links #44
GOLFWEEK'S BEST 2026 - Top 50 Modern Courses GB&I
2025
GOLF Magazine - The Top 100 Courses in the World you can actually Play
GOLF Magazine - Top 100 in the World 2025-26
LINKS Magazine: 9 Notable Redesigns since 2020
LINKS Magazine - First in Class | Winter 2025
GOLFWEEK'S BEST 2025: Top 50 Modern Courses GB&I
2024
Is it possible to build an Instant Classic? - Golf Monthly
Rick Shiels plays the BEST NEW COURSE IN THE WORLD
GOLF AFICIONADO - Where is Belfast?
World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest
No luck required in St Patrick's Links' ascent
The Most Scenic County in the UK & Ireland - Golf Monthly
Golfweek's Best 2024: Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland
A Tip of the Cap - Dream Golf Magazine
Why we love the links - GOLF Oklahoma
Planning a Golf trip to Ireland? Here are 5 regions you MUST visit
National Club Golfer - Classic course: St Patrick's Links by Tom Doak
2023
Official GOLF Magazine (golf.com) Top 100 Courses in the World 2023-24 (St Patrick's Links #49)
The 6 BEST golf courses in Ireland | GOLF Top 100 Courses in the World 2023-2024
These are the Top 100 Courses in the World that you can actually play!
GOLF Magazine's Top 100 in the World 2023-24 - Broken down by UK Golf Guy
Ruminations on a modern classic - Richard Pennell
The Wandering Golfers - BLOWN AWAY BY ST PATRICK'S LINKS
The Magic of Links Golf in County Donegal
Colorado Avid Golfer - An Instant Irish Classic
Golfweek's Best 2023: Top 50 modern courses in the UK & Ireland
2022
Skratch TV - Adventures in Golf (Season 7, Episode 1) - Ireland's Last LINKS
GOLF.com - Golf course design masterclass: Tom Doak's emphasis on adventure
Global Golf Post - Ireland's Last Dunesland Course?
GOLF Digest - New courses on natural links in Ireland & Scotland are almost unheard of
Top 100 Courses in the UK & Ireland 2022-23: GOLF's first ever ranking of the golf mecca
Golf Digest - The most intriguing new International courses 2022
Golf World - The 25 Best Golf Breaks in GB&I (Donegal #6)
GOLF Magazine - Design Principle: Deliver a great adventure
Golf Monthly - MUST Play 2022
Destination Golf - The Game Changer by Kevin Markham
LINKS Magazine - 10 Must-Visit Public Golf Destinations for 2022
LINKS Magazine - 21 Best Holes of the 21st Century
13 courses the Golf Monthly team are hoping to play in 2022
2021
Meet the 7 newcomes on GOLF's latest Top 100 Courses in the World ranking (St Patrick's Links #55)
Top 100 Courses in the World: GOLF's 2021-22 ranking of the best designs on the planet
GOLF's Top 100 Courses in the World, broken down by country (and state!)
Golf Digest US - Matt Ginella discovers Ireland's breathtaking North-West region
Rolling & tumbling - Adam Lawrence of Golf Course Architecture Magazine visits St Patrick's Links
Golfweek - Tom Doak's St Patrick's Links opens at Rosapenna in Ireland
The St Patrick's Links: Believe the hype for Ireland's first new course since 2009
Today's Golfer - Why St. Patrick's Links is the best new course in the WORLD
Irish Independent - A game-changer for golf in Ireland
GOLF.com - Inside St Patrick's Links, one of the most anticipated new courses of 2021
LINKS Magazine - Tom Doak's New Design in Ireland
GOLFPASS - Top 10 destinations to visit in 2021
2019
LINKS Magazine - Tom Doak is building his first course in... IRELAND

The Fried Egg - Doak In the Irish Dunes: St Patrick's Links

Yolk with Doak: St Patricks' and building from Scratch vs renovating

2012
Rosapenna acquires the St Patrick's Links

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Sandy Hills Links
[H3] RANKED IN IRELAND'S TOP 10 LINKS

[H4] Architects – Pat Ruddy & Frank Casey Snr (2003), Beau Welling (2013)

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The Sandy Hills Links at Rosapenna opened for play in June 2003 and has matured into one of Ireland’s finest modern links courses. Where Old Tom settled for a course alongside the dunes, Pat Ruddy has gone straight through them from start to finish and created an awesome course that will test any golfer, yet somehow still seduce those that cannot live with it. Each hole is spectacular and the views across the Old Tom Morris Links toward the beautiful Sheephaven Bay will salve any wounds inflicted by this incredible golf course.
Sandy Hills is in many ways the ideal of a modern links. Intended for the serious golfer, its narrow fairways appear constricting from the tee, but the landing areas sculpted from the dunes are deceptively wide. Measuring a hefty 7,255 yards from the tips, Sandy Hills was designed with championship play in mind. However don’t allow this to deter you, with a multiplicity of tees there is a length to suit all strengths.
Above all, the appeal of Sandy Hills lies in its beautifully balanced routing through the high dunes cloaked in marram grass. These sandhills bear a striking resemblance to the ones near the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland that form the spine of Royal Portrush, Portstewart and Castlerock. Many of the holes feature elevated tees and greens, with drives into natural bowls on the dune floor.
Most of the holes run north and south along the dune ridges, parallel to the front nine of the Old Tom Morris Links below, and above Tramore, the large beach along side Sheephaven Bay that caught the Scotsman’s attention so long ago. A few of the holes, like the Par-3 third, Par-3 seventh, the Par-5 eighth, and the Par-4 10th, 12th and 15th, run across the dune ridges, lending a change of pace and overwhelming sense of seclusion in the dunes.
There are no average holes on the new layout, but the best come at the stretch of Nos. 6-13, which romp across the interior dunes. No. 6 is at the far southern end of the course, with the drive over a crest that reveals a picture-postcard view of the sickle of beach and bay with Muckish Mountain straight ahead. No. 7 is a downhill Par-3 to a sliver of green peeking from the dunes, and the eighth leads inland, tumbling downhill and then rising toward the backdrop of Carrigart and the Lough Salt Mountains in the distance.
The 10th hole heads back towards the sea through a secret valley in the dunes, with the raised green framed by the grey peak of Muckish. No. 12 continues in the same direction, coursing upward through the dunes, and the 13th, having reached the higher ground, is a seamless band of smother fairway that coils to the right towards Murloy Bay. No doubt Old Tom would approve of what has become of this links land that he so keenly recognized more than a century ago.
“A stunning modern links that funnels its way through centuries-old dunes created by and still whipped by the winds coming in off the Atlantic Ocean. A must play links course for serious golf enthusiasts. Perhaps the best praise that can be given Sandy Hills is that there is not one weak hole on the course. In fact I would venture to say that there is not even one average hole on the course. With the Atlantic winds blowing, Sandy Hills simply offers a test of golf at its purest and toughest” - Peter Acheson, Editor, Golf Digest Ireland
To book a visitor round on the Sandy Hills Links directly online please CLICK HERE.
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Old Tom Morris Links
[H3] HOME TO THE IRISH LEGENDS SENIOR TOUR 2021 & 22

[H4] Architects – Old Tom Morris (1893) , James Braid & Harry Vardon (1906), H.S. Colt (1912)

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In 1891, while a guest of Lord Leitrim at his nearby estate, Old Tom Morris of St. Andrews, a winner of four Open Championships in the 1860's, took a drive to enjoy the Donegal scenery. Old Tom was quick to see the golfing potential of this fine stretch of coast line and before returning to the home of golf he had staked-out the first Rosapenna Links, incorporating wide rolling fairways amidst the undulating terrain and of course those delightful greens.
Back at St. Andrews, Old Tom was quick to tell of his discovery and so it was that Rosapenna became a place of pilgrimage for golfers at the turn of the century. Amongst those to follow were two other great golfing champions Harry Vardon and James Braid (in 1906) who won 11 Open Championship titles between them. They added length and more detailed bunkering but were wise enough to leave those wonderful natural greens untouched. Further changes were made by the great Harry Colt of Sunningdale in 1912, building/editing at least 11 holes.
In September 2009 the new Strand Nine opened at Rosapenna to replace the original back nine which played across the main road on a number of holes. These new links holes which are now played as the front nine are routed through the low lying dunes to the east of the Sandy Hills Links and are fashioned much like the original Old Tom Morris Valley nine that runs along the beautiful Tramore beach overlooking Sheephaven Bay which have now become the back nine. Laid out by Pat Ruddy of the European Club these new links holes, which have striking views across Mulroy Bay, have matured to a condition that has seen them settle into the Old Tom Morris Links layout to provide a seamless connection between each nine.
The original back nine of the Old Links known as the "Coastguard Holes" are now played as a separate nine hole course beginning and finishing at the practice ground. Running to just under 7,000 yards off the championship markers the Strand and Valley nines which now make up the Old Tom Morris Links are a testing combination of traditional and modern links holes which bridge a century of golf design influences.
To book a visitor round on the Old Tom Morris Links directly online please CLICK HERE.
"It is difficult to write with restraint about Rosapenna. The exceptional beauty of the surroundings is liable to interfere with unbiased criticism" Harry Colt 1927
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CLICK ON THE COURSE BELOW TO BOOK A TEE TIME DIRECTLY ONLINE

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Telephone - 00353 (0)74 915 5301

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Located on the edge of the picturesque Sheephaven Bay, Rosapenna is the proud home to the Old Tom Morris Links designed by Old Tom Morris of St. Andrews in 1893 and a modern great in the Sandy Hills Links laid out by Pat Ruddy of The European Club fame and open for play since 2003.
Our new St Patrick's Links by Tom Doak opened in June 2021 and has taken the golf world by storm, debuting as the highest new entry at #55 in the GOLF Magazine Top 100 in the World 2021-22. Further testament to the initial World ranking, this Doak design rose 6 places to break into the World's Top 50 at #49 in late 2023 and then rose another 5 places to a new high of #44 in the GOLF Magazine Top 10 in the World 2025-26.
With a luxury hotel on site, Rosapenna is the perfect venue for a golf break or just a quiet getaway in this beautiful corner of Donegal.
[H3] “It is difficult to write with restraint about Rosapenna. The exceptional beauty of the surroundings is liable to interfere with unbiased criticism"  Harry Colt, 1927

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St Patrick’s Links
Tom Doak has crafted his first course in Ireland along the shores of Sheephaven Bay on the former 36 hole site. The St Patrick’s Links lies to the south of our existing two courses and is blessed with spectacular natural blow outs, scaled dunes and commanding views of the ocean & Ards Forest Park. The course debuted at #55 in the World's Top 100 in 2021-22 and has since risen 6 places to a new high of #49 in GOLF Magazine's Top 100 in the World rankings 2023-24.

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[H3] Old Tom Morris Links
Laid out by 'The Grand Old Man of Golf' in 1893 and later modified by Harry Vardon, James Braid & Harry Colt, this storied links is as a traditional links test as any Open Championship venue. The views of Sheephaven Bay across Tramore Beach on the back nine are unparalleled.

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[H3] Sandy Hills Links
Considered by many as a modern great, the Sandy Hills Links is ranked as one of the top 10 courses in the country. This stunning links provides a stern test in a dramatic setting and is a must play on any bucket list trip to Ireland.

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Rooms & Suites
Relax at Rosapenna in our spacious comfortable rooms ranging from Classic accommodation, a Deluxe room overlooking the beach or a Bayview Suite with private balcony overlooking Sheephaven Bay.

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Please click on the link below for all non hotel guest green fee rates/offers on your choice of championship links. All hotel guests please contact the hotel reception or the golf shop directly to book tee times as part of your accommodation & golf package.
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[H4] Ranked #44 in the World's Top 100 Courses by GOLF Magazine 2025-26

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