Enniscrone Golf Club sits on the Bartragh Peninsula in County Sligo, where the Atlantic shapes one of the most natural stretches of links ground in the North West. Founded in 1918 as a 9-hole course, it stepped up a level when Eddie Hackett expanded it to a full 18 holes in 1974. Donald Steel later added a further 9, so you now have 27 holes of proper links golf threaded through towering dunes and coastal views.
The headline act is the Dunes course, a regular in the Top 100 lists, ranked 13th in Ireland and 63rd across the UK and Ireland. Sir Nick Faldo put it neatly when he said it has "the most dramatic, powerful and challenging dunes in links golf". If you like your golf firm underfoot, shaped by the wind, and demanding from the tee, you will fit right in here.
You are less than an hour from Sligo and Ireland West Airport Knock, which makes Enniscrone an easy add-on for anyone building a North West itinerary. It is a private members' club, but visitors are welcomed warmly, and the setting feels wonderfully unspoilt. If you are piecing together a North West run, you can slot Enniscrone into your next Ireland golf break and build the trip around Sligo, Donegal and the coast.
It is a must play when visiting the North West of Ireland and sits perfectly within a Sligo and Donegal golf tour.
Who is this for? Anyone building a North West itinerary who wants one standout links day on huge dunes, firm turf and proper Atlantic wind.
Who is it best for? Confident ball-strikers and Top 100 hunters, plus groups who want a big-name course with a genuinely friendly members' welcome.
