European Club - Dublin

The links of the European Club was designed by Pat Ruddy - he discovered the property when he surveyed Ireland's coastline by helicopter in search of a classic golf location.

It's pretty pricey (€180pp for seven months of the year, €100 over the winter), and it's also about 65 km/40 miles south of Dublin city centre. But the result of Ruddy's search is a great addition to the world's limited supply of approximately 160 true links (51 of these being in Ireland).