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On a road trip that has taken us farther and farther from civilization, we now head to the very edge of the wilderness, as far west as we can go. Our destination is Carne Golf Links in Belmullet. The landscape that greets us is almost improbably beautiful. If it weren't so green, you might think…

After our rest day we head for the coast again, and the Wild Atlantic Way takes us down to Enniscrone at the mouth of Killala Bay. Enniscrone Golf Club lies on a small peninsula that juts out exactly where the bay opens into the Atlantic. A more perfect setting for a links course is hard…

Playing links golf can wear you out, especially when it's windy and a bit cold. A "rest day" can be welcome. On ours we head a little inland and play a parkland course for a change. Well, not just inland, but into another country altogether. Once again we cross the, so far, completely invisible border…

On our road trip along the Wild Atlantic Way in northwest Ireland, we have now reached the club named after the county itself: Donegal Golf Club, also known as Murvagh after the beach that borders the course. For the third day running, we come to a course where Pat Ruddy has had a hand in…

Here in County Donegal in northwest Ireland there aren't many straight roads. A good example of the detours you sometimes have to make is the road to Portsalon Golf Club. Portsalon Golf Club is less than 20 km (12 miles) from our base at the Ballyliffin Townhouse, but a sea inlet stretches down between us…

It's day two of our links golf expedition, and we're heading even further north and changing countries as well. Perhaps galaxies too? After a hearty Irish breakfast it's time to head north. True, we played along Ireland's north coast yesterday, but you can actually get even further north on the Inishowen peninsula. First, though, we…

The Emerald Isle in the headline is, of course, Ireland. What could be greener than Ireland, and what landscape could be more made for golf? We head for the northwestern, somewhat more windswept part of the island to explore a bunch of links courses. Golf paradise is close at hand. We fly out early one…