Founder-led · Based in Ireland · Est. since 2014

Links golf, quietly
arranged.

Bespoke tours of the great links courses of Ireland, Scotland and England — for small groups who prefer substance to spectacle.

No. 01 — Royal County Down
No. 02 — St Andrews
No. 03 — Lahinch
A single line

We arrange small-group golf trips across Ireland, Scotland and England — the courses, the houses, the drives between — for players who already know what they're looking for.

Sample itineraries

Five trips, drawn from the last season.

Each is shaped around the group — the pace you want, the courses you've already played, the ones you haven't. These are starting points, not packages.

Northern Ireland coastal links
Ireland · North

The Causeway Coast

Royal County Down, Portrush, Castlerock and a quiet evening at Ardtara. Six nights, four rounds, one ferry across Strangford Lough.

6 nights · 4 roundsFrom €7,400 pp
Scottish links coastline
Scotland · Fife

St Andrews & The Kingdom

The Old Course, Kingsbarns, Carnoustie. Three nights at Rusacks, two at Greywalls. A round at North Berwick if the weather turns kind.

7 nights · 5 roundsFrom €9,200 pp
Atlantic dunes Ireland
Ireland · West

The Wild Atlantic

Lahinch, Ballybunion, Doonbeg and Tralee. Based between Adare Manor and a private house outside Lahinch. Driver, no transfers.

5 nights · 4 roundsFrom €6,800 pp
English coastal landscape
England · South Coast

Open Country

Royal St George's, Rye, Royal Cinque Ports. A weekend built around four rounds and one long lunch at The Pig.

4 nights · 4 roundsFrom €5,400 pp
Irish countryside links
Ireland · Hidden gems

Off the Headlines

Enniscrone, Carne, County Sligo and Narin & Portnoo. The courses few outside the country talk about. Two nights at Lough Eske.

5 nights · 4 roundsFrom €6,200 pp
Moody links landscape
Bespoke · Combined

Ireland & Scotland

Ten nights crossing both countries. Private charter between Dublin and Edinburgh. Built end-to-end around the group.

10 nights · 7 roundsFrom €14,500 pp
All itineraries
Atmospheric links landscape
What makes us different

A small team, on the ground, with the keys.

  • i.

    Founder-led from Ireland

    Not a desk in another country. We live thirty minutes from Portmarnock, and the secretaries at the major clubs know us by first name.

  • ii.

    Access, not availability

    Tee times at Royal County Down, the Old Course and Portrush that most agents are quietly told are unavailable.

  • iii.

    Built around the group

    Four to twelve players, typically. No bus tours, no fixed departure dates, no two trips alike. The pace is yours.

  • iv.

    One number, start to finish

    The person who plans the trip is the person who answers when the weather turns. We are reachable, in Ireland, throughout.

The courses

Twenty-eight links, intimately known.

A selection of the courses we work with most often. Editorial profiles, written by people who have played them — not lifted from a guidebook.

i. Royal County Down Newcastle, N. Ireland Est. 1889
ii. Royal Portrush Antrim Coast Est. 1888
iii. St Andrews — Old Course Fife, Scotland Est. 1552
iv. Carnoustie Angus, Scotland Est. 1842
v. Lahinch County Clare Est. 1892
vi. Ballybunion — Old County Kerry Est. 1893
vii. Royal St George's Kent, England Est. 1887
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An authorised provider

The Ryder Cup at Adare Manor.

September 2027 will be the largest sporting moment in Ireland this decade. We are one of a small number of authorised hospitality and travel providers — with allocation across the week, accommodation held since 2023, and itineraries already being built for groups travelling from the US and continental Europe.

If you intend to be there, the conversation should begin now.

Register interest
Authorised Provider IAGTO Member IGTOA Member
From recent travellers

In their words.

The tee times we were given were the ones I'd been told for two years didn't exist. The trip ran on rails, but it never felt managed — it felt looked after.
David M.
Group of eight · Boston · 2024
What struck me was the quiet competence of it. Nothing was performed. When the weather closed in at Portrush, a different course materialised within the hour, and it was a better day for it.
Henrik L.
Group of four · Stockholm · 2024
We have travelled with three operators before this one. The difference is that the person who answered our first email is the person who waved us off at Shannon eight months later.
Robert K.
Group of twelve · Atlanta · 2023
I have stopped recommending other people to anyone else. The dinners alone — they knew who to call at Ballyfin on a Tuesday night.
Catherine W.
Group of six · London · 2024
Events & occasions

Trips built around a single fixed point.

For the championships, the milestone birthdays, and the company groups who want one week handled completely.

Ryder Cup 2027
September 2027

Ryder Cup · Adare Manor

Hospitality, accommodation and rounds either side. Allocation is limited.

The Open Championship
July, annually

The Open Championship

Tickets, transfers and rounds at the venue's neighbouring courses through the week.

Private group events
Custom · Year-round

Private Group Trips

Milestone birthdays, corporate retreats, multi-generational family trips.

Plan your trip

A short note, then a conversation.

Tell us roughly what you have in mind — the country, the rough dates, the size of the group. We'll come back within two business days to arrange a call.

Every enquiry is read and answered by one of two people. There is no junior team and no enquiry form auto-responder masquerading as a reply.

Or write directly — hello@lyonslinks.com
+353 (0)1 234 5678 · Dublin, Ireland