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Narin and Portnoo is yet another delightful links in the Donegal chain. One must wait till the 6th for the first view of the sea, but the panorama from the sandhill that houses the 8th tee says it all about Donegal. It is simply breathtaking! Across the bay are Aranmore Island and Croghy Head.
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Old fashioned golf
Founded in 1930, the club is set right on the seafront with some serious sand dunes to negotiate. The sense of having found a little corner of heaven is maintained on the 9th tee which juts into the Gweebarra Estuary. And so it goes on, nothing too frightening, simply good old- fashioned take it as you find it kind of golf, so typical of all these lovely courses in Donegal.
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A dash of pure links
With a meandering route that works its way through magnificent dunes, Narin and Portnoo is one of those gems worth the journey to discover. This is a course that will test, and leave ever-lasting memories. It requires you to draw around sharp doglegs, and to hit pure shots to narrow fairways defined by the natural sand hills and equally pure shots to raised greens. Watch for - the par four 8th, a wild, downhill hole that runs out to the north Atlantic.”
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Instant love affair
“Professionals rate [Narin and Portnoo] as one of the few remaining real links courses…it’s still sandy and it’s entirely natural...a place [professionals] love to go to for the enjoyment of the weekend more than competitive play, as such. The hospitality there is second to none.”
Bobby Browne, PGA Tour Professional"
It’s a very good golf course…it’s no tuppence-ha’penny links. It’s a good test and if a wind comes up, it’s a hell of a test and that makes it for me. I would say most of the professionals love playing it.”
Christy O’Connor Senior"
This is links as it used to be, raw and beautiful."
Philip Reid, Irish Times, April 10, 2007
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Course details: 6279 yards, S.S.S. 73
Address: Narin & Portnoo Golf Club Golf Club, Narin, Portnoo, Co. Donegal
Nearby courses: Donegal, Bundoran, Enniscrone, Carne
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