Golfing in Donegal: A Luxurious Stay & Play Experience

Book your Golfing Break for 2025 with the Carrigart Hotel

Confirmation and Communion Lunches in the Carrigart Hotel 2025

Why Donegal is a Golfer’s Paradise

Donegal has many world famous Golf Courses within the county making it an ideal place to stay and the Carrigart Hotel is made for golfers and ideally situated near to all courses. Golf Courses include:

  • Old Tom Morris Links – Rosapenna Golf Resort (4 miles away)
    Laid out by The Grand Old Man of Golf in 1893 and later modified by Harry Vardon, James Braid & Harry Colt, this storied links is as a traditional links test as any Open Championship venue. The views of Sheephaven Bay across Tramore Beach on the back nine are unparalleled.
  • St Patrick’s Links, Rosapenna (3 miles away)
    A WORLD TOP 100 GOLF COURSE – Tom Doak has crafted his first course in Ireland at Rosapenna along the shores of Sheephaven Bay on the former 36 hole site. The new St Patrick’s Links lies to the south of Rosapenna’s two original courses and is blessed with spectacular natural blow outs, scaled dunes and commanding views of the ocean & Ards Forest Park.
  • Sandy Hills Links
    Considered by many as a modern great, the Sandy Hills Links is ranked as one of the top 10 courses in the country. This stunning links provides a stern test in a dramatic setting and is a must play on any bucket list trip to Ireland.
  • Portsalon Golf Club (12 miles away)
    Known for its exceptional design and panoramic views, this course is a must-visit for any serious golfer.
  • Ballyliffin Golf Course (54 miles away)
    “ Anyone planning a golf trip to the north of Ireland, the two courses at Ballyliffin are must play championship links” – Rory McIllroy
  • Narin and Portnoo Links (48 miles)
    Where the ocean, dunes, and linksland combine to create a course that demands to be discovered.
  • Dunfanaghy Golf Course (13 miles)

Customer review – ‘We played golf at Rosapenna for 3 days and stayed at the Carrigart Hotel. fab accommodation, food and pub. would stay again in a heart beat. ‘ – Noel Goggin

Distance as per AA routeplanner.

Book your Three Links Ticket here to play one round on the new St Patrick’s Links by Tom Doak, the Sandy Hills Links & the Old Tom Morris Links.

Private parties available in Mickey Stephens Bar

Golf Events in Donegal 2025

We are surrounded by world class golf courses plus with the connection points into Northern Ireland, you are under 2 hours from Portrush, home of The Open 2025.  

Every year a number of exciting Golf Events take place near to Carrigart including:

– The Donegal Links Classic
Takes place between the 26th – 28th May 2025 at Rosapenna, Portsalon and Ballyliffin Golf Course – find out more here at Rosapenna Golf Course

– Rosapenna Coast Links Pairs Championship
Takes place between 4th – 7th June at Rosapenna Golf Course

– Lyon Links Invitational – ProAM 2025
Takes place between 28th September to 5th October 2025 and includes Narin & Portnoo Links, Donegal Golf Club, Rosapenna – Old Tom Morris Links, St Patricks Links and Sandy Hills Links. Book your golf break with the Carrigart Hotel.