Ireland's Top 10 golf courses

General Views of Royal Portrush Golf Club — A view from the 15th hole of the approach to the green on the 456 yards par 4, 10th hole 'Himalayas' at Royal Portrush Golf Club the venue for The Open Championship 2019 on September 12, 2018 in Portrush, Northern Ireland. David Cannon/R&A/R&A via Getty Images

I set foot in Ireland for the first time in 2003 as a newbie golf writer. It was my introduction to links golf, a shock to the system that opened my eyes to what a golf course could - maybe the word is 'should' - be. The slightly brown fairways. The native grasses, longer than my stubby legs, waving

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