Portmarnock Green Fees and Tee Times
One of the greatest links in the world sits on a sandy peninsula just north of Dublin, fifteen minutes from the airport. Here is what a round on the Championship Course at Portmarnock Golf Club costs in 2026, an indicative 405 euros including a meal, plus the day rates, how to book a visitor tee time, and how the members club differs from the resort next door.
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The short answer
A round on the Championship Course at Portmarnock Golf Club is an indicative 405 euros in 2026, a green fee that includes a meal, with a 27 hole rate around 510 euros and a 36 hole rate around 595 euros for those who want to make a full day of it. The club's nine hole Yellow course is available separately. For a links rated among the very best in the world, fifteen minutes from a capital city airport, those are fair numbers set against the marquee Irish and Scottish courses.
Portmarnock sits on a low, sandy peninsula on the north side of Dublin Bay, a classic out and back championship links laid out in 1894 and refined over more than a century into Ireland's most celebrated Open Championship style test. It is a private members club that welcomes visitors at set times, broadly from April to October, so the round is straightforward to book if you plan well ahead. The rest of this guide covers every fee, the day rates, how to lock in a summer tee time, and the important difference between the members club and the nearby Portmarnock Resort.
Portmarnock Golf Club green fees, 2026
| Round or ticket | Note | Indicative 2026 green fee |
|---|---|---|
| Championship, 18 holes | The world top rated links; the standard visitor round, includes a meal | 405 euros |
| Championship, 27 holes | A round and a half for a longer day on the links | About 510 euros |
| Championship, 36 holes | Two full rounds, the best value for a full day of links golf | About 595 euros |
| Yellow Course, 9 holes | The club's enjoyable nine hole course, available separately | Confirm with the club |
| Caddie | Booked in advance; the local read pays for itself in the wind | Caddie fee plus gratuity |
Green fees verified June 2026 against published Portmarnock Golf Club visitor rates; the 18 hole Championship round is an indicative 405 euros including a meal, with 27 hole and 36 hole day rates around 510 and 595 euros. All rates change without notice and visitor times are limited, so always confirm directly before booking. Check tee time availability.
How to book a tee time at Portmarnock
Portmarnock is a private members club that welcomes visitors at set times through the week, and the way on is straightforward: book directly with the club well in advance, or through an accredited tour operator who holds visitor times. The marquee summer dates, May to September in particular, fill many months ahead, so the earlier you commit the better your choice of time. Reserve the round, confirm any handicap requirement and the dress code, and book a caddie at the same time if you want one, because on a links this exposed the local knowledge turns a hard course into a fair one.
Time the trip with the journey in mind, which at Portmarnock is the easy part. The links sits about fifteen minutes from Dublin Airport and a short drive from the city centre, so it is one of the most accessible great courses anywhere. Pair it with the other north Dublin links, Royal Dublin on Bull Island and The Island across the estuary, for a superb city based links trip, then push north to County Louth or south to the Wicklow coast to extend the week. Spring and early autumn give the best balance of daylight, value and firm turf; high summer brings the long evenings and the busiest sheet.
Golf Club or resort, and where to save
One thing to get right before you pay: Portmarnock Golf Club and Portmarnock Resort are two different places. This guide covers the historic members club and its Championship links. The nearby Portmarnock Resort, home to the Jameson Golf Links, is a separate hotel and golf course with its own rates, around 320 euros in the summer season, and a fine round in its own right, but not the same course. Confirm which you are booking, because the names cause endless confusion.
Spend on the Championship round at the Golf Club, because there is no substitute for it: the out and back routing into and against the wind, the famous par 3 fifteenth along the shore, and the closing stretch that has decided so many Irish Opens. A caddie is the second worthwhile spend. Beyond that, the savings are easy to find. Use the shoulder season for the better rates and quieter sheets, build Portmarnock into a multi course Dublin links trip so the airport proximity earns more than one great round, and consider the 36 hole day rate if you want to play the links twice, which on a course this good is no hardship. Portmarnock is also under serious consideration by the R&A as a future Open Championship venue, which would be the first staged outside Great Britain and Northern Ireland, so its profile is only rising.
Plan a Portmarnock and Dublin links golf trip
We secure the Championship tee time, add Royal Dublin, The Island and the County Louth links, and build the lodging and the transfers around them so a Dublin links week runs itself. Tell us roughly when and who is travelling, and one concierge costs it to the head, with no obligation.
Portmarnock green fee questions
How much does it cost to play Portmarnock in 2026?
A round on the Championship Course at Portmarnock Golf Club is an indicative 405 euros in 2026, a fee that includes a meal, with a 27 hole rate around 510 euros and a 36 hole rate around 595 euros for a full day. The club's nine hole Yellow course is available separately. These are indicative figures that vary by season and change without notice, so always confirm current fees directly before booking.
How do I book a tee time at Portmarnock?
Visitor tee times are booked directly with the club in advance or through an accredited tour operator. Portmarnock is a private members club that welcomes visitors at set times, broadly from April to October, and the summer dates fill many months ahead, so book early. Confirm any handicap requirement and the dress code when you reserve.
Is Portmarnock Golf Club the same as Portmarnock Resort?
No. Portmarnock Golf Club is the historic championship links and members club on the Portmarnock peninsula. The nearby Portmarnock Resort, home to the Jameson Golf Links, is a separate hotel and golf course with its own rates, around 320 euros in the summer season. This guide covers the Championship links at Portmarnock Golf Club. Always confirm which course you are booking before you pay.
Is Portmarnock worth the green fee?
For most travelling golfers, yes. Portmarnock is one of the great links in the world and Ireland's most celebrated Open Championship style test, a classic out and back layout on a sandy peninsula north of Dublin that has hosted countless Irish Opens and the 1991 Walker Cup. The quality of the golf, the history and the ease of reaching it from Dublin make it a fixture on any Irish links trip.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Green fees verified June 2026 against Portmarnock Golf Club's published visitor rates; rates vary by season and change without notice. Last reviewed June 2026.