Druids Glen: 2026 Access and Booking Update
Ireland's grand parkland statement, half an hour from Dublin, is welcoming visitors seven days a week for 2026. Here is where Druids Glen stands this season, what the green fees look like, and how to fold it into an east coast trip.
The news: open seven days for 2026
For 2026 Druids Glen is welcoming visitors seven days a week, with a smart casual dress code and tee times bookable through the resort. After a reputation built on hosting four straight Irish Opens from 1996 to 1999, the course now trades on being the marquee inland round within easy reach of the capital, and access for the travelling golfer is straightforward this season.
The news here is about value and access rather than any change to the course. Druids Glen continues to sit alongside its sister course, Druids Heath, on the same resort estate, so a stay can take in two contrasting championship eighteens.
The Augusta of Europe
When Druids Glen opened in 1995 it announced Ireland's arrival as a parkland destination, not just a links one. Pat Ruddy and Tom Craddock carved a lavish, water laced championship course out of the wooded Wicklow hills, conditioned to within an inch of perfection and soon crowned the Augusta of Europe. It plays as a par 72 that stretches to around 7,200 yards from the championship tees.
The course is famous for its water and its set pieces, with the run around the twelfth and thirteenth among the most photographed in Irish golf. Set between the Wicklow Mountains and the Irish Sea, it is a manicured contrast to the country's wild coastal links.
How to play it in 2026
Druids Glen welcomes visitors all week in 2026. Indicative green fees run from around 110 euros on an early booking up to a rack rate of about 175 euros, with a typical 2026 visitor rate in the region of 150 euros depending on day and season. Treat these as indicative and always confirm directly with the resort before booking, as resort pricing changes through the year.
The course sits about thirty minutes south of Dublin, which makes it one of the easiest marquee rounds to add to a city trip or an east coast tour. The Irish parkland season is at its best from late spring to early autumn, and a stay at the resort lets you pair Druids Glen with Druids Heath over a couple of days.
Our take
Our take is that Druids Glen is the inland counterpoint to Ireland's links reputation. Where Ballybunion and Portmarnock deal in dunes and wind, Ruddy and Craddock built something altogether more manicured, and the result is the grand parkland statement of Irish golf.
If you are planning a 2026 east coast trip, use Druids Glen as the polished centrepiece, book an early rate to keep the fee down, and give yourself a second day for Druids Heath. Confirm the season pricing directly, and lean on the short drive from Dublin to make it an easy add.
Plan your Wicklow golf trip
From Druids Glen to the links and parkland around Dublin, tell us roughly when and who is travelling and one concierge builds and costs the trip, with no obligation.
Questions
Can visitors play Druids Glen?
Yes. Druids Glen welcomes visiting golfers seven days a week in 2026, with a smart casual dress code and tee times bookable through the resort. Booking ahead is recommended in the busier summer months.
What are the green fees at Druids Glen for 2026?
Indicative 2026 green fees run from around 110 euros on an early booking up to a rack rate of about 175 euros, with a typical visitor rate near 150 euros depending on day and season. Treat these as indicative and confirm directly before booking.
What is the Druids Glen course like?
Druids Glen is a Pat Ruddy and Tom Craddock parkland course opened in 1995, a water laced par 72 of around 7,200 yards from the back tees in the wooded Wicklow hills. It hosted four straight Irish Opens from 1996 to 1999 and is nicknamed the Augusta of Europe.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course, access and fee details verified June 2026 from club and golf travel sources; conditions and green fees change, so always confirm directly before booking. Last reviewed June 2026.