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Irish Open 2026: Doonbeg Venue Preview

The 2026 Amgen Irish Open lands at Doonbeg on the Clare coast from September 10 to 13, the championship's first visit to this dramatic Greg Norman links. A preview of the course, and why it belongs on your Wild Atlantic Way calendar.

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By the GolfForKings editorial desk · Editorial policy · Published June 13, 2026 · Last reviewed June 2026

Photo: Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg via Google.

The Irish Open heads to the Clare coast

The 2026 Amgen Irish Open will be played at Trump International Golf Links, Doonbeg, on the southwest coast of County Clare, from September 10 to 13, 2026. It is the first time the championship has visited this links, and only the second time the Irish Open has been staged in Clare, after Lahinch hosted in 2019.

Doonbeg is one of Ireland's most dramatic modern links, and a DP World Tour field tackling it in the teeth of September Atlantic weather should make for a compelling week. For golfers already dreaming of a Wild Atlantic Way trip, the announcement is the perfect excuse to put Clare on the 2026 calendar.

Trump International Golf Links, Doonbeg at a glance

Doonbeg links, 2026 Amgen Irish Open host. Facts verified June 2026 from course and tour sources.
Detail	Trump International Golf Links, Doonbeg
Designer	Greg Norman, opened 2002; redesigned by Martin Hawtree in 2016
Par and length	Par 72, about 7,026 yards from the back tees, with five par 3s and five par 5s
Setting	Links laid through tall dunes along 1.5 miles of crescent beach, with Atlantic views from 16 of 18 holes
Location	Doonbeg, County Clare, on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way
2026 event	Amgen Irish Open, September 10 to 13, 2026 (DP World Tour)

Facts verified June 2026 from Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg, the DP World Tour and leading course databases.

Our take

Doonbeg divides opinion among links purists, but few would argue with the scale of the place: enormous dunes, a sweeping beach, and a routing that hugs the Atlantic for almost the entire round. The Hawtree revisions in 2016 smoothed some of the original's quirks and improved playability, and a tournament setup should show the course at its best.

The good news for travelling golfers is that, unlike many championship venues, you can play it. Doonbeg is a resort links open to visitors and hotel guests, which makes it a natural anchor for a County Clare trip alongside Lahinch and the wider Wild Atlantic Way. If the Irish Open puts Clare on your radar for 2026, this is a coastline worth a week, and one we know how to route.

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