Course Review
Jameson Golf Links
County Dublin,, Ireland
Natural Coastal Links at Their Purest
AMW Faves List
Favorite Par 3 – #9 – beautifully designed with the sea framed in the background.
Favorite Par 4 – #10 – make sure to stay right on the drive for a lovely walk up the fairway.
Favorite Par 5 – #12 – long and lean but such a lovely design.
Favorite Hole Design – #11 – hit is straight and you are golden, if not…well, let’s say this par 3 can eat your scorecard!
Easiest Hole – #15 – short but sweet par 3 with views all around.
Hardest Hole – #7, though relatively benign off the tee, it is long and requires a bit of maneuvering toward the green.
Favorite Extra Sighting – the sunset over “The Velvet Strand.” The headstones for three of the Jameson’s…just off the first tee.
Favorite Après Golf – Guinness at the Jameson’s Bar
Where to Stay – Portmarnock Links Hotel, Merrion (Dublin), Shelbourne (Dublin), College Green (Dublin), Stauntons on the Green (Dublin)
Where to Eat – Portmarnock Links Hotel – Jameson Bar, Jaipur (Indian), O’Dwyer’s (Irish Pub), WILDE (Dublin), Mister S (Michelin – Dublin), and yes…The Temple Bar (Dublin).
PLAN AHEAD
Course Details
Address: Strand Road, Portmarnock, County Dublin, Ireland. D13 V2X7
Telephone: +353 (0)1 866 6592
Website: portmarnock.com
Director of Golf: Paul McCanny
Architect: Bernard Langer; slight redesign by Jeff Lynch
Year Open: 1995/2022 (rebrand 2023)
Greens Fees: ⛳️⛳️⛳️⛳️⛳️
Yardage: Blue – 6605; White 6169; Green – 5760; Red – 5093 *Meters
What You Need to Know
It's AMW Story Time!
Golf, whiskey and sounds of the sea,
To experience in one place, how can that be?
Jameson is special and put to the test,
Rank it up there with the very best.
Langer designed - Lynch tweaked just a bit,
Giving the links value and a wee more grit.
Stop and listen to all that surrounds,
Then put your head down and keep it in bounds!
It was 1740 when the town of Alloa, Scotland would see the first glimpse of John Jameson. He became an attorney before meeting and marrying the eldest daughter of John Haig, the founder of the Scottish Haig whisky distillery. Margaret and John Jameson had an astounding 16 children - 8 boys and 8 girls. In the mid- to late 1770s, the Jamesons moved to Dublin, where John was appointed general manager at one of Dublin’s premier distilleries, learning the business in every sense. Then in 1780, Jameson bought a share in a separate distillery on Bow Street, the location that Jameson Irish Whiskey remains to this day. It was one of his grandsons, John Jameson III, that would bring the joy of golf to St. Marnock’s Portmarnock, County Dublin. And this is where our story begins.
*Fun fact - whisky vs. whiskey…which is correct? For our purposes here, whisky is Scottish and whiskey is Irish.
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