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DUBLIN, IRELAND | While there is much to commend this city
on the River Liffey, two things stand above all others – links
golf and literature. Some of the finest layouts in the world
are within easy driving distance of Dublin. Portmarnock Golf
Club and the Island Golf Club, to name a pair, and they merit
acclaim for the character of their green complexes as well
as the ways they snake around wind-whipped dunes. County
Louth (also known as Baltray) and Royal Dublin get high marks
for the shotmaking they demand, and the scenic masterpiece
Pat Ruddy crafted at The European Club deserves to be ranked
among the best modern links courses in the world, especially
when golfers consider how brilliantly it sets up off the tees. A
Panoramic view of north Dublin’s
coastline, featuring Howth, Sutton,
