From $8,495 per person
Play Royal Portrush & Royal County Down
If you play one corner of Ireland, play the North. Royal County Down, set beneath the Mountains of Mourne, is ranked by Golf Digest among the very best courses on earth, and Royal Portrush — where Shane Lowry lifted the Claret Jug in 2019 — stands right beside it. EGT has been bringing American and Canadian golfers to these links for many years, and this seven-day sample tour is the trip we would build for our own friends: six great rounds, the Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills woven into the golf days, and two of the finest hotels in the country. Every EGT trip is custom-built, so treat this as the starting point — we tailor the dates, the group and the hotels around you.
Price basis, stated plainly: from $8,495 per golfer and $6,495 per non-golfer, based on two people sharing. Includes 6 nights’ accommodation, 6 rounds of golf, private transfers throughout, breakfast daily and clubhouse lunches on golf days. International flights are not included. Sample pricing for the itinerary below; your final quote is built around your dates and group.
Day 1 of 7 — Arrive Belfast & Portstewart
- Arrive into Belfast (International or City Airport)
- Meet & greet with your EGT host team
- Private transfer to Portstewart (1 hr 15 mins)
- Tee time at Portstewart Golf Club (Strand Course) — towering dunes to open the week
- Transfer to Portrush (15 mins)
- Check in to Dunluce Lodge ★★★★★
- Dinner recommendation — the lodge’s own restaurant, overlooking the fourth fairway at Royal Portrush
- Overnight at Dunluce Lodge
- For non-golfers: settle in, book the spa, and take the evening stroll along Portrush harbour
Day 2 of 7 — Royal Portrush, the Valley Course
- Full Irish breakfast
- Transfer to Royal Portrush (10 mins)
- Tee time on the Valley Course — the perfect warm-up for its famous neighbour
- Clubhouse lunch
- Sightseeing on the Causeway Coast (15 mins): the Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Ballintoy Harbour
- Dinner recommendation — Ramore Wine Bar, Portrush
- Overnight at Dunluce Lodge
Day 3 of 7 — Royal Portrush, the Dunluce Course
- Full Irish breakfast
- Transfer to Royal Portrush (10 mins)
- Tee time on the Dunluce Course — the Open Championship links
- Clubhouse lunch
- VIP tour of the Old Bushmills Distillery (15 mins) — the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery
- Dinner recommendation — The Harbour Bistro, Portrush
- Overnight at Dunluce Lodge
- For non-golfers: the Bushmills tour and the Causeway Coast are the heart of this day — nobody sits out
Day 4 of 7 — Castlerock
- Full Irish breakfast
- Transfer to Castlerock (25 mins)
- Tee time at Castlerock Golf Club — classic links beneath Binevenagh
- Clubhouse lunch
- Free afternoon to relax — the lodge spa, or the beaches at Portstewart and Portrush
- Dinner recommendation — The Distiller’s Arms, Bushmills
- Overnight at Dunluce Lodge
Day 5 of 7 — Belfast & Ardglass
- Full Irish breakfast and check out
- Transfer to Belfast (1 hr 15 mins)
- Sightseeing in Belfast: the famous murals, a short history of the city, and the Titanic Quarter
- Transfer to Ardglass, County Down (1 hr)
- Clubhouse lunch at Ardglass
- Tee time at Ardglass Golf Club — golf beside the sea, from the oldest clubhouse in the world
- Transfer to Newcastle, County Down (25 mins)
- Check in to the Slieve Donard ★★★★★
- Dinner recommendation — JJ Farrall’s, Newcastle
- Overnight at the Slieve Donard
Day 6 of 7 — Royal County Down
- Full Irish breakfast
- Walk to the Royal County Down clubhouse (3 mins)
- Tee time at Royal County Down — the grand finale, beneath the Mountains of Mourne
- Clubhouse lunch
- Free afternoon — the Slieve Donard spa, or a wander into the Mournes foothills
- Final-night dinner at Brunel’s, Newcastle — the EGT farewell dinner
- Overnight at the Slieve Donard
Day 7 of 7 — Depart
- Breakfast & coffee to go
- Private transfer to Belfast airports (1 hr)
- Depart — or extend your trip south to Dublin with EGT
Why travel the North with EGT
Executive Global Tours has spent 38 years building custom golf trips for American and Canadian travellers — golfers and non-golfers together, in groups of friends, couples and whole clubs. We are a Tourism Ireland approved tour operator, we arrange your tee times at Royal Portrush and Royal County Down well in advance, and a member of the EGT team is on the ground with you. Prefer a host on the trip? Ask about our hosted departures, where a golf legend or PGA professional travels with the group.
Call (914) 979-2247 or request a free quote — tell us your dates and your group, and we will build this trip around you.