The Glashedy course at Ballyliffin is long and challenging links with wild, undulating greens. Sweeping dunes ripple through the property. It’s a modern course and it feels built for championships – it was designed to test. And to punish, if you fail the tests. It would all be too much, if the course wasn’t so stunningly beautiful. The oceanside setting, the shaggy land the course is routed over, the distant craggy peaks. Ballyliffin is unforgettable. It makes the punishment seem worthwhile.