Like Ireland itself, Waterville a vibrant and rugged green beauty. Hemmed in by water on three sides and with not-so-distant mountains lining the horizon, this is a stunner of a course. It’s also an absolute brute. As one of the hardest and longest courses in Ireland, this is where you go when you want to test your game. Most links courses force on finesse. While you still need to think you way around Waterville, it’s a far more muscular experience than average. But when you experience Waterville’s major-worthy finishing holes, your score won’t matter bit.