Comporta Dunes

Paul offers Chris a unique experience, to play the first ever round at a new course.  It’s called Comporta Dunes and is an hour and a half drive away from Lisbon. It is designed by David McLay Kidd, who has brought a little bit of his magic to Portugal. Chris and Paul play the 13^th hole, a par 4 before anyone else in the world.

Oitavos Dunes

Chris and Paul travel to the famous Oitavos Dunes in the Cascais area. It’s a little windy in the afternoon as the duo take on the par 3, 14^th hole. So, Paul offers a few tips playing the wind.

Aroeira

Episode Six starts off in Aroeira, a course that Paul knows very well from playing the Portuguese Open. At this course, near Lisbon, Paul and Chris play the 14^th hole, a par 3 protected by water and framed by stunning pine trees.

Enniscrone

Enniscrone is among the finest and most challenging of traditional Irish links golf courses and offers 27 holes on 400 acres of magnificent links land, featuring the par 73 Dunes Championship Links Course. The location of this beautiful course is one to beat! Enniscrone is set on a promontory, which juts out into Killala Bay at the mouth of the Moy Estuary. Scurmore, one of Ireland’s most beautiful beaches borders the links whilst the backdrop is the imposing Ox Mountains.

Paul plays the 15th. He’s not been here before but relishes the challenge of this tough par 4. The Atlantic Ocean to the left and the fairway and green surrounded by enormous sand dunes. The wind is swirling. Can Paul get his par?

Waterville

There are few courses that can boast such a fine collection of unique and great golf holes, Waterville is one of them. The remote location of the Waterville links means that it often gets left out of the championships but its stunning remote location adds to the experience of a wonderful day of golf. Waterville is on a promontory surrounded by the sea with views of the Macgillycuddy Reek’s mountain range.

Chris plays the dramatic par 5, 18th. From the raised tee you can see the Atlantic and the beach to the right. Add crashing waves and wild red hares racing in and out of the dunes and this is truly a magical experience. Can Chris end his round in style in front of the clubhouse?

Royal Portrush

In 2019, Royal Portrush played host to the Open Championship and it was fitting that Irishman Shane Lowry was crowned champion. This beautiful course with its spectacular views of the coast, offers the golfer some stunning and tricky holes.

Paul and Chris play the 5th. It’s driveable for the big hitters. The approach is one of the most dramatic in golf. With the wind behind, can Chris and Paul deliver?

Royal County Down

Royal County Down is located in one of the world’s most naturally beautiful links settings in the Murlough Nature Reserve. Against the magnificent backdrop of the Mountains of Mourne, the links stretches along the shores of Dundrum Bay, zigzagging back and forth to provide a different vista from virtually every hole.

The narrowest ribbons of fairways thread their way through as impressive a set of sand dunes as could be imagined.

Chris plays another course from every golfer’s bucket list. Paul’s chosen the 4th. A tough par 3. The wind blowing in from the left off the Irish Sea makes it a tough tee shot. The green, some 2100 years away, is well guarded by bunkers too. Good luck Chris!

Luttrellstown

Just twenty minutes from Dublin Airport, set on 567 acres of lush private parkland, lies a championship golf course befitting a country in the top tier of global golfing destinations. Masterfully designed down to the last detail by celebrated course architects Donald Steel and Tom MacKenzie, the 18-hole championship Golf Course at Luttrellstown Castle Resort is 7,347 naturally-contoured yards of mature parklands, links-style bunkers, water hazards and a state of the art clubhouse all set within the walls of a centuries-old private estate.

Paul’s goes back to place which means so much to him. He plays the 11th. A pretty par 4 which hugs the river all the way from tee to green. The true magic of the hole is revealed at the approach shot to a tiny green. All of the action is being overlooked by the magnificent castle.