Where is the 2026 Amgen Irish Open being played?

At Trump International Golf Links, Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland, from 10 to 13 September 2026.

What type of course is Doonbeg?

It is a true links course designed by Greg Norman, opened in 2002, routed through coastal dunes. It plays to par 72 at around 7,400 yards, with wind and firm turf as the defining features.

What skills does Doonbeg reward?

Wind management, a controllable ball flight, sharp approach play and a dependable short game tend to matter more than raw driving distance on an exposed seaside links.

How does ProPlace read a links week like this?

ProPlace weights control signals such as strokes gained on approach and scrambling, and it looks at how players have fared at comparable links venues rather than at world ranking alone. It is a research tool, not a tipster service.

← Blog · Course profile · 9 September 2026 · 4 min read

Doonbeg course profile: links golf on the Clare coast

Trump International Golf Links at Doonbeg, County Clare, is a Greg Norman links course of roughly 7,400 yards, par 72, laid through natural dunes on the Atlantic coast. It hosts the 2026 Amgen Irish Open. This profile sets out the skills the course rewards and the data signals worth watching on a true seaside links.

By ProPlace research desk. Published 9 September 2026.

The course in brief

Trump International Golf Links sits on the coast to the north of Doonbeg village in County Clare. It was designed by Greg Norman and opened in 2002, routed through an existing dune system so that the holes were fitted to the land rather than pushed through it. It plays to a par of 72 at around 7,400 yards from the back tees, though on a links the card length tells only part of the story: wind and firmness change the effective yardage from day to day. The 2026 Amgen Irish Open, from 10 to 13 September, is the course's first tournament of this stature.

What the course rewards

Links golf asks a different set of questions from the parkland and mountain courses that fill much of the schedule. At Doonbeg the wind off the Atlantic is the defining variable. Players who can flight the ball down and control spin tend to hold fairways and greens that firmer, faster surfaces would otherwise reject. Distance still helps, but only when it is controllable; a long, high, spinning ball is exposed on an exposed coast. This is why our model does not simply read across a player's season-long distance numbers when it looks at a links week.

The data signals we watch

For a seaside links we lean on signals that reflect control rather than power. Strokes gained on approach carries real weight, because holding these greens in wind is the hard part. Short-game and scrambling numbers matter, since run-offs, hollows and revetted bunkers turn missed greens into genuine tests. And we look at how a player has fared at comparable venues rather than at their headline world ranking, because links form is its own category. A player who handled the recent links swing well is telling us something a raw ranking will not.

Why course fit matters most this week

The Irish Open follows the Omega European Masters, and the two could hardly be more different: a sheltered mountain course one week, an exposed Atlantic links the next. That swing is exactly where a course-fit read earns its keep, because the players who thrive in one setting are not always the same names who thrive in the other. Our Irish Open preview applies these signals to this year's field, and our note on links golf stats sets out the wider method.

ProPlace is a golf research and analytics tool, not a tipster service and not betting advice. Nothing here is a prediction or a guarantee. Past performance is not a guide to future results. 18+ only. Please gamble responsibly. For free, confidential support visit BeGambleAware.org.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the 2026 Amgen Irish Open being played?: At Trump International Golf Links, Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland, from 10 to 13 September 2026.
What type of course is Doonbeg?: It is a true links course designed by Greg Norman, opened in 2002, routed through coastal dunes. It plays to par 72 at around 7,400 yards, with wind and firm turf as the defining features.
What skills does Doonbeg reward?: Wind management, a controllable ball flight, sharp approach play and a dependable short game tend to matter more than raw driving distance on an exposed seaside links.
How does ProPlace read a links week like this?: ProPlace weights control signals such as strokes gained on approach and scrambling, and it looks at how players have fared at comparable links venues rather than at world ranking alone. It is a research tool, not a tipster service.