Ranked #48Ireland

Rosapenna Golf Resort (Sandy Hills Links)

Downings, County Donegal

Nearest Airport

Donegal (CFN)

65 km · ~60 min transfer

Airport Transfer

≈ €80

One way, taxi/shuttle

Hotel per Night

EUR 180–350

Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort

3-Night Estimate

≈ €830

Transfer + hotel + green fee

About the Course

The Sandy Hills Links at Rosapenna has been in continuous development since the 1890s when Old Tom Morris first laid out holes on this spectacular Donegal peninsula. The current course owes much to a substantial renovation by Pat Ruddy that transformed the layout into a genuinely demanding modern links. The course plays through towering dunes above Sheephaven Bay, with the Atlantic wind a constant companion. Together with the Tom Doak-designed St Patrick's Links on the same property, Rosapenna offers one of the finest two-course golf destinations in Ireland. The Sandy Hills is the older, more raw of the two — a links that feels entirely natural despite its many upgrades.

Gallery

Rosapenna Golf Resort (Sandy Hills Links) — fairway

Course Highlights

Two world-class courses on siteTowering Atlantic dunesSheephaven Bay viewsOld Tom Morris originRemote Donegal setting

Awards & Recognition

Top 50 Links GB&I

Visitor Information

Guest Policy: Open to visitors. Hotel guests receive booking priority.

MayJuneJulyAugustSeptember

Best months to visit

Where to Stay

Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort

Traditional Irish golf hotel overlooking two world-class links courses.

100m from course

EUR 180–350

per night

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Where to Eat

Rosapenna Hotel Restaurant

On-site

Hotel dining with locally caught Donegal seafood and Atlantic views.

$$$

Modern Irish