Backspin, Ireland's longest established golf magazine, has recentlly published the results of its Irish golf course rankings poll, including the results on Ireland's top links courses, as follows:
1. Royal Portrush - Dunluce
2. Portmarnock
3. Royal County Down
4. Waterville
5. Lahinch - Old
6. Ballybunion - Old
7. Co. Louth / Baltray
8. The European Club
9. Co. Sligo / Rosses Point
10. The Island
11. Tralee
12. Ballyliffin - Glashedy
13. Portstewart - Strand
14. The Royal Dublin
15. Old Head Golf Links
16. Enniscrone
17. Ballyliffin - Old
18. Doonbeg
19. Carne Golf Links
20. Connemara
21. Rosapenna - Sandy Hills
22. Donegal - Murvagh
23. Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links
24. Castlerock
25. Dooks
26. Seapoint
27. Rosslare 30th
28. Rosapenna Old
29. Ardglass
30. Laytown & Bettystown