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Brittas Bay

Running along a wide sweep of Wicklow coastline, Brittas Bay pairs Pat Ruddy’s original layout with a recent Kyle Phillips redesign, bringing wider fairways, refined greens and a more natural flow shaped by wind and open ground.

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  • Airport: Dublin - 1 hr
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Brittas Bay

Modern Irish links

A modern links reshaped to feel more open, natural and playable.

From Ruddy’s vision to Phillips’ redesign

Original layout refined into a more open modern links

A strong but fair championship test

Par 70 stretching to 7,175 yards from the back tees

A course with a new identity

Once The European Club, now fully reimagined

Expansive dunes and natural movement

Fairways flow through open ground and native grasses

The Irish Sea is always in play

Wind shapes decisions on almost every hole

Set in the Wicklow, The Garden of Ireland

Easily reached links just south of Dublin

Brittas Bay opened in 1993 as the creation of Pat Ruddy, originally known as The European Club, and has since been extensively reworked by Kyle Phillips. The redesign shifts the feel of the course noticeably, opening up playing corridors and softening the presentation to create a more natural, flowing links. Set on a broad stretch of Wicklow coastline, the land is less about towering dunes and more about subtle movement, native grasses and space. 

At 7,175 yards and a par of 70, it asks for control rather than brute force, particularly when the Irish Sea wind rises, which it often does. Phillips has introduced greater width and options off the tee, allowing different routes into greens and a more strategic rhythm throughout the round. It now plays as a modern Irish links with a calmer, more expansive character, distinct from its earlier identity.

 

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Sean Benville
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Designed specifically for you.

From the first tee to the final craic at the 19th hole and beyond, let our expert planners curate your perfect journey. Backed by decades of family tradition, we handle every detail so you can focus on the game.

Plan with our team

Designed specifically for you.

From the first tee to the final craic at the 19th hole and beyond, let our expert planners curate your perfect journey. Backed by decades of family tradition, we handle every detail so you can focus on the game.

Sean Benville

Sean Benville

Trip Planning Manager

Alison Duffin

Alison Duffin

Events Manager

Susan McCann

Susan McCann

Chief Operating Officer