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Dooks

Dooks is a golf club that's been around since 1889, which makes it one of the oldest in Ireland. It's a proper seaside links course sitting right on Dingle Bay in County Kerry, so you get Atlantic views from basically every hole and the McGillycuddy Reeks mountains looming over everything. The setting alone is worth it, even if you're not a golf person. The course itself has been through a lot. Originally nine holes built by military officers, then expanded, then almost lost when the land lease expired in the 60s. The members literally saved it, bought the land themselves, and built the extra nine holes by hand. That's the kind of dedication you don't see everywhere. In the 2000s, architect Martin Hawtree came in and redesigned the whole thing, so now it's a proper championship-level links course. What makes it stand out is the vibe. They call themselves "Friendly Dooks" and honestly, that's the energy. It's member-owned, not some corporate resort, and they're big on hospitality. There…