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PSK Ireland Golf Trip 2027

Ireland2027

May 15–2027 (day: 21)

Killarney, Ireland

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Upcoming trip · 6 published rounds

Original fantasy artwork · creative atmosphere, not documentary photography or authoritative cartography.

The early plan

A new chapter is taking shape.

Reviewed public details for Killarney will grow as the plan becomes firm.

The proposition

The Killarney plan

Six nights in Killarney and six rounds across the southwest coast of Ireland. Championship links by day, a private run to Dingle, and 36 holes at Ballybunion to finish the golf week.

Official dates
May 15–2027 (day: 21)
Home base
Killarney
The golf
6 rounds / 5 days
The group
Up to 12 golfers

The itinerary

The Journey Begins

The official trip runs May 15–2027 (day: 21) across 5 golf days. Choose Overview or a published date; private logistics remain in the member portal.

An original wizard and minotaur toast beside scorecards in a warm fictional pub.
Original fantasy artwork · creative atmosphere for this chapter, not a view of a named course or venue.
  1. Fri, May 14

    Pre-trip

    Pre-trip travel · outside the official May 15–2027 (day: 21) dates

    The Journey Begins

    Overnight flights may leave the United States for Dublin or Shannon. This is pre-trip travel, outside the official May 15–21 dates.

Six rounds · five golf days

The links ahead.

Four coastal chapters build toward a 36-hole finish across two courses. Pending tee-time clocks stay hidden until they are confirmed for public display.

The 18th hole at Waterville Golf Links in County Kerry.

Round 1 of 6

Sun, May 16

Waterville

Waterville Golf Links

Set on a narrow peninsula with the Atlantic on three sides, Waterville delivers a spectacular opening round: big coastal views, championship links golf, and a course refined by Tom Fazio. Payne Stewart, an honorary captain whose statue stands near the 18th green, is part of the history at one of Ireland’s most celebrated golf destinations.

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Photo: Bernard Gagnon, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped, resized, re-encoded, and metadata removed. License

Round 2 of 6

Mon, May 17

Dooks

Dooks Golf Club

Framed by Dingle Bay and the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, Dooks is a historic links rich with wildflowers, gorse, heather, and coastal wind. Its welcoming character and spectacular setting make it one of the trip’s most authentic Irish golf experiences—and the club’s Natterjack Toad emblem adds a bit of local personality.

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Round 3 of 6

Tue, May 18

Tralee

Tralee Golf Club

Arnold Palmer’s first design in Ireland traces the rugged Barrow Peninsula, with a coastal front nine giving way to a dramatic inward stretch through towering dunes. Atlantic views, surrounding mountains, and the iconic 16th make Tralee one of the trip’s most spectacular—and demanding—links experiences.

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Round 4 of 6

Wed, May 19

Ceann Sibéal

Dingle Golf Links

Ceann Sibéal—roughly pronounced “kyown shih-BALE” and meaning Sybil Head—sits at the far edge of the Dingle Peninsula, Europe’s westernmost golf course and one of Ireland’s most remote. The links reveals hidden bays, fishing villages, mountains, and the Blasket Islands in the wild Atlantic—an unforgettable round in the heart of the West Kerry Gaeltacht, where Irish remains part of everyday life.

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The finale · Thu, May 20

BallybunionThirty-six

Two rounds close the trip’s final golf day.

An original minotaur drives into fierce Atlantic wind while a wizard watches over a stormy links finale.
Original fantasy artwork · the mythological finale, not documentary photography of Ballybunion.
The 1st hole of the Old Course at Ballybunion Golf Club in County Kerry.

Documentary layer · Ballybunion Old

The 1st hole of the Old Course. Future-trip context only; this is not a photograph of the group or its 2027 round.

Photo: Bernard Gagnon, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped, resized, re-encoded, and metadata removed. License

Round 5 of 6 · Finale I

Ballybunion Old

Old Course

The entire trip has been building toward this. Ballybunion Old is the crown jewel—an exhilarating, wind-shaped journey through towering dunes and unforgettable holes along the Atlantic. The graveyard beside the opening fairway sets the tone, but the course keeps escalating toward the legendary 11th, a seaside par-4 Tom Watson once called the best in golf. This is the round that will define the trip.

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Round 6 of 6 · Finale II

Ballybunion Cashen

Cashen Course

The trip’s final 18 is no victory lap. Cashen explodes across dunes even more dramatic than those of the Old Course, its Robert Trent Jones routing surging from the Cashen River to the wild Atlantic and back through towering inland corridors. Fresh from a course-wide renovation by Team Niblick and Tom Watson Design, it now pairs heroic scenery with more strategic approaches, a revived ground game, and a stronger connection to the ocean. The rough diamond has been polished—and this is one ferocious final chapter.

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Map / Route

Killarney, Ireland to Ballybunion Old + Cashen.

Shane’s complete illustrated journey across southwest Ireland, building toward the Ballybunion Old and Cashen finish. Private traveler locations and movement details never enter this public view.

Shane’s illustrated Ireland 2027 route map — the complete artwork is preserved at every screen size.Creative illustration · orientation only

The Ireland route

Choose detail view to pan the artwork at its original scale.

Shane's full illustrated Ireland 2027 route map, opened for inspection.

Practical route index · secondary

5 destinations, in playing order.

This practical index preserves the reviewed order without inventing geography, mileage, or drive paths.

  1. Killarney, IrelandTrip destination
  2. WatervilleSun, May 16
  3. DooksMon, May 17
  4. TraleeTue, May 18
  5. Ceann SibéalWed, May 19
  6. Ballybunion Old + CashenThu, May 20

Reviewed public sequence · orientation only

A wide mountain and valley landscape in Killarney National Park, County Kerry.
Photo: Robert Linsdell, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped, resized, re-encoded, and metadata removed. License
An original wizard and minotaur toast beside scorecards in a warm fictional pub.
Original fantasy artwork · an invented pub scene, not McSweeney Arms or another real property.

6 nights · one home base

Base Camp:Killarney

For 6 nights, McSweeney Arms puts the group in the middle of Killarney—the published home base for the trip.

Breakfast is waiting each morning before the road calls again.

Hotel
McSweeney Arms
Morning
Breakfast included

The crew

Who’s headed to Killarney.

Counts are dated public planning facts. A name appears only after a separate, reviewed public-listing choice; contact and travel details always remain private.

An original wizard, minotaur, infernal golfer and two adult fairy caddies gather beside golf bags at a fictional coastal lodge.

The recurring cast

Wizard. Minotaur. Infernal golfer. Adult fairy caddies. One thoroughly unreasonable golf expedition.

Original fantasy artwork · fictional characters, not a trip photograph or historical evidence.

Locked in

10

Names stay private unless each listing has been explicitly reviewed for public display.

Maybe

5

Names stay private unless each listing has been explicitly reviewed for public display.

Waiting list

Names stay private unless each listing has been explicitly reviewed for public display.

Availability · dated status

There’s room in the story.

2 of 12 places remained open as of August 7, 2026. The public count is aggregate only and may have changed since that update.

Ask Shane about joining

Preview only · Shane’s preferred contact route is still being confirmed.

Trip at a glance

The week, by the numbers.

The reviewed public plan and confirmed highlights, kept separate from private traveler logistics.

Nights
6
Rounds
6
Golf days
5
Destinations
5
Holes at Ballybunion
36
Golfers
Up to 12

In the works

The next chapter is taking shape.

Upcoming trip · 6 published rounds. Details shown here are limited to the latest reviewed public facts.

Availability · dated status

There’s room in the story.

2 of 12 places remained open as of August 7, 2026. The public count is aggregate only and may have changed since that update.

Ask Shane About the Final Spots

Preview only · Shane’s preferred contact route is still being confirmed.