Notes from the road.

Planning a 2027 Ryder Cup trip: what to sort in the year before

The 2027 Ryder Cup starts at Adare Manor on Friday 17 September 2027, a year from today. It’s the first Ryder Cup in Ireland since the K Club in 2006, and it falls in the tournament’s centenary year. If you’re planning to be there, the public ticket ballot has now closed, and that changes what ... <a title="Planning a 2027 Ryder Cup trip: what to sort in the year before" class="read-more" href="https://lyonslinks.com/2026/09/22/planning-a-ryder-cup-trip-adare-manor/" aria-label="Read more about Planning a 2027 Ryder Cup trip: what to sort in the year before">Read more</a>

What happens when your flight’s delayed and you’ve a tee time in the morning

Most of a golf trip runs to plan. The tee times are where you left them, the bus is outside the hotel at eight, and nobody in the group has to think about any of it. Then a flight out of the States sits on the tarmac for five hours. That’s usually the time you ... <a title="What happens when your flight’s delayed and you’ve a tee time in the morning" class="read-more" href="https://lyonslinks.com/2026/09/15/golf-trip-ireland-flight-delays/" aria-label="Read more about What happens when your flight’s delayed and you’ve a tee time in the morning">Read more</a>

A Royal Week in Northern Ireland — May 2027

A six-day links week in May 2027 — Royal County Down, Royal Portrush and the Causeway Coast, played end to end. Two departures; enquire for your group.

The Ryder Cup is coming to Adare Manor. Here’s what groups need to know now.

September 2027 is closer than it looks. Accommodation, access and what's still available.

Links and Heathland in Sunny England

Royal St Georges, KentJoes Blog returns to report on the highlights of Spring and Summer 2025Firstly, allow me to thank all our wonderful clients and fantastic staff for providing me with a job I could not have dreamed of. When leaving my profession as a social care worker behind me, I could not have dreamt […]

Life of the Links – Lahinch

Narin and Portnoo

Golf has been played on the links since 1905. Irish Times sportswriter Philip Reid says, “If you want links golf of the wild and rugged variety, nowhere –anywhere– comes close to matching this gem, hard by the Atlantic on Ireland’s north-western coast.”

The Balmoral

Without doubt, the most famous 5-Star Hotel in Edinburgh if not Scotland, The Balmoral is located in the heart of Edinburgh, at No 1 Princes Street, overlooking Edinburgh Castle. Not just a hotel, it is also a landmark thanks to its majestic clock tower that plays an important role in the city’s skyline. The hotel welcomes guests […]

Living the Dream

Joe Lyons, Founder of Lyons Links lives the dream by qualifying to compete in The Seniors Open Championship.