Hire a Car. Follow Your Nose. Play Great Golf.
Fly-drive golf tours — your itinerary, your pace, no coach transfers.
The best golf trips we plan are often fly-drive. You land, pick up the car, and you're on your own terms. Want an extra 9 holes after dinner? Drive to a different course tomorrow because the first one got full? Find a pub that looks good and stop for an hour? That's fly-drive.
Ireland is the classic fly-drive golf destination — the courses are spread across the coast and you could spend two weeks driving the Wild Atlantic Way playing links golf. Scotland works the same way. Portugal is wonderful self-drive too — three distinct golf regions to explore.
Is this trip for you?
- Comfortable driving abroad (or happy driving in Ireland/Scotland)
- Want the flexibility to adapt the itinerary as you go
- Prefer exploring a region to staying in one resort
- Group of 2–4 (car hire gets complicated for larger groups)
- Happy to book tee times in advance but want location flexibility
Where do you want to go?
Our top picks for this type of trip — chosen from 45 years of experience
Ireland (Wild Atlantic Way)
The original fly-drive golf tour. Drive the coast from Dublin to Ballybunion to Lahinch to Old Head. Stop when you like. It's perfect.
Scotland (coastal tour)
East Lothian, St Andrews, Carnoustie, Royal Dornoch. Drive it in a week. Historic links every day, whisky every night.
Portugal (Algarve to Lisbon)
Start in the Algarve, drive up through the Silver Coast to Lisbon. Completely different golf at each stop.
Spain (Andalucia)
Malaga to Sotogrande to Jerez. Championship courses, sherry bodegas, flamenco towns. Cultural golf road trip.
Every trip includes
"Seven nights in Ireland, hired a car, played six different courses. No transfers, no coaches, no schedule. Just golf, pubs, and the Atlantic. I never want to do it any other way."
Questions we get asked
Do I need an international driving licence for a fly-drive golf holiday?
For Ireland, Scotland and Portugal, your UK licence is fine. For Morocco and further afield, requirements vary — we'll advise.
Is fly-drive more expensive than a standard package?
Car hire adds to the cost (typically £150–400 for a week) but you save on transfers and have complete flexibility. For 4-night-plus trips it usually works out similar overall.
Can you book the courses in advance for a fly-drive trip?
Yes. We'll book all tee times before you leave. You have the flexibility of knowing exactly what you're playing while still arriving on your own schedule.
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