The setting for Portsalon Golf Club, like so many other Irish golf links, is tranquil, picturesque and idyllic. Portsalon is carved out among unspoiled, uncrowded, natural links land, surrounded by the spectacular Knockalla mountains and white sanded beaches on the shores of Lough Swilly. The valley, with its fine, expansive beach, is a summer destination for holiday seekers longing for escape. The setting itself makes the round all the more worthwhile. But Portsalon is no sleeper. This is a classic links course, with several holes along the sea. Beyond its classic links holes, which are certainly lovely, Portsalon offers up a variety of interesting terrain features, including terraced elevated tees and greens, river, and even a bit of a forest.