Click on the respective golf club (link), and you will come to its website and then you can really soak up the magical linksland atmosphere.
Castlerock Golf Club (Bann) - Castlerock, Co. Londonderry - 1901
4.492 yards / par 68 ) hole). Tape designer: unknown
A real treasure. A beauty that is astonishing. Eye candy along the Atlantic.
Castlerock Golf Club Mussenden) - Castlerock, Co. Londonderry - 1901
6.647 yards / par 73. Band designers: Ben Sayers - Harry Colt - Fred Daly
A real treasure. A beauty that is astonishing. Eye candy along the Atlantic.
Portstewart Golf Club (Beach) - Portstewart, Co.Londonderry - 1894
6.895 yards / par 72. Tape designer: Des Giffin
A real jewel. Founded in 1894 and redesigned by Willy Park jr. Championship course but stunningly spectacular it sits on Ulster's famous Causeway Coast. Carne Golf Links - outstanding, inspiring and challenging - in other words, an absolutely irresistible links course. Carefully carved out of the sand dunes of Blacksod Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Views of the legendary islands of Inis Glóire and Inis Géidhe that will take the breath out of any golfer.
Portstewart Golf Club (Riverside) - Portstewart, Co.Londonderry - 1894
5,725 yards / par 68. Tape designer: Dokänd
Portstewart Golf Club (Old Course) - Portstewart, Co.Londonderry - 1894
4,822 yards / par 64. Tape designer: unknown
Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) - Portrush, Co. Antrim - 1888
6.867 yards / par 72. Tape designer: Harry Colt
Ranked No 12 in the world and one of the best and most challenging links courses in the world. A true masterpiece. The Atlantic Ocean next door makes it tough, but honest. Padraig Harrington: - "One of my favourite golf courses..a true test of Links golf".
Royal Portrush Golf Club (Valley Links) - Portrush, Co. Antrim - 1888
6.304 yards / par 70. Tape designer: Harry Colt
Buchfoott Golf Club - Portballintrae, Co. Antrim - 1890
6.3075 yards / par 70 (9 holes). Course designer: unknown
Kirkistown Castle Golf Club - Newtownards, Co. Down - 1902
6,143 yards / par 69. Tape designer: James Braid
The Royal County Down Golf Club - Newcastle, Co. Down - 1889
7.181 yards / par 71. Band designers: Tom Morris - Harry Vardon - Ben Sayers - Harry Colt
It doesn't get any better than this. Dramatic panorama, with the surrounding mountains and coastline. Perhaps the coolest links track of all. Hole nine is probably the most photographed in the world. The course is impressive, wonderful, naturally charming and, of course, quite challenging.
The Royal County Down Golf Club (Annesly) - Newcastle, Co. Down - 1889
4,681 yards / par 63. Tape designer: Donald Steel
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