Ardglass Golf Club

The Royal County Down Golf Club is located in one of the world's most beautiful natural areas, in the Murlough Nature Reserve. With the Morne mountains as a backdrop, its two courses stretch along the shores of Dundrum Bay, offering a different panorama at each hole.
The Royal County Down Championship Course
The Royal County Down Championship Course, ranked No.1 in Great Britain and in the top 10 of the best courses in the world, is a masterpiece created by the famous architect and Scottish champion of St Andrews Old Tom Morris in 1889 and then remodeled by George Combe at the very beginning of the 20th century and by Harry Colt in 1925 - particularly the 4th and 9th holes - and more recently modernized by Donald Steel. King Edward VII granted it his royal patronage in 1908. It is a tough and fierce championship course with lots of blind shots, dome greens tricky to read, natural bunkers surrounded by tall wild grasses forming a double trap and dunes. impressive. The setting is exceptional, in the Murlough nature reserve, along the wild shores of Dundrum Bay planted with heather and gorse, with the majestic Morne mountains in the background. The maintenance is incomparable but nothing is artificial. A very special atmosphere emanates from it. A second shorter course, the Annesley Links, is part of the club and shares the same beautiful environment.
The Royal County Down Annesley
With its very illustrious neighbor, the Championship Course, the Royal County Down Annesley shares the same sumptuous setting with unique views of the sea, mountains and dunes as well as exceptional maintenance. But it is significantly shorter and can be played with pleasure by all golfers regardless of their level.

Kirkistown Castle Golf Club is located approximately 40 km from Bangor and not far from Belfast, on the beautiful Ards Peninsula. Kirkistown Castle Links is the easternmost 18 hole course in the country. In 1902 the first nine holes were drawn by GL Bailie of Belfast then extended to 18 in 1929, but it was in 1934 that it was remodeled by the famous Scottish architect and five-time British Open winner James Braid, designer, between others, the "King's Course" and "Queen's Course" at Gleneagles and in 1926 the modernization of Carnoustie Old Links, host of the Open for the eighth time in 2018.

Its holes are very varied and offer superb views of the Irish Sea coast, the wind if it comes into the game can be a determining factor. Its signature hole is 10, a par 4 of almost 400m called “Long Reach” and particularly difficult with a small elevated green surrounded by gorse, hawthorn and rough bushes.

The wide variety of holes will test every facet of your golf game and, being located on the Irish Sea coast, the wind is usually another "hazard" to add to those already present on the course. A real golfing challenge!