Portstewart Golf Club

The Castlerock Golf Club has long lived in the shadow of its illustrious neighbors on Northern Ireland's Causeway Coast - Portstewart and Royal Portrush - but it would be a mistake to overlook this gem, which embodies all the essential charms of a course. links type golf course. Its strengths are a natural seaside course, firm greens, formidable roughs and a perfect harmony with the captivating landscape that characterizes it.

The Mussenden course of Castlerock and takes its name from the Temple of Mussenden, which is part of the XNUMXth century estate of Frederick Augustus Hervey, the fourth Earl of Bristol and later the Anglican Bishop of Derry. The Bishop built his estate, the centerpiece of which was Downhill Castle, on the vast green promontory that overlooks the Atlantic and descends to Castlerock.

The Royal Portrush Golf Club is home to one of the world's best and toughest golf courses, Dunluce Links, and hidden gem, Valley Links. The only club in Ireland to have hosted the Open Championship, the Royal Portrush is a members' club that welcomes visitors throughout the year to take on the challenges of its two wonderful golf courses.
Dunluce Links - Championship Course
Dunluce Links is considered one of the toughest and most spectacular courses in the world. It has undergone major changes in preparation for the 148th British Open.

The original architect was the famous Harry Colt, who created a breathtaking golf course by the Atlantic Ocean on the north coast of Northern Ireland, with spectacular views of the hills of Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and on the Isle of Islay, approximately 25 km, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

This Links owes its name to the ruins of medieval Dunluce Castle, located on the edge of a cliff overlooking the sea between Portrush and Portballintrae.

In order to meet the demands of a modern championship course, significant changes were made to the course under the direction of golf architect Martin Ebert of the Mackenzie and Ebert Company.
Valleys Links
The Valley Links, as the name suggests, is located between the East Strand and the heights of Dunluce Links. This is the traditional course of the Royal Portrush Ladies Branch and the Rathmore Golf Club.

This is an exceptional links originally designed by Colt, and which has also undergone major modifications under the supervision of Martin Ebert.

Although this course tends to be overshadowed by The Dunluce Links, The Valleys Links has been acclaimed by critics and golf enthusiasts the world over. They feel that no visit to Royal Portrush is complete without playing those 18 holes as well.