Portsalon Golf Club

Superbly located on the northwest coast of Ireland, Rosapenna Golf Resort is made up of two championship courses (Old Tom Morris and Sandy Links). Golfers began to frequent Rosapenna at the end of the 19th century. At that time the Old Tom Morris links was as famous as St Andrews and Royal County Down. Great golfers of the time made the reputation of Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort such as; Harry Vardon, James Braid and Tom Ball who loved to spend their vacations there.

In 2003 Rosapenna opened a second course, the Sandy Hills Links, designed by Pat Ruddy of the famous European Club. During its relatively short existence, the Sandy Hills Links received rave reviews and steadily climbed the rankings as it became one of the best modern golf courses in the world. The Old Tom Morris Links and the Sandy Hills Links are both ranked in Golf Digest Ireland's Top 50 Top 100 courses.

The Ballyliffin Golf Club, 40 km from Derry, offers 2 superb links-type courses, the Glashedy Links with its large, undulating greens, and the Old Course. Glashedy is the most difficult and technical, while the simpler Old Course is one of the most natural courses in the country, offering great views of the Atlantic Ocean. It is not easy to get there but the place is definitely worth a visit.
The Old Links
The Old Links ripples through the beauty of its natural terrain, presenting a very enjoyable challenge for all golfers. The work recently undertaken by Nick Faldo has further improved The Old Links and has been praised by members and visitors alike.
The Glashedy Links
The Glashedy Links is a masterpiece by Pat Ruddy and Tom Craddock, fashioned around spectacular dunes, and is considered one of the best golf courses in the world. Ruddy considers Glashedy to be his own masterpiece and has returned to it in recent years to refine the astonishing bunkering of this magnificent links

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.