Golf Clubs and Courses in Northern Ireland - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Royal County Down Golf Club, Portstewart Golf Club, Fortwilliam Golf Club (Paperback)

Chapters: Royal Portrush Golf Club, Royal County Down Golf Club, Portstewart Golf Club, Fortwilliam Golf Club, Belvoir Park Golf Club, Balmoral Golf Club, Ormeau Golf Club, Moyola Park Golf Club, Dunmurry Golf Club, Cliftonville Golf Club. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland is the only golf club outside of Great Britain which has hosted The Open Championship, the oldest of golf's major championships. It is considered a highly testing course, with a particularly scenic setting. The Dunluce Links course is rated number 4 of "The 100 greatest courses in the British Isles," Golf World 11/96. It was ranked number 12 in the world in Golf Magazine's biennial rankings of the Top 100 Courses in the World, often considered the gold standard of course rankings. Additionally Golf Digest ranks it as the third best course outside the United States. Situated on the beautiful North Antrim Causeway Coast, Royal Portrush occupies a triangle of giant sand hills with views of the hills of Donegal in the west, the Isle of Islay and Southern Hebrides in the north, with the Giant's Causeway and the Skerries in the east. The course is overlooked by the ruins of 13th century Dunluce Castle and this gives its name to Royal Portrush's famous Dunluce course. This beautifully natural golf course is one for enthusiasts of the game but it is a difficult challenge for high handicappers and anyone who is liable to stray of the straight and narrow. From June or July on the rough is well named and discretion rather than bravery should be your watchword. Highlights of the course include the famous 14th, Calamity Corner, a Par 3 in excess of 200 yds requiring a full carry to the green over an imposing ravine. The club was f...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=156228