Golf

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Golf on the North Coast

Northern Ireland has a plethora of golf courses that await you, no matter your skill level. With 90 golf clubs across the province including world-renowned Royal County Down and Royal Portrush, whether you are looking for Links or Parkland, these are a few of the options close at hand to Elephant Rock.

(Approx. 1 mile)

Royal Portrush Golf Club

Home to the 148^th Open in 2019
Number 8 in the World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, Golf Digest (2019 & 2020)
Home to two Championship Links Courses – Dunluce Course and Valley Course
Located along the cliffs of the Causeway Coast overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Handicap required

(approx. 92 miles)

Royal County Down Golf Club

Number 1 in the World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, Golf Digest (2017,2018 & 2019)
Home to two Links Courses – Championship and Annesley Course
Located in the Murlough Nature Reserve, with a backdrop of the Mountains of Mourne
Handicap required

(approx. 5 miles)

Portstewart Golf Club

“3 Mighty Courses, 1 Magnificent Club”
Located on The Causeway Coast overlooking Portstewart Strand Beach
Home to three Links Courses – Strand Course, Riverside Course and Old Course
Home to the Irish Amateur Championship in 1960 and 1992
Held qualifying rounds of The Open in 1951 and the British Seniors in 2004
Host Venue of the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Host Venue of the Boys Amateur Championship in 2018
Handicap required

(approx. 14 miles)

Castlerock Golf Club

Located in the seaside resort of Castlerock
Home to two Links Courses – Championship Course and Mussenden Links
Handicap required for Mussenden Course
No handicap required for Bann Course

(approx. 6 miles)

Bushfoot Golf Club

Recently ranked in the Top 10 of Irish 9 hole courses
Top 10 of the highest rated golf courses in NI on irelandbeforeyoudie.com
Number 36 in the Top 50 courses in the world on golf.com
Located in the seaside village of Portballintrae
Mixed Seaside/Parklands Course
No handicap required

(approx. 2 miles)

Ballyreagh Golf Club

Located on the Causeway coastline between Portrush and Portstewart
Ideal for novices or group fun, it also has a pitch and putt area
Parkland Course
No handicap required

(approx. 32 miles)

Galgorm Castle Golf Club

Home to the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in 2020
Located in the heart of the 220-acre historic Galgorm Castle Estate
Parkland Course
No handicap required