Causeway Coast and Glens: the best golf courses
Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coastal Route is a dream for golfers, showcasing world-class links like Royal Portrush, Portstewart, and Castlerock. Framed by rugged cliffs and sweeping beaches, these courses deliver breathtaking views and unforgettable challenges. Combine dramatic landscapes, rich history, and exceptional golf for an adventure every passionate golfer should experience.…
Castlerock Golf Club: a special experience with real spirit
Castlerock Golf Club is yet another unmissable stop on Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coast. To the west are the rolling hills of Donegal, to the east the towering dunes of Portstewart, separated only by the mouth of the river Bann. It’s a wonderful setting for two beautiful golf courses…
Portstewart Golf Club: the best front 9 in golf?
The Strand Course at Portstewart Golf Club is often described as a course of two 9s, with the front 9 quite rightly attracting widespread acclaim and the back nine often reduced to something a of a footnote. There was certainly a part of me who expected the front 9 to be what it was and the back 9 to be a disappointment. It was nothing of the sort, it was certainly stronger than I thought it was going to be and were it to be played at almost any other course in the land it would not be seen as the poor relation. Throughout, the undulating, sometimes plunging fairways are a feature, as are the pot bunkers. The scenery is something else with the Bann estuary on one side and the North Atlantic on the other. The back 9 is certainly a reflection of the relatively recent past at Portstewart but the origins lay elsewhere.…
Oldest golf course in the world? Musselburgh Links a time machine
As you walk off the last green of what is, to some, the oldest golf course in the world, it’s impossible to shake the feeling that you’ve just been transported back in time to the origins of our game. Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course, is a living museum and its storied, almost mythical history is the stuff of golfing lore. It’s tempting to describe it as a relic, but it’s much more than that – a visit to Musselburgh is an invitation to experience golf as it was. There are those who’ll tell you golf has been played here…