Royal County Down Golf Club

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Royal County Down Golf Club
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Royal County Down in 2004
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Location in Northern Ireland
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Location in the United Kingdom
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Royal County Down Golf Club (island of Ireland)
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Royal County Down Golf Club (the United Kingdom)
Royal County Down Golf Club
Club information
Coordinates 54°13′05″N5°53′02″W / 54.218°N 5.884°W / 54.218; -5.884
Location Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland
Established1889, 136 years ago
Total holes36
Events hosted Senior British Open
The Amateur Championship
British Ladies Amateur
Curtis Cup
Walker Cup
Irish Open
Website royalcountydown.org
Championship Links
Designed by Old Tom Morris;
George Combe;
Harry Vardon; Harry Colt
Par 71
Length7,186 yards (6,571 m)
Course rating 75.0
Slope rating 142
Annesley Links
Par 66
Length4,617 yards (4,222 m)

Royal County Down Golf Club is a golf club in Northern Ireland, located in Newcastle, Newry, Mourne and Down. It opened 136 years ago on 23 March 1889 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland. Approximately 30 miles south of Belfast, it has two 18-hole links courses, the Championship Course and the Annesley Links. [1]

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Significant tournaments

Royal County Down has made outstanding contributions to Irish golf, hosting many important tournaments, starting soon after it opened, and continuing to the present day. Notably, the club in 2007 became just the second Irish venue, after Portmarnock, to host the Walker Cup. The Irish Open on the European Tour took place in late May in 2015, returning to Royal County Down after 76 years. [2] It previously hosted the event three times, all prior to World War II. The British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship were held on the course in June 2019. [3]

History

Royal County Down Golf Club secured 2nd place in golfscape's World's Top 100 Golf Course ranking 2020. [4] Golf Digest ranked it #1 on its World's 100 Greatest Courses list for 2024. [5]

Aerial view of The Royal County Down Golf Club from Donard Wood in 2019 The Royal County Down Golf Club viewed from Donard Wood - geograph.org.uk - 6145368.jpg
Aerial view of The Royal County Down Golf Club from Donard Wood in 2019

Scorecard

The Championship Links [6]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Blue75.0 / 142539444475229440396144429483357919644252544621246833743354836077186
White74.0 / 131523424475215429369135424427342118843047842320245431841654834576878
Yellow73.0 / 126503387455202419355125414427328718043046942320245430040252833886675
ParMen's544344344353454344453671
SI Men's139315711171518816212414106
Red77.0 / 148483344423159395338113405429308917238945540919541027637448031606249
ParLadies545344355383455354453876
SI Ladies133915711751116281214418610

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Royal County Down Golf Course". Discover Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  2. ↑ "Irish Open attracts bumper crowds". PGA European Tour. 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Harm makes history to win Ladies Amateur". R&A. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Top 100 Golf Courses in the World 🏅 2020 • golfscape™". Futuri Visio. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses 2024". 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Championship Links". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.


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