Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
How many people have made a point of playing Royal Portrush Golf Club and never given a thought to playing the sadly underrated Valley course – something approaching 90%, perhaps even more?
Royal Portrush Golf Club (Valley)
How many people have made a point of playing Royal Portrush Golf Club and never given a thought to playing the sadly underrated Valley course – something approaching 90%, perhaps even more?
5
The Harry Colt design currently undergoing a huge renovation, that is nothing short of spectacular.
Straight from the off the recent work is imposing, the bunkering with natural edging is a resounding success, blending in well with the new sand scrape areas.
The opening stretch of holes sit discretely in gentle dune structures, before opening out into the flatter ground, where the bunkering focuses the gaze.
Conditioning as you would expect from a championship course was really good for mid autumn, with the endless yards of grass paths visually impressive.
The course is a very high quality sibling to its championship course, and it will be amazing to watch the remaining planned work unfold further improving.
Finally, I must call out the most amazing friendly welcome and service in both the clubhouses
Greg Watson
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Overall rating
4.5
Overall rating
4.5
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