County Antrim occupies a remarkable position in world golf. Stretching north from Belfast along Northern Ireland's dramatic coastline to the famous resort town of Portrush, the county encompasses everything from Open Championship links to some of Ireland's finest parkland layouts.
Antrim, United Kingdom
The Dunluce links at Royal Portrush Golf Club is named after the ruined Dunluce castle that overlooks the course. Seven years after the club's formation, the first professional golf tournament in Ireland, won by Sandy Herd in 1895, was staged here.
Antrim, United Kingdom
Antrim, United Kingdom
Antrim, 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?
If you are in Belfast and you’ve got your golf clubs handy, make sure you play the immaculately conditioned Malone Golf Club. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better parkland course in Northern Ireland.
The course at Galgorm Castle Golf Club lies within a spacious 220-acre estate that was once the ancestral home of the McQuillan clan and the Castle that looms over the 10th green dates back to 1618...
Massereene Golf Club was formed back in 1895 so members have enjoyed playing in a lovely parkland setting on the shores of Lough Neagh for over one hundred years.
Designed by David Jones and David Feherty, the par 71 Hilton Belfast Templepatrick Golf & Country Club layout can be set up from between 5,565 and 7,077 yards in length.
Architect Tom Macauley laid out Dunmurry Golf Club's new fairways on land next to the River Lagan, and Peter Alliss officially opened the course in 1983.
Cairndhu Golf Club is a hilly seaside course, laid out on cliffs which offer absolutely sensational views of the Antrim coastline...
Set in peaceful rural surroundings, the golf course at Gracehill House is challenging and considered to be one of the best parkland layouts in Northern Ireland.
Ballycastle Golf Club is regarded by some as a quirky little course with many changes in elevation. Quirky it may be – but uninteresting? Never!
