County Londonderry occupies a privileged position on Northern Ireland's spectacular Causeway Coast, forming one half of a golfing corridor that ranks among the finest anywhere in the world. The ranking was updated March 2026.
Londonderry, United Kingdom
The Strand course at Portstewart Golf Club is exhilarating. Set amidst imposing, gigantic sand dunes with panoramic views across the Atlantic mouth of Lough Foyle to the Inishowen peninsula beyond.
Londonderry, United Kingdom
Londonderry, United Kingdom
Living in the shadow of its famous neighbours, Portstewart and Royal Portrush, Castlerock Golf Club is every bit as good, and the Mussenden will not disappoint.
The 2,446-yard 9-hole Bann is Castlerock Golf Club's relief course and it's routed through towering dunes that sit just off the Atlantic shoreline.
Moyola Park Golf Club is one of Ulster’s best-kept parkland secrets and we make no apology for letting the cat out of the bag.
Now a 27-hole complex, the City of Derry Golf Club dates back to 1911 when Willie Park Junior laid out a 9-hole course on an undulating, wooded site where the River Foyle provides a pretty backdrop.
Located half way between Coleraine and Derry, the 18-hole parkland course at the Roe Park Resort was recently renovated by Marc Westenborg, a contractor to Hawtree Ltd who reworked seven holes on the layout.
Stretching to 5,725 yards from the back tees and playing to a par of 68, the Riverside course at Portstewart Golf Club is a gentler option than the mighty Strand which operates from the same clubhouse.
Featuring seven par threes and no par fives, the 4890-yard Old course at Portstewart Golf Club is where it all began for the club in 1894, at the opposite side of the town to its other two courses.
