Irish Golf Holidays: Royal County Down
Royal County Down Golf Club is a golf club situated in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. It has been a renowned golf course since it has been consistently ranked as one of the top golf courses around the globe by the Golf Magazine. It is one of the oldest golf clubs within Ireland with a two-eighteen hole link courses which are the Championship Course as well as the Annesley Links.
The Championship course measures approximately 7,200 yards from the back tees with the 4th as well as 9th holes featured in the book entitled The 500 World’s Greatest Golf Holes. Last 2005, the said course was ranked as the 4th best course in the entire globe outside the United States by the Golf Digest and luckily, ranked the first in the year 2007. On the other hand, the Annesley Links is shorter yet similarly challenging. The course offers a magnificent setting wherein it stretches about 3,000 feet to towards the shores of the Dandrum Bay.
A caddy is vital since there are several blind tee-shots and caddies are expert at locating precisely where a stray ball will be. They also recommend that players follow the course marshal’s advice on the tees to be played for players to have an exciting and enjoyable game. For those who want to play longer in the course, some hotels are available and near to the course. Some of which are Avoca Hotel, a 16 bed hotel located at the Central Promenade of Newcastle Co Down, Northern Ireland overlooking the Irish Sea; the Enniskeen House Hotel located at Bryansford Road Newcastle Co. Down; as well as Donard Hotel ideally situated for a great family holiday, a relaxing weekend break, business or private event located at 29 Main Street, Newcastle Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Royal County Down as one of the top 3 golf courses in Ireland is surely a course golfers and other players shouldn’t missed.