Malone
Favourite Hole: The par three 15th is one of the
most tempting par threes you’ll ever play.
What's in the Bag? The common sense to avoid
the trees.
Malone Golf Club, alongside Belvoir Park, is Belfast’s big parkland
course… and what a beauty it is. Its muscularity comes from its space
and length, the density and colour of the trees, and the remarkable
27-acre lake around which the back nine are framed. And then
there’s the 1840s Tudor Revival clubhouse overlooking the lake (and
15th and 18th greens). Step inside and it oozes class. This is a smart
golf course – in strategy and nature. The big trees lining the long
driveway give you a taste of what’s to come and they shadow the
1st tee and your descent to the fairway below. They cling to you the
whole way around creating a wonderfully embracing atmosphere as
the undulating terrain offers lots of variety, especially on approach
shots. The signature stretch of holes starts as early as the 13th, when
you’ll have your first encounter with the lake, but it is the 15th and
18th holes that make Malone extra special: a par three over the lake
and a long tumbling par four right beside it.
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