Northern Ireland is home to some of the world’ s most famous links courses, so it is no wonder that it has produced so many world class golfers anwwd major winners like Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell to name but a few. It has hosted many elite international events, deserved of such a top golf destination.
The links courses of Northern Ireland are special, held with very high esteem by domestic and international golfers. The firm Atlantic winds and rugged coastline gives way to immense sand dunes provide a stunning setting for playing links golf at its best.
The seaside village of Castlerock in County Londonderry is hugely popular with the summer holiday maker, boasting a plethora of caravan parks and self-catering apartment options. It is part of the famous Causeway Coast, located five miles from the town of Coleraine and extremely well serviced by train and bus.
It is here that you will find Castlerock Golf Club, founded over one hundred years ago in 1901. This is a truly fabulous links course set among rolling sand dunes. Its scenic qualities embrace the river Bann flowing out to the Atlantic, and also eye-catching views of Donegal and on a clear day towards Scotland and the Isle of Islay. It is a links of endless
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