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Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim
County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six Counties of Northern Ireland that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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 is the only golf
Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
 club outside of Great Britain
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
 which has hosted The Open Championship
The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
, the oldest of golf's major championships
Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
. It is considered a highly testing course, with a particularly scenic setting. The Dunluce Links course is rated number 4 of "The 100 greatest courses in the British Isles", Golf World 11/96. It was ranked number 12 in the world in Golf Magazine's biennial rankings of the Top 100 Courses in the World, often considered the gold standard of course rankings.






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Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim
County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six Counties of Northern Ireland that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
 is the only golf
Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
 club outside of Great Britain
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
 which has hosted The Open Championship
The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
, the oldest of golf's major championships
Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
. It is considered a highly testing course, with a particularly scenic setting. The Dunluce Links course is rated number 4 of "The 100 greatest courses in the British Isles", Golf World 11/96. It was ranked number 12 in the world in Golf Magazine's biennial rankings of the Top 100 Courses in the World, often considered the gold standard of course rankings. Additionally Golf Digest
Golf Digest

Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Cond? Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf....
 ranks it as the third best course outside the United States.

Situated on the beautiful North Antrim Causeway Coast, Royal Portrush occupies a triangle of giant sand hills with views of the hills of Donegal
Donegal

Donegal is a town in County Donegal, in the Province of Ulster, in Republic of Ireland. Donegal is not the county town of County Donegal, despite being its namesake....
 in the west, the Isle of Islay and Southern Hebrides
Hebrides

The Hebrides comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. There are two main groups, the Inner and Outer Hebrides....
 in the north, with the Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcano eruption. It is located on the northeast coast of Ireland, about two miles north of the town of Bushmills....
 and the Skerries
Skerries

Skerries is the plural of skerry, meaning a small rocky island.Skerries may refer to a number of geographical locations:...
 in the east. The course is overlooked by the ruins of 13th century Dunluce Castle
Dunluce Castle

Dunluce Castle literally translated as the Hill fort of the fairy fort is one of the most extensive ruins of a medieval castle in Northern Ireland....
 and this gives its name to Royal Portrush's famous Dunluce course.

This beautifully natural golf course is one for enthusiasts of the game but it is a difficult challenge for high handicappers and anyone who is liable to stray of the straight and narrow. From June or July on the rough is well named and discretion rather than bravery should be your watchword. Highlights of the course include the famous 14th, Calamity Corner, a Par 3 in excess of 200 yds requiring a full carry to the green over an imposing ravine.

The club was founded in 1888 as "The County Club" it became "The Royal County Club" in 1892 under the patronage of the Duke of York
George V of the United Kingdom

George V was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha....
 and assumed its present name in 1895 under the patronage of the Prince of Wales
Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Edward VII was Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910....
. In 1947 club member Fred Daly
Fred Daly (golfer)

Fred Daly was a Northern Irish professional golfer who was best known for winning The Open Championship of 1947 at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake....
, became the first Irishman to win The Open Championship until Pádraig Harrington
Padraig Harrington

P?draig Harrington is an Irish people professional golfer. He has won three men's major golf championships; The Open Championship in 2007 Open Championship and 2008 Open Championship and the PGA Championship, also in 2008 PGA Championship....
's victory at Carnoustie
Carnoustie Golf Links

Carnoustie Golf Links in the town of Carnoustie, Angus, Angus, in the east of Scotland is one of the venues in the The Open Championship rotation....
 in 2007. Four years later, when the club hosted the Open, the victor was Englishman Max Faulkner
Max Faulkner

Herbert Gustavus Max Faulkner, Order of the British Empire was an England professional golfer.Faulkner was born in Bexhill-on-Sea. He was the son of a golf professional who owned a course at Selsey....
. More recently the course has hosted the Senior British Open Championship
Senior British Open Championship

The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open is a professional golf tournament for men aged 50 and over. It is run by the R&A....
 in 1995-99 and 2004.

It has an agreement with a second club, Rathmore Golf Club, when members of Portrush can play the Rathmore course, "the Valley", at any time and members of Rathmore may play the Dunluce course at any time.

There is also a driving range, open to members only, where the club professional Gary McNeil and his assistants give lessons.

It is believed that Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....
 shot an 81 on this course during a round.

Rory McIlroy holds the course record with a 61.

The Open Championship

The Open Championship
The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
 was staged here only once, and here's the only champion.

YearWinner
1951 Max Faulkner
Max Faulkner

Herbert Gustavus Max Faulkner, Order of the British Empire was an England professional golfer.Faulkner was born in Bexhill-on-Sea. He was the son of a golf professional who owned a course at Selsey....


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