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Situated on the beautiful North Antrim Causeway Coast, Royal Portrush occupies a triangle of giant sandhills with views of the hills of Donegal in the west, the Isle Of Islay and Southern Hebrides in the north, with the Giant's Causeway and the Skerries in the east. The course is overlooked by the ruins of 13th Century Dunluce Castle 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 bravery should be your watchword. Highlights of the course include the famous 14th, Calamity Corner {Link without Title} , a Par 3 in excess of 200yds 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 and assumed its present name in 1895 under the patronage of the Prince Of Wales . In 1947 a club member Fred Daly , became the first, and as of 2006 , still the only Irishman to win The Open Championship. Four years later, when the club hosted the Open, the victor was the Englishman Max Faulkner . More recently the course has hosted the Senior British Open Championship in 1995-9 and 2004. It has a second course called "Valley". EXTERNAL LINK |
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