The Mulligan+ Course Guide for Championship Course - Royal County Down Golf Club

Type Links
Country Northern Ireland
Region Northern Ireland
County Antrim
Town Newcastle
Address Newcastle
Postcode BT33 0AN
Phone 028 4372 3314
Email golf@royalcountydown.org
Website www.royalcountydown.org

Course Vitals
Holes 18 Yards 7037 Slope 0
SSS 74 Par 72 Par 72 - (Ladies & Juniors)
Playing Card 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Hole Par 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 5
Par (Ld's & Juniors) 5 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 5 3 4 5 5 3 5 4 4 5
Stroke Index 13 9 3 15 7 11 17 1 5 14 8 10 2 12 4 18 16 6

Club Features

Club House Club Hire Putting Green Pro Shop

Practice Area Club Bar Driving Range Restaurant
Trolley Hire Changing Rooms Buggy Hire Lessons

The Club
Royal County Down the very words are enough to send a shiver up your spine. Laid out beneath the imperious gaze of the Mountains
of Mourne and enjoying a magnificent setting along the shores of Dundrum Bay , Royal County Down is truly one of the world's finest
links golf courses . Designed by Old Tom Morris for the princely sum of four guineas back in 1889, Royal County Down, as well as
being one of the most beautiful courses in the world, is also one of the most challenging. And those who argue that there are too
many blind shots should note Tommy Armour's observation that "there is no such thing as a blind shot to any player with a memory".

It may be a well worn cliche but if ever there existed a natural piece of land upon which to build a golf course, then the links turf of
Newcastle was it. This strip of dune land was 90% along the road to being a golf course before the hand of man made some
adjustments in the leveling of teeing grounds, moulding of greens and digging of bunkers. It's no surprise that within four years,
Royal County Down was considered good enough to stage the Irish Open Amateur Championship and by the dawning of the 20th
century, the course was rated as the finest course in all of Ireland.

Unlike many of the great natural links courses, Royal County Down doesn't have the traditional out and back layout; rather there are
two distinct loops of nine holes. The outward half is closer to the sea, more sandy in nature and offers consistently larger dunes than
on the homeward loop. Walking down the first fairway with the sound of breaking waves in your ears is a truly memorable occasion
and it is said that you can always spot the first time visitor to Newcastle as they can be seen walking up the first fairway backwards,
so enchanting is the beauty behind.

Among the finest holes on the front nine are the par four 3rd , with its split level fairway; the par three 4th , measuring over 200
yards; the doglegged 5th and the long 9th where an uphill drive (assuming it has flown the hill and descended into the valley below)
is followed by a long second shot to a well guarded plateau green. This is a memorable climax to what many people consider as the
finest nine holes in golf. The back nine may not have so many enormous dunes but there is an overgenerous supply of heather and
gorse. Of the more memorable holes, perhaps the par four 13th, where the fairway curves its way through a beautiful heather lined
valley, the difficult 15th and the recently remodeled and re bunkered par five finishing hole, stand out from the rest .

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The Course
"Royal County Down is a pure links, in the truest sense of the word.
My advice to anyone playing this great course is to keep it very straight off the tee - stray from the fairways at your peril!
It is a tremendous test of golf and the outward half especially is as fine a nine holes as I have ever played"
TOM WATSON
Green Fees

May to October 2008 Price £155.00 Price £155.00 (Juniors)

May to October 2008 Weekdays: 155.00 per round (am) Weekdays: 140.00 per round (pm) Weekend : 175.00 per round.
1 - Hole 1

Par 5 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 13

Championship - 539 Medal - 523 Regular - 505 C'ship Ladies - 487 Ladies & Juniors - 487

2 - Hole 2

Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 9

Championship - 477 Medal - 477 Regular - 457 C'ship Ladies - 435 Ladies & Juniors - 435

3 - Hole 3

Par 4 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 3

Championship - 477 Medal - 477 Regular - 457 C'ship Ladies - 435 Ladies & Juniors - 435
4 - Hole 4

Par 3 Par 3 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 15

Championship - 213 Medal - 213 Regular - 175 C'ship Ladies - 144 Ladies & Juniors - 144

5 - Hole 5

Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 7

Championship - 440 Medal - 417 Regular - 407 C'ship Ladies - 398 Ladies & Juniors - 398

6 - Hole 6

Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 11

Championship - 398 Medal - 374 Regular - 359 C'ship Ladies - 338 Ladies & Juniors - 338
7 - Hole 7

Par 3 Par 3 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 17

Championship - 145 Medal - 135 Regular - 125 C'ship Ladies - 116 Ladies & Juniors - 16

8 - Hole 8

Par 4 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 1

Championship - 430 Medal - 430 Regular - 415 C'ship Ladies - 403 Ladies & Juniors - 403

9 - Hole 9

Par 4 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 5

Championship - 486 Medal - 428 Regular - 428 C'ship Ladies - 434 Ladies & Juniors - 434
10 - Hole 10

Par 3 Par 3 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 14

Championship - 197 Medal - 189 Regular - 182 C'ship Ladies - 173 Ladies & Juniors - 173

11 - Hole 11

Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 8

Championship - 440 Medal - 428 Regular - 428 C'ship Ladies - 387 Ladies & Juniors - 387

12 - Hole 12

Par 5 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 10

Championship - 527 Medal - 480 Regular - 472 C'ship Ladies - 456 Ladies & Juniors - 456
13 - Hole 13

Par 4 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 2

Championship - 444 Medal - 422 Regular - 422 C'ship Ladies - 406 Ladies & Juniors - 406

14 - Hole 14

Par 3 Par 3 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 12

Championship - 212 Medal - 202 Regular - 202 C'ship Ladies - 195 Ladies & Juniors - 195

15 - Hole 15

Par 4 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 4

Championship - 467 Medal - 453 Regular - 453 C'ship Ladies - 407 Ladies & Juniors - 407
16 - Hole 16

Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 18

Championship - 337 Medal - 317 Regular - 298 C'ship Ladies - 255 Ladies & Juniors - 255

17 - Hole 17

Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 16

Championship - 435 Medal - 419 Regular - 406 C'ship Ladies - 372 Ladies & Juniors - 372

18 - Hole 18

Par 5 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 6

Championship - 550 Medal - 550 Regular - 530 C'ship Ladies - 490 Ladies & Juniors - 490
Scorecard
Holes 18 Yards 7037 Slope 0
SSS 74 Par 72 Par 72 - (Ladies & Juniors)
Playing Card - OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT HCP NET
Stroke Index 13 9 3 15 7 11 17 1 5

Hole Par 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 35 35
Par (Ld's/Jn'rs) 5 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 5 35 35

Playing Card - IN 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN HCP NET

Stroke Index 14 8 10 2 12 4 18 16 6

Hole Par 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 36 71
Par (Ld's/Jn'rs) 3 4 5 5 3 5 4 4 5 36 71

Tees Played
Championship Medal Regular C'ship Ladies Ladies & Juniors

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