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Royal County Down Golf Club

Golf club in Northern Ireland

Summary

Golf club in Northern Ireland

Field	Value
golf_facility_name	Royal County Down Golf Club
image	Royal County Down - geograph.org.uk - 83174.jpg
imagesize	230px
caption	Royal County Down in 2004
pushpin_map	United Kingdom County Down#Northern Ireland#Island of Ireland#United Kingdom
relief	1
pushpin_mapsize
pushpin_map_alt
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Northern Ireland##Location in the United Kingdom
coordinates
location	Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland
establishment	1889,
holes	36
tournaments	Senior British Open
The Amateur Championship
British Ladies Amateur
Curtis Cup
Walker Cup
Irish Open
website	royalcountydown.org
course1	Championship Links
designer1	Old Tom Morris;
George Combe;
Harry Vardon; Harry Colt
par1	71
length1	7186 yd
rating1	75.0
slope1	142
course2	Annesley Links
par2	66
length2	4617 yd

The Amateur Championship British Ladies Amateur Curtis Cup Walker Cup Irish Open George Combe; Harry Vardon; Harry Colt |Northern Ireland |United Kingdom County Down Royal County Down Golf Club is a golf club in Northern Ireland, located in Newcastle, Newry, Mourne and Down. It opened on 23 March 1889 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland. Approximately 30 miles south of Belfast, it has two 18-hole links courses, the Championship Course and the Annesley Links.

Significant tournaments

Royal County Down has made outstanding contributions to Irish golf, hosting many important tournaments, starting soon after it opened, and continuing to the present day. Notably, the club in 2007 became just the second Irish venue, after Portmarnock, to host the Walker Cup. The Irish Open on the European Tour took place in late May in 2015, returning to Royal County Down after 76 years. It previously hosted the event three times, all prior to World War II. The British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship were held on the course in June 2019.

Senior British Open Championship (3): 2000 (winner: Christy O'Connor Jnr), 2001 (winner: Ian Stanley), 2002 (winner: Noboru Sugai).
The Amateur Championship (2): 1970 (winner: Michael Bonallack) and 1999 (winner: Graeme Storm).
British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship (8): 1899 (winner: May Hezlet), 1907 (winner: May Hezlet), 1920 (winner: Cecil Leitch), 1927 (winner: Simone de la Chaume), 1935 (winner: Wanda Morgan), 1950 (winner: Vicomtesse de St Sauveur), 1963 (winner: Brigitte Varangot), 2006 (winner: Belén Mozo).
Curtis Cup: 1968 United States defeated Great Britain & Ireland, 10.5 to 7.5.
Walker Cup: 2007 United States defeated Great Britain & Ireland, 12.5 to 11.5.
Palmer Cup: 2012 Europe defeated United States, 13½ to 10½.
Irish Open (5): 1928, 1935, 1939, 2015, 2024
European Ladies' Team Championship: 2021

History

Royal County Down Golf Club secured 2nd place in golfscape's World's Top 100 Golf Course ranking 2020. Golf Digest ranked it #1 on its World's 100 Greatest Courses list for 2024.

Aerial view of The Royal County Down Golf Club from Donard Wood in 2019

Scorecard

References

"Royal County Down Golf Course". Discover Northern Ireland.
(22 June 2014). "Irish Open attracts bumper crowds". PGA European Tour.
(30 June 2018). "Harm makes history to win Ladies Amateur".
(2020-01-14). "Top 100 Golf Courses in the World 🏅 2020 • golfscape™".
(2024-08-07). "World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses 2024".
"Championship Links".

Wikipedia Source

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