Royal County Down Golf Club
Golf club in Northern Ireland
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Royal County Down Golf Club is a golf club in Northern Ireland, located in Newcastle, Newry, Mourne and Down. It opened 137 years ago 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.[1]
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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| 54.218°N 5.884°W | |
| Coordinates | 54.218°N 5.884°W |
| Location | Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Established | 1889, 137 years ago |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Events hosted | Senior British Open The Amateur Championship British Ladies Amateur Curtis Cup Walker Cup Irish Open |
| Website | royalcountydown.org |
| Championship Links | |
| Designed by | Old Tom Morris; George Combe; Harry Vardon; Harry Colt |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,186 yards (6,571 m) |
| Course rating | 75.0 |
| Slope rating | 142 |
| Annesley Links | |
| Par | 66 |
| Length | 4,617 yards (4,222 m) |
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.[2] 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.[3]
- 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
Scorecard
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 75.0 / 142 | 539 | 444 | 475 | 229 | 440 | 396 | 144 | 429 | 483 | 3579 | 196 | 442 | 525 | 446 | 212 | 468 | 337 | 433 | 548 | 3607 | 7186 |
| White | 74.0 / 131 | 523 | 424 | 475 | 215 | 429 | 369 | 135 | 424 | 427 | 3421 | 188 | 430 | 478 | 423 | 202 | 454 | 318 | 416 | 548 | 3457 | 6878 |
| Yellow | 73.0 / 126 | 503 | 387 | 455 | 202 | 419 | 355 | 125 | 414 | 427 | 3287 | 180 | 430 | 469 | 423 | 202 | 454 | 300 | 402 | 528 | 3388 | 6675 |
| Par | Men's | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| SI | Men's | 13 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Red | 77.0 / 148 | 483 | 344 | 423 | 159 | 395 | 338 | 113 | 405 | 429 | 3089 | 172 | 389 | 455 | 409 | 195 | 410 | 276 | 374 | 480 | 3160 | 6249 |
| Par | Ladies | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 76 |
| SI | Ladies | 13 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 10 |
