Royal_County_Down_Golf_Club

Royal County Down Golf Club

Royal County Down Golf Club

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Royal County Down Golf Club is a golf club in Northern Ireland, located in Newcastle, County Down. It opened on 23 March 1889 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland. It has two 18-hole links courses, the Championship Course and the Annesley Links.[1]

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Significant tournaments

Royal County Down has made outstanding contributions to Irish golf from the Club's beginnings, 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]

History

Royal County Down Golf Club secured 2nd place in golfscape's World's Top 100 Golf Course ranking 2020.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Royal County Down Golf Course". Discover Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
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    "Irish Open attracts bumper crowds". PGA European Tour. 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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    "Harm makes history to win Ladies Amateur". R&A. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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    "Top 100 Golf Courses in the World 🏅 2020 • golfscape™". Futuri Visio. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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    "Championship Links". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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