Beyond the Dunes
Royal Portrush Golf Club — Portrush, Co. Antrim
The North · Portrush, Co. Antrim

Royal Portrush Golf Club

Host of The Open Championship — the Causeway Coast at its finest.

Par71
Yards7,317
Founded1888
DesignerH.C. Colt
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About the course

Royal Portrush is the only golf club outside Great Britain to have hosted The Open Championship, doing so in 1951 and again in 2019 — when Shane Lowry's victory brought the island of Ireland to a standstill. The Dunluce Links, designed by H.C. Colt in 1929, is a masterpiece of strategic design: wide fairways that narrow under pressure, greens that reward precision, and the White Rocks cliffs providing a backdrop of savage beauty. The Valley Links offers a gentler but equally enjoyable companion course.

Highlights

  • Host of The Open Championship (1951, 2019)
  • H.C. Colt's Dunluce Links — one of the great course designs
  • White Rocks cliffs and Causeway Coast views
  • Shane Lowry's 2019 victory — one of golf's great moments
  • Valley Links companion course for a second day's play
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