Royal County Down

Royal County Down is located in the Murlough Nature Reserve. Against the magnificent backdrop of the Mountains of Mourne, the links stretches along the shores of Dundrum Bay, zigzagging back and forth to provide a different vista from virtually every hole. The fairways are surrounded by purple heather and golden gorse, so beautiful to look at but so punishing for any who stray from the prescribed path. The ninth hole is one of the most photographed holes in the world of golf. A 486 yard par-4, it is played from one side of a huge mound down to a fairway some 60 ft below and 260 yards from the tee.