Royal Belfast Golf Club

Contact Details

Station Rd
Craigavad
Holywood
Co Down
BT18 0BP

Website: royalbelfast.com
Email: royalbelfastgc@btconnect.com
Tel: (028) 9042 8165
Fax: (028) 9042 1404

SSS:

Green fees:

Weekdays £60; Weekends/public holidays £70.

Best days to play:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sundays - restrictions on Saturday.

Length in yards:

6,185

Par of course:

Course designer:

H.S. Colt

Handicap/certificate requirements:

Required.

Golf Club:

Parkland

Course professional: Yes

Founded in 1881, Royal Belfast Golf Club lays claim to the title of the oldest golf course in Ireland. The present course dates back to 1925, when responsibility for the course design and layout at the present location was given to H.S. Colt, the eminent English course architect of the day. With the assistance of Walker Cup player W.A. Murray, Colt produced a course of great charm which provides a true test of golfing skill and enjoys one of the most scenic settings of any in these islands with its unrivalled views of Belfast Lough and the Antrim plateau beyond.

The course remains much the same today as it was then, a tribute to the enduring excellence of its original design, always meticulously maintained with impreccable greens and groves of rhododendrons and gorse providing a colourful backdrop in spring. Visiting players are always warmly welcome to enjoy a real slice of history.

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The nearest Tourist Information Centre is:

Carrickfergus Tourist Information Centre

Location / Directions

From Belfast follow A2 to Bangor. Go past Holywood. 2 miles outside Holywood pass the turn for Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, left at next traffic lights.

NB. This map is based on the postcode and so may not reflect the exact location.