Royal Portrush Golf Club, Championship golf course in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
The Royal Portrush Golf Club is a golf course on the Atlantic coast in County Antrim that maintains two full links courses. The Dunluce course runs between sand dunes and shallow hollows, with most holes following or returning toward the coastline.
The club was founded in 1888 as the County Club and received its royal title in 1895 under the patronage of the Prince of Wales. In 2019, the Dunluce Links hosted the first Open Championship outside Scotland and England since 1951.
The name comes from Ros Rua, Gaelic for red promontory, named after the color of the cliffs along the coast. Players often see golfers with caddies, who remain part of Irish links tradition and provide advice about wind and bunker lines.
Visitors can book tee times up to twelve months in advance, and accessing the Dunluce Links requires a valid handicap certificate. Wind from the coast can be strong, so an extra layer of clothing is useful even on mild days.
The fifth hole, called Calamity Corner, forces players to carry a shot over a chasm 75 feet deep that separates the green from a narrow tee. Many players choose a shorter iron here to navigate around the abyss rather than aim directly at the flag.
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