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Castlerock Golf Club

Georgina Campbell

Castlerock Golf Club lies approximately 8km (5 miles) due West of the town of Coleraine on the North Coast of Northern Ireland. It is a fabulous Ben Sayers designed links course set among rolling sand dunes. Its scenic qualities embrace the river Bann flowing out to the Atlantic, and also eye-catching views of Donegal and on a clear day towards Scotland and the Isle of Islay.

The Championship Mussenden Course is a par 73 running to 6,747 yards off the back tee. It has five par-5’s, four par-3’s, and nine par-4’s. The best-known hole is the 200 yard par 3 fourth hole, called the Leg o ‘ Mutton, it has a railway line to the right, water to the left and a raised green - a daunting prospect a times!

Over the past hundred years the Club has played frequent host to the country’s National Championships both Amateur and Professional and more recently in 2000, Castlerock Golf Club played hosts to the World Student Games, the first time this competition had been played in the United Kingdom.

Distance and driving times (traffic dependent):

Galgorm Castle Golf Club         43km (27m), 40 mins

Royal Portrush Golf Club            11km ( 7m), 17 mins

Portstewart Golf Club                  9km ( 5m), 15 mins

Roe Park Golf Club                  22km (14m), 21 mins

Ballyliffin Golf Club                  66km (41m), 1hr 37 mins*

*Taking the Magilligan Point-Greencastle ferry reduces the drive time slightly and is an interesting diversion.

Other distances, times and route planning

Castlerock Golf Club lies approximately 8km (5 miles) due West of the town of Coleraine on the North Coast of Northern Ireland. It is a fabulous Ben Sayers designed links course set among rolling sand dunes. Its scenic qualities embrace the river Bann flowing out to the Atlantic, and also eye-catching views of Donegal and on a clear day towards Scotland and the Isle of Islay.

The Championship Mussenden Course is a par 73 running to 6,747 yards off the back tee. It has five par-5’s, four par-3’s, and nine par-4’s. The best-known hole is the 200 yard par 3 fourth hole, called the Leg o ‘ Mutton, it has a railway line to the right, water to the left and a raised green - a daunting prospect a times!

Over the past hundred years the Club has played frequent host to the country’s National Championships both Amateur and Professional and more recently in 2000, Castlerock Golf Club played hosts to the World Student Games, the first time this competition had been played in the United Kingdom.

Distance and driving times (traffic dependent):

Galgorm Castle Golf Club         43km (27m), 40 mins
Royal Portrush Golf Club            11km ( 7m), 17 mins
Portstewart Golf Club                  9km ( 5m), 15 mins
Roe Park Golf Club                  22km (14m), 21 mins
Ballyliffin Golf Club                  66km (41m), 1hr 37 mins*

*Taking the Magilligan Point-Greencastle ferry reduces the drive time slightly and is an interesting diversion.

Other distances, times and route planning

Professional:	Thomas Johnson
Number of Holes:	27
Type:	Links
Course Name:	Mussenden
Designer:	Ben Sayers / Harry Colt / Dr Martin Hawtree
Championship Length:	6,747 yards
Greenfees:	£135
Par:	73