If Royalty is in a class of its own, to be revered, respected and even worshipped by mere mortals, then Royal County Down Golf Club and its Championship Course, is well deserving of the Royal moniker it has proudly carried for more than a century.
It maybe the most spectacularly beautiful links courses to be found anywhere; it's ranked among the top ten courses in the world and has been consistently listed as the best course in all of
Dating from 1889, the original design for the Championship Course was laid out by Old Tom Morris, the grand master of all golf course architects, who was paid the princely sum of 4 guineas (about $6) for his efforts. Old Tom was quite content with the fee as he had little work to do, considering this to be the most natural of all links courses.
Against the magnificent backdrop of the Mountains of Mourne, County Down Championship stretches along the shores of
The narrowest ribbons of fairways thread their way through as impressive a set of sand dunes as could be imagined. The fairways are surrounded by purple heather and golden gorse, so beautiful to look at but so punishing for any who may stray from the prescribed path.
Innumerable bunkers are scattered throughout the course, deep, cavernous and topped with fringes of sea grasses. The greens are fast and many are domed, immediately rejecting any approach shot lacking in conviction. This is a true test of any player's command of the traditional bump and run approach, the preferred way to play any links layout.
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