- Portstewart Golf Club
Portstewart Golf Club consists of three 18-hole courses situated in the town of
Portstewart ,County Londonderry ,Northern Ireland . Golf was first played here as far back as 1889.cite web | title=Portstewart Golf Club | work=Discover Northern Ireland | url= http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/shortbreaks/product.aspx?ProductID=1707| accessdate=2007-08-25]The three courses are: The Strand (par 72), a championship course and considered one of the best in
Ireland , The Riverside (par 68) and The Old Course (par 64), which is where the club was founded in 1894. [cite web | title=The Courses | work=Welcome to Portstewart Golf Club | url=http://www.portstewartgc.co.uk/Pages/Courses.html | accessdate=2007-09-25] The late 1980s saw major development of The Strand course with the layout updated and seven new holes added. In 1992 the new Strand course, designed by Des Giffin, opened for play. [cite web | title= Portstewart (Strand), Northern Ireland | work=Top 100 Golf Courses of the World | url= http://www.top100golfcourses.co.uk/htmlsite/productdetails.asp?id=76| accessdate=2007-08-25]
=Tournaments
The Club played host to the Irish Amateur Championship in 1992, held a qualifying round of
The Open Championship in 1951 and has hosted other events such as the Irish Professional and Irish Amateur.External links
* [http://www.portstewartgc.co.uk/ Portstewart Golf Club]
* [http://www.colerainebc.gov.uk/show.php?id=201 Coleraine Borough Council - Portstewart Golf Club]References
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