Portstewart Golf Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Total holes | 54 |
| Tournaments hosted | The Amateur Championship (2014), British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship (2015) |
| Website | https://portstewartgc.co.uk |
| Strand Course | |
| Designed by | Des Giffin |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,004 yards |
| Riverside Course | |
| Par | 68 |
| Length | 5,725 yards |
| Old Course | |
| Par | 64 |
| Length | 4,822 yards |
Coordinates: 55°10′01″N 6°43′34″W / 55.167°N 6.726°W Portstewart Golf Club consists of three 18-hole courses situated in the town of Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Golf was first played there as far back as 1889.[1]
The three courses are: the Strand Course (par 72), a championship course, the Riverside Course (par 68) and the Old Course (par 64), which is where the club was founded in 1894.[2] 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.[3] The club opened a new clubhouse facility in May 2009.[4] The Golf Club holds what is often suggested as the finest opening hole in Ireland.
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.[1]Most recently it has hosted the British Ladies Amateur Championship in 2015, won by Céline Boutier of France and The Amateur Championship in 2014, won by Bradley Neil of Scotland. The British Girls Championship was also hosted in 2006, won by Belen Mozo of Spain. In 2010 the club hosted the Lancome Irish Women's Close Championship.[5] It also co-hosts the Tullamore Dew amateur competition.
References
- 1 2 "Portstewart Golf Club". Discover Northern Ireland. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
- ↑ "The Courses". Welcome to Portstewart Golf Club. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ↑ "Portstewart (Strand), Northern Ireland". Top 100 Golf Courses of the World. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
- ↑ "Portstewart Golf Club enters new era". Coleraine Times. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ↑ "Mary Dowling wins Lancome Irish Women's Close Final". The Irish Ladies Golf Union (ILGU). Retrieved 26 August 2010.