About the course
Castlerock Golf Club is a classic links course set amidst high dunes. Located on the Causeway Coast, just 20 minutes drive from Royal Portrush Golf Club and Portstewart Golf Club, Castlerock is a more than worthy neighbour to both of these great Irish courses.
The original course, established in April 1901, was nine holes long and was situated on the western part of the current course. In 1908 additional land was leased and Ben Sayers, a professional from North Berwick, Scotland, was commissioned to design an eighteen-hole layout. Although Sayers was better known as a club maker, he produced an excellent plan and insisted that the links at Castlerock equalled those at Troon, North Berwick and Sandwich. Although it is not officially recorded, it is known that Harry Colt, who spent a lot of time in Ireland while working on the Royal Portrush course, was consulted about the redesign of the Castlerock links around 1930. Today Castlerock is rated as one of Ireland’s best links courses and its status in the game is reflected in the fact that it has hosted many national championships, both amateur and professional.
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| Ranking Northern Ireland | 5 |
| Architect | Ben Sayers |
| Year of foundation | 1901 |
| Par Course | 72 |
| Number of holes | 18 |
