Royal County Down Golf Club Reviews
Description:The Royal County Down Golf Club Newcastle, County Down, N. Ireland BT33 0AN Telephone: Secretary +44 (0)13967 23314 ... more
Royal County Down Golf Club ... 23314 - Professional (0)13967 22419 - Members (0)13967 22209 Fax: +44 13967 26281
Newest Review: ... of building a golf club at the Newcastle site in order to encourage more of the Belfast citizens to use his railway. Thus was one of the finest golf courses in the world born. ~ ~ The course was designed by “Old Tom Morris”, from the home of golf, St. Andrew’s in Scotland, who crafted so many of the fine old links courses in the UK and Ireland. An early entry in the minutes ... more
... of the club notes his fee. “You are adjured not to let your costs exceed four guineas”. (£4.20) With golf courses now costing millions of pounds to build, “Old Tom’s” fee would now hardly buy a drink at the bar, or the pri...moreCustomer Royal County Down Golf Club Reviews (1)
by - written on 01/01/01, updated on 16/01/01 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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ROYAL COUNTY DOWN GOLF CLUB ~ ~ Rated as the 4th best golf course in the world, Royal County Down is thought by many to be the finest golf links in Ireland. ~ ~ It sits on the shores of Dundrum Bay, only a half mile or so from the picturesque little town of Newcastle. Even without a golf club in your hands, Co. Down is a breathtaking spectacle, with the sandy beaches of the bay on one side and the majestic sweep of the Mourne Mountains on the other. ~ ~ It is interesting to note its unusual history. In the 1880’s, the old Belfast and County Down Railway Company were in dire need of a method of attracting new customers to their fledgling ... Read the complete review
