Type of course: Links
Length of course in yards: Strand 6895, Riverside 5725,
Old 4733
Par: Strand 72, Riverside 68, Old 64
SSS: Strand 72, Riverside 68, Old 64
Course professional: Yes
Handicap/certificate requirements: Required
Best days for visitors to play: Phone in advance for
Strand course as booking is necessary. Any day suits for
Riverside and Old courses.
Green fees: Strand: Mon-Fri £80, weekends £95;
Riverside: Mon-Fri £20, weekends £25;
Old: Mon-Fri £12.50, weekends: £17.50
Course designer: Des Griffin
Situated on Northern Ireland’s magnificent Causeway Coast, Portstewart
Golf Club presents a difficult but fair game. The Strand Course is indisputably
the jewel in Portstewart’s crown for both quality of game and scenery. The
course is set in classic links country amid towering sand dunes with views at
every turn of the Donegal hills, the Atlantic and the River Bann. The opening
hole with its elevated tee, dogleg right to the green and sandy strip on the
right, was always a particularly memorable opening hole. For something a little less challenging, the Riverside Course stretches from the clubhouse
down to the River Bann. And if you like a little
heritage in your game, the original Old Course
situated at the eastern end of Portstewart
along the rocky shore, has tested players since
1889. Without doubt championship pedigree,
Portstewart has hosted the Irish Amateur
Championship in 1992 and held a qualifying
round of The Open in 1951.
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