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3.1
177 Reviews (177)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
50
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
27
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.7
58.1%
Recommend this course
115 out of 177 reviews
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2.6
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
7
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.4
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.1
StaffFriendliness
3.8
47.4%
Recommend this course
9 out of 19 reviews
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2.8
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
7
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.5
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.1
StaffFriendliness
4.0
54.5%
Recommend this course
12 out of 22 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6940 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Down Royal Park Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Bunker Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code G.U.I. dress code applies

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms
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3.1
177 Reviews (177)
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 90
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Needs a haircut

I’m a fan of this course but......needs a haircut and bunkers are not full of sand,generally everything could do with a trim

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst course I ever played

Greens like fairways no markings could not find way round only played 8 holes then give up

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course needs TLC

I really enjoy playing this course, weather was kind and the food was brilliant. Only criticism, greens are not in great shape, too many bumps and jumps on the balls journey to the cup. Saying that, to get out playing in the current pandemic is gratefully received.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Down royal golf

Greens were a bit shaggy and slow was tempted to take a wedge to some of the longer putts. No signage from greens to next tee meant a lot of time looking for next hole. But all in all a fun but tricky layout. Would play again now that I know my way around it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rain

Raining slightly but course was in great condition for the rain the night before, all round great tricky course

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor condition

Greens are very slow. Rough just off the Fairway very thick loose balls very eaisly

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good enough

Played this course just before lockdown and it was in a terrible state played it again after lockdown and it has changed rapidly.

All in good condition except the tee boxes. Very uneven under foot. All in all ok course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

I had played Down Royal before but it was about 20 years ago so it was like playing a new course.

The course is about 20 minutes drive outside Belfast and sits in the middle of Down Royal racecourse. The course is just over 6000 yards from the green tees.

We teed off after 1.30 and it took about 4 hours to play. The course is beautifully maintained and the greens just on the slower side of average. The fairways are generous and the par 5s are excellent. It has some beautiful set par 3s. The course has plenty of water just off the fairways so straight driving is a premium.

After the course we called in to the clubhouse for some food and a beer and both were good, so no complaints there.

The course also has a driving range on site if you fancy hitting a few balls to warm up and it was £2.50 for a small basket.

Lovely course which I would recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good for the winter

Handy course for me, is very good for winter as it drains well. Wind can get up as its so open. Stay in fairway and ul be fine, fairway itself was long but can be expected in winter. 4 ball ahead of my 2 ball whole way until 14th hole or so then they finally let us through. Slow play Can be an issue sometimes. Great value for money at only 12 pound

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Down Royal Golf Lisburn NI

An inexpensive parkland 18 hole course set within the perimeter of the Down Royal Race Course. Quite a forgiving course that feels more like a links than parkland. Lots of gorse to trap stray shots, although not too much to make the course unsuitable for high handicappers. The only problem I found was that signage was poor and did lead to scurrying around trying to find the bext tee box. In all a nice course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 90
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Weather affected play

Opening 9 affected by rain thunder,so was better forgotten back 9 enjoyed weather improved scorecard improved,now has golf shop but closed when I finished,still nice challenging course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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