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Castlerock Golf Club - Mussenden
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 73 | 6805 yards | 72.8 | 126 |
| White | 73 | 6506 yards | 71.4 | 123 |
| Red (W) | 75 | 5903 yards | 74.9 | 133 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White M: 72.0/128 W: 78.5/138 | 367 | 375 | 523 | 200 | 477 | 347 | 418 | 411 | 200 | 3318 | 391 | 509 | 430 | 382 | 192 | 518 | 157 | 493 | 357 | 3429 | 6747 |
| Blue M: 73.4/131 | 346 | 366 | 493 | 184 | 472 | 336 | 407 | 400 | 193 | 3197 | 386 | 485 | 420 | 363 | 182 | 510 | 145 | 485 | 333 | 3309 | 6506 |
| Red M: 68.9/117 W: 74.5/125 | 328 | 328 | 425 | 163 | 452 | 287 | 394 | 320 | 162 | 2859 | 348 | 422 | 412 | 342 | 166 | 482 | 128 | 435 | 310 | 3045 | 5904 |
| Handicap | 9 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 73 |
| Handicap (W) | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 13 |
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A solid links near Portrush and Portstewart in Northern Ireland
The River Bann - the longest river in Northern Ireland - isolates Castlerock from its more famous links neighbors along the Causeway coast of Northern Ireland: The 54-hole Portstewart Golf Club and 36-hole Royal Portrush Golf Club.
Castlerock's Mussenden Links lacks the dunes of Portstewart. They're better utilized on the club's spectacular Bann course, which maybe the best nine-hole course I've ever seen.
Mussenden Links, a par 73 dating to 1901, winds outside the perimeter of the dunes, never getting too close to the river or sea, but still offering glimpses of both. The fun comes from a collection of unique holes - the uphill, dogleg second; the par-3 fourth between the railway line and a burn; the burn-crossing at the sixth and the signature 'Quarry' par 3 in the dunes at no. 9. A blind tee shot over a ridge on the par-5 15th hole sets up a strong finish. The 357-yard final hole plays much longer with the approach to an elevated green. It's not necessarily a bucket-list links compared to its more famous neighbors, although it's still worthy of a visit.
Notable Northern Ireland Golf Tour
Royal Portrush Golf Package
Ballyliffin & Rosapenna Golf Package
Royal County Down Golf Package
