Ballycastle Golf Club
Ballycastle Golf Club: 1890, links and parkland over a working river valley, with views to Rathlin Island — 25 minutes from Portrush.
Bushfoot Golf Club
Bushfoot Golf Club: a 9-hole (18-tee) links/parkland course in Portballintrae since 1890, minutes from Bushmills.
Castlerock Golf Club
Castlerock Golf Club: the Mussenden and Bann links since 1901, one of Ireland's finest, with 2017–19 bunker renovations by Martin Hawtree.
Golf on the Causeway Coast
Seven links courses within easy reach of Portrush, from Royal Portrush's Dunluce Links to Portstewart, Castlerock, and beyond.
Gracehill Golf Course
Gracehill: an American-designed parkland course on the Dark Hedges Estate, opened 1995, often called the toughest parkland course in Ireland.
Portstewart Golf Club
Portstewart Golf Club: three courses including the championship Strand, called a 'hidden gem' by Rory McIlroy — hosted the 2017 Irish Open.
Roe Park Golf Course
Roe Park (Roe Valley): an 18-hole parkland course by Limavady, attached to the 4-star Roe Park Resort — under 30 minutes from Portrush.
Royal Portrush Golf Club
Royal Portrush: two championship links, three Open Championships, and the course that hosted Shane Lowry's 2019 win and Scottie Scheffler's 2025 win.
The Open at Royal Portrush
Royal Portrush has hosted The Open three times — 1951, 2019, and 2025. The course, the history, and Scottie Scheffler's 2025 win.
What Is a Links Golf Course?
Links golf explained: the Scottish coastal terrain, firm fast fairways, and why Royal Portrush and The Open are the real thing, not imitations.