Royal County Down was just ranked as the number one course in the world outside of the United States for a few reasons. Two of the biggest factors are the great course design and the unique views that can only be found in Northern Ireland. In the background there is the Mourne Mountain that is present in virtually all shots on the golf course. As you make your way around the severe elevation changes the course makes it way towards the Irish Sea. This combination leads to some of the best views on a golf course you can find anywhere in the world. I have been fortunate enough to play a lot of famous world class golf courses and I must say nothing compares to Royal County Down. It is truly unique and a must play for any avid golfer. However getting on the course can be tricky, I was lucky enough one of my teammates on the Ulster Golf Team Niamh is a member and was able to get us out to play.
I was even luckier to have a perfect day to play as we got a fairly warm day for this time of year and not a drop of rain. This definitely helped contribute to the unbelievable experience of playing Royal County Down. As did my golf game, I played by far my best round since coming to Northern Ireland and had some great company to boot. I played with Niamh and Shannon (pictured above) who are two of the female golfers on our team and our coach Johnny. We had a pretty intense match with the teams being the Men versus the Women but Johnny and I were able to pull out the victory. It seemed like a perfect day and I have already warned Niamh that I will be constantly asking her to play Royal County Down until we leave at the end of May.
