Castlerock Golf Club: Bann

Castlerock Golf Club located on the Causeway coast in Northern Ireland boasts 27 holes of championship caliber golf. Located in the back of the clubhouse and tucked out of sight, the nine-hole Bann course designed by Billy Kane in the mid-1980s is protected from the Atlantic Ocean by lofty dunes. Signature holes at the Bann course include the 491-yard par-5 fifth, “Bannview,” which plays downhill to a green seemingly engulfed by sand dunes, as well as the short par-3 third, “Kelly’s Eye,” protected by the golf course's only bunker. The course is an hour from Belfast or 40 minutes from Derry, and is characterized by steep elevation changes, sharp doglegs and consistent windy conditions making this nine-hole “relief” course anything but.