Castlerock Golf Club: Mussenden

Though Scottish professional Ben Sayers was better known for his clubmaking and playing career, finishing runner-up and third in back-to-back years at The Open Championship (1888, 1889), he was also tasked with routing the course at Castlerock’s Mussenden course on the club’s newly acquired property. Then in 1930, while Harry Colt was reworking the Old Tom Morris design at Royal Portrush, it’s believed he stopped in at Castlerock to redesign the course. The resulting links has hosted highly regarded championships and remains one of Northern Ireland’s best courses.