ROYAL PORTRUSH GOLF CLUB: The Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club ranks amongst the world’s greatest courses. Voted #12 in the world by Golf Magazine, it is a masterpiece of golf course architecture. Unimaginable rough and testing greens, combined with the unpredictable weather of the roaring North Atlantic make this course an admirable test for even the most seasoned golf aficionado.The golf club was founded in 1888 (the oldest course in Northern Ireland) and has hosted many golf championships, such as the first (and only) Open Championship ever held in Ireland in 1951. In more recent times, Royal Portrush has hosted the Senior British Open 1995-1999, The Amateur Championship in 1993 and the 2012 Irish Open. The Valley, the second course in the Royal Portrush GC, also offers as stiff challenge and hosts the Causeway Coast Amateur Tournament with other local courses, the biggest amateur tournament in the world.