Royal Portrush - Northern Ireland

Description from the Irish Golf website:

"Site of the only British Open played in Ireland, the Dunluce links at Royal Portrush Golf Club is one of the masterpieces of golf architecture. Compared to some Irish links, the terrain is rather sedate, and the natural setting, while nice enough, is not in a league with County Down or even nearby Portstewart. It is the intelligence, precision and balance of the design that captivates at Portrush. Each hole presents a new and elegant challenge, yet each seems cut from the same cloth. Then there is Calamity, one of the world's most famous par 3s, and the glorious exclamation point that every great course seems to have."