With the weather clear and crisp, mild temperatures and Mother Nature showing off in all her greenest glory, spring is one of the best times to indulge in the pleasures of Northern Irish golf.
Having hosted the world’s greatest golfers and a record-breaking number of fans at last summer’s 148th Open Championship, the fairways are opening up once again for a new season of top-class golf.
Getting a round in at The Open venue of Royal Portrush or the world’s number one course at Royal County Down is the golf lover’s dream.
Green fees at these bucket list courses are cheaper in spring and tee times will be easier to book before demand rises in the busier summer months, so one option is to base yourself in Belfast and treat yourself to an experience of both.
Alternatively, hole up somewhere on the Causeway Coastal Route and play the most challenging links trio of your life at Royal Portrush, Castlerock and Portstewart – all within half an hour from each other – and with further options to head over into County Donegal for Ballyliffin and Rosapenna, also world-class traditional links.
In between rounds here, make time to visit the Giant’s Causeway, Old Bushmills Distillery or some of the Game of Thrones® film locations in the area.