Royal County Down: Great (Greatest?) Front 9

Erik Anders Lang and Golf Channel correspondent, Alexandra O'Laughlin, are in Northern Ireland to play Royal County Down Golf Club. Surrounded by dunes, ocean, and mountains, Royal County Down is said to have the best front nine in all of golf. This course has been world ranked #1 and is Rory McIlroy's favorite track. Erik gets some tips from head pro, Kevan Whitson, before heading to the first tee. Yardage books are key at this Tom Morris designed course. Opening in 1889, Royal County Down is one of Ireland's oldest golf clubs.

[ajw]

Love how this channel does not just course vlog and focus on the score but instead the beauty of the course in a cinematic way.

One of the best golfing channels on YouTube which truly shows the beauty of golf

[matthewburns]

I was caddying on the day you played. I seen you bomb one up the middle on the first as I was on the 9th green. Hope you enjoyed your experience of RCD

[kawchman]

Hey Erik, as someone who played a little college golf and got a bit disenchanted with the whole golf world and took a few years off, I really appreciate your style of videos and outlook. You definitely had a big part in me getting back into the game full on. I love the style of your videos and your alternative take of the golfing world. Thanks, man! Keep making the videos!

[TheGolfClan]

Masterpiece again. Stop the onslaught of goosebumps. This is YouTube. I’m not used to seeing content this good.

[TractionPhoto]

That swing on 2 is maybe the best I have seen you make. Especially after that sermon on blind fairways.

[JJG]

I was fortunate enough to play there and I would say it may be the most beautiful course I’ve ever seen. Views are amazing.

[banditbaker]

Classic Golf Course, stunning mountain scenery, the ocean and playing golf with a beautiful woman, Mr Lang I have no idea how you cope!

[brucecrouch]

Played it in all day with about 25 Knots of wind, about 5 degrees centigrade...bought rain pants in the shop....I was one of about 5 people on the course, went to the starters hutt to pay and the lady behind the counter said in a broad NI accent with a wry you’ll get to see her at her best today”....took out my trusty 3 wood and smashed it up #1, why not another, followed by a blind 9 iron into the centre of the green, lipped out for taking my time and plotting my way around tapped in for have been fortunate enough to play most of the Open Courses, and many of the other classic links and County Down is as good as any of them, in a setting that can be equaled by a golfer there are very few things that can match the feel of crisply struck irons from genuine tight links turf coming of a forged blade (my weapon of choice for this trip was a set of Hogan Apex the last of the genuine Hogan’s before Callaway got their hands on to be in my early 30s

[bretnuttall]

Just finished ep 236 of the podcast, and two years later, re-watching this video takes a whole new meaning, to your content, to golf in my own mind. To the world as we see it, through our lens. Beautiful sir, simply beautiful.

[guylegg]

Prettiest looking golf video I think I’ve seen. Thanks for taking the time to knock it together so well

[sebastianzander]

5:22 "If you don't love a blind second shot, perhaps you don't love life itself" - philosophic poetry gold and what a great attitude to life!
I made three eagles after blind second shots myself, so yes, I do love blind shots :)

[timaust]

beautifully produced and the same lovely "feel" of the Scottish tour videos, awesome

[cren]

I know it's one of the greats, but still love seeing Erik get super excited to play new courses even though he's been at the world's best.

[contrnsmagnificndjoobngtaint]

love seeing the progression of his swing through his videos

[HouD]

One of the best edited videos in a while, so good! Great to have a video featuring Alex, as well.

[nathandoak]

the sound of the ice-cream van in the back round 5:12s, must be the same tune every ice-cream van has in northern ireland love it!!! if your from NI you will know what I mean!!

[markl]

I don't live far away from this course...maybe some day! 🙏Beautiful cinematography, content & golf course. Love it Erik. ❤️👏👏👏

[DonLounsbury]

Scheduled to play there this summer. Can't imagine it's better than Old Head. Old Head is truly magnificent. Until I play it I'll believe that it's at most the second best course in Ireland.

[tommydormer]

I love the Lahinch comment, I am from Clare and played the championship course multiple times. The 4th and 5th holes there are spectacular. I now have the pleasure of living in San Diego and playing the South Course of Torrey a few times a year.
You ever want to play, hit me up.

[_dboy_]

Beautiful. Love the appreciation you guys always show for the moment. That cinematography is top notch as usual, and makes me feel like I'm back in the Isles.