Every Hole at Royal County Down | Golf Digest

Royal County Down, nestled along the Irish Sea in Northern Ireland, is one of the most captivating courses in links golf. The holes are a witch’s brew of deception and temptation, rolling high and low over the dunes and throwing bunkers and blinds shots into frame faster than the golfer can react. Golf Digest ranks Royal County Down the number one course in the world outside the U.S., and for good reason, playing here is both a thrilling adventure and a test of nerve, where the greatest joy comes from battling the beast and surviving, more so than merely tallying the final score. Derek Duncan narrates a spectacular hole-by-hole of Royal County Down.

Narration: Iona Stephen
Cinematography: Carlos Amoedo
Script Writer: Derek Duncan
Editor: Nicholas Grieves
Production Manager: Emily Turner
Executive Producer: Christian Iooss

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:13 Hole No. 1
1:56 Hole No. 2
2:37 Hole No. 3
3:20 Hole No. 4
3:57 Hole No. 5
4:38 Hole No. 6
5:18 Hole No. 7
5:58 Hole No. 8
6:40 Hole No. 9
7:27 Interlude
8:08 Hole No. 10
8:46 Hole No. 11
9:25 Hole No. 12
10:13 Hole No. 13
10:57 Hole No. 14
11:32 Hole No. 15
12:13 Hole No. 16
12:58 Hole No. 17
13:40 Hole No. 18
14:26 Outro

[tootles]

Having been fortunate to play there six different times, I am still dragged there by the good and the not so good memories of these rounds.

[CheatinJerry]

Beautiful links course and Iona. Perrfect thank you!

[magicllama]

Iona Stephen has the best, most beautiful voice I've ever heard.

[ryangranger]

unbelievable piece of property, cannot wait to go back

[dogears]

Great job having Iona narrate this. Playing here in 2025 and counting the days.

[rustymckeever]

Iona could make reading the phone book interesting!

[notdrivingaminimetro]

How this has never had an Open Championship is beyond me

[Nick_J_]

Changing the pond out for a sandy waste area is smart. Spectacular course. Could it ever host The Open, I wonder?

[seabassthegreat]

Its been 4 months...wheres the next one?? I was hoping Harbour Town might drop this week 😢

[benandry]

"Derek Duncan narrates a spectacular hole-by-hole of Royal County Down. "

[munman]

Anyone ever have the ps1 game called pro 18 world tour golf? I remember this being one of the courses and was amazing

[MatthiaGryffine]

This is Canada calling. Given that it is the 25th anniversary of Tiger Woods winning the US, British and Canadian Opens in the same year, can you do a video for Glen Abbey where he accomplished the feat?

[tehhud]

Great video, but I have to say I prefer Jerry Tarde (Pine Valley) and Jim Nantz (Cypress Point) narrating these videos. They just sound more enthusiastic than Iona.