Comprising a mixture of inland and links holes, a round at Castlerock will test every department of a your game and the opening hole suitably reflects the exhilarating experience of playing here. Measuring only 348 yards, with the prevailing wind trying to encourage your ball into the out of bounds on the right and a plateau green waiting to receive your approach, a par four here is a good return. The 200 yard par three 4th hole, called “Leg o’ Mutton”, is probably the signature hole at Castlerock and requires a tee shot struck over a river, with a railway track lurking to the right. Other excellent holes on the front nine include the par four 6th and the tough par three 9th, with its green surrounded by dunes.