How it plays

What you are actually facing

18holes
72par
7,118yards
115mof climb
1water hazard

The walk. Moderate. 115 metres of climb over the round.

The wind. The wind is usually southerly, averaging 16 km/h, gusting to 64. It is the club selection that catches people out, not the yardage.

The water. 1 hazard in play. Bring a few more balls than you think you need.

The design. Des Giffin (1992 redesign), original Strand by A. G. Gow (1908).

The holes that will cost you. The 4th, the 14th and the 7th. The 7th is the one you will be talking about afterwards.

Hole by hole — how we would play it
1
411 yards — plays like 398, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
2
357 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
3
207 yards — plays like 198, downhill
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Downwind — take less
4
530 yards — flat
three-shot hole — position over power
Crosswind — allow for drift
5
445 yards — flat
a full two-shotter — driver, then a mid/long iron
Crosswind — allow for drift
6
136 yards — flat
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
7
470 yards — plays like 484, uphill
reachable in two — go for it
Crosswind — allow for drift
8
405 yards — plays like 391, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Downwind — take less
9
335 yards — plays like 341, uphill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
10
400 yards — plays like 391, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
11
398 yards — plays like 391, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
12
161 yards — plays like 152, downhill
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
13
490 yards — flat
reachable in two — go for it
Crosswind — allow for drift
14
484 yards — plays like 493, uphill
reachable in two — go for it
Crosswind — allow for drift
15
161 yards — plays like 156, flat
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
16
422 yards — plays like 429, uphill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Downwind — take less
17
437 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
18
447 yards — flat
a full two-shotter — driver, then a mid/long iron
Crosswind — allow for drift

Terrain and prevailing-weather data, read hole by hole. It is our own assessment of how the course plays, not an official course or slope rating.

WHERE TO STAY

Places to stay while you play Portstewart Golf Club

Base yourself near the course — every venue here includes Portstewart Golf Club in your golf holiday.

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Venue details checked by the Golf Planet Holidays specialist team · Updated May 2026

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Golf holidays in United Kingdom — answers to the questions our golfers ask most.

Where should I play in the United Kingdom?

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