By Jason Scott Deegan

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – I’ve just checked into the newly refurbished Portrush Adelphi, a Marine & Lawn Hotel, in this tiny golf mecca hugging the Irish coast.

With the sun shining brighter than I’ve ever seen this far north, the call to play golf feels too strong to ignore. The problem is we’re playing Portstewart tomorrow and Royal Portrush’s Valley and Dunluce links aren’t options in the midst of prepping for The Open Championship in July. My golf partner and I make a radical decision: We’re hoofing it.

We throw the golf bags on our shoulders for a beautiful city and beach walk to the Ballyreagh Golf Course, a nine-hole short course owned by the local council. In essence, it’s a muni. Sure, the conditions are rough and the ground rock hard, but what American muni besides Torrey Pines delivers coastal views like this? The mile walk each way, fresh sea air and 10 pounds for a round and pull trolley were more than worth it.

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