Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Royal County Down, Championship

18 holes, par 71, 7,158 yards, from the first tee to the last green. We measured every hole on the map its volunteers drew, so you can hold the print up against your card.

Draw This Course

Five Styles, One Survey

Gilt Gold on a dark ground. Open it in the studio.
Aerial The course from above. Open it in the studio.
Watercolour Washes on cold-press paper. Open it in the studio.
Yardage The measured drawing. Open it in the studio.
Architect The routing plan, inked. Open it in the studio.

The Card, Measured

Royal County Down, Championship: yards along each hole's surveyed line, par where the survey records it
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Yards	542	442	475	225	438	397	141	415	482	197	441	549	436	211	460	330	431	546
Par	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	5

A blank par is one the survey doesn't hold; we never guess one.

Painted Course is not affiliated with or endorsed by Royal County Down Golf Club. The drawing is ours, made from the public survey.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL; the course's newest edit is 24 February 2026, and this page's snapshot was taken 11 October 2026. The studio asks OpenStreetMap again when you open it, so a print carries the survey as it stands that day.