Work is nearing completion on the intricate but carefully designed programme of improvements to Galgorm Castle, which will again host the innovative ISPS Handa World Invitational – involving tournaments for men on the DP World Tour and for women on the LPGA Tour – at the Co Antrim venue from August 17th-20th.
The final phase of the three-year investment programme, which has been conducted without impacting on the Castle course’s availability, has resulted in clever design that, apart from lengthening the parkland layout to 7,300 yards for the men’s championship scorecard, has resulted in the River Maine coming more into play off the tee on a number of the riverside holes.
The final works have seen improvements including the redesign of the ninth …

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