Hole 8

Par 3

A great hole with great views over Bangor and Belfast Lough. It's a wide fairway but position is important. Favour the centre or a wee bit left as there is an aged hawthorne tree, 30 yards in front of the green to the right. The green will run from right to left, sharply at times, and in dry conditions is fast – many a perfect shot has bounced high in front of the green and watched from afar as it races through over the back into thickish rough. For putting, one of the trickiest greens on the course with many levels and contours.