Fortwilliam Golf Club

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Fortwilliam Golf Club is located on Downview Avenue in North Belfast. It consists of a 18 Hole course with a Par of 70. ^[1] The course is bordered by Cavehill on one side and Belfast Lough on the other.

The club was formed in 1891 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Belfast City. The course was originally located about a mile from its current location, but as a result of Belfast's expansion, the club moved to a new site and established a 9 hole course. The course was expanded to 18 holes in 1923 when a deal was made with Sir Harold Gray to secure the land to the north side of Gray's Lane resulting in 9 holes on each side of the lane. However the holes on the north side were found to be too cramped and CW (Charlie Pope), the Club's Pro in 1904 redesigned the course with 11 holes on the south side and 7 on the north side and this is essentially the course that is played today. ^[2]