The 3rd measures 477 yards playing more or less straight out, entirely along Dundrum Bay on the right. Ten bunkers must be negotiated along the way, and the approach shot is blind. The landing area for the drive is similar to a supermodel, or GPW's wallet; very skinny. A pair of bunkers on the left and another on the right pinch the fairway some 240 yards from the tee box. From the tee, the green can be seen, along with the directional pole directly behind the putting surface. However, once the golfer moves down into the fairway, the green will disappear and the second shot must be played blind.
Here, in the second picture, the putting surface is shown from perhaps 80 yards out. The directional pole behind the green is the golfer's best friend on the second shot, since it is all he can see from the landing area. The dunes behind the green are enormous, although the routing will turn inland here and not play through this landscape. Five bunkers are found near the green, with most of them placed 30 to 60 yards in front of the putting surface. Only one of the bunkers is greenside, a small pot bunker on the left.
The final picture is taken from the elevated tee box of the par 3 4th hole. The combination of dunes, gorse, Dundrum Bay and the Mountains of Mourne make the setting of Royal County Down a stirring place to play the game of golf.
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