The journey to Helens Bay Golf Club begins at Belfast International or the closer George Best Belfast City Airport, followed by a straightforward twenty-minute drive east along the A2 coastal road that hugs the southern shore of Belfast Lough. The route trades the city's bustle for the genteel Victorian charm of County Down's Gold Coast, where the Antrim Hills rise to the north and glimpses of the Irish Sea appear between hedgerows and stone walls. As you pass through Holywood and Cultra, the road narrows and curves into Helens Bay village, where the clubhouse sits tucked between the railway line and the water's edge - a discreet seaside sanctuary that has welcomed golfers since 1893.