Coordinates: 54°34′55″N 5°54′50″W / 54.582°N 5.914°W / 54.582; -5.914 The Ormeau Golf Club is located on Park Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a nine-hole course with an eighteen-hole par of 68.
The golf club describes itself as "the Course in the heart of the city" as it is just a mile from Belfast city centre. It was formed in 1893 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland. The clubhouse and course are situated on mature tree-covered parkland, which was once part of the Marquis of Donegall's Ormeau demesne. The club has occupied the property by agreement with Belfast City Council since the early 1890s.
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