Massereene Golf Club was founded as a 9 hole course in 1895 and underwent many changes before Fred Hawtree laid out the existing course in 1961. Close to Belfast International Airport, the course runs along the shores of Lough Neagh, the biggest inland stretch of water in the British Isles.

The opening holes on this mainly parkland course wind away from the clubhouse until the par 5 7th which tumbles downhill to the shoreline of the lake in the direction of Shane's Castle.

After the tricky 9th hole one crosses the road to face the teasing inward half. With a more sandy subsoil mainly along the shoreline the back nine offers some truly excellent golf holes - the challenging dog leg par 5 16th bordering the lake, the almost claustrophobic 17th through a tunnel of trees and a testing finishing hole.