Golf in Northern Ireland
Golf course fly-through videos for clubs in Northern Ireland
FLYTHRU builds cinematic fly-through videos and interactive hole-by-hole tours for golf clubs in Northern Ireland, embedded on the club's website next to its tee-booking link. Every hole flies from tee to green and then orbits the green. Holes are made from Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles, with no drone or site visit, and most clubs are live within a week.
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What is a golf course flyover video for a Northern Ireland club?
A golf course flyover video is a short aerial flight along a hole, following the line of play from tee to green. For a club in Northern Ireland, it shows visitors the dunes and sea views of a links on the north or east coast, or the tree-lined fairways of a parkland course, before they book.
FLYTHRU renders each hole as a smooth tee-to-green flight followed by a slow orbit of the green. The holes together form an interactive tour that lives on the club's own website, so the club controls how its course is presented.
How much does a golf course fly-through cost in Northern Ireland?
Clubs in Northern Ireland see prices in pounds sterling. Member-owned and community clubs can take the Community Fly-through at £29 a month with no setup fee. Proprietary, resort and tournament venues start on the Club plan at £995 setup and £99 a month, on the Commercial track.
Every plan is monthly rolling with no exit fee, so the club can cancel at any time and keeps its footage forever. Annual plans give two months free. Re-flights are included when the course changes significantly.
- Community Fly-through: £29 a month, no setup fee
- Community + New Website: £195 setup, then £59 a month
- Club: £995 setup, then £99 a month
- Club + Web Takeover: £1,495 setup, then £149 a month, with quarterly re-flights
- Championship: priced on application, from £4,995 setup, with quarterly re-flights
How long does filming take for a course in Northern Ireland?
On most plans there is no filming. FLYTHRU builds each hole remotely from Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles, so nobody needs to travel to the course and play is not interrupted. Once the course is mapped, most clubs are live within a week. Only Championship plans include a drone capture day at the course.
The process is Map, Craft, Embed and Book. After we map and craft the holes, the club adds one line of script to its website, with no rebuild and no plugins, and golfers can watch and click through to book.
Do you need a drone permit to film a golf course in Northern Ireland?
Northern Ireland follows UK drone rules, regulated by the UK Civil Aviation Authority rather than the Irish Aviation Authority. Camera drone operators generally need a CAA Operator ID, pilots a Flyer ID, and commercial work near people commonly needs an A2 Certificate of Competency or a Specific category authorisation. Most FLYTHRU plans need no drone.
The club's permission as landowner is needed for take-off and landing, and flight restriction zones apply around airports, including those serving Belfast and Derry.
Clubs should check current CAA guidance before any drone filming is agreed. A drone operator used to working south of the border will need to meet UK requirements here. For most clubs, though, FLYTHRU's 3D Tiles approach means no drone is involved.
How do Northern Ireland clubs use fly-throughs to sell memberships and tee times?
Clubs in Northern Ireland place the fly-through right beside the tee-booking link, so golfers can see the course and book in one step. FLYTHRU links with BRS Golf and intelligentgolf to take golfers through to the tee sheet. Membership committees share the full tour with prospective members as part of each enquiry.
The Caddie answers visitor questions on the website, and a monthly results email shows how many times the course flew and which holes got the most views.
Clubhouse mode plays a 16:9 auto-cycling loop on the bar or foyer screen, and the tee plaque QR programme lets golfers scan a plaque on each tee to watch the hole fly.
Can FLYTHRU capture the links of the Causeway Coast and County Down?
Yes. Northern Ireland's best-known links lie along the Causeway Coast in the north and the County Down coast in the east, with dunes, sea views and mountain backdrops. A fly-through lets visitors follow the routing through the dunes and see the hidden bunkers and approaches that make these courses demanding.
Inland, parkland courses around Belfast and across the counties offer a different test, shaped by trees, water and gentle elevation. The same tee-to-green flight and green orbit work equally well for parkland, where the shape of the green complex is often the key to scoring.
How do fly-throughs help clubs attract cross-border and overseas visitors?
Many golfers visiting Northern Ireland also play in the Republic, crossing the border during the same trip, and overseas groups often plan an island-wide itinerary. A hole-by-hole tour on the club website helps them choose courses from home, compare options and book tee times without needing to call the office first.
Society organisers can share the tour with their group before a booking is confirmed. Try our free Sample Links demo, a fictional course, to see the format, and on a demo call we will fly your opening hole free.
Get a fly-through for your club
Book a demo using the form below, or call 0141 230 0198.