LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- Rory McIlroy may be tipped for great things but according to the `` CNN Living Golf '' producer , Chris Eldergill , his home course is on the road to success as well . The CNN crew with Rory McIlroy at the Lough Erne Golf Resort , Northern Ireland . In these troubled times , you 're hard pushed to find a golf development which either has n't been put on hold or canceled altogether . That coupled with the fact that golf tourism in Northern Ireland has been in steep decline , it 's a testament to the people of Lough Erne Golf Resort that they 're opening their brand new championship course this summer . We have just returned from Lough Erne , which is situated about two hours west of Belfast in Northern Ireland , after spending some time with golf 's biggest teenage sensation , Lough Erne 's attached professional Rory McIlroy . Watch a preview of the show » . Whilst it was impressive to see such maturity from a 19 year old who has achieved so much so young , it was also impressive to see the surroundings he is blessed with . Created by six-time major champion Nick Faldo , The Faldo Course will be a par-72 layout set on a breath-taking peninsula -- if the photos do n't help visualize this for you , think Loch Lomond . And like the venue for the annual Scottish Open , do n't bet against this being a regular stop on the European Tour in the near future . During our stay , we were itching to get out and experience some of the course for ourselves but with gusting winds and with water on 14 of the 18 holes , only the brave or very talented would have survived ... and neither applied to us ! But with such a rich tradition of superb golf courses in Northern Ireland like Royal Portrush , Castlerock and Royal County Down , how will Lough Erne compete ? Simple ... their resident professional . Just days after this year 's Open Championship at Turnberry in Scotland , McIlroy will take on Ireland 's greatest ever golfer , three times Major Champion , Padraig Harrington , in the inaugural Lough Erne Challenge , a one-day event scheduled for Wednesday , July 22 . Harrington is gunning for a third consecutive Open championship whilst McIlroy is aiming to be the youngest Major winner in history -- not bad publicity for a course which would have been open for a mere three weeks . Only 4,000 tickets have been set aside for the event so if you ca n't make it to Turnberry , you could do worse than to see these two fight it out . CNN Living Golf airs at the times below : . ALL TIMES GMT Thursday , April 2 : 1230 , 1730 Saturday , April 4 : 0700 , 1730 Sunday , April 5 : 0300 , 0730 , 1500 .
Teenager Rory McIlroy is resident pro at Lough Erne Golf Resort near Belfast . The resort plans to open its new championship course this summer . A teenager from Northern Ireland has become the first player in history to win a major title on his debut as an amateur. Rory McIlroy will take on Padraig Harrington in its inaugural event on July 22 .