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Golf trips in Ireland?

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  • 20-07-2006 1:27pm
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    madds
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    I'm organising a golf trip for my Dad's 60th b'day this Sep/Oct and have been looking at 5 days in Villamoura. I've also looked at staying at home and playing some little known gems around the country. Here's a planned itinerary.

    Possible Northwest golf trip option below........

    Thursday: 18 holes in Rosses Point @ €70
    Friday: 36 holes Special in Ballyliffin @ €120. Stay in Rosapenna Hotel on Friday night.
    Saturday: 18 holes in Rosapenna @ €90

    Obviously RP and Ballyliffin are top notch courses, but I'm wondering what Rosapenna is like? Anyone played it? Any other course suggestions?


    Madds


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    GreenHorn
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    Three years ago I went on a trip with a few friends. We played Mount Juliet on the way through Kilkenny on Friday and then played Waterford Castle and Faithlegg on the Saturday and Sunday - staying in a nice little modest hotel called Dooley's in Waterford.

    It cost €145 for the three rounds and I'm fairly sure the offer is still available. Although we did have to pay a €15 'weekend charge' at every course although it didn't really matter at the time cos we'd paid the original cash weeks earlier.

    Very enjoyable I must say. I loved Waterford Castle. Haven't been back since but will definitely return someday soon, touch wood...


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    delboy159
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    If the trip drifts well into October would the weather be pretty rough for West/North West Links golf compared to the sunny Villamoura option?

    Saying that I'm the lazy golfer that hates the thought of a wind swept challenging Links course - whereas you may love that option...

    Just throwing my 2 cents in....


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    css
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    I played Rossapenna years ago, and it was the most unremarkable golf course I ever played.. Unless it has changed drastically I would not pay 90 euros to play it!

    Check out the West Coast Challenge.. 115 euros for 4 days golf on 4 courses, in the first full week in September.. The courses are: Strandhill, Ennniscrone, Bundoran and Murvagh.. Good value in my book!

    Greenhorn is that called the 'gold coast classic' or something like that?


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    GreenHorn
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    css wrote:

    Greenhorn is that called the 'gold coast classic' or something like that?

    Possibly, I can't really remember. I'm fairly sure you can still get the offer though. Along with one or two more I've seen pop up since.


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    rcs
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    If you're going to go for the Northwest, Murvagh (outside Donegal town) is a great course, and reasonably priced...


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