Practice facilities in/near Blanchardstown?

madds · 30-07-2007 12:15pm #1

I work in the Blanchardstown Corporate Park and was thinking about using a couple of lunch breaks during the week for a bit of practice. Not getting out at all these days in the evenings due to work being so busy and I'm back online when I get home.

Looking for somewhere which is no more than a 10-minute drive away (so that rules Carton out Slumped

).

AndyP · 30-07-2007 2:41pm

Elmgreen is your best bet.

copacetic · 30-07-2007 4:11pm

AndyP wrote:

Elmgreen is your best bet.

I'd actually say heading up to hollystown and using their practise range would be the best bet as it is a fair bit closer.

AndyP · 30-07-2007 4:19pm

copacetic wrote:

I'd actually say heading up to hollystown and using their practise range would be the best bet as it is a fair bit closer.

True, have'nt been in Hollystown in many a year.

copacetic · 30-07-2007 4:33pm

the only issue with hollystown is that there are only a few bays and it is a short range, so prob no drivers. but for a lunchtime session it may suit

Mister Sifter · 30-07-2007 8:18pm

yeh, either of the two mentioned. at elm green you can stand and chip for a while or hit the big putting green or head for the driving range.

never used hollystown but sounds like you have a couple of decent options!

Adiaga 2 · 31-07-2007 6:23am

Graeme1982 wrote:

at elm green you can stand and chip for a while or hit the big putting green or head for the driving range.

This was mentioned before. Does Elm Green have a short game practise area? To practise chipping? Bunker shots? If so where is this? Does it get busy? I've only ever seen the big putting green you mention, in front of the clubhouse.

Fingal driving range has a short game practise area but it's a membership thing there rather like Cart...oops

Mister Sifter · 31-07-2007 9:23am

Adiaga 2 wrote:

This was mentioned before. Does Elm Green have a short game practise area? To practise chipping? Bunker shots? If so where is this? Does it get busy? I've only ever seen the big putting green you mention, in front of the clubhouse.

yeh, it has a small practice chipping green round the other side of the clubhouse (just next to the scorers hut, near the main car park). It doesn't have a bunker unfortunately though. Quite tight round about the green, but its usually very quiet (no more than 1 or 2 people at any time generally). It's not great, but its ok for a bit of a practice on the short game.

madds · 31-07-2007 10:38am

Thanks folks.....Hollystown looks the closest alright. I'll take a look.

ziggy · 31-07-2007 6:29pm

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Mister Sifter · 31-07-2007 7:39pm

ziggy67 wrote:

If its just a driving range you want then Blanchardstown Golf Centre is about 2 minutes away

is it not closed now?

lubo_moravcik · 04-03-2011 2:03pm

Mister Sifter wrote: »

yeh, either of the two mentioned. at elm green you can stand and chip for a while or hit the big putting green or head for the driving range.

never used hollystown but sounds like you have a couple of decent options!

What is the criteria for using ElmGreen?? Can anyone, ie me, just walk in and use the driving range?

Hollystown driving range is closed until end of March

LostPassword · 04-03-2011 3:24pm

lubo_moravcik wrote: »

What is the criteria for using ElmGreen?? Can anyone, ie me, just walk in and use the driving range?

You rock up, pay for balls and smack em away - 8.50 for 100 balls.

JOSman · 04-03-2011 3:37pm

The Ward is €5 for a 100 balls.

lubo_moravcik · 04-03-2011 3:40pm

LostPassword wrote: »

You rock up, pay for balls and smack em away - 8.50 for 100 balls.

go into clubhouse/reception and pay, or is there a machine that you just throw the money in??

JOSman wrote: »

The Ward is €5 for a 100 balls.

The Ward, is that a few mile past Hollystown??

thanks both

AGC · 04-03-2011 3:50pm

lubo_moravcik wrote: »

go into clubhouse/reception and pay, or is there a machine that you just throw the money in??

The Ward, is that a few mile past Hollystown??

thanks both

At the roundabout at Hollystown swing a right and at the Ashbourne Rod junction go right and its about a minute down the road on the right.

€5 for 100 but mats are poor.

10 minute drive from Corporate Park

When Hollystown does open the range you will always get to use it...Never busy and you can use the grass. No restriction on drivers either and you could use the putting green as well

JOSman · 04-03-2011 3:56pm

Hi Lubo, It's on the old Ashbourne Road.

I pass by Elmgreen because The Ward gives better value. Costs me more but there you go.

pressurecooker · 04-03-2011 10:53pm

Was in the Ward driving range last week, and they are doing a 2 for one offer on baskets of balls at the moment...fiver gets you a huge bucket of balls, not really sure how many, to be honest...mats are still poor though...

Waesfjord · 05-03-2011 12:31am

pressurecooker wrote: »

Was in the Ward driving range last week, and they are doing a 2 for one offer on baskets of balls at the moment...fiver gets you a huge bucket of balls, not really sure how many, to be honest...mats are still poor though...

€5 for 100 at the Ward (Old Ashbourne Road), but that is a promo only for winter, so will probably end over coming weeks.

They do have mirrors to check out your swing, none in Elm Green.

Don't bother with the Ward after dark as the floodlights are pretty crap.

Practice facilities in/near Blanchardstown?

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