Your top 10 courses (no particular order)

f22

Portmarnock Old
Ballybunnion
Carlow
Mullingar
Enniscrone
Shandon Park
Mount Juliet
European Club
Headfort New
Carne

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Good idea, but this was done before... although I didn't contribute if I remember correctly so here goes!

Skellig Bay, Waterville...
O'Meara Course, Carton House...
Headfort New...
Mount Wolsely...
Castleknock...
Tulfarris...
Waterford Castle...
Mount Juliet...
Dunmurry Springs...
Faithlegg...
Honorable Mention: Elm Green - first course that'd ever have me as member!

I'm sure I've forgotten a few... Naas and Craddockstown spring to mind...

whatawaster

Mount Juliet
Laytown & Bettystown
Co. Louth
Ballybunion
Seapoint
Druid's Glen
European
K-Club (Smurfit Course)
Headfort New
Portmarnock

Trampas

What you have played I guess. I no order

Rosses Point,
The Island,
Mount Juliet (Not forward tees),
Naas,
Thurles (Haven't played it in years but greens were always great when i did)
Mount Wolsely
Laytown (I like playing links)
St Mags
Druids Glen
Woodlands (Won my first open there and always play well there)

Played a few nice ones in Portugal

Worse
Seafield (Only opened at the time)
Kilkee Castle (Very up and down)
Towney Hall

I have played something like 80 courses in Ireland so try to keep adding new courses even if not great

SlimeyGoose

Rathsallagh
Glasson
Heritage, Killenard
K Club - Palmer course
Esker Hills
Galway Bay
Mount Temple
Westport
Portmarnock Links
Deer Park - starter course!:)

slumped

1. Moyvalley
2. Carton House (monty)
3. Castleknock
4. Portmarnock Links
5. Co. Louth
6. Carton House (o'meara)
7. Seapoint
8. Enniscrone
9. Mullingar
10. Murvagh

Best in Portugal:

Victoria
San Lorenzo
Old Course Vilamoura

Best in Scotland:

St. Andrews Old

stockdam

Royal Portrush
Royal County Down
Castlerock
Clandeboye
Galgorm Castle
Ballycastle
Bangor
Ardglass
Moyolla
Gracehill

f22

Wouldn't happen to be from the north by any chance with a list like that?

Poker Face

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kenco

Best
Mount Juliet
New Dun Laoighare
European
Woodbrook
Waterrock (public course in Cork)
Portmarnock links
Ballyliffen
Powerscourt

Overrated
K Club Palmer

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Hmmm, good idea there Kenco - to add in a high-profile course you weren't impressed with...

For me, the K-Club (non-Ryder Cup venue) was a huge letdown. SWAMP! Played Killeen the same week and it was bone dry...

Also, although it's undoubtedly a beautiful course, I'm no big fan of the Monty @ Carton House... For someone who sprays it a bit off the tee, it can be a nightmare...

madds

1. Monty course - Carton House
2. O'Meara course - Carton House
3. Craddockstown GC, Naas
4. Royal Portrush
5. Ballyliffin Old
6. Courtown GC
7. Carlow
8. Headfort Old
9. Mount Juliet
10. K-Club Smurfit course (which I am playing again this coming Saturday)

Over-rated:
Druids Glen - greens were terrible

Mister Sifter

I've only played around 12 or 13 courses in Ireland so far so i'll not embarass myself by making a list. The best i've played was probably Headfort New though, closely followed by Hollywood lake, which i though was a great course. Other than that i haven't really played too many special ones. Maybe this time next year i'll be able to make my top ten!

Slightly off topic, but i was reading this month's Golf Monthly and it does its usual end of year medal awards for courses. In ireland it gives a gold star to Narin &Portnoo.

Silver awards went to... Ballinrobe, Carrick-On-Shannon, Castle Dargan, Corballis, Headfort (Old), Kenmare, Roscommon and Knock.

Brockagh

Ballybunion
Waterville
Carne
The Island
Enniscrone
Old Head
Portmarnock
Headfort New
Royal County Down
Portstewart

Edit: I forgot to include my favourite - Lahinch.

dak

My favourite courses are

1) Portmarnock (old)
2) Gold Coast Dungaranan
3) Hollywood Lakes
4) Donabate
5) Headfort
6) Park Virginia ( scenic + difficult with all the trees)
7) Malahide
8) Deerpark 18 hole
9) Stackstown
10) Slieve Russell

Least Favourite:
1) Corballis
2) Balcarrick

Brockagh

I was a member of Stackstown for years. I always liked it, but it was just too hilly.

I don't mean to offend any members, but I just don't understand the inclusion of Hollywood Lakes. It's a grand course, but that's about it, in my opinion.

dak

Brockagh wrote: »

I was a member of Stackstown for years. I always liked it, but it was just too hilly.

I don't mean to offend any members, but I just don't understand the inclusion of Hollywood Lakes. It's a grand course, but that's about it, in my opinion.

A Friend of mine is a member -play there about once every 6 weeks..........Its much better if you hire a cart for €15 euro.........What hills!

Yosserh

My Favourite are

Mount Juliet
Tullamore
Gold Coast
West Waterford
Dungarvan
Mullingar
Athlone
Galway Bay
St Margarets
Headfort

Adiaga 2

Just realised I've never played outside of Leinster - must rectify that..
He's my 10 faves:

The European
Seapoint
Royal Tara
PGA National
Newlands
Lucan
Baltinglass
Citywest
Donabate
Killeen

ShriekingSheet

Woodenbridge
Courtown
Royal Dublin
South County
Milltown
Enniscrone
Portarlington
Killeen
Adare Manor
Lutrellstown

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CRAP! Throw Lucan into mine as well, knew I'd forget one... Haven't played Citywest since they done up the main course - what's it like? Always liked it in it's former guise anyway...

Scottty2Hottty

TPC Sawgrass
Royal Portrush
Murvagh
Ballyliffen Old
Ballyliffen Glashedy
PGA Palmerstown
Castlerock
European Club
Rosses Point
Castle Hume

Adiaga 2

WHIP IT! wrote: »

CRAP! Throw Lucan into mine as well, knew I'd forget one... Haven't played Citywest since they done up the main course - what's it like? Always liked it in it's former guise anyway...

Haven't played Citywest since around this time 2yrs ago. Just really like the place. Everything about it is always in lovely shape. Have they made changes recently? Maybe needed a bit of length added but other than that I would have left it alone. Great finishing hole too..

Scottty2Hottty

Most Over-rated Courses:
Without Doubt Druids Heath, followed closely by K-club Smurfit!

Honourable mention to The Island!

stockdam

f22 wrote: »

Wouldn't happen to be from the north by any chance with a list like that?

Oops rumbled......yeah of course.

I haven't played many courses outside of N.I. but then the question was my top 10 so unless anyone wants to sponsor me to go round the world.....

Trampas

I dont like the new City West course.

It was much better the old course

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Trampas wrote: »

I dont like the new City West course.

It was much better the old course

Aw crap, really? Old course was a real joy. I always liked and can never remember playing badly around it!

Brockagh

I live beside the Citywest Courses. I never was that gone on the old course. I like going out to the new course as it's in good nick and is grand for hitting irons on. Nothing too special, though.

Their new course in Johnstown (PGA National) is way over the top. Very artificial, although enjoyable all the same.

JCDUB

No particular order:

Headfort Old
Headfort New
The Island
Portmarnock
Royal Dublin
Mount Wolsley
Carton House Monty
K Club Palmer
Baltray
Birr

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Ye see, this is why I didn't wanna get in to this! .... throw Slieve Russell in on mine there... knew I'd forget some... :rolleyes:

There's also a cracking course I played in Spain but can't for the life of me remember the name of it...

stockdam

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Ye see, this is why I didn't wanna get in to this! .... throw Slieve Russell in on mine there... knew I'd forget some... :rolleyes:

There's also a cracking course I played in Spain but can't for the life of me remember the name of it...

Where abouts in Spain? What region...nearest town?

putts18

This is my first post and maybe this thread is finished but I liked the idea so here are my favorites.

Mount Juliet
Rosapenna (Sandy Hills)
Enniscone
Ballyliffin
Esker Hills
Waterford Castle
Carlow
Tramore
Glasson
Woodenbridge (not the greatest course, but.......:)

The most over-rated for me was Faithleg and the worst ever was Ballina.

JMB88

In no particular order:

-Carton House (Montgomerie)
-Druids Glen
-Mount Julliet
-The Island
-Co Louth
-Malone
-Ballyliffen (Old)
-K Club (Palmer course)
-The European Club
-Rosses Point

Henry Ford III

Nobody has even mentioned Lahinch

It beats most of those listed, easily.

Portmarnock old course is stunning. It is no doubt the best in ireland. Ive played all the best and this is the best. Also if you are up in Donegal you have to play St Patricks. Really cheap as it is unknown. Unbelivable course and stunning views.

A.Partridge

In no particular order....

Carton (Montgomerie)
European Club
Lahinch
Slieve Russell
Baltray (Co Louth if you want to be official about it)
Edenderry
Tulfarris
Mount Juliet
The Island
Corrstown

Most disappointing....Carton (O'Meara) except for holes 14,15 & 16 which were nice to look at.

Matt Santos

I am sure that I will have made some huge mistake but here we go........

1. Waterville
2. Portrush (Dunluce)
3. Adare Resort
4. The Heritage
5. Mt Juliet
6. Druids Glen
7. Lahinch
8. The Victoria (Villamoura)
9. Baltray
10. Glasson

Honorable mentions for.......
Portmarnock, Co. Tipperary, Rosslare, Enniscrone and Galway Bay. Very impressed with a course in Galway out the Spiddal Road. I think it was called Barna.

Most over-rated..........
Seafield, K-Club Palmer, Little Island Cork, Dromoland Castle and Druids Heath.

Matt

CLADA

I notice Carne is not mentioned by anybody. It's location may be remote but its definitely one of the best courses in the country at the moment (Top 5).

Mr. Larson

• Druids Glen
• Mount Wolesley
• Woodenbridge
• Wicklow
• Tulfarris
• Arklow
• Courttown
• Rathsallagh
• Coolattin
• Blainroe

Yes, I am from Wicklow :rolleyes:

eagle eye

In order, I have ten courses but I refuse to put the parkland courses and the links courses together in a list, they are totally different styles of course and they offer a completely different challenge, the only thing about it is that we are blessed with so many fine links courses that I have to put seven of them down here and leave out a lot, like Tralee, Rosapenna and Portmarnock, and the also leave out the likes of the K-club and the Slieve Russell from the Parkland section.

Two rankings, links and parkland.

1. Carne(Belmullet)
2. Ballybunion
3.(joint) Rosses Point and Enniscrone
4. Ballyliffin(Glashedy)
5. Lahinch
6. Ballyconeely(Connemara)

1. Mount Juliet
2. Druid's Glen
3. Headfort(new)

fullstop

Of the courses I've played, my top 10 would be;

1. Pearl Valley (SA)
2. Carton House (O' Meara)
3. Arabella (SA)
4. Mount Juliet
5. Ballyliffin (Glashedy)
6. Enniscrone
7. Murvagh
8. Luttrelstown Castle
9. Belvoir Park
10.Glasson

fearruanua

mt juliet
adare
syracuse cc, new york
dundrum
lahinch (old)
ballyneety
luttlerstown castle
kileen
smurfit course
castletroy

brousuka

fearruanua wrote: »

mt juliet
adare
syracuse cc, new york
dundrum
lahinch (old)
ballyneety
luttlerstown castle
kileen
smurfit course
castletroy

Bayneety??!! you must be joking??

rigal

1. Mount Juliet
2. Maderas GC (San Diego)
3. Santana (Spain)
4. Headfort New
5. K Club - Smurfit
6. The Heritage
7. Ballyliffen - Old
8. Royal Portrush
9. Tulfarris
10. Palmares (Portugal)

Most disappointing...

Druids Glen

Most difficult...

The Island GC & Torrey Pines (South Course)

Par72

Favourite Irish courses -

Rathsallagh
Mount Juliet
The Island
Tullamore
Woodbrook
Enniscrone
Coollattin
Hermitage
Mullingar
Headfort New

Brockagh

digan wrote: »

Portmarnock old course is stunning. It is no doubt the best in ireland. Ive played all the best and this is the best. Also if you are up in Donegal you have to play St Patricks. Really cheap as it is unknown. Unbelivable course and stunning views.

St. Patrick's is being redeveloped - Jack Nicklaus is designing it. It won't be cheap for long...

croucher

1. Carton (O'Meara)
2. Druid's Glen
3. Glasson
4. Tulfarris
5. Woodenbridge
6. Esker Hills
7. Craddockstown
8. Kileen

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Brockagh wrote: »

St. Patrick's is being redeveloped - Jack Nicklaus is designing it. It won't be cheap for long...

I think the Nicklaus thing fell through. St. Patricks is dreadful, played it in the north-west alliance about 18months ago and the greens hadn't been cut in literally weeks, not to mention the fairways. there were also pipes stuck in every fairway from Nicklaus' crowd

markymac

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Nobody has even mentioned Lahinch

It beats most of those listed, easily.

In your opinion.

People were asked to put up "their" top 10 courses, not yours.

Everyone likes different aspects of each course and are entitled to pick whatever they want. If you like start a topic discussing courses in minute detail.

PhilipMarlowe

1. Sunningdale Old
2. Worplesdon
3. Mount Juliet
4. St. Andrews Jubilee
5. Waterville
6. Wentworth West Course
7. St. Andrews Old
8. Carlow
9. Forest of Arden
10. European Club

The Rooster

from what I've played and what I remember!

- Portmarnock Old (different class)
- Glasson
- Waterford Castle
- Headfort
- Druids Glen
- Skerries
- Esker Hills
- St Helens Bay
- Slieve Russell
- Woodbrook