Bodenstown GC

Admiral

Does anyone know anything about Bodenstown Golf Club?

What would it be on a par with?


Admiral

JMB88

No word of lie but it's probably the worst course I've ever played. In the summer it completly drys up and it's rock hard because they've no irrigation system. Little or no featues (Few dried up Lakes and Creeks if I remember). To be honest I would get more enjoyment out of going to the driving range and hitting a bucket of balls.

copacetic

it's not that bad imo, but not great either.

Trampas

one word "dump"

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JMB88 wrote: »

No word of lie but it's probably the worst course I've ever played. In the summer it completly drys up and it's rock hard because they've no irrigation system. Little or no featues (Few dried up Lakes and Creeks if I remember). To be honest I would get more enjoyment out of going to the driving range and hitting a bucket of balls.

I'll be honest, I have to agree. It may be only €20 to play there but it's not even worth that to be honest.

May be barely tolerable in summer when it's dry but in winter it's a quagmire and best avoided at all costs.

madds

Played Bodenstown in a club comp a couple of months back and in our clubhouse afterwards even the Bodenstown members were slagging the course of. One of them told me that in order to secure a grant, the owner had to show that he had an irrigation system installed. On the day of the inspection he inserted sprinkler heads into the turf on all the holes...minus the pipes. He got the grant.

All the greens are saucer shaped and the putting surface was extremely bad when we played them I heard. Craters everywhere.

A lot of ex-members of Bodenstown have gone on to form successful clubs - Craddockstown is one I believe.

C0SM0

My father was a member there for years and it used to be kept in great nick, he told me in days gone by-the car park would be full from dusk til dawn at the weekends and you couldn't get a round for love nor money. they've let it go to ruin over the last few years and as a result have lost countless members and societies. i played it earlier this year,and while other courses were in immaculate condition, it was in bits with yellow greens and the fairways were badly cut.,greens were rock hard..

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C0SM0 wrote: »

My father was a member there for years and it used to be kept in great nick, he told me in days gone by-the car park would be full from dusk til dawn at the weekends and you couldn't get a round for love nor money. they've let it go to ruin over the last few years and as a result have lost countless members and societies. i played it earlier this year,and while other courses were in immaculate condition, it was in bits with yellow greens and the fairways were badly cut.,greens were rock hard..

It's one of the courses I learned to play on when I was a beginner and - although it was never brilliant - it's deteoriated alarmingly in the last five years. Wouldn't go near it now, even if I got a freebie.

doogal

I believe its closed now?
Anyone hear what the plan is for the place?
Sheep is the rumour.......

Danny dyers double

Was going to ask this question a few weeks back myself .

I'll always have great memories of the place as i must of played Ladyhill course every weekend during my first year playing Golf .

allybhoy

Danny dyers double wrote: »

Was going to ask this question a few weeks back myself .

I'll always have great memories of the place as i must of played Ladyhill course every weekend during my first year playing Golf .

Was where i learned to play aswell, had some good laughs in the place, played it probably went back and played it two years ago with a few mates for nostalgic purposes and it was in an awful state not surprised it closed down, especially when you consider the courses that are in the vacinity of it.

Speaking of which, i played Kileen for the first time there a few weeks ago, lovely course cant believe i never played it before, the back 9 in particular is lovely and the 18th is a brilliant hole to finish any round on.