Dunmurry Springs

jampotjim

My god is this the most frustrating course ever...

Played it for the 1st time the other day and have to say I would not be rushing back...

Hit some lovely golf shots only to find out I had over hit the fairway and ended up in cabbage that you could lose small kids in..

It's the most unfair course I have ever played as you miss the narrow fairways by a yard and you are in stuff that will break your arm before releasing the ball..

Needless to say I didn't score well but did have 3 birdies on par 3's LoL...

1916

Sounds like it was setup like Oakland Hills...

What was the general condition of the course, fairways, green etc? Were there many people playing when you were out?

1916

jampotjim

1916 wrote: »

Sounds like it was setup like Oakland Hills...

What was the general condition of the course, fairways, green etc? Were there many people playing when you were out?

1916

The course was grand no major problems bar the rough which was a little uncalled for... I think they are trying to do the inland links thing a bit to much as this is lush rough about 1 1/2 ft high and is placed just off fairways.. Allot of blind shots where it looks open until you hit so is impossible if you haven't played before.

Trampas

If I remember correctly the course is very short.

Therefore it needs some protection which they have with the rough

jampotjim

Trampas wrote: »

If I remember correctly the course is very short.

Therefore it needs some protection which they have with the rough

I wouldn't say it's very short at all...

The fact they have blind t-shots with 90* angles with that filth at the other side of the fairway and had no strokesavers or images of the holes was a nightmare..

I am sure when you know the course it would be grand but this rough was beyond a joke, missed the st green by 2 yards after a slight push and lost the ball... 2nd over hit the fairway by 2 yards ended up in rough over my knee, 3rd bad bounce and missed fairway by 1/2 yard knee hight rough.. My card was ruined after the 1st 3 holes yet I only hit 1 half bad shot into the 1st

C0SM0

I played there afew weeks ago and i too found it to be quite short, on at least 7 holes my 2nd shot was a short PW. Rough was a nightmare alrite lost afew balls and my temper looking for them on several occasions. We had a strokesaver from a previous round think it was about €6 and it definitely came in handy.!!! Very nice par 3 over water and the pin was about 4 yards on and 4 yards from the right handside surrounded by the drink.

slingerz

whats a strokesaver?

PhilipMarlowe

A wee book with (usually) overhead photos or at least sketch of the holes, showing distances from the back of the tee box to important points on the hole - the front of the green, how far to carry the bunker... particularly handy when you are playing a course for the first time as it will give you an idea of slopes, direction for blind/semi-blind holes etc etc.

Often there is a small paragraph about the dangers on the hole and the preferred stratety.
http://www.strokesaver.com/www/company/index.html

C0SM0

It's a small book with an image of each hole and has yardages from certain points of reference. i.e the lone oak right hand side of fairway is 169 yards to pin etc. Gives accurate distances to water hazards, bunkers too.

Russh

Yeah..It's well known for it's rough....Very tight course...also agree that it's on the short side....!

I don't know a person who has played there that hasn't had a negative comment about the rough...! Really think they need to address this...Clubhouse still not built yet...!

waterville72

I played Dunmurry last Friday. Great track. Unreal greens..fast and undulating. Was a little wet around one hole early on..nice par 4 with water in front.Only to be expected. Played off the whites and didnt find it short. Agree about the inland links concept..but I thought it was fair. The fairway rough is long but wispy and you can find it in the long stuff. Its the short lush stuff thats the problem. Great value I thought for 30 euro..online tee times. I can remeber a lot of the holes which is always a good sign. Only drawback was that there is a fair bit of walking between greens and tees. Better than City West but not as good as Rathsallagh I reckon...that kinda standard.

Golf Pro

It's not a stand up and lash the ball type course, I play there quite a bit and love the course. The rough is only a feature in the summer time and adds a bit of variety from all the society golf courses around.

Mat the trasher

Lads, just to let you know the membership structure has just changed, entry is now 2K. Funds to finish the clubhouse are in place. I'll be taking it up.

Farmer Joe

sounds too good to be true, I'll check it out tomorrow...

Farmer Joe

called the club today and it is €2.5k which you can pay over 12 or 24 months

Russh

Gonna play there tomorrow....not looking forward to it.....:eek:.....Well maybe....

fireplace1982

I dont understand some of the moaning about por old dunmurry springs. Im a member there and i joined because I found the course to be not only well designed but also maintained to a very high standard. Some of the holes are a bit on the short side but those holes usually involve a very tricky green or well placed rough/bunkers. This means that its not a case of 'par 4, out with the driver so', and it often requires good course management and accuracy. The greens are excellent and the course is playable throughout the year thanks to its drainage, even in an irish summer! The lack of a clubhouse continues to be a real pain but new plans are underway. Dunmurry Springs is not perfect but it is a varied and enjoyable course, much better than many, many courses out there.

stevire

Played this today, enjoyable but a few things off putting...

There's no course map on the score card which really ticks me off, that's minor, but the rough is just stupid most of the time spent on a hole is either looking for your own or one of your mates golf balls in the long rough. Then dropping a shot and just getting frustrated, very little room for error and noone plays a perfect round so one or two holes can feck up your whole round.

I got the feeling throughout that the whole course was a bit unfinished, but the thing that topped it all off for me is the nightmare of trying to find the next tee box, a lot of them are hapazardly placed and a few times we had to be pointed in the right direction. Also, greens were fairly easy imo, no break in them at all although it did look like there was on a few occasions...

Overall enjoyable and would return, nice atmosphere and well kept but as I said has the feeling of being unfinished. I'd prefer to see more hazards (trees, bushes etc) on either side of the fairway other than the unforgiving rough...

aarymark

The greens are fantastic there all year round with plenty of break loads of speed, your the first person i ever heard say they were easy

ps .any chance of a putting lesson

aarymark

Mat the trasher wrote: »

Lads, just to let you know the membership structure has just changed, entry is now 2K. Funds to finish the clubhouse are in place. I'll be taking it up.

each member recieved a share to sell themselves their selling for around 1500 pm if interested.im not a member myself but know a few with shares its 2500 direct with the club

stevire

aarymark wrote: »

The greens are fantastic there all year round with plenty of break loads of speed, your the first person i ever heard say they were easy

ps .any chance of a putting lesson

I'm not questioning the condition of the greens, they're well kept along with the rest of the course... I just feel like for big greens there should definitely be more slopes an ridges for more of a challenge. (imo!!)

Golfing widow

I also know members with shares to sell at a reduced rate...Pm if interested