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Advice for a golfing trip in Ireland

  • 29-03-2009 9:08pm
    #1
    jampotjim
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    Hey all

    Where would you all advise for 3 or 4 lads to go for 4 days golfing..

    I was thinking up North and traveling across playing portrush & Counth Down on the way what you think??

    I want somewhere with a bit of life about it also and hotels near by so we can go for beers post round and get taxis back..

    Thinking May bank hol w/end as m8 is moving to Oz not long after.

    Thx

    Jim


Comments

  • #2
    conno16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭conno16


    ya do that lough erne course in leitrim that faldo designed
    stay there maybe on the third/final night


  • #3
    uberwolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,581 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    I really enjoyed Ballyliffen and Glashedy. Stayed in McGrory's of Culdaff - good food, good pub, grand rooms.

    edit: McGrory's http://www.mcgrorys.ie/


  • #4
    conno16
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    lough erne not open til july actually
    and its in fermanagh


  • #5
    Kevinmarkham
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    Can't suggest places to stay - I was in a camper van the whole time - but there's plenty to choose from up North and it's very cheap - relatively.

    If you start at Royal County Down and end at Royal Portrush I'd suggest you check out any of the following:
    RCD Annesley - short, tricky and a miniature of the main course
    Kilkeel - densely wooded parkland
    Ardglass - quality seaside course and some great clifftop holes
    Spa - good parkland
    Lisburn - classic parkland
    Lurgan - a tight course, not for the wayward
    Silverwood - municipal and scruffy as anything, but great setting
    Down Royal - adventurous heathland (and racecourse)
    Massereene - classic parkland
    Galgorm Castle - big estate course with lots of room
    Moyola Park - some amazing holes on a big-tree parkland track
    Royal Portrush - be sure to play the Valley course as well. Well worth it

    The best night I had on my travels was at Castlerock, so get yourself to the bar and you'll be grand.

    Kevin
    http://golfcoursesireland.blogspot.com/


  • #6
    stockdam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭stockdam


    There are plenty of good courses in Northern Ireland.

    If you start with RCD then you probably will stay in Newcastle. It's not that lively but anywhere else in the area is worse.

    As Kevin said.....try Ardglass and Kilkeel in the area.

    The travelling north.......try the Bangor area.........Clandeboye, Bangor and maybe Carnalea (in that order).

    Then head for the North coast and stay in Portrush (or Portstewart or Coleraine). Play both courses at Portrush, then Portstewart, Castlerock and further afield Ballycastle. The old course at Portstewart is ok also (not as good as the others listed) and maybe Bushfoot (9 hole). On the way up you should try Gracehill.


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