Black Bush GC?

ShriekingSheet

Anyone know what it's like?

Half thinking of going out to the Junior Scratch on the 13th. It's a little bit of a drive but there doesn't seem to be much else on to play in that day. I don't know it so if it's the kind of place you couldn't really go and play strokes without a fair idea of where you're going I might avoid it.

Cheers

Mister Sifter

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

Anyone know what it's like?

Half thinking of going out to the Junior Scratch on the 13th. It's a little bit of a drive but there doesn't seem to be much else on to play in that day. I don't know it so if it's the kind of place you couldn't really go and play strokes without a fair idea of where you're going I might avoid it.

Cheers

Last year it was pretty much a washout due to rain. We all got sent out to start, the place was waterlogged. Should never have been out there. They called us back in and hung about for an hour. Still raining, but we were sent out again. Alot of lads sensibly went home during the break. The club quite clearly didn't want to have to reschedule or pay back the 35 euro each.

Played the first 18 and to this day it was the single most miserable round of golf of my life. Was soaked to the bone by the end of it and if you'd not have got me back out for the second 18 even if you'd stuck a Playboy bunny in a bikini by the side of every tee. I think about 11 over cobined ended up winning it that day which shows how poor the conditions were.

I'd played the course once before that day and it's generally a nice track. Straightforward enough, so if you've not played it you could still score.

Don't think i'll play in it this year. The fiasco of last year is still too fresh in the memory.

ShriekingSheet

Graeme1982 wrote: »

Last year it was pretty much a washout due to rain. We all got sent out to start, the place was waterlogged. Should never have been out there. They called us back in and hung about for an hour. Still raining, but we were sent out again. Alot of lads sensibly went home during the break. The club quite clearly didn't want to have to reschedule or pay back the 35 euro each.

Played the first 18 and to this day it was the single most miserable round of golf of my life. Was soaked to the bone by the end of it and if you'd not have got me back out for the second 18 even if you'd stuck a Playboy bunny in a bikini by the side of every tee. I think about 11 over cobined ended up winning it that day which shows how poor the conditions were.

I'd played the course once before that day and it's generally a nice track. Straightforward enough, so if you've not played it you could still score.

Don't think i'll play in it this year. The fiasco of last year is still too fresh in the memory.

Thanks Graeme, yeah I might give it a go.

Hobart

My home course!!

And I'll be playing that day, I also had the (dis)pleasure of playing last year, and I fully agree with Graeme's description of the day, it was a total disaster.

It's a long course, and currently the rough is playing very tough, as it's still soft in place off the fairway, so you have to be hitting straight and long. There were a couple of raised eyebrows recently at the fact that the rough has been let get so tough, but the course committee have said that it's still too soft to allow heavy machinery onto it.

The greens are probably the best in the area, spend 20 mins on the practice green before you go out. There is a driving range and a pitch/practice bunker area, so you'll have plenty of resource to practice if you arrive early. The changing rooms were refurbished this year, and the showers replaced, as were the caterers, if the weathers good, it's a good course to play, that's fair in places, but it can bite in some.

If you need any finer details, or a copy of a stroke saver, drop me a PM with your address and I'll post it out to you.

jampotjim

I might put my name down for this....

Is a good course but fairly straight forward, A few long holes and 1 or 2 nice short testers...

Always remember it being pretty soft even as kids as for some reason got them in the smurfit cup 2 out of 4 years playing it one there and one at home..

ShriekingSheet

Hobart wrote: »

My home course!!

And I'll be playing that day, I also had the (dis)pleasure of playing last year, and I fully agree with Graeme's description of the day, it was a total disaster.

It's a long course, and currently the rough is playing very tough, as it's still soft in place off the fairway, so you have to be hitting straight and long. There were a couple of raised eyebrows recently at the fact that the rough has been let get so tough, but the course committee have said that it's still too soft to allow heavy machinery onto it.

The greens are probably the best in the area, spend 20 mins on the practice green before you go out. There is a driving range and a pitch/practice bunker area, so you'll have plenty of resource to practice if you arrive early. The changing rooms were refurbished this year, and the showers replaced, as were the caterers, if the weathers good, it's a good course to play, that's fair in places, but it can bite in some.

If you need any finer details, or a copy of a stroke saver, drop me a PM with your address and I'll post it out to you.

Hahaha, okay, okay I'm sold

So it's 36 and 4 h'cap and up yeah? Do you know is there much time left on the sheet?

Hobart

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

Hahaha, okay, okay I'm sold

So it's 36 and 4 h'cap and up yeah? Do you know is there much time left on the sheet?

36 Holes and 5-10 H'Caps. About 36 spots left. You can use http://www.webgolf.ie/clubs/meath/blackbush.htm to book it. Click on Login and Guest Login.

ShriekingSheet

Hobart wrote: »

36 Holes and 5-10 H'Caps. About 36 spots left. You can use http://www.webgolf.ie/clubs/meath/blackbush.htm to book it. Click on Login and Guest Login.

Frig.

I'm currently 4.

Hobart

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

Frig.

I'm currently 4.

You could play under my name ? We could split the prize, 80/20.

ShriekingSheet

Hobart wrote: »

You could play under my name ? We could split the prize, 80/20.

Done and done!
Nah, that's a shame - cheers for the info anyway. I'm sure I'll get out there for a game at some stage.

Mister Sifter

Anyone else play the JSC there at the weekend? Have to say, the course was in excellent condition. Greens were arguably as good as i've played on all year.

It's a course that really tests your course management. It's definitely scoreable, but it really can bite you in the arse. The Par 5s are particularly tough. A few of them are short enough, but the bunkering, water and trees make for some real risk reward golf. Whoever was in charge of the changes (those not on the strokesaver) got it spot on. If you miss a fairway, 9 times out of 10 you're severely punished.

Really good test of golf and great facilities up there, both practice and clubhouse. Not that i threatened to claim any, but the prizes did seem to be very poor for the JSC, particularly with a full time sheet at 30 euro a head. My only other gripe was the price of the food at half-time... €8.50 for a small bowl of soup and a few triangular sarnies!

jimjo

Hobart wrote: »

My home course!!

The greens are probably the best in the area, spend 20 mins on the practice green before you go out. There is a driving range and a pitch/practice bunker area, so you'll have plenty of resource to practice if you arrive early. The changing rooms were refurbished this year, and the showers replaced, as were the caterers, if the weathers good, it's a good course to play, that's fair in places, but it can bite in some.

If you need any finer details, or a copy of a stroke saver, drop me a PM with your address and I'll post it out to you.

Played Black Bush and yeah the practice area is superb. When I did a little digging and seen this thread I thought you were just favouring your home club as everyone quite naturally does, but the practice facilities there are first class. Two putting greens, Bunker/Chipping area and a range, was impressed I must say.

The course itself is long but manageable if you get me. I think it was the 3rd hole, Par 5, against the wind today, it played quite tough. Found the front 9 (A) tougher than the back 9 (B). Its by no ways an easy course in general, I found it more difficult than say Knightsbrook. When you’re behind a tree off your tee shot (and believe me there are numerous and very easy to do when the ball trickles of the fairway) it’s a shot to get out and in places the fairways are tightish….

The greens were fantastic, very true. The front nine I over read them and than on the back nine I kept things simple and went straight for the hole and scored much better.

Maybe I wasn’t expecting that much and/or that I played well but Black Bush really seemed a nice course and I was impressed.

jimjo

Played in a recent open here and although the course was in tip top condition the greens were very bumpy, couldn't get a normal roll all day. There was little bits and pieces scattered all over the greens, pieces of grain or something. Both players i played with, low lads, were all in agreement.

The course was in great condition apart from that.