The Heritage for €66 and a few goodies

Kevinmarkham

Round of golf
Full Irish Breakfast
Strokesaver
€10 voucher in the pro shop.

Not bad at all for €66 - the offer was on the back of the Irish Times yesterday. (http://www.theheritage.com/championship_golf_ireland.html)

conno16

good deal

1united

Don't see any info on this offer on the website, do you have to have the newspaper. Very good offer this, too good to miss methinks.

1916

Yes on todays edition also

thegen

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

Round of golf
Full Irish Breakfast
Strokesaver
€10 voucher in the pro shop.

Not bad at all for €66 - the offer was on the back of the Irish Times yesterday. (http://www.theheritage.com/championship_golf_ireland.html)

Good offer and very clever as I know I would spend more than a tenner in the pro shop if I saw something I liked.

Trampas

I booked our society in there for a Saturday in July for €60pp

JCDUB

Hmmm, mediocre offer.

I'd prefer the golf for €40 and forget about the other wishy washy nonsense.

Having said that, I played the European Club for €40 earlier in the year, gimme that any day before the heritage.

jimjo

JCDUB wrote: »

I'd prefer the golf for €40 and forget about the other wishy washy nonsense.

+1

Kevinmarkham

JCDUB wrote: »

Hmmm, mediocre offer.

I'd prefer the golf for €40 and forget about the other wishy washy nonsense.

Having said that, I played the European Club for €40 earlier in the year, gimme that any day before the heritage.

You're a hard man to please. I guess they're trying to create an offer that includes a bit extra, is different to other 'special offers' and might create more business (in the pro shop).

Put it this way: if the ad had offered golf for €40, with no extras, I wouldn't have posted it on here or blogged about it.

Mister Sifter

JCDUB wrote: »

Hmmm, mediocre offer.

I'd prefer the golf for €40 and forget about the other wishy washy nonsense.

Having said that, I played the European Club for €40 earlier in the year, gimme that any day before the heritage.

+2

Dr_Colossus

Played the Heritage last Sat for the first time and although a nice track requiring good course management etc the numerous bunkers dotted around the course were in terrible condition. It's like they were never raked or maintained over the winter and apart from the thin layering of sand on top were otherwise like concrete and very hard to get out of. Also just to bear in mind that there's still remnants of hollow tiling and sanding on the greens, they're pretty true but slow so should really improve in a few weeks time.

Kace

I'm down there on Saturday and booked it a couple of weeks ago for €40 per man. I was surprised that a good reasonable rate like this was still on offer.

Anyway, hopefully this rain is washing away the final remnants of the green sand.

JCDUB

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

You're a hard man to please. I guess they're trying to create an offer that includes a bit extra, is different to other 'special offers' and might create more business (in the pro shop).

Put it this way: if the ad had offered golf for €40, with no extras, I wouldn't have posted it on here or blogged about it.

Too true Kevin, at least they're thinking outside the box I suppose. No harm in that at all.

Not a bad track either I have to say, although I haven't played it in two years.

Unglika Norse

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Played the Heritage last Sat for the first time and although a nice track requiring good course management etc the numerous bunkers dotted around the course were in terrible condition. It's like they were never raked or maintained over the winter and apart from the thin layering of sand on top were otherwise like concrete and very hard to get out of. Also just to bear in mind that there's still remnants of hollow tiling and sanding on the greens, they're pretty true but slow so should really improve in a few weeks time.

whats wrong with bunkers being in that condition, thems hazards, no one said they should be easy to get out of

Dr_Colossus

Unglika Norse wrote: »

whats wrong with bunkers being in that condition, thems hazards, no one said they should be easy to get out of

True they're hazards and shouldn't be easy to get out of but they should be consistent with somewhat soft powdery sand. Soft fairway bunkers in particular are very hard to get out of with any sort of distance since you have to hit the ball very clean. A rock hard compacted fairway bunker is easier to get out of as even if you hit the sand it just bounces off it and gets some sort of strike at the ball. Good green side bunkers I believe should have deep soft powdery sand to enable a good bunker player to control the ball instead of not knowing if the club will glide off the concrete flying the ball across the green or else hit one of the softer spots and bury the club leaving the ball in the bunker.

flugel

Rang the Heritage, told green fee's now 50 euro! :eek:

Kace

flugel wrote: »

Rang the Heritage, told green fee's now 50 euro! :eek:

Ask them is there a cheaper rate for times before 9am. This is the time range that I secured our €40 game.

You should also be able to see the lastest times and lowest prices on their website.

Kace

Just back from the Heritage and had to come back on to report. What a course !! The place is fantastic - one of the most enjoyable rounds I have had in a long long time.

The design is brilliant (fair play to Seve) with some beautiful looking holes and enticing driver holes. Bunkers are really well shaped and positioned and water really makes some of the holes a real test (notably 9 and 18)

Greens were a little sandy but most of it is gone now. Fairways and general upkeep was top class. The place was packed after 9am, not a sinner there beforehand. We were first out at 08:30, but there were times available earlier too.

€40 per man very well spent - even if it had been €50 it would have been well worth it, but I think it's a good strategy to have cheaper golf for those willing to get up early and take up those first tee times.

A+++ Highly Recommended and not too far for any of us. 3 came from West and 1 from Dublin.

We'll be back.