Courses without temporary greens this winter

thewobbler

Longtime lurker, first time poster - so hello!

Anyway, I'm looking to book a small society outing this December. But I've a serious and understandable aversion to temporary greens. One or two is fine, but beyond that, I'd rather wait til the spring.

If anyone could recommend courses within 70 miles of Newry witha good temporary green track record, it would be much appreciated.

Trampas

links course i say to head to

LostPassword

Royal County Down - played there at the start of last December and the regular greens were in play on both courses. If the championship course is too rich for your blood, the other one is fun too.

The_Architect

Links courses or most courses with recently reconstructed greens to USGA recommendations or thereabouts...

Traditional inland courses that haven't redone their greens (an increasingly rare breed, more's the pity) are likely to have temporary greens...

1united

Played Seapoint a few miles outside Drogheda last New Years Eve when just about every other couse our area was closed, so would defo say stick to Links. If you're in Newry there are plenty of good courses along the Down coast (Kilkeel, Ardglass, maybe Greenore).

GreeBo

If there is frost then you are in trouble no matter what.
But as above, USGA greens & links wont have drainage problems.
But It be careful of courses that have well drained greens but poorly drained fairways/rough. Very annoying to lose a ball a hole...