Cruit Island

SM746

Playing this course on Tuesday does anyone have any tips for it as I hear its pretty tricky. And does anyone know if its any good? Thanks

SuprSi

I've played a lot on this course over the years. It's a mad little thing, a real gem. Very tricky on some holes, though generally quite short. You absolutely must be straight off the tee, particularly on the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th and 9th (same on the back 9 too). The 5th was the first hole I ever eagled. You tee off blind over a hill, with a couple of bunkers to catch you if you're too long or too short, then go 90 degrees right to the green which has more bunkers. You'll most likely hit a mid-to-long iron off the tee with a wedge for you're next, as long as you hit the fairway.

The 6th is a brilliant par 3, over the sea onto a green that slopes back towards the player. Long and you're in the sea. Short, you're in the sea. Bail out left and you'll most likely catch one of the two bunkers, right and, you've guessed it, you're in the sea. It can be anything from a wedge to a 3 iron, depending on the wind.

Blind tee shots also on the 1st, 3rd, 5th so you need to have a very good idea where you're aiming. It can suffer, condition wise, if the weather isn't good. The greens can get a bit scorched and firm, though the rough never fails to impact your round!

Overall a very enjoyable course and one I'd look forward to playing again.

SM746

SuprSi wrote: »

I've played a lot on this course over the years. It's a mad little thing, a real gem. Very tricky on some holes, though generally quite short. You absolutely must be straight off the tee, particularly on the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th and 9th (same on the back 9 too). The 5th was the first hole I ever eagled. You tee off blind over a hill, with a couple of bunkers to catch you if you're too long or too short, then go 90 degrees right to the green which has more bunkers. You'll most likely hit a mid-to-long iron off the tee with a wedge for you're next, as long as you hit the fairway.

The 6th is a brilliant par 3, over the sea onto a green that slopes back towards the player. Long and you're in the sea. Short, you're in the sea. Bail out left and you'll most likely catch one of the two bunkers, right and, you've guessed it, you're in the sea. It can be anything from a wedge to a 3 iron, depending on the wind.

Blind tee shots also on the 1st, 3rd, 5th so you need to have a very good idea where you're aiming. It can suffer, condition wise, if the weather isn't good. The greens can get a bit scorched and firm, though the rough never fails to impact your round!

Overall a very enjoyable course and one I'd look forward to playing again.

hey played the course yesterday and i was very impressed. some lovely holes on it and the scenery is amazing. took us nearly 4 hours to play the round as we were too busy looking around. not as hard as my own club but still a very enjoyable course and one i will definitley play again. the 6th is a cracker. so much so we went back out after out round to just play it once again. first time i used a 9 iron and just caught the front of the green, on the back nine the 9 iron put me into the back rough. talk about tricky. if courses like this were located in dublin i could only imagine the membership fees and green fees they could command