Good value golf in Dublin area?

gwp86 · 18-04-2012 10:38am #1

Looking to play a round of golf with a few friends on the weekend. Heard there may be a few bargains to be had at some of the NAMA courses around dublin. I found a list of them but they all seem to be pretty high-end, and I'm just looking to hack it round and have a laugh so not worth spending the money.

Any recommendations/plugs for your own club would be greatly appreciated.

mike12 · 18-04-2012 10:52am

I think using the term hack it round isn't going to get a lot of people excited about recommending there own courses.
Have a look at teetimes.ie and Golf Dublin. For a hack maybe Swords open or Elm Green. I think all the NAMA courses are being run as going concerns and i haven't heard of any great value on them.
Mike

AldilaMan · 18-04-2012 12:11pm

mike12 wrote: »

I think using the term hack it round isn't going to get a lot of people excited about recommending there own courses.
Have a look at teetimes.ie and Golf Dublin. For a hack maybe Swords open or Elm Green. I think all the NAMA courses are being run as going concerns and i haven't heard of any great value on them.
Mike

That's very unfair to Swords Open. Learned to play golf there - a decent course at a reasonable price and always in good condition

mike12 · 18-04-2012 1:08pm

I play/ played a good bit there myself it is where everyone learns to play when they are hacking it around.

gwp86 · 18-04-2012 1:28pm

mike12 wrote: »

I think using the term hack it round isn't going to get a lot of people excited about recommending there own courses.
Have a look at teetimes.ie and Golf Dublin. For a hack maybe Swords open or Elm Green. I think all the NAMA courses are being run as going concerns and i haven't heard of any great value on them.
Mike

Poor choice of words there we can all play to mid/late teens handicap just wanted to emphasise we're looking for something cheap and cheerful here.

Thanks for the recommendations, I'll certainly look into those.

G

BigChap1759 · 18-04-2012 1:43pm

Corbalis Golf Links - best value in Dublin IMO

gwp86 · 18-04-2012 1:48pm

BigChap1759 wrote: »

Corbalis Golf Links - best value in Dublin IMO

23 quid seems a bargain, looks like Corballis it is!

hoommer · 18-04-2012 3:31pm

corballis is the worst golf course i ever played. try castlenock 30 after 4pm or 40 before.
http://www.castleknockgolfclub.ie/golf/publish/index.php
or teetimes.ie have a lot more choice

BigChap1759 · 18-04-2012 3:44pm

hoommer wrote: »

corballis is the worst golf course i ever played. try castlenock 30 after 4pm or 40 before.
http://www.castleknockgolfclub.ie/golf/publish/index.php
or teetimes.ie have a lot more choice

Poor soul, you can't have played many courses then!

galwayjohn89 · 18-04-2012 3:52pm

Just had a look at the Corballis site there.

"Perhaps the four best ocean holes in Ireland"
Ron Kirby - Course Designer

Surely that might be slightly biased quote!?!

hoommer · 18-04-2012 3:54pm

only playing 20 years

. to be fair i know a few that like it. but even more that hate the place.
you must work there:D

hoommer · 18-04-2012 3:56pm

cant fault the views....but there not of the golf course. deer park has best view if your looking for that

BigChap1759 · 18-04-2012 3:59pm

Corbalis is on one of the best bits of links land in the country...........Deer park is on a field :pac:

gwp86 · 18-04-2012 5:31pm

hoommer wrote: »

corballis is the worst golf course i ever played. try castlenock 30 after 4pm or 40 before.
http://www.castleknockgolfclub.ie/golf/publish/index.php
or teetimes.ie have a lot more choice

How so? In bad nick is it?

Good value golf in Dublin area?

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