Enniscrone

Dublin Spur

I'm making my first trip to Enniscrone this April
I'm in a work society, and we're booked in for 3 days of golf up there.

Heard a lot of good things about it

To those that have played it:

1. How would you sum it up ?
2. Is it similar to any Links on the East Cost ?
(I've never played on the West Coast before )

Pub info also appriciated

onlyfinewine

Dublin Spur wrote: »

I'm making my first trip to Enniscrone this April
I'm in a work society, and we're booked in for 3 days of golf up there.

Heard a lot of good things about it

To those that have played it:

1. How would you sum it up ?
2. Is it similar to any Links on the East Cost ?
(I've never played on the West Coast before )

Pub info also appriciated

It's a magnificent championship links with huge dunes and super greens. It used to be a bit quirky with some flat holes but it was upgraded/remodeled a while back, brought into some fabulous dune land on the beach side and there is not a weak hole in it.
The finishing stretch is quite tough and bearing in mind that it is on the North West coast of Ireland you can allow for some wind (Large Understatement). You will learn more and more about it each time you play it and I will be surprised if you do not fall in love with the place.
The clubhouse is a very comfortable and relaxed place to sink a few and we found the staff extremely pleasant, friendly and knowledgeable and would heartily recommend it. The town/village is quite small but there are now a couple of hotels there which offer golf packages. Other than that there is a pub called Harnett or Hartnetts in the middle of the town that has a cosy atmosphere and the craic can be good.

Of the courses on the East Coast the one I think it most resembles would be the European, because of the size of the dunes, I would like your opinion on this when you return. Good luck and hope you enjoy the trip!

I'm sure Kevin Markham has it covered in more detail if you dig it out.

mike12

Really like nothing on the East coast. There are a fair few blind shots but that has to be expected with all the big Dunes. Cracking course and u will have fun. There are 4/5 flat holes on the front 9 but bar that you won't see another group for most of the day.
Enjoy.

zztop

Canbe very slow & the greens poor but its not in the Top ten
for that.You can stay in ballina which is only 5/6 miles away
but the hotel on the course is fine(nama) Diamond Coast its
called & its new.

Miley Byrne

The course is great and if you love links golf you're in for a treat.

There is a nice little pub/restaurant in the village called "The Pilot" (I think thats the name of it, open to correction). Savage grub there and the Guinness is pure cream.

Nothing better than calling in there after 18 holes and relaxing over fresh seafood and a few creamy ones.......(man I have to get back up there this year at some stage!!!)

Kevinmarkham

Heaven. Love the place with a vengeance. Agree that it's not really like anything on the east coast - as onlyfinewine suggests, the European would have a few similarities, as would a handful of holes at The Island due to size of dunes.

One tip: Don't hit a driver on the par five 2nd.

Some photos if they help

Great, relaxing clubhouse.

Loire

Played it once and the blind holes drove us crazy! There was also one hole where after good drives we could see two greens and we both decided on the wrong green! A super course though, but make sure you get a good course guide.

Are you playing the same course for 3 days in a row? If you have a spare day I'd consider heading into Sligo and playing Rosses Point.

mike12

If i remember the course correctly the 11th is a par 3 on the far side of the course don't miss left there. The pervious 5 holes are the flat holes in the middle of the couse if you are going to do any scoring it will be on these holes.
The 12th and 13th are 2 short holes depending on the wind hit an iron to where u can see, the 14th is a hugh par 5 where the second is to the top of the hill before a 90 degree dogleg. 15 and 16 are 2 tough holes back along the beach. 17 & 18 are 2 of my least favourite holes on the course.

ThunderCat

Fantastic course. You are in for a real treat. The mixture of dunes and flat land is pretty unique and I think the course benefits from having this variety. I don't think the par 3 on the flat land is up to much though, the 8th I think it is. On the flip side, you'll play one of the finest holes in the country in my opinion when you come to the par 4 15th. And I also love the par 3 17th but would love to see them put up a mound behind the green to improve the view (ie - block the view of the caravans.) A memorable round awaits.

The Guardian

Many blind shots.
Will be difficult first day out. But you will return.

searay

Dublin Spur wrote: »

I'm making my first trip to Enniscrone this April
I'm in a work society, and we're booked in for 3 days of golf up there.

Heard a lot of good things about it

To those that have played it:

1. How would you sum it up ?
2. Is it similar to any Links on the East Cost ?
(I've never played on the West Coast before )

Pub info also appriciated

It's a great course and needs to be played a few times to get to know it. I can understand the suggestion to play Rosses Point as well but playing the course 3 times will mean you get to know it. Also the West of Ireland is probably on in Rosses that weekend so you wouldn't get out.

Are you staying in Enniscrone or Ballina?

In addition to the Diamond Coast there is a hotel in the town centre, the Ocean Sands. Haven't stayed or eaten there but it gets a good crowd.

onlyfinewine

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

Heaven. Love the place with a vengeance. Agree that it's not really like anything on the east coast - as onlyfinewine suggests, the European would have a few similarities, as would a handful of holes at The Island due to size of dunes.

One tip: Don't hit a driver on the par five 2nd.

Some photos if they help

Great, relaxing clubhouse.

Super photos, really capture the feel of the links.

mike12

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

Heaven. Love the place with a vengeance. Agree that it's not really like anything on the east coast - as onlyfinewine suggests, the European would have a few similarities, as would a handful of holes at The Island due to size of dunes.

One tip: Don't hit a driver on the par five 2nd.

Some photos if they help

Great, relaxing clubhouse.

Some great pics it looks very green compared to anytime i played it and very good advice on all the holes.
Mike

Rodrigo

Its an alright course but I reckon a newbie to the place will be pissed off by the number of times they think they hit a good shot only to to walk up to it and not a sign of the ball when they get there. It has far too many blind shots for a first timer, unless you really know the exact line and your yardages down to a tee.

The Guardian

Rodrigo wrote: »

Its an alright course but I reckon a newbie to the place will be pissed off by the number of times they think they hit a good shot only to to walk up to it and not a sign of the ball when they get there. It has far too many blind shots for a first timer, unless you really know the exact line and your yardages down to a tee.

fair comment in my experience

FixdePitchmark

My favourite course in Ireland so far. I've only played 1/2 the top 20 but.
Just love it.

You need to like links golf.
Know how to play links.
Not mind blind shots.
Be very good at watching your ball.
Be long enough off tee - coming home along coast can be rough going.
Greens can be a bit thin, as most links are.

Kevinmarkham

Rodrigo wrote: »

Its an alright course but I reckon a newbie to the place will be pissed off by the number of times they think they hit a good shot only to to walk up to it and not a sign of the ball when they get there. It has far too many blind shots for a first timer, unless you really know the exact line and your yardages down to a tee.

Interesting to see a few people mention blind shots. There are blind shots for sure, but has anyone counted them. From what I can recall:

1
2 Blind drive, possible semi-blind 2nd
3
4 Semi-blind drive
5
6
7 Possible semi-blind 3rd shot (par five) if you're not far enough.
8
9
10
11
12 Blind drive, possible semi-blind 2nd
13 Semi-blind drive (but you see enough)
14
15 Semi-blind drive (but you see enough)
16 Semi blind drive (but you see enough)
17
18

As mike12 says - play to what you can see.

FixdePitchmark

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

Interesting to see a few people mention blind shots. There are blind shots for sure, but has anyone counted them. From what I can recall:

1
2 Blind drive, possible semi-blind 2nd
3
4 Semi-blind drive
5
6
7 Possible semi-blind 3rd shot (par five) if you're not far enough.
8
9
10
11
12 Blind drive, possible semi-blind 2nd
13 Semi-blind drive (but you see enough)
14
15 Semi-blind drive (but you see enough)
16 Semi blind drive (but you see enough)
17
18

As mike12 says - play to what you can see.

I guess if you play no blind shots every week it is too many for some. Also if you go short or too far right or left, you are blind due to the depth of fairways and dunes. I love it anyway.

DULLAHAN2

This is my favourite course in sligo.Altough i haven't played rosses point. The course is only 20 mins from the house, which is handy. Some Great holes. hole 2, 11, 12, 13,17 are my favourite holes. A friend of mine tried to drive the green by cutting the corner on 13 just landed short. The pilot bar is a great place to go for pints and food as someone said.The diamond coast is a lovely hotel to stay in.

Enjoy the course will be in great condition in april.

Uncle Ben

As someone else said, if you are down to play for 3 days, ye should really try to play Rosses point also. A shame to travel that distance and not take advantage of 2 great courses. If this April is like 2012, the weather should be good too. Enjoy.

Dublin Spur

thanks for the info everyone, looks like I'm in for a real treat

Although I'm a member of a parkland course I do love links golf

Paid my deposit today so it's definately happeneing

Can't wait

FixdePitchmark

DULLAHAN2 wrote: »

This is my favourite course in sligo.Altough i haven't played rosses point. The course is only 20 mins from the house, which is handy. Some Great holes. hole 2, 11, 12, 13,17 are my favourite holes. A friend of mine tried to drive the green by cutting the corner on 13 just landed short. The pilot bar is a great place to go for pints and food as someone said.The diamond coast is a lovely hotel to stay in.

Enjoy the course will be in great condition in april.

I did too, was just 30 yards left. It runs down to the green if you get it right. A fade, the wind can help too - love that hole.

Felloffmebike

Fantastic golf course and one of my top 5. No bad holes, the flat holes, 5,6 and 7 are probably a bit less interesting than the rest but are still good holes. The run from 11 through to 17 is my favourite part of the course. 11 is a great Par 3, don't miss right, in fact don't miss anywhere and 12 and 13 are great old fashioned quirky short links holes. Small welcoming club house. I stayed in both the hotels, the Diamond Coast is almost on the golf course, the Ocean Sands is in the middle of the village, it's smaller and more basic and was fine. A few nice pubs. Well done to Kevinmarkham for the brilliant photos, they really capture it. The flat 9 hole course is grand for bashing it around with the kids. It consists of some of the holes dropped from the main course in the redesign, a couple of new holes and a great Par 3 (7th?) that I'm told they wanted on the main course but couldn't find a way to fit it in. Enjoy. Hope to get there again this year.

Paranoid Android 2

Great test of golf. Requires a lot strategy rather than gripping and ripping it. Keep the ball in play and bring plenty of them.

I don't know if you want it and I haven't played it in a year or two, but here would be my course guide.

1st: From the tee aim at shed in the distance and do not try cut the corner from the tee. Green is narrow, quite long and enclosed by dunes on two sides which can give you a lucky bounce or horror chip. Take 5 if you can, anything better is a bonus.

2nd: Hit to land at the crest of the hill as anything longer can run out of fairway. Lay up to the left-hand side of the fairway.

3rd: Straightforward enough. Don't miss long.

4th: Draw off the tee is ideal. Layup to left-hand side of fairway for best view of the green. Miss right is better as everything runs from right-to-left around the green.

5th: Take a club to be short of the bunkers on the left and aim at the last one. Short is better than long on approach to the green.

6th: Take at least one extra club than usual to approach this elevated green. Green slopes from left-to-right which can be difficult to see from the fairway.

7th: Let rip. If you definitely can't carry to the green in two (some room over the back) lay up short of the bunkers. Past these bunkers is a big valley which can be very difficult to hold the green from.

8th: Straightforward.

9th: Probably my favourite setting for a golf hole. I usually aim for the bunker up the left and try fade it back as there's more room on the right than you think. Green slopes severely from right-to-left.

10th: Most drives end up in a gully. Interesting two-tiered green where most shots finish on the right side.

11th: Don't be short right.

12th: Play a shorter club, maybe an iron, to land at the crest of the hill ahead and hog the left side (right of the hump). Green slopes severely from back to front. Don't be short, can lead to an embarrassing outcome.

13th: Play to land just over the crest of the hill, right of the stone and let the ball do the work. Fairly forgiving approach as green is enclosed and most misses bounce favourably.

14th: Room to the right off the tee but the ideal drive will be up the left side. Play to top of the dune ahead. If close to the green pitch and run works well.

15th: Tight drive but often driver isn't needed. Play up the right to open up the green. Don't miss short or right with your approach.

16th: Get a good drive away down the middle and this hole becomes much easier. Layup to the corner if not going for it in two. Being too close can make it hard to hold the green.

17th: Witholding miracles, missing the green results in anything from a 4 to a scratch.

18th: More room left than there looks off the tee. Aim at the last bunker on the right and trust there is some room to draw it back. Green is heavily guarded by bunkers so hit the green, two putts and get out of there.

Lovely town. Gilroy's, the Pilot and Roper's would be popular pubs. I've heard there's a nice cafe around the corner from the Pilot for breakfast, although I don't know what opening hours are like this time of year.

liam12989

very good guide mentioned there.

Some great offers with Atlantic Coast challenge ( Sligo, E'crone & Carne) also and Sligo Links Pass ( Sligo, Strandhill & E'crone).




realy think there is no better courses anywhere else.

The_Architect

Course it is most like on the east coast is The Island.

FixdePitchmark

The_Architect wrote: »

Course it is most like on the east coast is The Island.

Love both - I would put Enniscrone ahead of The Island. Just a small bit in it.

John Divney

This is an amazing course and a real buzz to play, a really unique challenge.

I found it far easier to find a wayward ball than Carne, where the dunes and long stuff are black holes,

mike12

John Divney wrote: »

This is an amazing course and a real buzz to play, a really unique challenge.

I found it far easier to find a wayward ball than Carne, where the dunes and long stuff are black holes,

I find Carne way more open and it much easier to find your ball.
Mike

Kevinmarkham

mike12 wrote: »

I find Carne way more open and it much easier to find your ball.
Mike

+1

John Divney

mike12 wrote: »

I find Carne way more open and it much easier to find your ball.
Mike

Carne is far easier course yes, but I remember thinking the grass was far thicker/Wilder For example I remember playing off the side of Dunes a few times in Enniscrone and being delighted to get away with it, and thinking that would not have happened in Carne.

Maybe it was just luck and perception as it was the only time I've played either.

f22

Spent 3 days there last weekend. Despite having to play mats from the fairway and slightly sanded greens it was in great condition. It's my third trip there and think it's a great course, albeit one that needs some local knowledge. It's most certainly not a course for hackers because when the wind gets up it can play very tough.

I would also compare it to the island in similarity, but above it in terms of presentation and views. Heading back there in the summer to play there, rosses point and murvagh, can't wait.

sydneybound

f22 wrote: »

Spent 3 days there last weekend. Despite having to play mats from the fairway and slightly sanded greens it was in great condition. It's my third trip there and think it's a great course, albeit one that needs some local knowledge. It's most certainly not a course for hackers because when the wind gets up it can play very tough.

I would also compare it to the island in similarity, but above it in terms of presentation and views. Heading back there in the summer to play there, rosses point and murvagh, can't wait.

Played it once last summer and its some layout alright. The greens were very sandy which was disappointing but in fairness I was very impressed.

Within saying that this is not the type of course that'll you score very well the first time you play it, unless your very lucky. Local knowledge is required for not only tee shots which some are blind but also on approach shots.

Out of a matter of interest f22 would you say Enniscrone is the best course in Sligo or would you give that to Rosses Point? How would you compare the two? (Ive never played the Point)

f22

I like them both for different reasons, I think enniscrone is a little more dramatic but the many blind/semi blind shots would sway some purists towards rosses point. Play both if you can.

I love links golf and have played most of them, there's simply no comparison to parkland. Conditions force you to think far more and play shots parkland would never allow.

sydneybound

f22 wrote: »

I love links golf and have played most of them, there's simply no comparison to parkland. Conditions force you to think far more and play shots parkland would never allow.

Good answer. Feel very much the same about the types of shots you have to play on links in comparison to parkland.

On my summer golfing holiday I've Rosses Point, Enniscrone, Carne and hopefully Strandhill on the list, can't wait just hope the weather will be kind.

lorenzo87

I am a full member of Enniscrone. It is an exceptionally difficult course, especially in the summer, you have to have a lot of shots in the locker to play a good round there. The West Of Ireland used be played in Enniscrone, but they had to move it from there because the players were losing too many balls, imagine!!! So they moved it to Rosses Point. Rosses is a lovely track aswell, but you will always find your ball in the rough there and will have a shot out of it. Forget about it in Enniscrone, if you are not on fairway, your in trouble. Anything wide will get caught up high in the dunes, and probably plugged in the long grass.

Hole 1 is is a deceiving Par 4, looks easy on the eye, rescue club towards the green shed is the shot to play, and a 7 iron into the green, trying to hit the left side of the green which will feed the ball back. Green sloped back to front. Daunting second shot as it looks very narrow.

Hole 2 is a great Par 5. Someone said not to hit driver, I would disagree, you can hit driver and you will run down to the flat rough down the bottom of the hill and can hit a nice 6 or 7 iron from there to just in front of the elevated green. Equally, if you don't want a blind second, you can hit a 4 iron or rescue just to the top of the hill. 2 good hits and you will be on in 2, but is a very dangerous hole.

Hole 3 is a Par 3, don't go left or your gone. I normally hit an 8 iron in, also don't go past the pin or you will do very well to 2-putt.

Hole 4 is another Par 5 with a blind tee shot, you have to hit down the left side over a dune, and it is straight forward after that.

Hole 5 is a great Par 4, if you are into the wind you will do very well to reach in 2. Very tough green aswell.

Hole 6 is a great hole, and a tough one. Get your drive away and miss the bunkers, I normally play a full high 6 iron off my front foot to try land softly, it is probably 20 feet up, this elevated green. If your short, you need a fine chip to get close.

Hole 7 is a lovely Par 5, tee off an elevated tee box, hit your second just short of the fairway bunkers and you are left with at most a wedge into the green. Aim right of the pin always, there is plenty of room, more than you think.

Hole 8 is index 18, and how it is index 18, is baffling. 170 yard Par 3, and if you are into the wind, you could be hitting at least a rescue, I have seen people hit driver into it, and bunkers all around it. On a normal day, it is still a 6-7 iron.

Hole 9 along the bay is tough, a Par 4. Aim up the left side with your drive, and a good second needed.

Hole 10 is a good Par 4 aswell, again along the bay, extremely tough with a big wind blowing across you. Aim down the right if possible to be safe, the key to the hole is just keeping the ball in play.

Hole 11 is a lovely Par 3. Go left and your ball is gone, go right and your ball is gone down into a 40-50 foot hole, you have to be straight, it is an easy 7 iron.

Hole 12 is a beautiful hole, Index 3 par 4. It is a short dog leg left, I hit a rescue club to the top of the hill, if you go with driver you will have too much club. An 8 or 9 into the green from the top of the hill, it is cut into the dune, an amazing spectacle, and a very tough green.

Hole 13 is a dog leg right. There is no point cutting the corner as the reward does not outweigh the risk. I hit a nice 3 wood or easy driver over the stone, and the ball will feed down the hole, and you are only 70-80 yards out, so no point at all trying to go for the green off the tee, when you are guaranteed Par playing safe with a good bird chance.

Hole 14 is a short Par 5, get your drive up the left side near the bell, and I normally go for the green with my 2nd with a rescue club, over the small bank on the right, 2 good shots and you have an outside eagle chance and a great birdie opportunity.

Hole 15 is Index 1. Very tough par 4 on a windy day, just get the ball on the fairway or you wont get par. 2nd shot is sort of blind, green is cut to the left behind a dune and there is every sort of slope on it, a very tough green. Dont go long.

Hole 16 is a tough Par 5, hit your drive down the left, hit a nice iron through the gap, try to chip on and make your 5, going for the green in 2 is extremely dangerous, trouble everywhere.

Hole 17 is a nice Par 3 from an elevated tee, normally a 9 iron on a calm day, a solid hit and your there, but the ball wont hold on the green so you need a bit of luck.

Hole 18 is a terrific Par 4, a cracker of a drive and your still hitting a 7 iron into the green, which is surrounded by bunkers . It is a very tough finishing hole, don't go left off the tee.

Overall, a frustrating course for a lot of green fee's, there are blind shots, you will lose balls, but thats the beauty of the challenge. It also takes a 4 ball around 4 and a half - 5 hours to do the 18, it is a long day, but enjoy your trip, if you can get a score in Enniscrone, you can get a score anywhere, it is way tougher than Rosses Point.

Felloffmebike

And a nice relaxed friendly clubhouse when you make it back in.

Rodrigo

Lorenzo
" The West Of Ireland used be played in Enniscrone, but they had to move it from there because the players were losing too many balls, imagine!!!"

Of course it was, just as the Masters used to played at Thurles before they moved it to Agusta on account of it been an easier course.:rolleyes:;)

lorenzo87

Rodrigo wrote: »

Lorenzo
" The West Of Ireland used be played in Enniscrone, but they had to move it from there because the players were losing too many balls, imagine!!!"

Of course it was, just as the Masters used to played at Thurles before they moved it to Agusta on account of it been an easier course.:rolleyes:;)

I would rather waste my time talking to intellectual folk, if you don't mind.
It was moved from Enniscrone because the course on a very windy day was nearly unplayable, anyone in Enniscrone will tell you that.

Rodrigo

:Lorenzo
"I would rather waste my time talking to intellectual folk, if you don't mind.
It was moved from Enniscrone because the course on a very windy day was nearly unplayable, anyone in Enniscrone will tell you that."

It was played 3 times in Enniscrone in the 90s because Co Sligo wasn't ready to host it at that time. Its not arthritic one eyed 26 handicappers that play the West of Ireland. Unless Enniscrone has recently been put on constant hurricane alert, its no more harder to play in the wind than most links courses.

:rolleyes::rolleyes::P

lorenzo87

Rodrigo wrote: »

:Lorenzo
"I would rather waste my time talking to intellectual folk, if you don't mind.
It was moved from Enniscrone because the course on a very windy day was nearly unplayable, anyone in Enniscrone will tell you that."

It was played 3 times in Enniscrone in the 90s because Co Sligo wasn't ready to host it at that time. Its not arthritic one eyed 26 handicappers that play the West of Ireland. Unless Enniscrone has recently been put on constant hurricane alert, its no more harder to play in the wind than most links courses.

:rolleyes::rolleyes::P

Have you played Enniscrone? I take it that you haven't.
I have played Enniscrone, Rosses Point, Strandhill and Carne a lot of times, and Enniscrone is a lot more difficult than all of them. You miss the fairway in Co. Sligo, and you find your ball and have a shot out of it. You miss a fairway in Enniscrone and your ball is lost 75% of the time.

So, yes, it is much more difficult to play enniscrone in the wind in comparison to other links courses.

Rodrigo

So " The West Of Ireland used be played in Enniscrone, but they had to move it from there because the players were losing too many balls!"

Does that still stand as a fact?


PS Have played all those courses many times.

lorenzo87

Rodrigo wrote: »

So " The West Of Ireland used be played in Enniscrone, but they had to move it from there because the players were losing too many balls!"

Does that still stand as a fact?


PS Have played all those courses many times.

The west of Ireland will not be played in Enniscrone again because it is too difficult. Yes, that is FACT! Ring the office if you want :rolleyes:

Rodrigo

Good man yourself, Yeah I'll ring first thing in the morning, I betcha Thurles will never stage the Masters again either because of the very heavy rough.

:D:P:rolleyes::rolleyes::p

lorenzo87

Rodrigo wrote: »

Good man yourself, Yeah I'll ring first thing in the morning, I betcha Thurles will never stage the Masters again either because of the very heavy rough.

:D:P:rolleyes::rolleyes::p

Your a complete tool. Grow up

Rodrigo

Still in denial to the truth, Lorenzo, could you not just hold up your hand and admit you made a completely ridiculous statement as fact, we're all guilty of it from time to time. Enniscrone was never the home of the west of Ireland.

:D:):););)

lorenzo87

Rodrigo wrote: »

Still in denial to the truth, Lorenzo, could you not just hold up your hand and admit you made a completely ridiculous statement as fact, we're all guilty of it from time to time. Enniscrone was never the home of the west of Ireland.

:D:):););)

Oh dear.

http://www.golfinginireland.ie/clubs_courses/sligo/enniscrone.htm

Founded in 1918 and remained a nine-hole course until 1974, when the late great Eddie Hackett extended Enniscrone to an 18-hole championship course for a modest fee. Along with local volunteers they managed to transform the course for the ridiculously small sum of £5,000. The new layout was considered suitable to stage the Irish Close Championship in 1993, the Irish Women's Close Championship in 1997. The West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship was staged here in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Enniscrone was the venue of the Irish Youths' Championship in 2001, won by Mark Ryan of Grange.

Rodrigo

http://www.golfinginireland.ie/clubs...enniscrone.htm

Founded in 1918 and remained a nine-hole course until 1974, when the late great Eddie Hackett extended Enniscrone to an 18-hole championship course for a modest fee. Along with local volunteers they managed to transform the course for the ridiculously small sum of £5,000. The new layout was considered suitable to stage the Irish Close Championship in 1993, the Irish Women's Close Championship in 1997. The West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship was staged here in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Enniscrone was the venue of the Irish Youths' Championship in 2001, won by Mark Ryan of Grange.[/B]

I think if you actually read the posts on here you will find that I already said that it was played in Enniscrone 3 times during the 90s due to the fact that Co Sligo wasn't ready to host it at that time. However that still a world away from your stupid ill informed ridiculous claim that Enniscrone balls!" " The West Of Ireland used be played in Enniscrone, but they had to move it from there because the players were losing too many balls.(sweet mother of jesus:eek::(). Obviously in your world goal posts can be moved to suit your argument, next thing you'll tell us that the pints of Guinness are stronger in Enniscrone than anywhere else.
:D;);):confused:p:p:p:p:p:p

lorenzo87

Rodrigo wrote: »

http://www.golfinginireland.ie/clubs...enniscrone.htm

Founded in 1918 and remained a nine-hole course until 1974, when the late great Eddie Hackett extended Enniscrone to an 18-hole championship course for a modest fee. Along with local volunteers they managed to transform the course for the ridiculously small sum of £5,000. The new layout was considered suitable to stage the Irish Close Championship in 1993, the Irish Women's Close Championship in 1997. The West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship was staged here in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Enniscrone was the venue of the Irish Youths' Championship in 2001, won by Mark Ryan of Grange.[/B]

I think if you actually read the posts on here you will find that I already said that it was played in Enniscrone 3 times during the 90s due to the fact that Co Sligo wasn't ready to host it at that time. However that still a world away from your stupid ill informed ridiculous claim that Enniscrone balls!" " The West Of Ireland used be played in Enniscrone, but they had to move it from there because the players were losing too many balls.(sweet mother of jesus:eek::(). Obviously in your world goal posts can be moved to suit your argument, next thing you'll tell us that the pints of Guinness are stronger in Enniscrone than anywhere else.
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Good lad.

charlieIRL

my boss has honourary life membership in enniscrone - we done the planning & construction of the clubhouse!! Nice perk of the job!!

Loire

charlieIRL wrote: »

my boss has honourary life membership in enniscrone - we done the planning & construction of the clubhouse!! Nice perk of the job!!

Was in that clubhouse once upon-a-Christmas and it was lovely. Pity we missed it on the way in though as I took us nearly 6 hours to find it :P:o:o:o