Macreddin

realgolfgeek

Hey Folks,

Anyone play this recently. First time out there in a few days. I've heard good reviews.
Any tips/advice ? Other than keep it straight

Kevinmarkham

realgolfgeek wrote: »

Hey Folks,

Anyone play this recently. First time out there in a few days. I've heard good reviews.
Any tips/advice ? Other than keep it straight

I would suggest getting a buggy. Also, the following link might give you some insight: http://www.theirishgolfblog.com/2012/07/inside-ropes-macreddin.html

Photos here

realgolfgeek

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

I would suggest getting a buggy. Also, the following link might give you some insight: http://www.theirishgolfblog.com/2012/07/inside-ropes-macreddin.html

Photos here

Great write up, looks lovely ! Can't wait now

Thanks

ingo1984

Hi,

I played there last sunday. Course is in great nick, and the greens were in superb condition. We were a fourball and all four of us agreed that they were the best greens we played on this year.

A buggy would be recommended as it is hilly in places and your legs are in bits at the end of the round.

Need to drive it straight, as pretty much every hole has danger off the fairways whether it be the woods or the gorse bushes.

Overall it is a thoroughly enjoyable course in a lovely setting. Enjoy!

Nedser101

Your Gona have a ball ,one of the best coarses in Leinster top10 for sure

NaiveMelodies

Playing here Sunday, how did you get on OP?

Anyone played it more recently, still in similar nick?

Played the track 3 years ago or so, was incredible, very tough, but top class.

webels

Played the open last Thursday - its in great shape. If not taking a buggy prepare for some good exercise.:)

NaiveMelodies

webels wrote: »

Played the open last Thursday - its in great shape. If not taking a buggy prepare for some good exercise.:)

Have a match in the morning so I most definitely will be taking a buggy!!
Are they still a 10er a head?

eoghan104

Got a great deal there last Sunday, 30 quid with a buggy on a Sunday was great. Fantastic course, greens unreal, very jealous of them! Enjoy it.

slave1

Playing tomorrow at 8.30, early start for me ~ 5.30, better be worth it

clickhere

Played it last Saturday,loved the course.You will enjoy it more with a buggy.Locker room and showers let the place down badly.

TRS30

Played it last Sunday for the first time. Was slightly hungover after a wedding there the night before however thought it was a great course. The views are amazing and the course was in very good condition. The greens were receptive yet very quick. The 4th is a great hole and some of the pars 5 on the back nine are very good. They have made great use of the natural landscape with lots of mature trees and changes of elevation.

Look out for the Celtic Era houses on the way from the 10th green to 11th tee!!

PS. buggy is definitely worthwhile.....

Dr_Colossus

clickhere wrote: »

Played it last Saturday,loved the course.You will enjoy it more with a buggy.Locker room and showers let the place down badly.

Playing it tomorrow for the first time and looking forward to it. Will not be taking a buggy however regardless of how hilly it is as I think they subtract from the game and you miss out on accessing the terrain and the lie of the land between shots.

realgolfgeek

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Playing it tomorrow for the first time and looking forward to it. Will not be taking a buggy however regardless of how hilly it is as I think they subtract from the game and you miss out on accessing the terrain and the lie of the land between shots.

I agree with you for most courses but this one, I was soooooo happy I took the buggy
9th to the 10th tee is a long walk !

TRS30

realgolfgeek wrote: »

I agree with you for most courses but this one, I was soooooo happy I took the buggy
9th to the 10th tee is a long walk !

Also 18th green back to the clubhouse/car park.

John Divney

Also the 10th and 11th are a bitch uphill walk, on the back of walking from the 9th to the 10th.

clickhere

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Playing it tomorrow for the first time and looking forward to it. Will not be taking a buggy however regardless of how hilly it is as I think they subtract from the game and you miss out on accessing the terrain and the lie of the land between shots.

You go ahead and play the course what ever way you want,i was asked for an opinion and gave it.Good luck.

slave1

Great day yesterday, such a course, think it ranks as the best parkland I've played in Ireland, I'll post some photos later, perfect fairways, glorious tree lined fairways, level tees and an amazing 4th (that I birdied), 12th was just a perfect par 4, 10/10 faultless and I walked the course and played Tulfarris afterwards with battery buggy that gave up on the front 9 of Tulfarris...

thewobbler

Heading to Macreddin on Saturday (and Woodenbridge on Sunday).

Can anyone confirm/deny if Macreddin has any practice facilities for putting, chipping, nets?

Kevinmarkham

thewobbler wrote: »

Heading to Macreddin on Saturday (and Woodenbridge on Sunday).

Can anyone confirm/deny if Macreddin has any practice facilities for putting, chipping, nets?

Their Twitter feed in early September said driving range/putting green were almost ready.

Kace

All I saw a couple of months ago was a net or two.

slave1

Played it last month and all I noticed was a net, walked straight past it and duly lost my only ball of the day with the first strike!

John Divney

Yeah, the lack of putting green is a big drawback. Nets are also pointless imo, I hate them.

Hope they have them set up, best value course in Ireland.

Dr_Colossus

Played there two weeks ago, there are two driving nets but with very poor quality mats and the cages appear quite low (was afraid of hitting the driver into them in case of connection).
There is the semblance of a putting green past the driving nets and to the left of the first hole. Didn't know at the time whether it was an overgrow old putting green or the foundations of a new one but either way I can't see it being in use this year.
There is a good long driving range but at present it's hit and retrieve your own balls. Maybe there are plans to introduce baskets of balls but there was no obvious teeing ground to implement such a scheme.
Quality course though and it was in good condition so eager to return some day and despite comments above I'd advise on walking the course, much more enjoyable especially on first visit since it gives you a better sense of the course and layout.

thewobbler

Macreddin was, as seemingly everyone else agrees, something of an immense golfing experience. I've never played a course before in Ireland which has been quite as severely forced onto an unsuitable landscape, and the result is spectacular.

I've played courses of this ilk in Spain, but over there cavernous drops onto unforgiving ground tend to give the feeling of a theme park first, golf course second. The combination of framed holes and lush fairways gives Macreddin a polar opposite vibe.

The 12th is rightly lauded, but there are a dozen top class holes, and I'd make the olympic-diving-board-style 4th the pick for its unique challenge.



We played Woodenbridge the following day and the contrast in challenge was extraordinary. Again, a very nice course, but just doesn't have the same memorability factor. To be honest though, if I was thinking of relocating to that area, I think I'd join Woodenbridge and play Macreddin as a treat. As stunning as its is, if there's such a thing as golfing masochism, walking Macreddin in a medal would be up there.

Tin_Cup

Hi guys just wondering has anyone played recently? Does it be delayed badly with frost? Looking to play end of this week.

PARlance

Tin_Cup wrote: »

Hi guys just wondering has anyone played recently? Does it be delayed badly with frost? Looking to play end of this week.

Haven't played since last Jan but we had a frost delay. Think we got out at about 10 am and we started on the 10th as the front 9 as is more sheltered from the morning sun.
I think its affects by frost more than most so best to check closer to the round.

FixdePitchmark

@ the wobbler.

Nightmare of a place - first off the drive to it is miles from N11 - then the round walking it is just unreal - was away at the place for 6 hours from Arklow - not a happy family when I got back. Got that medal.

Great course - but buggy a must.

Tin_Cup

Hey guys just wondering has anyone played in the last few weeks?

liamos43

Thinking of playing Macreddin in aprox 2 weeks time. Anyone play it recently and if so what is it like - is it worth a game there?...thks

Ronney

Played it bout a month ago. Really good course and well worth the €20/30 you can get it for. It has some really great holes and if it wasn't for the way the economy has gone it would rate up there with the best parklands in my opinion.

As expected it is a bit rough around the edges, cart paths not finished, flowerbeds not well maintained etc. Only effect the appearance and not the playing however. Greens were just average at the time, think had been sanded in the previous few weeks.

Be warned its a long walk, carried my bag round and sure felt it by the end

John Divney

They have a range now, you will not regret playing this course, it is utterly stunning.

Just too far away from anywhere.

Kevinmarkham

liamos43 wrote: »

Thinking of playing Macreddin in aprox 2 weeks time. Anyone play it recently and if so what is it like - is it worth a game there?...thks

Try these pics... should help!
http://www.theirishgolfblog.com/2014/05/macreddin-golf-club-ablaze-with-gorse.html

GreeBo

Back nine is hard work, my trolley have up the ghost. Lovely course though, should be nice this time of year. Played in November and was pretty wet in places, very cold and dark on the back 9.

Some great holes

Tones69

Played 2 weeks ago. Stunning course but you MUST get a buggy. Would dread walking it to be honest

Kevinmarkham

Tones69 wrote: »

Played 2 weeks ago. Stunning course but you MUST get a buggy. Would dread walking it to be honest

Interestingly, I was talking to the guys last night and they said that 99% of members walk the course and refuse to take buggies. Then I went out to the 7th green (pic attached) and passed three guys playing together, each driving with their own buggy. Seriously, three guys, three buggies!

Tones69

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

Interestingly, I was talking to the guys last night and they said that 99% of members walk the course and refuse to take buggies. Then I went out to the 7th green (pic attached) and passed three guys playing together, each driving with their own buggy. Seriously, three guys, three buggies!

Of course the members dont use buggies! Theyd be broke sure payin 20 quid a go!

Dr_Colossus

I've played it twice and walked it twice and would choose the same again. It's an amazing course and I think you get a better experience walking but then I really dislike buggies and don't think they should be permitted without a medical certificate as per competitions.

Bruno26

I played Macreddin yesterday. I walked it! It is some course with some brilliant holes. A very unique course. Is there a tougher course to walk anywhere in Ireland or elsewhere?

Benicetomonty

Bruno26 wrote: »

I played Macreddin yesterday. I walked it! It is some course with some brilliant holes. A very unique course. Is there a tougher course to walk anywhere in Ireland or elsewhere?

Haven't played Macreddin but Dun Laoghaire and Concra Wood are 2 serious walks I've had recently...

Bruno26

Benicetomonty wrote: »

Haven't played Macreddin but Dun Laoghaire and Concra Wood are 2 serious walks I've had recently...

I've played Dun Laoghaire and would consider it very flat compared to Macreddin. Would love to play Concra Wood sometime.

First Up

Bruno26 wrote: »

I've played Dun Laoghaire and would consider it very flat compared to Macreddin. Would love to play Concra Wood sometime.

Would agree. Macreddin by far the toughest I've walked anywhere. I've not played Concra Wood yet - it looks very like Lough Erne which has some hefty hikes as well but nothing like Macreddin.

Fine course though.

thewobbler

First Up wrote: »

Would agree. Macreddin by far the toughest I've walked anywhere. I've not played Concra Wood yet - it looks very like Lough Erne which has some hefty hikes as well but nothing like Macreddin.

Fine course though.

Concra is much easier walked than Macreddin. There's a horrible climb from 18 to clubhouse, and from the the 9th around clubhouse to 10 isn't much fun. But only hole 8 would have a significant climb in play.

Macreddin is a whole different level of undulation to that.

I was at Royal Belfast last week and there's a few climbs there would pull the legs out of you.

dar_cool

Played it last Saturday, some walk alright, had cramps where I never had cramps before after it, I'd walk it again though no bother, cracking course, would go back and play it tomorrow!!

First Up

dar_cool wrote: »

Played it last Saturday, some walk alright, had cramps where I never had cramps before after it, I'd walk it again though no bother, cracking course, would go back and play it tomorrow!!

Not sure I'd fancy walking it in this heat!

technodub

Played Macreddin a few times last year but never walked it due to advice from friends who had played their previously. Dont think I would in the future either Im nearly 30 for gods sake Im saving my energy for the golf.
Couldnt believe my shock last month while playing in the grange ryder cup event an ex greenkeeper and avid golf fan told me macreddin was a glorified field! Have to say I have always loved it and its just a pity were the location is.

On a side not both Dun Laoighre and Concra are both lovely long courses which I have walked both but have heard Concra is in a bad way this year due to bad drianage and trying to fix it has left stones all over the fairways??:mad:

ForeRight

technodub wrote: »

Played Macreddin a few times last year but never walked it due to advice from friends who had played their previously. Dont think I would in the future either Im nearly 30 for gods sake Im saving my energy for the golf.
Couldnt believe my shock last month while playing in the grange ryder cup event an ex greenkeeper and avid golf fan told me macreddin was a glorified field! Have to say I have always loved it and its just a pity were the location is.

On a side not both Dun Laoighre and Concra are both lovely long courses which I have walked both but have heard Concra is in a bad way this year due to bad drianage and trying to fix it has left stones all over the fairways??:mad:

FOOORRRREEEEE

GreeBo

ForeRight wrote: »

FOOORRRREEEEE

The Grange Castle?

rrpc

GreeBo wrote: »

The Grange Castle?

Ah now to be fair he said the grange ryder cup event. As in the Ryder cup event at Grange golf club.

ForeRight

This thread is suppose to be about The Macreddin

jackal

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

I've played it twice and walked it twice and would choose the same again. It's an amazing course and I think you get a better experience walking but then I really dislike buggies and don't think they should be permitted without a medical certificate as per competitions.

Bit dictatorial don't you think? Out of what, 12 people who have played the course and recommended buggies, you are the lone voice saying that you disagree.

Yet because you dislike them, they should be banned for everyone?

Maybe concentrate on enjoying your own game and stop evangelising walking the course like you know something we don't. Most able bodied Irish people walk the course (there are generally only a handful of buggies available at most courses), but on this particularly hilly and long course, a buggy is probably a perfectly good idea for the majority of people who may be good at golf, but not particularly fit for pulling a heavy bag up and down hills for 5 hours.