Golf Course Rankings Battle (Three Mags)

Kevinmarkham

Here are a couple of tables showing how the three Irish golf mags rank the top 15 links and parkland courses. Thought a side-by-side comparison might be useful.


Links Rankings


Parkland Rankings

AGC

Can't believe Castletroy isn't listed on any of the parklands

Dr_Colossus

AGC wrote: »

Can't believe Castletroy isn't listed on any of the parklands

Nice course and condition but still wouldn't rank it in the top 15 parklands and I still have to play a few of the top 10 listed. However what's the story with the lack of distance markers in Castletroy? They have a disk on the fairway for 100 and 150 yards but they're partially grown over and very difficult to spot from any distance, what's wrong with a post each side of the fairway? If playing regularly there a gps or laser would be near compulsory.

Sandwlch

Golfing Weekly looks the dodgiest, with Dun Laoghaire at 12 blowing its credibility completely out of the water.
'Golf Ranking Weakly"

PARlance

Sandwlch wrote: »

Golfing Weekly looks the dodgiest, with Dun Laoghaire at 12 blowing its credibility completely out of the water.
'Golf Ranking Weakly"

I think the Golf Weekly one was the one that was purely based in Public Votes(?)

I suppose if you look at our last few Governments, you can see a similar problem with letting the public have their say.

ALBT

Golfing Weekly has Waterville as the 15th best Links in the country which personally I think is the most enjoyable golfing experience in the country so their ratings don't work for me.

Milkers

I thought it was refreshing reading down through Golfing Weekly's list insofar as it went a bit against some of the current trends and favourites. Then I saw Old Head at number 13 on the links rankings... and even if it was a links it would still be a shocking call!

AGC

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Nice course and condition but still wouldn't rank it in the top 15 parklands and I still have to play a few of the top 10 listed. However what's the story with the lack of distance markers in Castletroy? They have a disk on the fairway for 100 and 150 yards but they're partially grown over and very difficult to spot from any distance, what's wrong with a post each side of the fairway? If playing regularly there a gps or laser would be near compulsory.

Used to play it a lot but last couple of years it was just the scratch cup so was in top condition. Especially since the changes.

yettie1701

I'm amazed by a couple of things. Firstly that Enniscrone and Carne are only in one if the lists. They are both completely underrated. I would put both ahead of co Louth which I think is very overrated and over priced.

Benny Cake

AGC wrote: »

Can't believe Castletroy isn't listed on any of the parklands

Joking ya? Castletroy is a bland ordinary parkland. Nothing special whatsoever...