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Best Course In Ireland

  • 08-03-2005 12:59PM
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 28


    i play a lot of golf and try to get to some the bettercourses but are there any hidden gems out there we all know the usual quality course that get all the expsposure but id like to know some of the lesser known ones


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 814 ✭✭✭Raytown Rocks


    Powerscourt in Enniskerry is very good, not cheap though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28 Dypso


    yeah been their some savage views in it but when i played it it wasnt in good nick and a bit disapointing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89 ✭✭8track


    Cruit Island (pronounced Critch), West Donegal and City of Derry.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 814 ✭✭✭Raytown Rocks


    Wicklow GC, quite cheap. fantastic views. quite hilly though, almost like a links course.
    Very tough to play when the wind blows.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    glen of the downs golf course....lovely views and a couple of amazing holes and a good few interesting ones


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭krattapopov


    I think we are fairly spoiled here in Ireland for golf courses.... here is a list of some of my favourites

    Naas GC
    Kilkea Castle
    Old Conna
    Woodbrook
    Charleland
    Mount Juliet
    Druids Glen
    Courtrown
    Knockanally
    Coolatin
    Arklow


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭johnnyc


    You can see i live in kerry though

    waterville<the best links course in kerry but expensive to play>
    ballybunnion<hope spelling is right?>
    killarney
    dooks

    fota


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 supermakk


    Mountrath, Co Laois

    Green fees; €20
    A little gem, you will enjoy this course.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 30 Houllio


    Esker Hills, European club, Headfort New, Nass, Mount Wolesley, Carlow, Tramore, Nenagh, Dundalk, Mullingar, Portarlington, Killkenny, Nuremore, Mountrath, Coollattin, Seafield


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 John Boyle


    Dypso wrote:
    i play a lot of golf and try to get to some the bettercourses but are there any hidden gems out there we all know the usual quality course that get all the expsposure but id like to know some of the lesser known ones
    Tullamore
    Edenderry
    Trim
    Blackbush


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭garred


    Just played Seaview or Seacrest in Ballymoney Gorey. The best course I've played so far. Thought Powerscourt was the most overpriced/overrated course. Glen of the Downs is good value, think they still do the winter special Green fee/pint/steak dinner 45 squid.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭Dman_15


    Ballyliffen
    Murvagh
    Rossapenna
    Portsalon (my home course 7k+ yds from c'ship tees)
    Portnoo
    Enniscrone
    (all in NW and all Links)

    The list goes on and on.
    For those who say K-Club, Druids Glen etc, you are muppets. There is nothing to distinguish those parkland courses from any of the American parkland courses. Holding the Irish open at Druids glen or the K-Club is a waste of time If you ask me.
    We in Ireland together with Scotland and a few other parts of the UK hold almost all of the Links courses in the world. I think, but I may be wrong on this one, less than 500 examples of links courses are in existence worldwide.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭decdoc


    I'm luckly a member of Naas GC, they done great work there over the past couple of years and its now a top quality course, with fantastic greens


    Ballyliffen GC has to have 2 of the top links courses in the country, and plus it has much more reasonable green fees than some of the better known links courses.

    Kileen GC is another excellent course in north kildare.

    Dman_15 your a luckly man being a member of Portsalon, i've never played there but i've often crossed the course on the way to kockalla beach, and i looks like a cracking course


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,188 ✭✭✭growler


    Played Lahinch in Clare a few times and loved it, damn hard though.

    Down in Cork, I like Harbour Point, Fota and Water-rock


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭✭applehunter


    Harbour Point : I like HP too, its a tough test.

    Fota : I played it 2 weeks ago for the first time and I wasnt that impressed

    Waterock : The front nine is too easy. But the back nine is great. Great course for players not joined a club.

    For me, the two best golf courses in Cork are Lisselan down by Clonikilty and Cork Golf course on Little Island.

    Ive only played Cork GC once but its excellent.

    Best courses Ive ever played are Ballybunion & Waterville. Too pricey though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 687 ✭✭✭kano476


    Nice to see my own local - tramore mentioned. When its in good nick its a fine course, which it is at the moment.

    Gowran co. kilkenny is nice same with waterford g.c, city west in dublin and carlow are nice.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,507 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    How about the best ones in Dublin (County)?
    Castle is a nice course, good greens. St Margarets is a nice links.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 3,819 Mod ✭✭✭✭LFCFan


    played Carrick on Suir Golf Club for my Stag. Excellent course, great views. €30 for non members at the weekend but well worth it. It's on the mountain so it's fairly hilly. 1 of the tee shots actually cuts across the previous green which was a bit weird though :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4 Tonto2


    There's a nice course in Rathcore, just outside Enfield. I play it regularly, its pretty tough if the weathers bad. reasonable pricing 30 bucks midweek up to 45 at weekends. Never seen it to busy, very enjoyable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,047 ✭✭✭Culchie


    Folks,

    None of you played Carne, Belmullet .... what a course !!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28 Dypso


    Rathcore is horrible too short and easy. 6 holes uder 350 yards sorry not for me and i wont go back. ok il give it is very good for what they have some nice cultivation but otherwise a poor effort


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46 cddc3


    Did u ever play berehaven golf course in west cork...
    Its a nine hole spectacular one of the best nine holes in europe and only twenty five euro for the day......
    It right along the coast on one of the holes u have to cross the water with your tee shot and then again with your approach to the green..........
    the last three holes u must play over water four times a true test of courage
    well worth playin and even if u play bad gaurenteed a good old knees up in the town!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭johnnyc


    i played it about ten years ago they changed a no of holes is it the 16,17,18 changed?. the course was a good test members are a sound bunch back there


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,744 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    Mount Wolseley Tullow :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭johnnyc


    i played berehaven about 6 -10 years ago.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1 mickculchie


    Portumna, Birr, Roscrea, Nenagh, East Clare, Rathdowney are all very good for about E25 a round.
    Esker Hills very good too but pricey.
    Don't go near Abbeyleix though, played it last weekend, rubbish, won't ever go there again.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46 cddc3


    johnnyc wrote:
    i played berehaven about 6 -10 years ago.

    they changed the 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th its a totally different golf course now you should come back and play it again


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 840 ✭✭✭SandhillRoad


    Culchie:
    I laughed , well done!I hope you sent it to Television Studios etc.It deserves an award ! Top marks.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 728 ✭✭✭randomfella


    I thought Hermitage and Faithlegg were nice courses.


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