long par three course

jobless

hey there,

can anuone recommend any good long par three course around the dublin/kildare area...where you would hit for example between a 3 and 7 of the tee?..
trying to get into the game bit by bit and would like to start off with these kind of courses....cheers

Downtime

Marlay Park has a long course.

There used to be a great one on Mount Venus Road but alas there a nice houses going on it now.

Culchie

Pine Valley in the Dublin mountains is as good as you get

jobless

Culchie wrote:

Pine Valley in the Dublin mountains is as good as you get

when's the last time you played there Culchie?.....i went looking for it but couldnt find it.....this old lad on the road told me it was a pet cemmetary these days...

Culchie

Could well be

I'd say it was 5 or 6 years ago now .... when I was starting out

guest31

The burrow in Stepaside ... first few holes are short but it lengthens out toward the end ....

copacetic

or as a step up, the lakes course in citywest, par 3's and a few par 4s but a short but tougher test than most par 3 only course, could definitely get around without needing to
use any woods..

swingking

Downtime wrote:

Marlay Park has a long course.

There used to be a great one on Mount Venus Road but alas there a nice houses going on it now.

I played Marlay Park par3 a few weeks ago and it was a heap of s***. The greens were in awful condition with lumps of grass growing, the fairways or what are meant to be fairways haven't been cut in ages with tyre tracks everywhere

And the worst is that the guys behind the shop have the cheek to charge you 7.50 to play for 9 holes of crap

Downtime

Culchie wrote:

Pine Valley in the Dublin mountains is as good as you get

That was the one I was on about on Mount Venus Road - has been re-zoned.

weeslip

athgoe par 3 just outside newcastle is a lovely little course

Trampas

I remember that course.

Use to find hundreds of golf balls up there in the fields beside it.

Is that course gone. Years since i have been up there.

I think it is one up here Johnny Foxes

Downtime wrote:

That was the one I was on about on Mount Venus Road - has been re-zoned.

clipper1981

Have seen Burrow Par 3 and Jamestown Par3 courses on the net and just wondering if anyone has played either of them and which one would they recommend?

jobless

weeslip wrote:

athgoe par 3 just outside newcastle is a lovely little course

yeah played this a couple of weeks ago for the first time......its nice enough....first nine are shortish, back nine are longer

randomfella

Liffey Valley par 3

Just off the roundabout the one that leads off to lexlip and celbridge.

First 9 are short enough but the rest stretch out. Good course for practice i suppose.

randomfella

randomfella wrote:

Liffey Valley par 3

Just off the roundabout the one that leads off to lexlip and celbridge.

First 9 are short enough but the rest stretch out. Good course for practice i suppose.

Yeah that's my favourite one. I love the little ones as they can be simple but also awkward, especially that downhill one. Got a 69 on it just yesterday which I was pretty pleased about. I get a discount of a whole €1 coz I'm a member of a society.

All you'd need is a 4 or 5 iron, a 9 iron and a putter of course.

Nice price too. Just don't buy any golf balls! Bloody rip off!

randomfella

Think i got 75 last time. My putting is terrible it always lets my good iron shots down.

KingEric

Just wonderin how do you get to that Liffey Valley course from Celbridge and how much is it for a round?

billymitchell

Anybody update me on good par 3 courses that are still around? Wouldnt mind heading out today, just dont want to go to a glorified pitch n put course?

Batesy

Glenmill in Newtown Mountkennedy is the best around. Kept very well all year round.

Only a few minutes from Greystones.

Conor J

Batesy wrote: »

Glenmill in Newtown Mountkennedy is the best around. Kept very well all year round.

Only a few minutes from Greystones.

ill second that.

Nuri Sahin

Blanchardstown Golf Center in Mulhuddart is meant to be a good track so I've heard.

I miss Pine Valley par 3

heavyballs

Conor J wrote: »

ill second that.

agree also,not a fan of par 3 courses so ended up being dragged out by my son,enjoyed it so muchthough,shot 3 under,birdied the last 4, i needed needed a hybrid for about 3 holes so it's a good test
if you're playing there try to avoid weekends as it is very slow indeed

d2ww

Out in Howth, there's the 12 hole par 3 in Deerpark.

billymitchell

Thanks for the advice, I chose to ignore it all
Went to stepaside, glorified pitch n putt course. And I am sh*t at p'n'p

EnjoyandImprove

il third glemill, its a very good par 3 with long holes and great great greens

stumpypeeps

EnjoyandImprove wrote: »

il third glemill, its a very good par 3 with long holes and great great greens

Played it sunday, its a cracking course. Play it well and you'll play well most places.

fred funk }{

Glenmills in Wicklow is a fantastic track but it might be a bit far down for you.
Probably one of the best par 3's in the country.

Mr. Larson

heavyballs wrote: »

shot 3 under,birdied the last 4, i needed needed a hybrid for about 3 holes so it's a good test

Excellent shooting. I had a 54 (level Par) there last year but within the same week I was in the late 70's twice, so it's a place that will put manners on you fairly lively if you're not playing well. I've a GUI hanidcap of 12 - I could shoot 64 out there before I had a GUI so it's a great all round test of golf in my opinion.

What's your H'Cap HeavyBalls? You must be single figures are you?

Some of the features would be

• Short (well it IS a Par 3)
• Long (Some hole will need a 180-200 yard carry)
• Slow (Greens and pace of play are slow)
• Dangerous (You could get clobbered out there due to it being a Par 3 with some lads who don't play golf hitting drivers on 190yd holes and the fact that it's fairly compressed)
• Crap Facilities (it's a porta-cabin with a till)
• Rewarding and punishing (Play well, you'll shoot sub 60. Play ok you'll shoot 60's. Play poorly - yuo can easy shoot the 80's)
• Golf Etiquette? (None to be had. Trackies, hoodies, 7 balls (as opposed to a fourball)

Sam Fisher

Adnan Alves wrote: »

Blanchardstown Golf Center in Mulhuddart is meant to be a good track so I've heard.

I miss Pine Valley par 3

I think that place is closed. If it's open again, I love to play there. It's a tidy little track. The longesst is about 210yds and shortest is 80yds. Water on 12 of the holes if I remember correctly. They also had a driving range. I hope there are open again....

Deer Park 12 holes Par 3, nice view. Some long holes. Worth a visit, never anyone there.

There is also this place just outside Swords. It's called Balheary. Plenty of mid irons. But I did find the course itself very very tight. There were balls flying in from all angles last time I played there.

heavyballs

Jabberwocky wrote: »

Excellent shooting. I had a 54 (level Par) there last year but within the same week I was in the late 70's twice, so it's a place that will put manners on you fairly lively if you're not playing well. I've a GUI hanidcap of 12 - I could shoot 64 out there before I had a GUI so it's a great all round test of golf in my opinion.

What's your H'Cap HeavyBalls? You must be single figures are you?

just played an open out in New Forest to bring me up a .1 to 5.5,played brutal,(not on purpose)nice enough track let down by a few very open bland last few holes

Nuri Sahin

Just had a look at their website..

http://www.glenmillgolfclub.ie/

Looks nice I have to say.