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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭Joeyjoejoe43


    Played there 3 times and every time I said never again!! I like to use my driver.. lucky to use it 3 times in Corballis... If the wind is up, forget it...

    Last time I played it was blowing a gale, 1st hole was a shortish par 3.. we all played driver off the tee.. None of us reached the green and two of us were single figures golfers and I hit a big drive off 18...

    Having said all that though, horses for courses... some people love it there..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭gypsy79


    You should be definitely playing off the fairways.

    You probably wont find any balls in the rough!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    It's such an unusual course. It's obviously very short so you should have a few more pars than on most courses. But you can be very harshly penalised for misses and you're hitting to a lot of small targets. I was going great last time I played - 28 points after 13. Then on 14 I pulled my approach on a par 4 about 3 yards left of the green. Took two to get out of the thick rough and went into more on the other side of the green from it. Came out with a 7. On 15 you've two fairways parallel to each other with a small lin of rough between them which a lot of people aim for. I hit that and took two to he the ball again (trying to get it back into the fairway with a sand wedge) and when I did move it I pulled it left into more rough. 8 on that one. Then on 17 it's a two tiered green. If you're on the top tier it's a struggle to keep the ball on the green putting to a flag on the bottom tier, so you have to go for the pin on a small landing zone. I landed 1-2 feet from the green, but it's elevated so the ball took a massive kick again into thick rough. Finished with a 6.

    So with a good scorecard, without trying any hero shots and without missing by much at all on any of the shots, I ended up not scoring on 3 holes. But that's corballis. It can make a show of you when you barely go wrong.

    On the first hole though - really, driver? It's about 120m from the whites, maybe 132m from the blues to the middle of the green! I can't imagine ever needing more than a mid-low iron!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭gypsy79


    blue note wrote: »
    On the first hole though - really, driver? It's about 120m from the whites, maybe 132m from the blues to the middle of the green! I can't imagine ever needing more than a mid-low iron!

    Probably blowing a gale. I don't go there if it is windy

    Judging by the amount of Corballis lads in Elmgreen on Saturday where the members have recipricol rights, the members feel the same


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭gypsy79


    By the way, it is one of the courses where I will be very interested what the slope will be under the new handicap system


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    gypsy79 wrote: »
    Probably blowing a gale. I don't go there if it is windy

    Judging by the amount of Corballis lads in Elmgreen on Saturday where the members have recipricol rights, the members feel the same

    I am a member in corballis albeit a relatively new one. Probably just played it about 15 times, a couple of times when it was very windy. But the most I've needed on the first it's an 8 iron when the wind was very strong. If it was an absolute gale and the tee was at the very back I could imagine using a 5 iron, but I'd probably go with a 6 because of the thick rough behind the green. In front the worst you'll be in is a bunker.


  • Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭rooney30


    If you play nearly every shot with a seven iron you won’t go too far wrong out there


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭gypsy79


    rooney30 wrote: »
    If you play nearly every shot with a seven iron you won’t go too far wrong out there

    That would be a fun comp. 7 iron and putter only in Corballis.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭gypsy79


    blue note wrote: »
    I am a member in corballis albeit a relatively new one. Probably just played it about 15 times, a couple of times when it was very windy. But the most I've needed on the first it's an 8 iron when the wind was very strong. If it was an absolute gale and the tee was at the very back I could imagine using a 5 iron, but I'd probably go with a 6 because of the thick rough behind the green. In front the worst you'll be in is a bunker.

    I hit an 8 iron 125-130!!

    Driver is 190-200 fwiw

    Next club down is 2 hybrid, which i would probably take in a gale here myself


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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    gypsy79 wrote: »
    That would be a fun comp. 7 iron and putter only in Corballis.

    Tin cup style.

    I think the shot you need most in corballis is the 80-100m pitch shot. 2 of the par 3s are this length. And the tee shots generally aren't too bad to leave you this sort of shot too on about 5 of the par 4s. And on the couple you might just end up with it anyway. Aside from how often you'll have to pay it, the consequences of getting it wrong are incredibly penal. Links bunkers and rough can ruin a hole on their own and if you don't hit the right part of the green you can end up in them.

    Being a long and straight driver of the ball is great on the part 5 and three of the par 4s. But that's it, it won't be the making or breaking of a score on this course.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    gypsy79 wrote: »
    I hit an 8 iron 125-130!!

    Driver is 190-200 fwiw

    Next club down is 2 hybrid, which i would probably take in a gale here myself

    The is no wind that would make a driver the right club on that hole for you! Back tees and a gale force wind I'd be recommending hitting whatever you hit 170. If not you'll be on the next fairway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭willabur


    Also a new member out there.

    I love it as a club to be a member off as it really is a different challenge depending on the wind speed/direction. The 3rd hole is up there with any hole in the country. For someone visiting for the first time I can see how it would be a complete nightmare. I played with 3 visitors recently and one of them told me afterwards that I saved him 10 shots just by talking through the holes from the tee box. Holes 2, 7, 11 and 14 in particular are quirky holes which if you didn't know your way around you could easily lose a ball or rack up a big score.

    Hole 2: 250 yard par 4 which a massive chasm 160 yards from the tee box. Need to play 8 iron + Wedge
    Hole 7: Depending on the tee you are playing its a 7 or 5 iron to a landing zone and then a 120 yard pitch in
    Hole 11: There is a marker on the hill which IMO you are served by hitting a 160+ yard shot 10 yards right off which should get you just short of the green.
    Hole 14: Loads of space on your tee shot but your second shot is blind into a hidden green


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭ThunderCat


    I have to say it's the most fun course I've ever played. Now I know it's not everyones cup of tea but those who get it seem to really get it. Rocking up to the 1st tee there fills me with more excitement and joy than the vast majority of other courses I've played. Long live the King.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,192 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    It's fun, but that fekin 17th


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭willabur


    for the hell of it - Here is my course guide

    1: Usually a pitching wedge but depending on the wind it can be an 8 iron - large green so a par is a good score
    2: The wind is usually off the right here so take nothing more than an 8 iron of the tee and aim for the right hand side of the gap. That should leave a handy wedge. Birdie chance
    3: Really tough but an amazing hole. From the back teeth aim for the fairway in front of you, if you are forward then you can take a bit off the right hand side. The fairway is undulating and the green is long but narrow, it is protected right by a dune and left a small bunker and another dune. Bogey is a great score
    4: Downhill par 3, 100 yard flick with a wedge. if you land short right you will roll off. Short left is the play
    5: Really tricky short par 4. There is more room out right than you can see from the tee box. If you can the play is a draw with a hybrid of the tee. Should leave 8iron to a wedge
    6: Another par 3, short again you just need a wedge. Beautiful hole where the wind can be deceiving, there is never a breath on the flag but when the ball is in the air it can move alot
    7: Another tricky short par 4. Completely different hole from the back tee, you need to play safe with a 6 iron aimed at the marker. From the front tee you can hit a 5 wood at the green but you can easily lose a ball this way.
    Approach is tricky, you need your yardage to be spot on
    8: Par 4 where you can take the driver. There is water down the left and a slice right will end up with a lost ball. If you can hit a baby fade 250 then you are in good position to hit a big enough green
    9: Long Par 3 which dependent on the wind and pin position could be a 5wood / hybrid or an 8 iron. Water hazard skirts the whole left side of the green down to the front tho in the summer you can easily play out of this. Really good par 3
    10: Straightforward par 3 where a par should be standard enough
    11: Quirky as hell, alot of people go for the green. I think its a recipe for a lost ball. Far better tactic is a 5 iron 10 yards right of the marker and you should avoid the bunker. Left of the marker leaves a blind shot into the green. Even if you are in the bunker you can make a birdie here as long as you don't do something stupid from the tee
    12: Par 5 where it pays to hug the right hand side. If you can't get home in two then aim a 7 iron at the driving nets, Shoudl leave a wedge into a tricky green. For a par 5 a par is a good score
    13: Snakey green - super tricky putt no matter where you land it. Really nice par 3 which is a 9 iron when its not too windy
    14: Another mental challenge of a hole - you need to hit a solid long iron or maybe a 5 wood just short of the dunes. This will leave an 8 iron which 9 times out of ten will be blind. I think a par is a great score here. Lots of ways in which you can go wrong
    15: Straight forward grip it and rip it - two fairways to aim at. Approach shot needs to be accurate to a small undulating green
    16: Usually into the wind it is an easy drive but like 15 the important shot is the approach. A par is a great score here
    17: ALl about the pin position, if its up top then its a tough 9 iron to hold it up there. If its on the bottom then you need to be on the bottom deck, you are better off off the green than on the top deck
    18: Decent closing hole. I like to aim a 5 wood at the two bunkers which should leave me short and a wedge into the green. There is a bunker on the left which eats up more than it should and if you are too far right you can be dead


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭Joeyjoejoe43


    Lads, I hit my driver 240 to 270 yards consistently and have had 300 yards+ drives in Spain (ball travels further there) My playing partner is not a big hitter and the two low guys that were paired with us on the day were big as well and we all played driver and none of us got to the green!

    I'm not making it up :)

    I've hit a pitching wedge to the same green previously with the wind going the other way.

    Just to qualify it though it was by far the windiest conditions I've played in ever and many didn't turn up and many more walked in before they finished the 18. It was crazy. I wasnt even able to stand up securely while playing my shots...

    Hopefully yell never see conditions like that for those who are members... but just ask lads in pro shop if they remember society day a few years back when it was really really REALLY windy..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Dublin Spur


    kip


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    kip

    Some people don't have the game for it in fairness.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭willabur


    I have seen some really good parkland golfers fall to bits in corballis - they might be able to overpower some holes but you need to know your miss out there - it will bite you


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    Great course synopsis by the way willabur. I'd agree with virtually everything and have the same comments on most holes.

    The one criticism I'd have of the course is that a lot of the tee shots have very little danger considering the club you'll be playing. 2nd and 7th (not from the back tees) have large fairways to hit and you only need to carry about 140m. 14 has huge space to aim for, although the better you position yourself you can leave yourself with a 9 iron into the green as opposed to a 5 room or so. And 15 and 16 are virtually 0 danger driver holes. Now there are still difficulties on those holes, but they're almost entirely on the second shots.


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL


    I honestly enjoy playing there, its great for your short game. 15 & 16 are real mickey mouse holes and are outright dangerous but the rest is a good test. Obviously Blue Note has never put a ball out on the road or into the derelict house on the right!!!

    You could actually play it with a 7 iron and a putter!!


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,192 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    The best part of Corballis (runs.......)

    EJmLJK7XUAE9FyP?format=jpg&name=small


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,833 ✭✭✭Golfgraffix


    slave1 wrote: »
    The best part of Corballis (runs.......)

    EJmLJK7XUAE9FyP?format=jpg&name=small

    Lol


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL


    That's mean!!!


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,192 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    :p Only Joshing, think it's a great picture though


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL


    Bump for anyone posting in Hollystown thread.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    So what do people think of Hollystown as a course?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,253 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    blue note wrote: »
    So what do people think of Hollystown as a course?

    I think its great because of how safe it is to play.:pac:


  • Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭londonred


    Up 5 places to 85 in Irish Golfer rankings spot the typo in below review...

    "This is a thrilling links (par 66) rolling over some chaotic and shapely dunes. With six par threes it promises fun and adventure and, in the par four 3rd, one of Ireland’s great golf holes.

    VERDICT: Public links golf that packs in the adventure. (⇑5) "

    https://irishgolfer.ie/top-100/2020/01/13/the-irish-golfer-top-100-courses-in-ireland-2020/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭willabur


    7 par threes?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,726 ✭✭✭dan_ep82


    Was thinking of playing the open on wednesday but it seems to only have slots for 2 hours and they're full. Sites not what I'm used to, am I reading it wrong? Any members?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭davegilly


    dan_ep82 wrote: »
    Was thinking of playing the open on wednesday but it seems to only have slots for 2 hours and they're full. Sites not what I'm used to, am I reading it wrong? Any members?

    They are using Chronogolf as their booking engine. Its the greatest heap of sh1t ever. It costs them money on a daily basis with people unable to book anything through it and simply getting annoyed and going elsewhere. I can't understand why any club would use this software.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭davegilly


    To answer your question. No, its unlikely its full - The comp is usually all day but you have to ring them to see what times are free.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,726 ✭✭✭dan_ep82


    Cheers, I'll give a ring tomorrow.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    dan_ep82 wrote: »
    Cheers, I'll give a ring tomorrow.

    It's not full at all, loads of spots left. Give them a ring. You can play any time on the day and enter the comp.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,275 ✭✭✭slingerz


    from reading this forum, this place is a course i want to play, just a pity its so far away!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,958 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    davegilly wrote: »
    To answer your question. No, its unlikely its full - The comp is usually all day but you have to ring them to see what times are free.

    How much is Friday Comp these days - was 15 quid , before new operation.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭davegilly


    How much is Friday Comp these days - was 15 quid , before new operation.

    €20. Mon, Wed and Friday


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,275 ✭✭✭slingerz


    davegilly wrote: »
    €20. Mon, Wed and Friday

    open comp there 3 days a week over the summer?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭willabur


    They had one on a saturday also last year though I hear it didn't do great business for them so it might not happen again this year. Its a pity as sometimes a saturday suits me better to get out and play a comp


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,036 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    willabur wrote: »
    for the hell of it - Here is my course guide

    1: Usually a pitching wedge but depending on the wind it can be an 8 iron - large green so a par is a good score
    2: The wind is usually off the right here so take nothing more than an 8 iron of the tee and aim for the right hand side of the gap. That should leave a handy wedge. Birdie chance
    3: Really tough but an amazing hole. From the back teeth aim for the fairway in front of you, if you are forward then you can take a bit off the right hand side. The fairway is undulating and the green is long but narrow, it is protected right by a dune and left a small bunker and another dune. Bogey is a great score
    4: Downhill par 3, 100 yard flick with a wedge. if you land short right you will roll off. Short left is the play
    5: Really tricky short par 4. There is more room out right than you can see from the tee box. If you can the play is a draw with a hybrid of the tee. Should leave 8iron to a wedge
    6: Another par 3, short again you just need a wedge. Beautiful hole where the wind can be deceiving, there is never a breath on the flag but when the ball is in the air it can move alot
    7: Another tricky short par 4. Completely different hole from the back tee, you need to play safe with a 6 iron aimed at the marker. From the front tee you can hit a 5 wood at the green but you can easily lose a ball this way.
    Approach is tricky, you need your yardage to be spot on
    8: Par 4 where you can take the driver. There is water down the left and a slice right will end up with a lost ball. If you can hit a baby fade 250 then you are in good position to hit a big enough green
    9: Long Par 3 which dependent on the wind and pin position could be a 5wood / hybrid or an 8 iron. Water hazard skirts the whole left side of the green down to the front tho in the summer you can easily play out of this. Really good par 3
    10: Straightforward par 3 where a par should be standard enough
    11: Quirky as hell, alot of people go for the green. I think its a recipe for a lost ball. Far better tactic is a 5 iron 10 yards right of the marker and you should avoid the bunker. Left of the marker leaves a blind shot into the green. Even if you are in the bunker you can make a birdie here as long as you don't do something stupid from the tee
    12: Par 5 where it pays to hug the right hand side. If you can't get home in two then aim a 7 iron at the driving nets, Shoudl leave a wedge into a tricky green. For a par 5 a par is a good score
    13: Snakey green - super tricky putt no matter where you land it. Really nice par 3 which is a 9 iron when its not too windy
    14: Another mental challenge of a hole - you need to hit a solid long iron or maybe a 5 wood just short of the dunes. This will leave an 8 iron which 9 times out of ten will be blind. I think a par is a great score here. Lots of ways in which you can go wrong
    15: Straight forward grip it and rip it - two fairways to aim at. Approach shot needs to be accurate to a small undulating green
    16: Usually into the wind it is an easy drive but like 15 the important shot is the approach. A par is a great score here
    17: ALl about the pin position, if its up top then its a tough 9 iron to hold it up there. If its on the bottom then you need to be on the bottom deck, you are better off off the green than on the top deck
    18: Decent closing hole. I like to aim a 5 wood at the two bunkers which should leave me short and a wedge into the green. There is a bunker on the left which eats up more than it should and if you are too far right you can be dead

    Played today with a society and this was really helpful thanks! Especially the 2nd where I hit a 7 iron against your advice and it stopped a yard short of the big drop off on the right hand side. I followed more closely after that. I had 34 points off 18 handicap. Really well kept course, greens were in excellent condition and there was barely any wind for us thankfully. Overall it was enjoyable but the par 3s and short par 4s with blind shots got tiresome after a while. I think it's probably more enjoyable once you've played it a couple of times. It's a tough course and I can only imagine it would be a nightmare from the back tees in high winds


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    The back tees don't actually make as much of a difference as they do in other clubs to be honest. Don't get me wrong, they make a difference alright, but on most holes it's just an extra club for your second shot and you'll have a similar landing area for your tee shot.

    The one hole it makes a big difference on us 7. You're back 40 or 50 yards from the whites. That leaves you hitting a mid to low iron / rescue to a landing area that you can't really afford to miss. It's very challenging, but a great home from the back tees. From the front there's no excuse to miss the landing area to be honest. I've missed it obviously, but I don't have an excuse!

    But it's a challenging course for anyone in my opinion. Obviously it's short, but you're left hitting loads of shots from 100 yards which are some of the most challenging for amateurs. There's very little forgiveness if you go wrong and a lot of the greens are very small. I tend to hit it high which is great in that it means where my ball lands it'll probably stay, so I don't have to worry too much about running off fairways and greens. But terrible because it's links golf and it can make where I land almost random at times.

    To be honest, I don't have the game for it. I've played balbriggan twice and Tramore and carlow once each since joining corballis. I averaged 34 points on those while not playing particularly well. I've played much better on corballis at times and struggled to break 30. But I'm convinced the course will make me a better golfer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭willabur


    they make a big difference on 3 also, otherwise yep the tee positions don't change too much between back and front

    As a course its definitely got a puzzle element to it. getting the ball into the right place makes a huge difference. In a funny way you don't need to play the typical links shots of bump and run too much - you can straight up play target golf here.

    In relation to whether it makes you a better golfer or not, it definitely helps certain parts of your game but if you played every round in corballis then you will struggle on a course that demands more from the longer clubs in your bag.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,253 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    I've never played it but had heard good things. However based on the course guide above it would seem that its *really* short? (not just the par)
    Seems like lots of irons off tees with wedges into greens?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,036 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    GreeBo wrote: »
    I've never played it but had heard good things. However based on the course guide above it would seem that its *really* short? (not just the par)
    Seems like lots of irons off tees with wedges into greens?

    I only counted 3 holes(12,15,16) where you should definitely be using the driver for maximum distance off the tee. There are a few other holes where you could use the driver but it's either high risk and/or not much to be gained from doing so. I hit a driver on the 8th and nearly messed up the hole by landing too close to the elevated 9th tee box, it gave me a blind shot into the green but I managed to make it and get par.

    It's an interesting course because maximum distance really isn't a factor in doing well, it's all about controlled and considered shots. As others have said in this thread that's not to everyones taste.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,457 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    willabur wrote: »
    for the hell of it - Here is my course guide

    1: Usually a pitching wedge but depending on the wind it can be an 8 iron - large green so a par is a good score
    2: The wind is usually off the right here so take nothing more than an 8 iron of the tee and aim for the right hand side of the gap. That should leave a handy wedge. Birdie chance
    3: Really tough but an amazing hole. From the back teeth aim for the fairway in front of you, if you are forward then you can take a bit off the right hand side. The fairway is undulating and the green is long but narrow, it is protected right by a dune and left a small bunker and another dune. Bogey is a great score
    4: Downhill par 3, 100 yard flick with a wedge. if you land short right you will roll off. Short left is the play
    5: Really tricky short par 4. There is more room out right than you can see from the tee box. If you can the play is a draw with a hybrid of the tee. Should leave 8iron to a wedge
    6: Another par 3, short again you just need a wedge. Beautiful hole where the wind can be deceiving, there is never a breath on the flag but when the ball is in the air it can move alot
    7: Another tricky short par 4. Completely different hole from the back tee, you need to play safe with a 6 iron aimed at the marker. From the front tee you can hit a 5 wood at the green but you can easily lose a ball this way.
    Approach is tricky, you need your yardage to be spot on
    8: Par 4 where you can take the driver. There is water down the left and a slice right will end up with a lost ball. If you can hit a baby fade 250 then you are in good position to hit a big enough green
    9: Long Par 3 which dependent on the wind and pin position could be a 5wood / hybrid or an 8 iron. Water hazard skirts the whole left side of the green down to the front tho in the summer you can easily play out of this. Really good par 3
    10: Straightforward par 3 where a par should be standard enough
    11: Quirky as hell, alot of people go for the green. I think its a recipe for a lost ball. Far better tactic is a 5 iron 10 yards right of the marker and you should avoid the bunker. Left of the marker leaves a blind shot into the green. Even if you are in the bunker you can make a birdie here as long as you don't do something stupid from the tee
    12: Par 5 where it pays to hug the right hand side. If you can't get home in two then aim a 7 iron at the driving nets, Shoudl leave a wedge into a tricky green. For a par 5 a par is a good score
    13: Snakey green - super tricky putt no matter where you land it. Really nice par 3 which is a 9 iron when its not too windy
    14: Another mental challenge of a hole - you need to hit a solid long iron or maybe a 5 wood just short of the dunes. This will leave an 8 iron which 9 times out of ten will be blind. I think a par is a great score here. Lots of ways in which you can go wrong
    15: Straight forward grip it and rip it - two fairways to aim at. Approach shot needs to be accurate to a small undulating green
    16: Usually into the wind it is an easy drive but like 15 the important shot is the approach. A par is a great score here
    17: ALl about the pin position, if its up top then its a tough 9 iron to hold it up there. If its on the bottom then you need to be on the bottom deck, you are better off off the green than on the top deck
    18: Decent closing hole. I like to aim a 5 wood at the two bunkers which should leave me short and a wedge into the green. There is a bunker on the left which eats up more than it should and if you are too far right you can be dead

    that bloody hole drives me crackers - it's easily one of the worst holes on the course... Played that hole countless times, myself and another lad and between us we've tried every line and almost every club off that tee and in the main - we end up searching for our balls. Straight over the marker is a lost ball. What sort of a marker is that?

    The few times I haven't lost the ball was when I took a 9 or a wedge and literally plonked the ball at the top of the hill.

    It's a hole better suited to crazy golf in my eyes... a carnival hole.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,457 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    willabur wrote: »
    they make a big difference on 3 also, otherwise yep the tee positions don't change too much between back and front

    As a course its definitely got a puzzle element to it. getting the ball into the right place makes a huge difference. In a funny way you don't need to play the typical links shots of bump and run too much - you can straight up play target golf here.

    In relation to whether it makes you a better golfer or not, it definitely helps certain parts of your game but if you played every round in corballis then you will struggle on a course that demands more from the longer clubs in your bag.

    with the wind? target golf is a rare day up there


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭willabur


    lawred2 wrote: »
    with the wind? target golf is a rare day up there

    I mean there isn't much chance to chase a ball there. You need to put the ball in the air and in a lot of cases up there you fly the ball to a specific location and the ball stops there more or less.

    and yes it does get extremely windy up there, for me it is a best part of the course as it is a different challenge every day


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭willabur


    GreeBo wrote: »
    I've never played it but had heard good things. However based on the course guide above it would seem that its *really* short? (not just the par)
    Seems like lots of irons off tees with wedges into greens?

    Some of the holes are very short. You can be green in regulation by taking nothing more than a 7 off the tee on 8 of the non-par 3s. I can understand why some people hate it but I love it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,958 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    I like different courses like Corballis, I don't really consider it a full golf course. It is a great practice course if you like to play the championship links.

    Had a 3 over par round there once and consider it one of my best ever rounds.

    On the driver thing , very hard not to hit driver on 3 , when you know line and have a big carry in you.

    Corballis is a great place to put discipline in your game, you teach yourself to play safe , and was hard for me to do that , so place out good course management in me, that I didn't have.

    I've always loved it , but price daft some of the time now.

    Must head out for an open soon.


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