Cheers! Last time I played was August and it wasn't qualifying and the reason they gave was the temp green.
Its qualifying. The green is in play since October. Lets see what happens when the Caravan park is back open. From what I hear there is a stand off between Carr and the County Council over the issue. Carr contract is up so some level of commitment on the issue is needed.
That said even with a temp green in place comps were qualifying as it fulfilled the criteria of being within the min distance of the original green
Does anyone know if Corballis is qualifying at the moment? Or is it still the temporary green on the 8th?
Was planning to play Dooks with my dad on Friday, but apparently they're closed to visitors till March 14th. Is that something that happens in other courses?
Would play Waterville, but the fairways are not in play which kind of sucks. Assuming a lot of the similar courses do the same?
Need to find somewhere else to play, so might try Tralee.
Lol - good on ya.
On first tee - with the up and coming + 4 lad from The Island
On a serious note - it feels a bit like above - (LOL)
Well now I just want to play it even more!
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It is very very tough - If you break 80 it is a very very good score. Amazing lads going out and being level and under from the back in winter and even wind - a totally different game.
I would be inclined to ask the handicaps of the lads on your slot. A lad off 15 - would seriously struggle to break 100 out there.
It is a great day out , you are playing with players above your level typically - and that makes it worth watching.
It is slow and on more serious side , I did notice lads playing at that level are actually too focused for like "the craic" - even a chat is tough work with some of them.
By my calculation a 10.0 H/C would get a course H/C of 16 off the Blues so 90% being 14 shots. Not sure if the published results are actual H/C or shots received on the day
I see they have a summer series also
They aren't strict with the handicap limit but don't let you take the piss either. So 10/11 is prob fine, 18 isn't.
I see some 10 and 11 handicappers in the results
Looks like an interesting comp, might take a day off early in the spring assuming it is still running
The winter series has always been 9 and below, I presume it’s the same this year.
Scores have been quite good so far, considering most Tuesdays have been quite beeezy.
it can be a beast off the blues, in club comps we play them very rarely. All the medals are off the whites.
Yeah, I've only played the course once and on a perfect summers day. But I do remember thinking that from the blues if the wind was blowing hard into me some holes would be boarderline unplayable. I think on 15 and 18 - is the fairway is over 200m from the blues? With a strong enough breeze I might not even be able to reach it. And to be honest, if I'm struggling to reach it I'm not sure how many members comps you could use those tees for. Whatever about the auld fellas who are only hitting their driver 170m, but there are plenty of decent, younger golfers with respectable handicaps that carry their driver about 200m. I'm not sure you can have many comps in a year where that many golfers can't reach the fairway on a couple of holes.
But l love hitting the longer clubs and hardly get to on most courses. I might try to figure out a way to play from them there some day. Sure maybe I'll get down to single figures and go for it!
It's a great test from the blues, but a v humbling one, especially if the weather is poor. Ive had a couple of respectable scores there ( even in the prizes once) but the days can be v long if things arent going well - case in point was the 91 I shot yesterday! It's a 4.5 or 5hr round and usually a lot of provisionals involved, so no surprise that the better players can get fractious at times.
Certainly worth trying from the backs at some point though. You will hit every club in the bag, with an emphasis on long irons and fairway woods!
The par 3s are much more difficult from the tips, and some of the drives are made to look a lot more intimidating than they really are; on 7 and 15 in particular, you cant really see how much room you have to work with from the blues to the extent that you can from the greens and whites. Then you have the 13th hole, where the blue tee must be 70 or 80 yards further back from the whites between a rake of dunes. Even finding it an achievment, never mind trying to make a par!
Thanks for that, I'll avoid it so. I've a couple of friends who are 5 day members, I might see if one of them fancy a round towards the end of the month. I've 2 weeks parents leave while we're weaning our child onto a child minder so should have some golf time.
I'd actually love a go from the blues. The whites there are the right length for me, but far too often I find myself playing clubs where the tees are forward and it's a driver wedge all day. I'd like a course being the wrong length in the opposite direction for a change and I'd get to hit my low irons and even my fairway woods. But I don't particularly want to be an annoyance on the course for the other golfers.
Single figures afaik.
To be honest, I would not recommend that an 18 hc player enter even if it was an option. You are off the absolute tips in Winter conditions; it's a fair course but, like any links, v poor shots are hammered, usually requiring a decent search, and sometimes provisionals.
if breaking 100 represents a good day for you out there, you will be resented by a plus figures hc player. I'm off 1 and have been made to feel totally inadequate out there very often.
Anyone know if the winter series in Portmarnock is open to higher handicap golfers (18). I don't mind getting a handicap I can't compete from, I just don't want to spend 4 hours with people that might resent me for being there.
Nice to get that course on a decent day, I'd say it was very enjoyable.
Like yourself I too have played there on tough days and it's a real leveller, and walked off with my tail between the legs and say never again. It's not a course for the handicapped golfers on days like that. But on days like today I'd say it's class.
Played The European Club today - was a full qualifying. Course has been exposed to basically flooding conditions - so held up remarkably well. Stunning course - I think I like it more, the more I play. Probably more enjoyable slightly forward as it was. I know a tough day there is too tough. Had one lost ball in a sleeper - but besides that , I'm beginning to see how important the tee shot is there.
It's a lovely course, really opens up to some lovely parkland looking holes in spots, must get back there next year
11 of us, all members of the Blessed Nine Played Arklow today very enjoyable in very benign conditions. The greens though were really slow for a links course and it took 8 0r 9 holes to get your speed right. It was a 15 hole open with 15,16, and 17 being out of play due to course improvement work being done. Nice change and great to meet and play with your mates on a nice day, 33 was our best and a boardsie member, Welll Done Golf Nut.
Yes, driving away from the clubhouse.
I was looking at the road and didn't even notice them. The only course I have played with those in view is Portmarnock, but I remember the road wider.
My guess would be St Annes
Not the island. Strong hint below
Yea the 5th also a lovely hole, although i think most of the group got caught out where to hit the tee-shot. We played in summer during the hot spell so we were all hitting the ball miles longer than normal so we didn't know where to aim. Lovely hole though.
The weather has been so mild that there has been a decent amount of growth. Fairways in our place have come back really well, the place has never been in better shape. So no need for the protective measures until there is a good hit of frost I would guess
The 11th is lovely hole allright. I'd have liked the 9th more if I didn't take 3 to get off the tee :) I think I had 26 points as well, birdied the 5th which was the highlight of my round playing wise.
No restrictions at all surprisingly. Course in great condition as well.
