Pm me if you're interested in the Am/am
20th, 22nd and 24th of August. https://visitors.brsgolf.com/tralee#/open-competitions
As mentioned above they have booked out very quickly. Looks like a few early and late spots for the Am/Am on the 22nd is all that is left.
Must look at that as I’ll be on family holiday in Killarney around that time.
do you know dates or are they on website?
I did indeed, singles and the AmAm. Didn't try for the fourball
Anyone get into this? Didn't look at the booking page till 10:30 and it was fully booked
I'm very jealous - what a great course. If you've a garmin watch download the course map before going. I had the old course mapped on my phone. I realised on the second hole that the distance wasn't deceptive because of the elevation. My watch was measuring to a completely different location.
I played so badly I just can't offer any advice. There was a great run of holes - maybe 6-9. It starts with a par 3 over a massive ravine or something. You definitely don't want to go short. Or long. Then a great driveable par 4. You'll be relying on a few kind bounces to get you there / keep your ball in play, but it's a great hole. And then a par 4 over a hill. And a lovely short par 3.
Ah, it was just a great course from start to finish. Even playing terribly I enjoyed it no end.
Planning on playing an open comp in Narin & Portnoo next week for the first time. Any tips or advice for getting round?
There is better value later in the month. They are holding 2 open fourballs and 1 singles on the same week as the Rose of Tralee festival. They are currently listed at 60 euro on BRS. Booking opens to non-members next week
Tralee Captains charity day Aug 13th. 400 a team, open comp. Not cheap but reasonable value compared to normal green fee.
There is actually an annual 3 ball tournament called the Atlantic Coast Challenge, it was on last week where you play each of those courses on consecutive days. Carne organise it and it's already opened for next year as people tend to return every year - it's very popular.
Cheers Lads! Yeah had been looking at BRS to check availability and was trying to base it around Open weeks where possible.
@PARlance - I was actually thinking earlier when looking at Rosses Point that their pricing had shot up considerable compared to last time I looked at it and figured they were trying to attract the US crowd.
Just to add, the weekly open is on each Thursday for €65.
Enniscrone is €45/round after 5pm, best value out there, ye could warm up on the 9 hole course and then tee off for a lovely evening round and catch the sunset
If you're looking for the best value then base it around Co. Sligo's open week, it's end of July/start of August this year and similar each year iirc.
You'll get out for €60 as opposed to ~€200. They've been steadily increasing greens fees in recent years.
Enniscrone has a weekly open during the summer, approx €50 and you'll probably get out in Carne for similar with a phone call.
I think the "ticket" type deals have stopped but open to correction on that. Enniscrone would be the best club to enquire on that front. I think Co. Sligo have probably shifted their focus and targeting the overseas visitor a little bit more.
My best advice is to use BRS to get an overview of each course’s availability and work out the best itinerary in your head.
Then phone the courses in accordance of least availability and ask them to secure a tee time provisionally for you, and that you’ll confirm in full within a day once you’ve the other courses and accommodation hooked up.
A deposit / up front payment is unusual this way. Some will demand it, but only for a larger group booking.
I think you will always get a better deal by calling them and talking to a real person. I would say stay flexible on the 3 courses in terms of what course you play on each day and have a back up plan in case one of them is fully booked. If you are a GUI member then make sure you mention that
I'm literally playing these 3 courses this week with my brother and dad. Enniscrone Thursday, Rosses Friday and Carne Saturday. I had to book them individually, as there isn't any joint agreement thing that i'm aware of.
If you call the pro shops, its fairly easy to do. We booked a fair bit in advance, so it was easier to get the times that worked for us, but you could always provisionally book a time, then ring and change it if the other courses aren't available.
Calling on the experience of the golf forum here. What's the best way to go about organising a trip out West to play Links for a few days?
Was looking at heading out to Sligo for a few days next year and playing Rosses Point, Carne & Enniscrone over the course of three days. Is the best way of doing it simply booking your tee time with each course individually? Or is there any kind of Links 'Ticket' that would guarantee you can get tee time at all three on consecutive days?
That’s what I would have thought as well, but the previous weeks semi opens opened up to non members a week in advance and were bookable as a non member.
As its a semi open I think that only a member can book you in.
Pat Mulcare AM AM on this weekend. Play Ballybunion Sat and Tralee Sunday. €140. still couple of tee times left https://members.ballybuniongolfclub.ie/visitoropen.php?compid=38697&stage=teetime
When I was on on BallyB website a few weeks ago, these semi-open singles seemed to be easily bookable online, once the online booking system had opened up a week or so beforehand.
But now it’s not open for this weeks one. Any ideas why? Maybe because it’s full already?
im hoping to play in the one at the end of the month.
Went in 2013, but registration opened in September. Wasnt any secret info, put in our interest and were flexible with dates and times within those dates. Got confirmation relatively shortly afterwards, think was November, with the good news. Unless it's changed, just be ready to register ASAP. Will likely have to pick 1 or 2 other courses to play too, won't allow just the Old Course.
All anyone any tips on booking st Andrews next summer?
Any secret info.
Just apply on website ?
Guess a bad time to ask this, but is it even too late for next year ?
Fair enough, but you made the point that there isn't much of a difference between Lahinch and Doonbeg. I would argue that there is a world of difference between them with the only two things they have in common is that they are both in Clare and they are both links courses. Staff and setting in Lahinch are both top class from my experiences playing there, admittedly not since pre covid. I wouldn't have Ballybunion "head and shoulders" above Lahinch either but that is probably down to personal preference as much as anything.
JT, ricky fowler and spieth in tralee before the pro am. Saw a vid of a guy I know at the pro am asking JT what he thought, seemed impressed.
Went out a few minutes ago with Shane and HV3
DJ due to play The Island today I believe.
There are a couple of very good hotels in Donegal - Rosapenna, Harvey's point & I think there's a third very fancy one too. There's more in Kerry I'm sure and hotel infrastructure is just one part of the infrastructure needs, but I'm not convinced it's the infrastructure that's holding them back presently. There's enough for the current demand. I think it's reputation and that will take time to change. And the other side is that the packages are set up already for Kerry / Clare and East coast. There are suppliers, they've got relationships with hotels, pubs, buses, etc. That needs to be set up on a bigger scale in Donegal. And to improve the reputation, this needs to happen too. It will all take time.
I think having a Tom Doak course along with the Gil Hanse one will push things forward though. People will request to play these courses in greater numbers and that will feed through.
So it was Tiger and Rory in BB, Shane and HV3 in Portmarnock
But also have a look at how many 5 star hotels are in Kerry. Then count them in Donegal.
Kerry’s infrastructure is decades ahead, and its marketing has to support it.
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