Say what you want about covid lockdowns, but it was great for getting to play some of the "bucket list" courses.
The Island for 80 quid (and what a golf course that is).
St Patrick's for 60 quid (not long open, bit Yankee links for my liking, but amazing value).
Lahinch - free because I knew the cousin of the lad who used to run the clubhouse bar down there.
Dooks - 50 quid on an open.
County Louth/Baltray - think about 50 quid as well.
You'll be lucky to get in.
Very strange arrangement.
Excellent.
Playing Tuesday at half 10ish. Anyone been in for breakfast pre round and dinner post round? Is it decent? Might aswell make the most of it.
Got a cancellation today. 😀
Play the 9hole course, most of the holes are boring flat but you have 2/3 that hit the dunes including a lovely par 3
In Enniscrone this week for our annual 3 day society event. Missed it the last 2 years, so can't wait to get there. Still probably my favourite course that i've played so far (though I haven't played most of the top 10 tbf). Something about it just works for me. Those dunes 👍️
Just after playing in the Social Media Open over the past 4 days. Superbly ran event which is highly recommend.
Played Ballybunion Old/Cashen, Dooks and Tralee.
Tralee was definitely the show stopper for me. Incredible course and I actually think I preferred the flatter front 9. Back 9 is superb of course too.
Dooks and Cashen were enjoyable tracks which you can score round. Expectations for these two weren’t too high so enjoyed both days.
Ballybunion has a massive reputation and for me it seriously under dellivered. Apart from the 7th the front 9 is a non event. Things improve on the back 9 but nowhere to the extent that it could be considered the best course on the island. I’m not sure I’d even have it in my top 10. Maybe because my expectations were so high for it maybe played a part but I was completely underwhelmed.
Anyone know if the European club are running the team comp during the summer?
Think it was equivalent to whites or something. 6900/7000 yards ish. Long enough but you get a bit of run at least
Can I ask those who have been to open weeks previously, what tees do they use?
Why do we love links golf? Well it's something like this : (from article in Irish Golfer)
Dutchman Severiano Prins who, despite marginally missing out on the top 16 in The West :
“My home course is a parkland course and we rarely ever play links golf,” he explained, “and if we do, the conditions are a lot milder and a lot more pleasant than they are here. I really like it though, because you really have to be creative, it’s extremely enjoyable even though I’m now soaked to the skin.
“I’ve played the Irish Amateur a couple of times, I’ve played Old Head and played once in the South, but I’ve never been to the West before, but it’s always tougher conditions than are forecast, it’s always tougher than you think, it’s always colder than you think, the ball never goes as far as you think, the golf courses always play longer than you think, but I love it, I really do.
“I love the challenge, the tougher it is, the more you concentrate and the flipside is that your weaknesses really tend to show through and I really like that because you can get away with things on other courses that you can’t here. I love the course because of its toughness but I’d love to play it with no wind to see how tough it really is.
“I’d really love to make it into the top 16, but I think it looks like I might be a shot shy, and I’ll definitely try to come back in the future if I’m not in the field for tomorrow"
👍👍
Enjoy, it's literally on an estuary so no protection from the elements, take your medicine and move on if finding the rough
😂😂
Just in front of first tee
I'm heading to Scotland next week to play Carnoustie (the 3 courses) for the first time. Any tips or recommendations lads ?
Is that in between the car park and the clubhouse, or is there another one?
I'll be using their really really big chipping green before my round, not teeing off until 5 so will play the other course first
The chipping green in RCD is worth going up 2 hours early for.
Sick I can't make it this year. What a course
Super, got the last two ball slot of the week by the skin of my teeth! All gone now for the main course
Yeah. After hearing about that Farce i'd resigned myself to having to pay a fortune or never getting up.
It was meant to go live at 9. Said it was cancelled until about 9:20 but got in then.
Thanks completely forget. Nice to see they've mondernised with the online booking. Was a farce previously.
Still some availability for RCD Open week
https://visitors.brsgolf.com/mourne#/open-competitions/3/teesheet
If that is true - €180 for a winter rate - with course not fully in play is off the wall.
I guess the question with all these places is - is there a GI rate.
As for the €300 - we know what that is all about.
Unlike Waterville, Ballybunion and Lahinch, Tralee actually have quite a decent amount of open days every year at knock down prices. They had a full week of open days last August to coincide with the Rose Festival.
Is €180 not a good price for Tralee ?
tralee rack rate is €300 so I'd say that is gui/ winter rate.
May not have 18 holes open as they redesigned the 11th and not open yet.
mats may also still be in play
Let us know how you get on please
Like meals out and accommodation - many Links course in Ireland , have lost all sight of reality.
Will be interesting how you get on.
Worth the call
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