Druid's Glen 'Inside the Ropes' Review... by Boards Golfers

Kevinmarkham · 11-06-2012 01:02PM #1

Apologies to the lads for taking so long to get this up. We had a great day out at Druid's a couple of weeks back and if you want to find out what they thought of the course, it's up on the blog.

I was trying to get a video of PistolPetes up as well, but Blogger wasn't co-operating. You can see the swing, hear the perfect contact and then listen for the sounds of a bush being molested, here: PistolPetes and the bunker

Will be doing another one soon - Macreddin have already offered a spot.

Dr_Colossus · 11-06-2012 01:20PM

Nice write up Kevin and sounds like a fair review. Good to see you guys playing from the white tees also instead of cutting the course and experience short from the forward tees.

Is that a wood PistolPetes hit from the bunker, nutter to try such a bold shot.

ssbob · 11-06-2012 03:48PM

Good perspective from three different levels of golfers.

Would love to review a course in Cork sometime.

pistolpetes11 · 11-06-2012 06:56PM

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Nice write up Kevin and sounds like a fair review. Good to see you guys playing from the white tees also instead of cutting the course and experience short from the forward tees.

Is that a wood PistolPetes hit from the bunker, nutter to try such a bold shot.

It was

To be honest , I was going for the big shots I dont usually go for seems it was a one off day out.

Plus Kevin had been telling me a story about a lad playing one from the bunker the other side and catching it a beauty, only problem was over my side I had bush in front of me !

Kace · 11-06-2012 11:43PM

Ah the Glen - always a special feeling there from the minute you drive in the gate. Unfortunately the course normally spanks me though,

I recognise the video as the bunker on the left of 16th - normally play max 5 iron out of that one. Fair play for going with a wood - did you find your ball after that shot, or hit it into the trees in front or trees across far side of fairway ?

bailey99 · 12-06-2012 09:31AM

ssbob wrote: »

Good perspective from three different levels of golfers.

Would love to review a course in Cork sometime.

I'd second that. Come down south Kevin!!!

pistolpetes11 · 12-06-2012 02:42PM

The ball made it through the bush and was actually in play , I cant remember what I done next , have a funny feeling that I fluffed it !

Kevinmarkham · 12-06-2012 03:13PM

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

The ball made it through the bush and was actually in play , I cant remember what I done next , have a funny feeling that I fluffed it !

Not true. As I remember it you hit your next shot onto the green and drained a forty footer for birdie. With so many birdies being marked on our cards I can see it would be easy to forget.

pistolpetes11 · 12-06-2012 09:10PM

Haha I wish ,

Although I see the blog has stirred some debate as to weather a lad should have his shirt tucked in or out, God forbid !

Kevinmarkham · 13-06-2012 08:36AM

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Haha I wish ,

Although I see the blog has stirred some debate as to weather a lad should have his shirt tucked in or out, God forbid !

Personally, I'm a shirt tucked-in guy but as long as a person looks smart I don't have a problem. There's a debate raging on Twitter too, started by @thetodaysgolfer. It's not an easy one to solve.

curly from cork · 13-06-2012 08:53AM

bailey99 wrote: »

ssbob wrote: »

Good perspective from three different levels of golfers.

Would love to review a course in Cork sometime.

I'd second that. Come down south Kevin!!!

Form an orderly queue now lads... Behind me ðŸ˜႒

Kevinmarkham · 13-06-2012 10:54AM

curly from cork wrote: »

Form an orderly queue now lads... Behind me ðŸ˜႒

All in good time fellas. I have a few clubs coming to me at the moment wanting to do the same thing... none from Cork!

Dr_Colossus · 13-06-2012 12:12PM

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

All in good time fellas. I have a few clubs coming to me at the moment wanting to do the same thing... none from Cork!

Fair play Kevin. Just out of interest how come clubs are approaching you on this, did you target a number of them a while back looking to do group reviews? What do the clubs get in return, an honest appraisal and write up and hopefully some publicity they can use to further advise their facilities?

Kevinmarkham · 14-06-2012 09:30AM

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Fair play Kevin. Just out of interest how come clubs are approaching you on this, did you target a number of them a while back looking to do group reviews? What do the clubs get in return, an honest appraisal and write up and hopefully some publicity they can use to further advise their facilities?

Close enough. Once I put up the Druid's Glen offer on here, I got a few responses from clubs who said they'd host a similar thing. That number increased after I put up the blog.

I'd love to go around the country doing it, but I don't have that luxury just yet.

Druid's Glen 'Inside the Ropes' Review... by Boards Golfers

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