FixdePitchmark wrote: » Walked into Mourne Golf Club (aka RCD) - introduced myself and had pints with the members.
Kevinmarkham wrote: » So you weren't in the main clubhouse? It's always very quiet there. I've been told before that the Mourne clubhouse is the place to go. Sounds like a great laugh. No Bridge tomorrow, either!
TrapperChamonix wrote: » FdP, your mail box is full. Tee time is at 1pm, I'll be there from 12. I'm hoping you or Kevin is picking up Hunter. CUthen
Felexicon wrote: » Right, I'm playing Corballis in the morning. Have played it a few times with below desired results. Someone give me a strategy guide to go with
mjsc1970 wrote: » Corballis this afternoon. Glorious in sunshine, its been more than a few years since i played it last. Great value golf and we were lucky it was only just over 3 hours and a bit. I'll defo play there again this summer.
rooney30 wrote: » This thread should be renamed Corballis thread , surely more to links golf in Ireland than this place!!!
mjsc1970 wrote: » Yeah you may have a point. I recently played bettystown but didn't feel the need to post about it here, maybe because i was pure mule that day. In the winter i played the European club, my god that place would break your heart.
PARlance wrote: » My best score of the year has come at the European... this game would break your heart!!!!
Slicemeister wrote: » Would Galway Bay be considered a full links? Played it recently and if it was, I'd seriously consider playing more links. A good different challenge.
FixdePitchmark wrote: » Ok another Links then - Hit The Island with a few lads from here today. Class day for any golf , bliss for Links golf. It is a brilliant course, a lovely place and great people there. Real welcome from Everybody at club. The course is in full play and the greens are as good as I've seen on a links - changes taking shape around many tees - lengthening the course. Had a very poor day off the tee - in the wrong place so many times - still recovered ok and had 31 pts. I was very lucky - as the rough is not as long as I remember there - in mid summer I would have lost about 8 balls - not one lost , just one in water. It is a great , great course for a links lover. Great variety and shape - it is so unusual to have to hit irons like 5, 6, 7 to par 4s. But it is also a course that must change every day of the week. It has holes that are unusual like 2,4,5,6,8,9 - 12,13,14,15,16. Not all particularly unusual , but holes you would only see on a links. It is a great time of year to play links golf - not too hot, nice cooling breeze. Just bliss, away from it all. Only sign of civilisation is the passing Northern Rail line and when Malahide comes into view. Hard to believe you are only a short distance from large suburban areas. So , will play it again - a must play for Links Lovers. I basically almost finished the East coast run now - just the following Royal Dublin (Next Door) and Laytown - Can't remember Rosslare - so going to go there again very soon. So will have them done in 3 months or so. If we say for a second Royal County Down is east - I'd rate as follows. 1) Royal County Down 2) The Island 3) Portmarnock Links 4) Baltray 5) The European Club 6) Portmarnock 7) Arklow 8) Corballis 9) Seapoint 10) St Annes So East almost there - off to the West next. Need a little rest and to sort that driving - because these are not course to be playing with a crazy OTT action. Edit Just to add to above - As others have said, it can be a bit discrediting to make lists at times - I have had some of my happiest days on some of the lower ranked courses above. Maybe because I score better
