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Boards Golf Society Outing - Roscrea Golf Course 23rd August @ 10:00am

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  • #92
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,015 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    :D

    Harsh Rikand.

    Yes the way people play shapes some views as perhaps obscured.

    But there have been a few people there that have been around.
    I've played well over 30 courses this year.

    That is a nice course. But no way is it a Portumna . Portarlington. Carlow a Naas for example.

    Yes there are lovely courses and hundreds at the Roscrea level . But there is a division above it.


  • #93
    Macker1
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    It was a nice course that provided a challenge for driving with the tree lined fairways and some interesting pin locations. I did find it surprising that there was no pro shop at the course.

    Really looking forward to the next outing to Mount Juliet were no doubt we will all have a great time.


  • #94
    tigerwood1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭tigerwood1


    Having played portarlington only two weeks ago in a scratch cup i would'nt say there is much between the two. i thought yesterday was great with the weather and course clubhouse and food top class sure it was'nt the best course we played this year but that just highlights what a great list of courses we played so far with mount juliet to come thank's Charlie it will be hard to match next year. would gladly play roscrea again if i got the chance.


  • #95
    Seve OB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,529 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Tigerwood, I think you are crazy if you really believe Roscrea even comes close to Portarlington!

    I thought it was grand, nothing stand out about it. 1st hole is nothing short of dangerous. Playing it, I just felt that they were just trying to squeeze a hole into an area that just wasn't suited to be a hole. I was trying to figure out where that green was for to the left, and thought it was 18. Indeed it was only when playing the 15th I copped that I had walked off the first tee and straight across another fairway without even looking! They would be much better having the 1st tee up around where the 15th Green is and tucking the 15th into a little dogleg around the first tee area.

    Anyway, it wasn't all bad, I loved the rolling hills all along the second hole, something you would more expect to see on a nice linx. The course whilst it didn't light my fire,was indeen in great condition and the greens were excellent, all be it with bordering unfair pin positions a couple of feet from the edge in a lot of cases.

    Hadn't played in a month and wasn't expecting much. I therefore played to expectations! Few good shots, few poor shots, nothing awful really, just never got firing. Some bad luck along the way, and when I hit my best drive of the day on 6 down the middle and couldn't find it, that kinda bugged me for a bit!

    It was a game of golf which I love playing and I am quite happy to play on the best and worst courses, once I am hitting the little white ball and as always with the boards crew, I thoroughly enjoyed the day out, the bit of craic and banter. Thanks to Shane and Mick for the company and well done to Shane on his 42 points :D


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