Boards Golf Society - Esker Hills GC May 18th 11.30am

Unfortunately I'm out for Saturday too. Have a Leinster semi final camogie game! Sorry.

spacecoyote wrote: »

How about one of those patented Boards society member course guides from one of the locals?

have you not played it?

I think I've been out on it twice, maybe 3 times. Very enjoyable track. Tough but enjoyable.

Don't know it well enough to give you course notes, but if I recall correctly the opening hole is a tough enough dogleg the first time you play it because it's totally blind and you just don't know what to do, but really it's not the most difficult par 5 if you play clever. ie don't need driver to cut the corner off the tee.
10th..... well you just have to try and drive the green

Sorry folks i have to pull out of this have been called into a club team, i have changed my status on teamer to decline

I woke up this morning not been able to move my knee. JUst about avoided A+E as per my oncologists advice! But gonna try my utmost to make it

Slowly came unstuck today! Is there rules on buggies??

benny79 wrote: »

Timesheet for Esker hills...

Ah no, my original teamer accept looks like it didn't go through :mad:
Pm'd you benny hopefully there's something you can do?

gypsy79 wrote: »

I woke up this morning not been able to move my knee. JUst about avoided A+E as per my oncologists advice! But gonna try my utmost to make it

Slowly came unstuck today! Is there rules on buggies??

benny79 wrote: »

I dont think there allowed in the society but as Im Captain I rather you use one than not play if your injured. Plus numbers have been confirmed and I had to ring again as of people dropping out late..

we changed the rules a few years ago Benny

Buggies are allowed if required so no issue here

Do they let 3 balls out benny ?

newindublin wrote: »

Only played it once, but I remember the first few holes at least.

First hole dogleg right, can cut the corner with a decent hit or lay up for safety.

Second hole aim left over the trees and you can nearly drive the green if you catch the down slope.

Third hole is a hard dogleg left, best to play middle to right to avoid being cut off.

Fourth hold, oh man now it gets interesting. Difficult window to hit on a dogleg right. Don't be like me and drive it OB left as all the left side is OB. A solid drive with a nice fade will be best (like my provo!)

Fifth hole, easy to go long on this downhill par 3, and long is wet. At least one club less here, two if you want to be extra safe. I hit it a bit thin and was wet.

Six, going to be a tough go for reaching in two, would say plan for not going for it unless you a big hitter with a good drive.

Seven, nice hole just drive it well and dont go left...or right.

Eight has a tight window for driver, but if you have a good fade you could put it close. If not then aim to put it just right of the big tree and you will have a good look at the green. I drove it close and then fluffed 3 chips. Don't do that.

I can't recall the exact details of the holes after that, best of luck!

9th is uphill par 3 with difficult green,everything goes to right, 10th is short par 4 with water in front and big hitters can't resist going for it but it's a card wrecker, Lay up 5iron off tee SW to green,11th is good par 4 requires longish drive to see green for 2nd shot, 12th is downhill tee shot then all uphill to a nasty back to front sloping green, slightly short and you are rolling back 30 yds,slightly big and it's hard to keep ball on green with your chip, 13 is a great Par 3 all carry to large slopped green, short of pin is good here, 14 is another great par 4 with fairway in a bowl, easiest to hit but take extra club for your 2nd shot as it's uphill, 15 is another par 3, Thinking 8 iron take 7 etc..16 is a dogleg left par 5,again big hitters can cut corner but be careful as more left you aim brings in trees in farmyard left , 17 is a dogleg left Par 4 and there is no gain from trying to cut corner as small trees stretch out further than you think and you will get caught up.left half of fairway is good leaving 140-150 uphill to well protected green, 18 is good par 4, Bunker left catches a lot of drives so err on right half of fairway, again uphill approach to green so 1 more club might suffice, Enjoy lads great course and going mad I'm missing it for a communion

timgolfer wrote: »

�� my bad. On my phone is shows up all 3 balls , until I scroll over. Hopefully my golf will be better than my computer skills!

I had the exact same problem when I first checked the list on my phone

Lads is there a driving range at Esker, can't remember??

benny79 wrote: »

Yeah, Esker Hills are really one of the nicest people about! They go out of there way to help you! So all's good.

Have you played it before Fix? Its a smashing course! And for me just like The European when the staff are so nice & friendly it adds to it!

Have benny, have played it about 5 times - class course.

I find it tough, think I have only had about 32/33 pts - but I love the changes in direction and elevation on the course. the raised greens on some of the holes make it a tough test

Love the clubhouse too - just about the craic and the golf. Sound people there.
You can see were Lowry gets the game and personality.

Its a tough enough walk - I might lay off the pints tonight - a few glasses of red.

See all tomorrow -

1st hole is a bit perplexing - first time out used a driver and drove it over the back fence.