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Your thoughts on Moate, Mountrath & Baltinglass please...?

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  • 19-05-2010 10:20am
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    Snakey
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭


    Hi, there's inter scratch cups on in each of the above mentioned courses on Saturday. I'd like to play one but never having played any of the courses I'm unsure which one to go for. Living in Dublin they're all about an hour to an hour and a quarter away.

    Would anyone recommend any of the three courses in particular, or share any thoughts on any of them?

    Cheers


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    mcgarrett
    Registered Users Posts: 376 ✭✭mcgarrett


    Baltinglass would be my preference of the three,
    the new 9 holes have matured nicely over the last couple of years and the climb up the first will get the heart pumping :D


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    Snakey
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Snakey


    Thanks for that. After playing Stackstown and Macreddin in recent weeks I think my heart needs a rest!


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    Kevinmarkham
    Registered Users Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭Kevinmarkham


    mcgarrett wrote: »
    Baltinglass would be my preference of the three,
    the new 9 holes have matured nicely over the last couple of years and the climb up the first will get the heart pumping :D

    The new nine at Baltinglass are really good, and the old nine are 'old school'. As McGarrett says, the 1st is all uphill and you'll be knackered, but it's worth it.

    I like Mountrath alot - lots of big, rolling fairways that can leave you blind and a couple of really good holes late on.

    Moate has a new nine that are a bit formulaic - up and down and not much to them, but there are a few beauties that run from 4 to 8 or so.

    Your best bet is probably Mountrath - but check out the photos and see if that helps


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    Mister Sifter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Mister Sifter


    Snakey wrote: »
    Hi, there's inter scratch cups on in each of the above mentioned courses on Saturday. I'd like to play one but never having played any of the courses I'm unsure which one to go for. Living in Dublin they're all about an hour to an hour and a quarter away.

    Would anyone recommend any of the three courses in particular, or share any thoughts on any of them?

    Cheers

    Snakey, you may want to check with Moate GC about this Saturday. The GUI listings have inter and junior scratches down for this saturday, but the club website says they are taking place next weekend, with a members comp on this weekend.


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    Snakey
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Snakey


    Thanks all. Mountrath sounds like the one so.


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    KOJAK_1
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭KOJAK_1


    Mister Sifter wrote: »
    Snakey, you may want to check with Moate GC about this Saturday. The GUI listings have inter and junior scratches down for this saturday, but the club website says they are taking place next weekend, with a members comp on this weekend.

    Moate is not on this weekend. It is on 29th/30th May


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    charlieIRL
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    KOJAK_1 wrote: »
    Moate is not on this weekend. It is on 29th/30th May

    can confirm this, golf for the year is on this weekend in moate - played a round there last night!

    Handy course and as said above 4 - 12 are the best holes. Very flat and open with good wide fairways.


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    Mister Sifter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Mister Sifter


    KOJAK_1 wrote: »
    Moate is not on this weekend. It is on 29th/30th May

    You might want to tell the GUI that. Pretty crap scheduling for the Junior Scratch as most 5-9s will be involved in Junior Cup next weekend.


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    mattman_iflaf
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭mattman_iflaf


    Not played Moate so can't quote.. :-)

    Played Baltinglass last year, really nice track... front nine you need to be a bit of a mountain goat....

    Mountrath, was a member there for over 10 years... fantastic track... then I might be slightly bias...


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