Boards Golf Society - The European Club 20th April 11.00 AM 2019

benny79 · 01-04-2019 09:37AM #1

The links of The European Club was designed by Pat Ruddy who continues after thirty years
to calibrate the links to meet the challenges of the modern game allowing the champions of today
to express themselves while demanding a cerebral approach for true success.

Year after year the work goes on with Ruddy directing design improvements. Few golf courses have had such prolonged attention from their designers with Donald Ross at Pinehurst being an obvious equivalent.

The result is probably the best links of them all as it is fitted precisely to the modern game and is never allowed to grow old. It benefits from the constant inputs of one of the most astute designers the game has seen.

Next up is - The European Club - 20th April 11.00am

The Green Fee for this outing is €50 and I look forward to seeing you all there.

Regards

Benny79

newindublin · 01-04-2019 09:55AM

I have been looking forward to this one. From the response on Teamer, looks like I am not the only one.

I hope we have enough spots for everyone!

benny79 · 01-04-2019 10:12AM

Preference is always given to people who attended the most outings and so on etc.. but I think we are ok.

pakman · 01-04-2019 10:26AM

€50 is fantastic. Really looking forward to this one

jarrieta · 01-04-2019 12:23PM

Awesome course, looking forward to it. Thanks Benny

benny79 · 01-04-2019 01:07PM

pakman wrote: »

€50 is fantastic. Really looking forward to this one

Some courses offset other ones that's the way I'm trying to do it to keep the cost down and spread it out..

slave1 · 01-04-2019 02:04PM

Working that Saturday :mad:

Enjoy though, hope the sun shines on ye

Seve OB · 01-04-2019 02:05PM

looking forward to it
hopefully I will actually get out this time

BigChap1759 · 01-04-2019 04:22PM

Accepted on Teamer and defo in for this - I'll be really interested to see what the winning score is as it's undoubtedly one of the toughest tests in Ireland :eek:

Mushy · 01-04-2019 04:45PM

Gutted to miss this. Am from nearby so was hoping to get home and take this in, but not to be.

Hope ye all enjoy it!

Golfgraffix · 01-04-2019 06:41PM

This will be a 1st for me, can’t believe I’ve never played it

BigChap1759 · 01-04-2019 09:28PM

Golfgraffix wrote: »

This will be a 1st for me, can’t believe I’ve never played it

It’s a beautiful beast:D

FixdePitchmark · 02-04-2019 07:12AM

Golfgraffix wrote: »

This will be a 1st for me, can’t believe I’ve never played it

I think you'll love it .

One of the best on the east coast . But in my view the east coast is weak from a links perspective.

Whilst the bunkers are not for everyone. You'll be well able for them.

I'm still undecided on difficult / unplayable bunkers . In my mind , yes, a bunker is a hazard, but you should be able to get out.

The more top links I play , you just have to accept that this is a real feature of most top links courses.

In RCD you are going backwards or sideways in maybe 25 % of the bunkers.

I'll be interested what you think . I could be wrong , The European is one of those very split courses, a sort of love hate place.

To be controversial for a second. It is described as a true links . But some of the course does not have a links feel at all . More manufactured coastal . Hopefully Pat Ruddy doesn't read boards . I'll be banished.

Kingswood Rover · 02-04-2019 08:09AM

Ah flippin heck my kids booked myself and my beloved into a fancy hotel on the Friday night as a surprise so after having accepted on Teamer i am afraid that i will not be able to make it, sorry Capt.

kennethrhcp · 02-04-2019 08:26AM

gutted to have to decline this 1!!!

have a great time lads/ladies

benny79 · 02-04-2019 08:49AM

Kingswood Rover wrote: »

Ah flippin heck my kids booked myself and my beloved into a fancy hotel on the Friday night as a surprise so after having accepted on Teamer i am afraid that i will not be able to make it, sorry Capt.

Can you just make sure you have unaccepted if you haven't already done so.. Cheers.

gypsy79 · 02-04-2019 09:40AM

Do we just have 28 places?

Staying down there and need transport a 16 month old with me so a later tee time would be appreciated

Also, I have read reviews of groups reporting that the best score in 16 people was 10 over their handicap!! I’d tot really that tough??

Benicetomonty · 02-04-2019 10:42AM

Up there with RCD as the hardest course I've played. Probably just edges Ulster's finest.

Front 9 isn't too bad off the tee except for the 7th hole, which can be very intimidating depending on which tee you're put off. But the greens are all quite small and slopey and tricky, both to hit and putt on. Standout holes for me are the 2nd, the 5th and the 8th.

The back 9 is the harder 9 imo, but probably has the nicest holes. 11 is a beauty, whereas as 12 and 13 are quality coastal holes. 14 juts back inland(ish) before 15 goes back out towards the sea. 17 is a great par 4, back down through huge dunes, whereas 18 is, in my experience anyway, brutally difficult. Down hill and dog-legging from right to left onto a very narrow, sloping fairway with trouble left and right that goes far beyond the ample selection of bunkers gaping back at you. Hit the fairway and you've a long second off a downhill lie over a nasty burn that guards the front of the green. And the green itself is wicked, very undulating and always seems to be faster than some of the others.
Anybody who records 2 points there has done well for themselves.

SEORG · 02-04-2019 12:02PM

Really looking forward to this one. I haven't played it before and will be interesting to see how it compares to other links I have played. From what I have heard it is quite tough.

Are there any online guides/overviews to the course? I haven't seen any on the website.

a post punk · 03-04-2019 06:04PM

Really looking forward to this one even if it’s a longer drive than the round of golf will take:)

it would be great if I could get out early Benny for this please.Ill be just home from Augusta in time.........
PP

benny79 · 04-04-2019 08:01AM

Can Gavin Morris pm me please as you have accepted on teamer and I dont know your user name

On another note all memberships will have to be paid in full (€30) on the day if still outstanding for this one, As the Society is subsidising a big chunk of the green fee.

Seve OB · 04-04-2019 10:02AM

benny79 wrote: »

Can Gavin Morris pm me please as you have accepted on teamer and I dont know your user name

when I set everyone up on teamer I include boards username as first name and real name as surname. once you register, I can't change your names anymore, but some people do change their own names on teamer.

please don't do this as it is a pain when it comes to managing teamer invites. equally as painful is those who change your boards username.

I don't keep the pm's I get once entered to teamer so won't always know who is who, especially new guys

if you have changed your teamer name, please change it back, and if you change your boards username, please update teamer.

spacecoyote · 11-04-2019 06:19AM

Have found out I have to work now that weekend.

Poxy, f-in job, reckon I should just quit. The European is worth being unemployed for isn't it?

I've tried to get playing this course 3 separate times & something has gotten in the way every time.

Enjoy lads, will catch you at the next one

slave1 · 11-04-2019 07:59AM

spacecoyote wrote: »

Have found out I have to work now that weekend.

Poxy, f-in job, reckon I should just quit. The European is worth being unemployed for isn't it?

I've tried to get playing this course 3 separate times & something has gotten in the way every time.

Enjoy lads, will catch you at the next one

In the same boat, working every 4th Saturday, grrrrrrr

Seve OB · 11-04-2019 09:24AM

spacecoyote wrote: »

The European is worth being unemployed for isn't it?

I've never played it so wouldn't know.

But.

Yes

benny79 · 11-04-2019 09:26AM

Seve OB wrote: »

I've never played it so wouldn't know.

But.

Yes

I Have and its a big YES from me or maybe a sick day!

imo Its the best course in the Country and we have it in April :cool:

jarrieta · 11-04-2019 10:00AM

benny79 wrote: »

I Have and its a big YES from me or maybe a sick day! imo Its the best course in the Country and we have it in April :cool:

I would not go that far, not sure if it is the best, some awesome golf courses in the west coast and Donegal (not counting RCD), but for me undoubtedly the best in the east coast.

Looking forward to it, very unlucky not being able to play it Space and Slave. They do a fourball matchplay competition starting in winter, so if anyone is brave enough to play with me, very happy to.

The Hurricane · 11-04-2019 10:07AM

Hi I'm looking to join Boards golf society often been tempted but never did. Id love to play The European club though time sheet full probably. I'm in Dublin that weekend as it so happens but live in the north west. Could one join and play in the European club on the 20th?

benny79 · 11-04-2019 10:13AM

The Hurricane wrote: »

Hi I'm looking to join Boards golf society often been tempted but never did. Id love to play The European club though time sheet full probably. I'm in Dublin that weekend as it so happens but live in the north west. Could one join and play in the European club on the 20th?

Im afraid its full now but if you want to join just drop steve ob your details. As above.

benny79 · 11-04-2019 10:15AM

jarrieta wrote: »

I would not go that far, not sure if it is the best, some awesome golf courses in the west coast and Donegal (not counting RCD), but for me undoubtedly the best in the east coast.

Looking forward to it, very unlucky not being able to play it Space and Slave. They do a fourball matchplay competition starting in winter, so if anyone is brave enough to play with me, very happy to.

Well its in the Top 10 in the country think it was ranked 6th last time I seen it.

newindublin · 11-04-2019 11:13AM

benny79 wrote: »

Well its in the Top 10 in the country think it was ranked 6th last time I seen it.

European Club is ranked #10 for 2018 and 2019 in The Irish Golfer Magazine Top 100 Irish Course Rankings

Of course other rankings may place it differently..

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