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Silver-Tiger

Anyone played the course recently?

Looking to get out the weekend there

jamok

Silver-Tiger wrote: »

Anyone played the course recently?

Looking to get out the weekend there

Played it on Saturday, Tees, fairways, aprons, bunkers are all in dreadful condition.

Greens are still quick and slick but thats due mostly to the moss in them I would guess.

I would avoid it if you can.

fred funk }{

jamok wrote: »

Played it on Saturday, Tees, fairways, aprons, bunkers are all in dreadful condition.

Greens are still quick and slick but thats due mostly to the moss in them I would guess.

I would avoid it if you can.

Wow....That's not good.

jamok

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Wow....That's not good.

Yeah im sorry I dont have any pictures but it really was poor.

The layout is still good but conditions not

Silver-Tiger

Ah that's awful to hear.

There's no avoiding for me this weekend. €20 is all.

Used to really like the place. Hope it gets back to normal.

Running Balance

Sad to hear that..

dr.kenneth noisewater

Played a few weeks ago and its really dropped in standards from when I played with a society last summer. some of the grass length on the tee boxes was ridiculous. Also they only take cash now, which they never mentioned when booking, so a few of us had to drive back into Enfield to get cash out

First Up

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote:

Played a few weeks ago and its really dropped in standards from when I played with a society last summer. some of the grass length on the tee boxes was ridiculous. Also they only take cash now, which they never mentioned when booking, so a few of us had to drive back into Enfield to get cash out

Sounds like they are hanging on by their fingernails. I have great sympathy for anyone in that situation. Its a nice course but probably just a bit too out of the way to attract the numbers needed.

It gets a bit soft after rain too as I recall. Probably no chance of that being fixed now.

Silver-Tiger

jamok wrote: »

Played it on Saturday, Tees, fairways, aprons, bunkers are all in dreadful condition.

Greens are still quick and slick but thats due mostly to the moss in them I would guess.

I would avoid it if you can.

I played yesterday.

The bunkers looked poor and were out of play due to rain on Friday but the bolded part is very harsh imo. The greens as you said above are really great at the moment. The course is still a great course. If it was a dump i'd say avoid but at €20 for a weekend game i still say it's value.

dan_ep82

Silver-Tiger wrote: »

I played yesterday.

The bunkers looked poor and were out of play due to rain on Friday but the bolded part is very harsh imo. The greens as you said above are really great at the moment. The course is still a great course. If it was a dump i'd say avoid but at €20 for a weekend game i still say it's value.

I played it a few weeks back. I dont think the bunker were ever that good but a few had weeds growing up through then and it didn't look as well cared for. I still think it's a great course to be fair and hope it gets out of its current slump.

First Up

Silver-Tiger wrote: »

I played yesterday.

The bunkers looked poor and were out of play due to rain on Friday but the bolded part is very harsh imo. The greens as you said above are really great at the moment. The course is still a great course. If it was a dump i'd say avoid but at €20 for a weekend game i still say it's value.

If the bunkers were out of play they must have had a fair bit of rain. How did the fairways take it? Drainage was the big problem as I recall.

Silver-Tiger

First Up wrote: »

If the bunkers were out of play they must have had a fair bit of rain. How did the fairways take it? Drainage was the big problem as I recall.

Fairways were fine (A little hairy). Placing everywhere but only had a few mud balls throughout the round. As said above. Very impressed with the greens compared to some ****e out there at the moment.

First Up

Silver-Tiger wrote:

Fairways were fine (A little hairy). Placing everywhere but only had a few mud balls throughout the round. As said above. Very impressed with the greens compared to some ****e out there at the moment.

I wouldn't call placing everywhere "fine" but good to know it is playing at least.

eoghan104

Silver-Tiger wrote: »

Fairways were fine (A little hairy). Placing everywhere but only had a few mud balls throughout the round. As said above. Very impressed with the greens compared to some ****e out there at the moment.

I played in Corrstown yesterday and there was no placing obviously. Had 5 or 6 mud balls and it was a pain in the hole.

I think courses should bring temporary placing in for weekends like the one just gone if they want. A weekend non-counting is not the end of the world.