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the 11th at Palmerstown par 3?


Actually maybe it's not. Palmerstown usually has circular metal tee markers in golf silver and bronze

Miley Byrne

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

Guess the hole. Taken on Friday last.
Should be easy - Boards Society was there this year!

Down my neck of the woods Kevin,

it's the 15th @ Mitchelstown

I believe

Funny enough I played there last Saturday week and it was in very poor condition. Greens were like they hadn't been cut in 3 or 4 days. Fairways & teeboxes worse again. 10 foot putts felt like you had to hit it 20 foot to reach the hole. The grass was long enough on some teeboxes to reach the top of the tee (for a driver)

FixdePitchmark

Portarlington ?

PARlance

ForeRight wrote: »

the 11th at Palmerstown par 3?


Actually maybe it's not. Palmerstown usually has circular metal tee markers in golf silver and bronze

Yip, the circular markers........




....and the fact that it looks nothing like the hole

Slight similarity but you're way off

ForeRight

ajcurry123 wrote: »

Yip, the circular markers........




....and the fact that it looks nothing like the hole

Slight similarity but you're way off

oopsie

Kevinmarkham

ForeRight wrote: »

the 11th at Palmerstown par 3?

Actually maybe it's not. Palmerstown usually has circular metal tee markers in golf silver and bronze

Those markers are a giveaway, so for that reason, you're out!

denisoc16 wrote: »

Down my neck of the woods Kevin,

it's the 15th @ Mitchelstown

I believe

Funny enough I played there last Saturday week and it was in very poor condition. Greens were like they hadn't been cut in 3 or 4 days. Fairways & teeboxes worse again. 10 foot putts felt like you had to hit it 20 foot to reach the hole. The grass was long enough on some teeboxes to reach the top of the tee (for a driver)

Agreed, I actually walked through what I thought was cut rough and discovered it was fairway. A real shame to see it like that.

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Portarlington ?

Nope. Similarities with the 7th and 15th I grant you, but not this one. Has a fountain in front of the green.

charlieIRL

I thought it was Thurles!!!

charlieIRL

Dogleg right after a Par 3, Keano says to me "Go for it and fade it around the trees!!"
I ended up hitting a lovely draw into the rough on the left hand side. Reloaded (not thinking of GOTY points) and landed on in the pond on the RHS after the trees!!!!

Keano

Not my fault it was the one hole that driver of yours let you down!

ssbob

Same hole as Kevin's looking backwards.



Is it really in bad condition?

Miley Byrne

ssbob wrote: »

Same hole as Kevin's looking backwards.

Is it really in bad condition?

Well a week & a half ago it was in brutal contition. After the spell of weather we had up to then there was no excuse for it. Unless the staff has been cut back that much that the course is suffering?

Being honest I won't be in a hurry back there. The greens were the slowest I've played on for a long time. I mean unbelieveably slow. And the first thing that gets commented on after a round are the greens.

ssbob

denisoc16 wrote: »

Well a week & a half ago it was in brutal contition. After the spell of weather we had up to then there was no excuse for it. Unless the staff has been cut back that much that the course is suffering?

Being honest I won't be in a hurry back there. The greens were the slowest I've played on for a long time. I mean unbelieveably slow. And the first thing that gets commented on after a round are the greens.

As you prob know its my home town so know some of the committee, I will be making a call because I am always telling people about the place as I think there are some super holes there(4,12,14,15,18).

Greens were poleforked or being treated or anything?

Miley Byrne

ssbob wrote: »

As you prob know its my home town so know some of the committee, I will be making a call because I am always telling people about the place as I think there are some super holes there(4,12,14,15,18).

Greens were poleforked or being treated or anything?

No, there had been no poleforking or sanding done. The greens actually looked OK until you walked on them and putted on them. I played with two members on the day and I didn't make a big deal out of it to them or anything. But one of them did say that he had never seen the greens as poor(slow) as they were. It's not as if the course was to soft do do any work on it because it was relatively dry. Anyway I suppose we are hijacking this thread.

Agreed on the 4th and closing stretch btw. Really good holes.

Kevinmarkham

ssbob wrote: »

As you prob know its my home town so know some of the committee, I will be making a call because I am always telling people about the place as I think there are some super holes there(4,12,14,15,18).

Greens were poleforked or being treated or anything?

denisoc16 wrote: »

No, there had been no poleforking or sanding done. The greens actually looked OK until you walked on them and putted on them.

Here are some Mitchelstown photos from the morning I dropped by. I agree with Denisoc that the greens did not look good - a couple had tyre tracks going over them, yet no work seemed to have been done, which was strange. The fairway grass was long as was the grass on the tee boxes. A good shave required on both. And the greens do look good, just unmaintained at the moment.

What was the condition like for the Boards Outing?

ssbob

Ok back on topic.

Kiers47 punching one low into a famous hole!

ssbob

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

What was the condition like for the Boards Outing?

Genuinely excellent! Only complaint I had at the time was bunkers need a little sand but I was nit-picking at the time!

Miley Byrne

ssbob wrote: »

Genuinely excellent! Only complaint I had at the time was bunkers need a little sand but I was nit-picking at the time!

Ya to be fair it was in good nick that day. No complaints from any of the lads really

Miley Byrne

ssbob wrote: »

Ok back on topic.

Kiers47 punching one low into a famous hole!

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Same hole, view from the tee

slingerz

i take it those pics are from the Old Head of Kinsale?

Miley Byrne

Ya, the Old Head. I have a few more so I might post them up seeing as I nearly have the hang of the embedding now:o

kiers47

ssbob wrote: »

Ok back on topic.

Kiers47 punching one low into a famous hole!

Sometimes pictures tell you nothing!! Think it took me 2 shots to get to there and 4 to get down from there.

In my defence we were straight into a 50km/hr gale and it is a tough hole.

slave1

Okay, changed from my phone to a spare camera so here are some shots from recent rounds in Portumna, Galway Bay and Headfort New.
See if you can spot the temporary 11th hole in Headfort New!

ssbob

Ok another one of Kiers47(I think my wife would get worried if she saw all the pics of him on my phone:D) Anyone guess the course?

Miley Byrne

Skellig Bay, 17th or 18th I reckon


Edit: I'd pick 17th if I was pushed by the way!!!

ssbob

denisoc16 wrote: »

Skellig Bay, 17th or 18th I reckon


Edit: I'd pick 17th if I was pushed by the way!!!

It's the 17th alright as there is a big telegraph pole on the 18th!

Some views down there, we didn't get to play Waterville though:(

Miley Byrne

ssbob wrote: »

It's the 17th alright as there is a big telegraph pole on the 18th!

Some views down there, we didn't get to play Waterville though:(

Long track there with great views. Keep an eye out for the invitational weekends at the start of June for Waterville. Usually over 2 weekends. Singles and fourballs. €50

FixdePitchmark

In fairness ssbob and kiers47,

Kiers has a nice swing, hip nice and open, looks like he is set up for a draw there ?

Milkers

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

Images of Tralee. Lots of them but that will be explained by the weather!

Tralee Golf Club

Incredible photos, I don't really know the proper criteria for ranking "best" courses but having played Tralee once last year it immediately jumped miles into the lead as my "favourite" course I've ever played.

spursmurray

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