Win a fourball - Nominate your under rated golf courses here!

downthemiddle

Dunfanaghy
Portnoo
Greencastle
Portsalon
Blessington Lakes
Millicent
Naas
Ceann Sibéal

Milkers

Luttrellstown
Headfort New
Balbriggan

cgh

Castlerea, a cracking little 9 hole course in roscommon.

popepaisley1

best underrated in the west in no particular order - all excellent value too. pretty sure none of them charge more than €50 on any saturday in summer


ballinrobe

bearna

galway bay

portumna

gort

east clare

Wichita Lineman

Thanks to all who have contributed so far. I have to catch up on the weekend nominations but keep posting as I probbaly wont have a final table ready until tomorrow anyway.

Rikand

It's great to see all the nominations for Tullamore, but it's far from under-rated. This year it was knocking in around 50-60th place on the Golf Digest which is a solid position for the course. I'd have it a little under 50th personally, but there are some serious courses out there that it is competing with. It's the best course in the midlands for me and that is no contest. It's position on the Golf Digest top 100 is proof of that

tonc76

Tramore

Played it at the weekend for the first time in 15 years and it's just as good as I remembered with the addition of another 9 holes and some slight tweaks here and there.

PARlance

Moate: Probably the most underrated course that I've never played

Good luck with picking the fourball tonight Andy.
I'd be disappointed if you hold a fair draw, that's not the way these things are done

ssbob

idle wrote: »

Skellig Bay in Kerry. If this course was properly maintained it would rank high up in the top 100 IMO. I don't think there are many courses on the island that match it for views and it has few if any weak holes.

Played it lately and the greens and tee boxes looked like they hadn't been mown in ages. In fact I've played there a few times in the last few years and never seen anyone working on the course. One thing against it is it seems to be wetter than most other courses.

I played it in September last year with Kiers47 and I too agree it was wetter than most courses especially at that time of year. Views are immaculate but the course is not well maintained at all. I guess being so close to Waterville they are going for cheap and cheerful rather than trying to compete.

charlieIRL

PARlance wrote: »

Moate: Probably the most underrated course that I've never played

Good luck with picking the fourball tonight Andy.
I'd be disappointed if you hold a fair draw, that's not the way these things are done

Off topic for a min - If you're unlucky enough not to win, I'm off from the 14th if you fancy coming down for a round?

Wichita Lineman

40 valid entries in the draw for the fourball. Result of vote and 'raffle' will be here in a few minutes.

Wichita Lineman

And the winner of the Boards.ie Golfer's MOST UNDERRATED COURSE is..............................NAAS

NAAS 7

ESKER HILLS 6
BALBRIGGAN

PORTUMNA 5

CORBALLIS 4
HEADFORT NEW
BALLINROBE
PORTARLINGTON
MACREDDIN

HERITAGE 3
TULLAMORE
NEW FOREST
GREENORE
WICKLOW
CURRAGH
ROYAL TARA
DROMOLAND
ADARE
OUGHTERARD
LUTTRELSTOWN
STRANDHILL

RATHCORE 2
WEST WATERFORD
CONCRA WOOD
ARDGLASS
KILLEEN
CORRSTOWN
GREENCASTLE
MILLICENT
BEAVERSTOWN
COURTOWN
HEATH, THE
WOODENBRIDGE
LISBURN
MOATE
BEECH PARK
DUNDRUM
ST MARGARETS
DUNMURRAY SPRINGS
GORT
CARNE
DUNDALK
HERMITAGE
SHANNON
GOWRAN PARK
GALWAY BAY
KILCOCK
TRAMORE

GREYSTONES 1
OLD HEAD
CORK GC
BALLINA
MULRANNY
ROYAL PORTRUSH
CLAREMORRIS
BEARNA
HOLLYWOOD LAKES
MAHON
CASTLEMARTYR
DOONBEG
CASTLE DARGAN
BALTRAY
CASTLEWARDEN
ROSCREA
BALLYBUNION, OLD
LEE VALLEY
PORTSALON
CRUIT ISLAND
HOLLYSTOWN
KILLARNEY KILLEEN
MACROOM
MOUNT WOLSELY
THURLES
PORTNOO
BALLYBUNION, CASHEN
CONNEMARA
DOUGLAS
DUNGARVAN
KNIGHTSBROOK
NEW ROSS
NEWCASTLEWEST
ROGANSTOWN
CASTLEREA
SKELLIG BAY
TIPPERARY
CEANN SIBEAL
ARKLOW
ATHY
CRADDOCKSTOWN
ENNISCRONE
GLASSON
KILLARNEY
BALCARRICK
CARLOW
MOUNT JULIET
NAIRN / PORTNOO
PALMERSTOWN
PORTMARNOCK LINKS
SLIEVE RUSSELL
TULFARRIS
EAST CLARE
BUNCLODY
DUNFANAGHY
BLESSINGTON LAKES
MULLINGAR
BLAINROE
CASTLEROCK
DRUIDS GLEN


The rest are in order of votes and then totally randomised where tied.

Wichita Lineman

and the winner of the fourball at Moate Golf Club is...................

CHALKIE 501

please PM me your name and address and I'll post the vouchers to you later in the week. **Valid Monday to Friday but for all of 2014 so no panic on using them just yet!

Wichita Lineman

I'll give Chalkie 501 a couple of days to claim his prize and if he hasn't done so after say Thursday 8pm then it will go to the next one on the randomized list I saved for the draw.

Is that fair?

Unfair?

I haven't played Naas but it was top of the pile so I must try and check it out sometime. I am playing one of the runners up Esker Hills on Saturday in a society outing. Haven't actually played it since 2011 and though I've been there 5 or maybe 6 times I haven't managed a really good score there yet so here's hoping I have improved a bit.

PARlance

Congrats Chalkie and fair play for organising Andy.

Wichita Lineman

No PM from Chalkie claiming his prize and I honestly dont think it's up to me to chase anyone I'm trying to give a fourball to I am now offering it to the 2nd person on the list and that was


IDLE

If Idle PM's me with a name and address the fourball in Moate is theirs. This offer is open until 26th December by which time if I have not had a PM I will go to number 3 on the list.

cgh

Please let me be No. 3

PARlance

Andy Dunne11 wrote: »

No PM from Chalkie claiming his prize and I honestly dont think it's up to me to chase anyone I'm trying to give a fourball to I am now offering it to the 2nd person on the list and that was


IDLE

If Idle PM's me with a name and address the fourball in Moate is theirs. This offer is open until 26th December by which time if I have not had a PM I will go to number 3 on the list.

With a user name such as IDLE it doesn't offer the greatest of hope

Neil Andblomee

Jaysus that's abit harsh, what's the big panic about? the guy hasn't been online for a few weeks and hasn't had the opportunity to reply.
If that's the carry on up in Moate I'll be giving the place a wide berth and I hope others will too.

PARlance

Neil Andblomee wrote: »

Jaysus that's abit harsh, what's the big panic about? the guy hasn't been online for a few weeks and hasn't had the opportunity to reply.
If that's the carry on up in Moate I'll be giving the place a wide berth and I hope others will too.

Ya................wn Mister.

Neil Andblomee

PARlance wrote: »

Ya................wn Mister.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................................wwwwwhat?

idle

First Xmas present in the bag, thanks Andy!

(not as idle as ye were hoping!)

charlieIRL

Neil Andblomee wrote: »

Jaysus that's abit harsh, what's the big panic about? the guy hasn't been online for a few weeks and hasn't had the opportunity to reply.
If that's the carry on up in Moate I'll be giving the place a wide berth and I hope others will too.

Relax there a small bit and that comment om moate is not called for.

Neil Andblomee

charlieIRL wrote: »

Relax there a small bit and that comment om moate is not called for.

The comment was a bit tongue in cheek, it is the internet you know, personally it's no skin off my nose, it's just a bit messy, that is all!.

Wichita Lineman

The prize has now been claimed by Idle and I'm told he's looking forward to visiting Moate in 2014.

Neil Andblomee

Andy Dunne11 wrote: »

The prize has now been claimed by Idle and I'm told he's looking forward to visiting Moate in 2014.

Nice one Andy, thanks for answering my question, I hope he enjoys he round, unlike chalkie who probably wouldn't have travelled up from sunny Killarney anyway to play.... where is it again, oh yeah Moate.