Best golf course in YOUR county

Triboro

mike12 wrote: »

I thought you were joking have played 6 courses in Donegal and it is the worst of them. Sorry

Wasn't my nomination to begin with, just showing allegiance to my fellow golfers by not dissin their course! A few courses on here that i dont agree with but so be it!

princess poppy

thewobbler wrote: »

I've been meaning to get around to that.

Derry, Antrim, Armagh, Tyrone don't have any entries that I remember.

Nothing in for wicklow, or is that just a foregone conclusion? The European ...

FixdePitchmark

princess poppy wrote: »

Nothing in for wicklow, or is that just a foregone conclusion? The European ...

I wouldn't say so - Druids Glen will give it a good run.

yaboya1

I'm an undecided Dub, but it sounds like I've got to play The Island.

princess poppy wrote: »

Nothing in for wicklow, or is that just a foregone conclusion? The European ...

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

I wouldn't say so - Druids Glen will give it a good run.

Best links & best parkland in the county (and probably the country) for sure, but hard to compare. If I had to choose, I'd vote for the European.

tayto lover

lorenzo87 wrote: »

If someone feels a course doesn't deserve the praise it is getting they are entitled to voice their opinion.;) There is no way Bundoran can be the best in Donegal, so of course it is going to be questioned.

Sandy Hills in Rosapena is miles better than Bundoran. Murvagh too but I like both the Ballyliffen courses and would have them ahead.

I think you always like the course you consistently play well on.

whitefoot

[QUOTE=thewobbler;93120501
Derry, Antrim, Armagh, Tyrone don't have any entries that I remember.[/QUOTE]

Most people in Derry play links golf in Donegal with Ballyliffin, North West and Greencastle being favorites.

Derry courses are Parkland and the best would be City of Derry GC, a proper old club & course set up with some lovely views of the Foyle estuary but it can get a little wet on some of the back holes depending on the recent weather.

yettie1701

whitefoot wrote: »

Most people in Derry play links golf in Donegal with Ballyliffin, North West and Greencastle being favorites.

Derry courses are Parkland and the best would be City of Derry GC, a proper old club & course set up with some lovely views of the Foyle estuary but it can get a little wet on some of the back holes depending on the recent weather.

Are Castlerock and portstewart not in Co. Derry ?

Derek Zoolander

yettie1701 wrote: »

Are Castlerock and portstewart not in Co. Derry ?

yes - although can't say that Castlerock is in the same league as Portstewart

whitefoot

yettie1701 wrote: »

Are Castlerock and portstewart not in Co. Derry ?

No Castlerock and Portstewart are firmly in County Londonderry

yettie1701

whitefoot wrote: »

No Castlerock and Portstewart are firmly in County Londonderry

That's a matter of opinion but let's got get political this is supposed to be a golf forum.

yettie1701

Derek Zoolander wrote: »

yes - although can't say that Castlerock is in the same league as Portstewart

Have not played either. Is portstewart a good course and any idea how far from Derry city it is?

thelostboys23

Kilkenny.
Kilkenny Golf Club.
have only played mount juliet once and got rained off after the 11th so cant give it the best course title just yet

Derek Zoolander

yettie1701 wrote: »

Have not played either. Is portstewart a good course and any idea how far from Derry city it is?

Portstewart strand course is a fantastic golf course (front nine in particular) - not sure on distance from Derry - stayed in Portrush both times I played there.

lorenzo87

whitefoot wrote: »

No Castlerock and Portstewart are firmly in County Londonderry

No such place as county Londonderry.

thewobbler

lorenzo87 wrote: »

No such place as county Londonderry.

Please take this ****e away to another thread where you'll find similar minds going out of their way to be offended by everything.

Kevinmarkham

yettie1701 wrote: »

Have not played either. Is portstewart a good course and any idea how far from Derry city it is?

Try Roe Park Resort outside Limavady. Decent parkland at the resort as well.
Castlerock is about 20-25 miles from there. Portstewart is a bit farther. Portstewart is superb for 13 holes or so. The last few are disappointing... by comparison.

cilles man

Lots of replies in relation to links courses, my local , laytown Bettystown G. C. not getting much credit, to be fair management & staff have it looking real well this Autumn. A bit small but a gem I will add.

FixdePitchmark

cilles man wrote: »

Lots of replies in relation to links courses, my local , laytown Bettystown G. C. not getting much credit, to be fair management & staff have it looking real well this Autumn. A bit small but a gem I will add.

Yes, but we are talking about "The Best",

Very crude , sure there are 100s of courses that are class but just happen to be in a county with a world class course.

Still interesting if certain courses will come out top.

Like The Island in Dublin for example.

thewobbler

1 Antrim: N/A
2 Armagh: N/A
3 Carlow: N/A
4 Cavan : Slieve Russell (1/1)
5 Clare: Lahinch (5/5)
6 Cork: Fota Island (5/8)
7 Derry: N/A
8 Donegal: Murvagh (2/3)
9 Down: RCD (1/1)
10 Dublin: Portmarnock Old (4/6)
11 Fermanagh: Loug Erne (1/1)
12 Galway: Galway Bay & Portumna (2/5)
13 Kerry: Tralee (3/7)
14 Kildare: Carton Montgomerie (2/3)
15 Kilkenny: Mount Juliet (2/3)
16 Laois: Portarlington (2/3)
17 Leitrim: Ballinamore (default)
18 Limerick: Adare (2/2)
19 Longford : N/A
20 Louth: Baltray (2/3)
21 Mayo: Carne (4/6)
22 Meath: Headfort New (3/4)
23 Monaghan: Concra Wood (1/1)
24 Offaly: Tullamore & Esker Hills (1/2)
25 Roscommon: N/A
26 Sligo: Enniscrone & Rosses Point (1/1)
27 Tipperary: Dundrum House (2/3)
28 Tyrone: N/A
29 Waterford: Waterford, New Ross & Waterford Castle (1/3)
30 Westmeath: New Forest, Moate (1/1)
31 Wexford: Rosslare (1/1)
32 Wicklow: European Club (1/1)

---

I've had to curate these results a little.

Who am I to deny anyone who knows multiple counties the opportunity to vote on them all? Nope, these all counted.

But the ones that went links: choice, parkland: choice, those were abridged to their links choice (we all prefer links golf anyway, don't we).

Long meandering replies mostly got passed by, mainly because I'm a lazy editor.

---

Obviously, It's only a small sample. But the outright winner of the course most loved by it's locals is Lahinch with a unanimous decision over 5 votes.

Second place was Bundoran. No not really.

---

I don't think it'd take too much effort to award Portrush, Carlow and Portstewart gongs for their counties. The rest need locals to chip in.

Triboro

Man,and i thought Bundoran might just shade it 😳 ....well done lahinch, great course!

FixdePitchmark

Well done The Wobbler , looked tricky enough.

searay

Native of County Carlow - carlow golf club
Live in Westmeath - Glasson Golf

Counties I play in a lot:

Meath - headfort golf club - new course
Offaly - Tullamore

FixdePitchmark

I'd imagine Carlow - will win out in Carlow.

I'd suggest Kildare could be one of the hardest to pick.

we will see in a few weeks what the numbers are like

Triboro

Would the k club not be a lock for kildare?

FixdePitchmark

Triboro wrote: »

Would the k club not be a lock for kildare?

There are 4 clubs at a very similar level.

K Club
Monty
O'Meara
Palmerstown

Then there are other clubs lads will mention

Royal Curragh
Naas
Dunmurray

Then there is another group of good courses, too many to mention.

stockdam

County Antrim,............no brainer............Royal Portrush

yettie1701

Kevinmarkham wrote: »

Try Roe Park Resort outside Limavady. Decent parkland at the resort as well.
Castlerock is about 20-25 miles from there. Portstewart is a bit farther. Portstewart is superb for 13 holes or so. The last few are disappointing... by comparison.

Thanks for that Kevin. Planning an excursion up that part of the world soon. Any idea what the green fee in portstewart might be

yettie1701

thewobbler wrote: »

1 Antrim: N/A
2 Armagh: N/A
3 Carlow: N/A
4 Cavan : Slieve Russell (1/1)
5 Clare: Lahinch (5/5)
6 Cork: Fota Island (5/8)
7 Derry: N/A
8 Donegal: Murvagh (2/3)
9 Down: RCD (1/1)
10 Dublin: Portmarnock Old (4/6)
11 Fermanagh: Loug Erne (1/1)
12 Galway: Galway Bay & Portumna (2/5)
13 Kerry: Tralee (3/7)
14 Kildare: Carton Montgomerie (2/3)
15 Kilkenny: Mount Juliet (2/3)
16 Laois: Portarlington (2/3)
17 Leitrim: Ballinamore (default)
18 Limerick: Adare (2/2)
19 Longford : N/A
20 Louth: Baltray (2/3)
21 Mayo: Carne (4/6)
22 Meath: Headfort New (3/4)
23 Monaghan: Concra Wood (1/1)
24 Offaly: Tullamore & Esker Hills (1/2)
25 Roscommon: N/A
26 Sligo: Enniscrone & Rosses Point (1/1)
27 Tipperary: Dundrum House (2/3)
28 Tyrone: N/A
29 Waterford: Waterford, New Ross & Waterford Castle (1/3)
30 Westmeath: New Forest, Moate (1/1)
31 Wexford: Rosslare (1/1)
32 Wicklow: European Club (1/1)

---

I've had to curate these results a little.

Who am I to deny anyone who knows multiple counties the opportunity to vote on them all? Nope, these all counted.

But the ones that went links: choice, parkland: choice, those were abridged to their links choice (we all prefer links golf anyway, don't we).

Long meandering replies mostly got passed by, mainly because I'm a lazy editor.

---

Obviously, It's only a small sample. But the outright winner of the course most loved by it's locals is Lahinch with a unanimous decision over 5 votes.

Second place was Bundoran. No not really.

---

I don't think it'd take too much effort to award Portrush, Carlow and Portstewart gongs for their counties. The rest need locals to chip in.

I mentioned Carlow earlier in the thread. A real gem IMO

thewobbler

yettie1701 wrote: »

Thanks for that Kevin. Planning an excursion up that part of the world soon. Any idea what the green fee in portstewart might be

At this time of the year it's reasonable, £40 midweek/£60 weekend. But beware of the mats: phone ahead to see if it's worth your while IMHO.

yettie1701

thewobbler wrote: »

At this time of the year it's reasonable, £40 midweek/£60 weekend. But beware of the mats: phone ahead to see if it's worth your while IMHO.

Thanks a mill for that. Do they play off mats in the winter? Nothing worse I'd rather pay a bit more and play off the turf.