What I found was a championship quality links that challenged all aspects of my game. The greens are very good and the bunkers are quite close to them. I assume the weather was bad because the current course condition is absolutely magnificent. The club moved twice before the course finally came to rest on Bull Island, in 1889. It is a difficult hole due to the length and the placement of the ditch. A classic course, here it's all about golf, 9 out, 9 in, side by side, flat and sensitive to wind on a barrier island just off Dublin, brutal Rough and drainage canals, I grope in each case, and that's nice. See other reviews from Richard Smith. Generally the rough wasn’t too penal. Seventeen is a longer par 4 that has the road and the burn down the right side of the fairway with the road continuing on alongside the green. I do recall the burn/ditch down the right on 13 because I found it. They really are top quality and if you dont find the putting surface you are sure to find a bunker. The Bull Island, home to Royal Dublin, is celebrated throughout Europe as a wildlife habitat for its unique collection of flora and fauna, and particularly its large concentration of over-wintering wildfowl and waders. The third, a par 4, is sort of oddly placed having to walk back parallel to some of the second fairway to find the tee. I played it in the fall weat... A boring links course in very bad conditions,at least as we had played there. See other reviews from Ed Battye. Some large swales on the relatively small greens. Re-constructed by Martin Hawtree, the new green complexes, are amongst the best I've seen anywhere in Ireland. Service and training facilities excellent. While the fifth is not nearly as narrow as the fourteenth at The Island, it and the sixth are daunting tee shots. The island was formed following the building of a sea wall in the early 1800s. It is a very steady and even golf course. I did cross it and played a penalty. Many scholars of golf history are well aware that such a competition exis... Denison Golf Club was an original Donald Ross design. However I would have expected and appreciated to have been told this in the pro shop when checking in. Side note: After reserving a tee time as a single, I was taken under the wing of a very kind member - and good golfer - who, after picking up my lunch tab (! Tip: Book Twilight for 100 euro and every golfer gets his money. Was a great day to play this Harry Colt classic that is a traditional out and back Scottish type links. I played this course on a glorious winters morning. From 1145 € for 7 Nights and 5 green fees. Both were excellent designs with well placed bunkers and were good birdie opportunities with well placed shots. 2 people found this review helpful I understand that there were never any towing dunes here to begin with and as little as 200 or so years ago there wasnt even a dollymount strand (the strip of land the golf course is on), so the fact that the golf course is there at all is a minor miracle, but with the land being as flat as it is, it feels like many of the holes play the exact same. The first couple of holes quite straightforward, wind slightly helping. These changes include new holes, new greens with much more undulation, added length to the course, and a slightly different routing. BlueGolf Account The first of the two par 5s on the back is the 544 yard 11th hole that has 6 well placed bunkers on the tee shot and 5 bunkers on the lay up and another bunker just short of the green and another to the left. The par 3s on the front ranged from 163 yards on the 9th to 187 yards on the 7th. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any newsletter you receive from us, or by contacting us at travel@albrecht.de. The first hole a mid-length par 4 has seven well placed bunkers and a good slightly raised green. 1 person found this review helpful It is a real pity about the maintenance building. There are some “average” holes but there are not holes that I think are bad. Here you are reminded of the 1st at Royal Liverpool, a par-4 measuring 470 yards, with an "out of bounds" running the full length of the hole, this will strike fear into the hearts of all but the straightest of hitters. While the rain and wind prevented me from taking my customary notes and photos, I have a good memory of the challenges on the golf course. PGA Social Golf. It is a clever hole as it has the best terrain on the golf course. ), insisted that I join him for his earlier tee time. Roganstown. Greenside first cut was a joy to play off, short, tight and consistent. Was this review helpful? However, the course offers a good chance of recovery if you do not get as unlucky as I did in the rough. The green is well bunkered but visually this is not as strong a hole as the previous par 3’s. There is a good green slanting right to left. I do not really care for ponds on links courses. Fellow golfers started walking in from other holes as it was difficult to see over 100 yards. So why doesn't Dollymount get the same attention as some of its more high profile neighbours? Driving on the narrow causeway. The place was in very good shape, greens and fairways perfect. The green sits hard against the mounds on the right side.
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