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Nick Pozaric

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Going to Ireland
« on: July 08, 2006, 05:36:10 AM »
I just found out  I get to go to Ireland the end of the month for 7 days.  We have rounds schduled for Royal Dublin, Portmarnock, Links at Portmarnock, Royal County Downs, and both courses at the K Club.  We have a free day and im checking the possibility of going down to play Old Head.  I just wanted to share the news, im very excited and will take lots of pictures!
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Padraig Dooley

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2006, 05:54:52 AM »
Nick

The Old Head is a great experience and very spectacular, but the golf course is only slightly better than average.

I guess you will be based in Dublin. I would go to Royal Portrush the trip is a bit shorter then the one to the Old Head.

Ballybunion, Lahinch, Waterville and Tralee are much better than the Old Head but you would need more than one day to go to any one.

The Island, The European Club and Co. Louth are near Dublin and are excellent.  
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Nick Pozaric

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2006, 06:36:13 AM »
How would one go to Royal Portrush?  How long of a trip is it? Go by train, air, car?
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Padraig Dooley

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2006, 07:36:46 AM »
Portrush is maybe 2 1/2 hours from Dublin by car, it is also easily accessible by train.
 
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Voytek Wilczak

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2006, 10:02:15 AM »
Nick - check out today's NYT article on NI golf posted by David Tepper.
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Dan Moore

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2006, 10:27:33 AM »
Take Padraig's advice and play those courses instead of the K Club.  There are a 100 K Clubs in the US.  Heck because of its blindness and unsurpassed excellence I'd play County Down more than once.  
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Nick Pozaric

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2006, 11:22:38 AM »
Quote from: Voytek Wilczak on July 08, 2006, 10:02:15 AM
Nick - check out today's NYT article on NI golf posted by David Tepper.
whats the link?
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Nick Pozaric

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2006, 11:23:28 AM »
Quote from: Dan Moore on July 08, 2006, 10:27:33 AM
Take Padraig's advice and play those courses instead of the K Club.  There are a 100 K Clubs in the US.  Heck because of its blindness and unsurpassed excellence I'd play County Down more than once.  
Well we are going over for a interclub match between the K Club so it will be tough to get out of that one :)
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Bill_McBride

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2006, 11:34:00 AM »
If you are going to Royal Portrush, plan to stay at Tom Huckaby's cousin's B&B in Castlerock and play the links there, supposed to be really good.  We are planning a trip to Royal County Down for the 2007 Walker Cup and are going on to Castlerock for several days afterward.
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Bill Gayne

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2006, 11:49:05 AM »
Bill,

If the recent Palmer Cup at Prestwick (Europe 19.5 USA 4.5) is any indication it will be a rough go for the visiting side.

Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State, "You never play shots short of the green in the U.S., inside 120 yards, like you do here. But when you have a wind like you do here, you lose control of the ball." As the the Golf Week writer pointed out "The U.S. players never quite grasped that bit of links logic."

Nick,

The weather looks rough at the Smurfit Open. It is a shame because the Irish Open was played in horrible weather also. I was in Ireland a couple of weeks ago and the weather was ideal. The point being you never really know.

If you have time go to Baltray (County Louth). It's a wonderful golf course with a very warm welcome.
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Bill_McBride

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2006, 11:59:28 AM »
Bill, it would be difficult for the matches at Royal County Down to be any more exciting than those at Chicago Golf Club last summer, when the whole thing came down to the last hole of the day.  The GBI guys kept pulling birdies out of the hat at 18 to get close, but Jeff Overton won it for the US by halving the hole for a 1 up win.  I suspect the young US guys will make a good showing, but you are right, the links golf is not in their blood and upbringing.
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Tommy Williamsen

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2006, 01:23:28 PM »
Old Head is a long drive.  So is Ballybunion.  Skip the K club.  It is ok but not the reason to play in Ireland.  Play Baltray (Co. Louth) The Island  or from Newcastle drive the coast to Portrush.
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Voytek Wilczak

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2006, 01:30:35 PM »
Quote from: Nick Pozaric on July 08, 2006, 11:22:38 AM
Quote from: Voytek Wilczak on July 08, 2006, 10:02:15 AM
Nick - check out today's NYT article on NI golf posted by David Tepper.
whats the link?

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/travel/09golfing.html

awesome.

Makes me want to jump on the plane right now...
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Dan Moore

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2006, 11:57:37 PM »
Nick understood.  Nothing really wrong with the K Club.  We played there last year but in retrospect I wish we would have played a links course instead.  I'd say do the second round at Royal County Down or County Louth which is in between RCD and Dublin.  
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Sean Walsh

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2006, 03:45:34 AM »
I take it the Links at Portmarnock is the hotel course.  

If so I would play The Island in its place.  I would also swap County Louth for Royal Dublin.  I have not played Links Portmarnock or Roy.Dub but believe from what I have read and heard from those I trust that they are not of the quality of the suggested replacements.

Both The Island and County Louth (aka Baltray) are on the way to Newcastle.

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Padraig Dooley

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #15 on: July 09, 2006, 04:49:55 AM »
Royal Dublin has recently gone through a lot of changes. I haven't played there since the changes but a friend of mine who plays there raves about them. Some of the routing has been slightly changed and most if not all of the greens have been changed. It is definitely worth a look.

The Island is going through changes at the moment, so I am not too sure if the full course is available to play.
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cary lichtenstein

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Re:Going to Ireland
« Reply #16 on: July 09, 2006, 07:29:48 AM »
Try to play 36 holes the day you are at RCD, wonderful course.
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