Drifting in Donegal: ROSAPENNA GC - SANDY HILLS Revisited

[Thomas Dai]

The large number of raised greens certainly provide difficulty to the lessor player and to the older player who is no longer able to achieve sufficient trajectory to enable their approach shots to hold the greens. Being located mainly on the higher dunes means the wind strength is also a factor that needs consideration.
The tee markers played from are thus pretty important, more so I suggest than at some other courses so imo a set of tee markers (of an ego/vanity sparing colour!) located between the current mens-front and current ladies tees would be of benefit (there’s a big distance gap, huge on some holes).

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[Tony_Muldoon]

Played this in 2008, 2014, 2022 and 2024.


Thankfully its not what it was, just impossible.  But I will hapily return. 
It has a special feeling being up in the clouds and yes the raised green sites are repetitive but sometimes that's part of what defines a course? 
I think they should look to make some of them bigger or smaller and then it might not be so obvious. After all Dornoch and Pinehurst no 2 get away with lots of raised greens, it's what they are known for. (I'd also say the same is true to a lesser extent for Portrush).