more pictures of this place to come tomorrow, compliments of gca.com contributor and N&P club member Johnny Browne.  thanks for sharing these awesome images johnny.

tee shot on new 15th hole


view from 9th

Gentleman -

Thanks for the N&P pics. What a beautiful spot.  You have brought back some nice memories.

DT

Actually Mike, Enniscrone is not a bad comparison.  A flatter more benign start to both courses ends with a romp through the dunes for a series quite unlike the beginning holes.

JC

to me the pictures of N&P are similar to the look of cruden bay, especially the rolling nature of the land and the large sand dunes.  but unfortunately i have never been to either course.

Actually Mike, Enniscrone is not a bad comparison.  A flatter more benign start to both courses ends with a romp through the dunes for a series quite unlike the beginning holes.

JC

Jonathan,

I think you probably played Enniscrone prior to the new holes in the dunes. The course now goes straight into the dunes and hardly comes out. There is a separate nine on the flat land that used to be in the main course. It really is an absolutely majestic course and vastly underrated IMO.

Ed

Ed - I'm sure you are right because I frankly had no idea what Sean was talking about.  The "old" Enniscrone was flat and played away from the dunes until 7 or 8.  I played Enniscrone last nine years ago so I assume the changes have been since then.  We thought the dunes holes were wonderful.  If the course has been re-routed to take more advantage of the dunes then schedule me a re-visit.

JC

I think the changes were made in 2000 or 2001 - I think 7 new 'dune' holes designed by Donald Steel. It really is worth a visit, particularly as it is only 50 Euros for a round.

 Thanks for exciting some sleeping neurons. I ventured up on a whim to Narin and Portnoo after Donegal (Murvagh) was booked solid for a tourney.
    I remember one par three that had two large hillocks fronting and blocking full view of the green with a small pot bunker cleaving between them. It was a very interesting and unique design that I've never seen anywhere else. Does it still exist?   The photo of the 8th takes me back cleanly and I'm glad they've changed the old corrigated metal ocean spray break on 9 green(?) for the tidier choice.

 Tom Doak, in his Conf Guide, said positives but held it to a 4 and a "lark" as, justifiably, was not a strong 18. It's great to see it reinvesting and reinventing itself.  It's beautiful country up there and I would recommend it to anyone that makes the Carne, Sligo, Enniscrone loop.

  Thanks again.