The Amazing Irish Golf Course Quiz

« **on:** March 04, 2015, 09:32:46 PM »

Got 7 of 10.

http://www.yourgolftravel.com/19th-hole/2015/03/04/calling-all-golfing-know-it-alls-can-you-name-these-great-irish-golf-courses/

« **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2015, 09:48:57 PM »

7 of 10 also, interestingly two of the three I missed were courses I've played quite a bit and was perfect on the ones I hadn't seen.
odd angles on nearly all of them

« **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2015, 09:55:45 PM »

Quote from: jeffwarne on March 04, 2015, 09:48:57 PM

7 of 10 also, interestingly two of the three I missed were courses I've played quite a bit and was perfect on the ones I hadn't seen.
odd angles on nearly all of them

Jeff,

Ur comments disprove the whole GCA theory that you can't comment on a photo of a course until you have played it.

7 out of 10.

« **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2015, 09:59:55 PM »

8 of 10- was clueless on the non links courses . Sadly I have little interest in parkland style courses in Ireland as great as the links courses are. Hard to justify a game at the K club over a day at Ballybunion IMO .

« **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2015, 10:09:28 PM »

I got 10 out of 10, so it's possible. The only one where I really had to guess was between Mount Juliet and the K Club, having been to neither, but the bunkers looked more like Jack's.

« **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2015, 10:38:45 PM »

7 of 10 which is not that impressive since 5 of 10 is likely from random guessing. But then I don't know much about Irish golf courses.

« **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2015, 10:56:24 PM »

Quote from: Tom_Doak on March 04, 2015, 10:09:28 PM

I got 10 out of 10, so it's possible. The only one where I really had to guess was between Mount Juliet and the K Club, having been to neither, but the bunkers looked more like Jack's.

I've played MT Juliet 24 years ago and still went by the "Jack bunker look" to get that one right.
I enjoyed Mt. Juliet despite not being very enthusiastic about going

Haven't been to the K Club
I missed Ballybunion question!

« **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2015, 11:08:42 PM »

I got eight, but one of the two I got wrong was Fota Island, which I have visited. Not very impressive!

« **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2015, 11:25:17 PM »

Yeah Tom , but how fast did you play !

« **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2015, 02:15:05 AM »

I missed the first two, then got 8 in a row correct. Which is odd, because I was mostly making educated guesses.

« **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2015, 02:55:48 AM »

7 out of 10 in 52 seconds. Missed three inland pix....didn't have a clue...didn't care to search for the right answer.

Ciao

« **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2015, 03:10:20 AM »

9/10, missed a modern inlander. There's an 11th photo as well, one that comes up when you reach the 'Thanks for taking part' section.
atb

« **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2015, 03:52:42 AM »

10 out of 10 somehow. A couple of educated guesses for the inland ones (e.g. the river for the K Club meaning that Mount Juliet had to be the answer to another one as they weren't going to put the K Club twice) and I only got Lough Erne because that exact photo was posted on here a month or so ago, by Ally I think.

« **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2015, 05:37:44 AM »

Got 9 out of 10. Missed Q8 about the Irish Open. Doh.

Scott

« **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2015, 05:54:38 AM »

9 out of 10 and also missed the Fota Island photo, played the course 3 times in a Pro-Am. Not a single thing special about it, other than playing in combination with Old Head makes Old Head look really rather spectacular and it's proximity to Cork means you can get away from the hotel for a decent meal in town.

« **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2015, 05:56:35 AM »

10/10

Be worried if I didn't!!

« **Reply #16 on:** March 05, 2015, 06:22:00 AM »

I do a quiz like this every year after I give a presentation to the chosen readers panel for Golf Digest Ireland.... 12 holes with 2 points for the course and a bonus point for the hole number.... No 50/50 guesswork though.

The results are woeful.

Which probably tells us a story about rankings.

« **Reply #17 on:** March 05, 2015, 07:42:18 AM »

10 for 10 but guessed on the last one. Spent the summer of '99, right after graduating college, traveling around Ireland playing golf.

« **Reply #18 on:** March 05, 2015, 08:03:54 AM »

9 out of 10...I only confidently knew 6 of them so luck is certainly in play...

« **Reply #19 on:** March 05, 2015, 08:35:09 AM »

All I could think while going through that (7/10) was how I will never be going overseas from the US to Ireland specifically to play Mt. Juliet, Killarney, and the K Club. I will be staying coastal next time, and every time!

« **Reply #20 on:** March 05, 2015, 09:31:29 AM »

8/10 despite never having stepped foot in Ireland. Apparently I need to get out more.

« **Reply #21 on:** March 05, 2015, 10:00:21 AM »

Quote from: Brad Tufts on March 05, 2015, 08:35:09 AM

All I could think while going through that (7/10) was how I will never be going overseas from the US to Ireland specifically to play Mt. Juliet, Killarney, and the K Club. I will be staying coastal next time, and every time!

Brad,
While I generally agree, I do find Killarney Mahoney's Point magical every time.
The town, not so much

« **Reply #22 on:** March 05, 2015, 10:32:21 AM »

8/10 - what a disappointing bunch of course choices!

« **Reply #23 on:** March 05, 2015, 10:33:13 AM »

Quote from: Will Lozier on March 05, 2015, 10:32:21 AM

8/10 - what a disappointing bunch of course choices!

+1
and angles

« **Reply #24 on:** March 05, 2015, 11:37:45 AM »

Quote from: jeffwarne on March 05, 2015, 10:00:21 AM

Quote from: Brad Tufts on March 05, 2015, 08:35:09 AM
All I could think while going through that (7/10) was how I will never be going overseas from the US to Ireland specifically to play Mt. Juliet, Killarney, and the K Club. I will be staying coastal next time, and every time!

Brad,
While I generally agree, I do find Killarney Mahoney's Point magical every time.
The town, not so much

I'm sure they aren't terrible, just a similar animal is available in most U.S states....

C'mon snow....melt already!!

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