Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links

Voyage à Dublin

Nous avons logé à l'hôtel, séjour très agréable

Le parcours est un links dont les principales difficultés sont les rought, les bunker et les green rapides

Je regrette qu'il n'y ait pas de vues sur la mer sauf de quelques départs hommes!

Et les nuisances des avions!

3-7,5-7 und 7-7 gespielt. immer hervorragender Zustand. Grüns für Zentraleuropäer sehr hart und schnell. gern wieder. Linksgolf at it best.

Innerhalb einer malerischen Küstenlinie, nur 15 Autominuten vom Flughafen Dublin entfernt, liegt The Links Portmarnock. Er ist der erste irische Golfplatz der IMG Group welcher 1995 eröffnet wurde. Es war daher passend, dass Bernhard Langer sich für diese herrliche Dünenlandschaft entschied, um seinen ersten Links Course zusammen mit Architekt Stan Eby zu entwerfen. Es gibt einige tolle Ausblicke auf das Meer, besonders auf den Abschlag 10, aber meist sieht man das Wasser nicht. Mit dem meist präsenten Wind ist der Parcour eine echte golferische Herausfoderung und Ballverluste müssen einkalkulliert werden. Das gleichnahmige Hotel bietet sich für die Übernachtung an, da auch eine Greenfee Reduktion damit verbunden ist.

The Links Portmarnock is located within a picturesque coastline, just 15 minutes by car from Dublin Airport. It is the first Irish golf course of the IMG Group which was opened in 1995. It was therefore fitting that Bernhard Langer chose this beautiful dune landscape to design his first Links Course together with architect Stan Eby. There are some great sea views, especially on tee 10, but most of the time you can't see the water. With the mostly present wind the course is a real golfing challenge and ball losses have to be included in the calculation. The hotel of the same name is suitable for the overnight stay as a green fee reduction is also connected with it.

Zones de retombées de balle et fairways pas assez larges. Golf pour de très bon joueurs lors de journée avec de forts vents. Vues et ambiances magnifiques. Greenfees trop cher.

The day I played here could not have been more Irish and difficult. Windfactor 7, windgusts with some drizzle. The lady at the reception was not sure whether the course would open today. I did play and it had it's ups and downs. Ups as nobody was out there, that was it for the ups... It is always great to play when the weather is nice but you also need to be prepared when things are different. It was great fun lining up 30 degrees to the right or left in order to get the ball near the middle of the fairway. Today was a real challenge. The night before I drove in from the K Club where we played the ryder cup course and this highly ranked links course would be a good one to end the Ireland trip. Watching Tiger win the masters in the Jameson bar was an experience by itself. The hotel next to the course is a good luxury stay if you decide to play some courses in the area. Another reason for staying here is the nice 75 euro discount on the steep 175 green fee.

The general impression about the club is a little awkward as there is no clubhouse. Just a proshop and a small member lounge. Should you want to stay and eat you have to walk to the hotelbar, which is highly recommended. But still it lacks something. They have learned from the reviews from last summer as there were over 60 trollies available, only one in use today. The practice facilities are limited to a large putting green en great chipping area. Both in excellent condition. Today no friendly starter but the remains of a busy Sunday, lots of rubish left behind by tourist golfers. The course had lots of divots all over the fairway not repaired. The course opens up easy along the westside, as soon as you head back towards six things get exciting and the deep potbunkers come into play as do the sanddunes. Holes 7,8 and 9 are a great line up for the last 9. These are the ones that can not ne missed. Some great holes with blind shots, high dunes, lots of elevation and steep ondulated greens makes this course undoubtedly a true links course. Unfortunately the feeling of playing close to the see is not present, just a few moments you are gazing at the wide beaches on the other side of the dunes. Most of the time you walk in a dune or flat dune area.

The quality of the course is in general good. The staff forgot to mention that work was underway at 13 with a temporary green and some teebox work at other holes. The bunkers, especially the man deep pots, were in good condition, nicely prepared. The rough was not as rough as expected and only one ball was lost during this round. The greens were fair but very fast and tough due to the wind. The fairways hard and fast resulting in long drives. The back nine covered some of the best holes and the course really builds up towards the final hole 18.16 and 18 are a dream to end with. Good design work. As a hotelguest the greenfee is affordable but compared to other courses played here this one is overpriced at the regular rate. The setting is nice but not unique.