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GT
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 Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:24 am Post subject: The other Irish Rankings |
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http://www.backspingolfmagazine.com/index.php?/golfcourseranking/
this is done by Irish for the Irish and they make a clear distinction between links and parkland... a great idea considering they are just so different.
European Club and Ballybunion could switch places and RCD could switch with Portmarnock for my #1
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The Irish are not too scientific are they....I see it is purely based on a poll of favourites.....
ie NSTI |
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Which is the the way trhe original GOLF magazine rankings work.
They seem to thinlk the nsti is what makes a golf outing, I can't argue with that
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double-bogey
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Is the forum trip still going through? I decided I cannot join that trip, I cannot spare a week's leave now, but I am trying to do a long weekend trip instead.
Fly on Thursday evening, 36 holes golf on Friday (Royal Portrush), 36 on Saturday (Ballyliffen) and 18 on Sunday (Castle Rock).
A slight problem is that there is only one daily flight between Amsterdam and Belfast (direct flights), so that schedule is dependant on my contact coming through and getting as a very early (06:30-ish) tee-off at Castle Rock on the Sunday. Most courses do not allow visitors before 09:30.
An alternative would be to look at the Dublin area instead, where I will be more flexible with flights and don't have to have an early Sunday game to make it to the airport for the return flight.
But GT, I assume I really should try to do the north first, right?
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| GT wrote: | Which is the the way trhe original GOLF magazine rankings work.
They seem to thinlk the nsti is what makes a golf outing, I can't argue with that |
snap. f.ck shot value. 
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DB - why no Portstewart or RCD?
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double-bogey
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| GT wrote: | | DB - why no Portstewart or RCD? |
Knew you would ask 
RCD - there's nothing else in the area, only Ardglass. Kinda set on Ballyliffin & Royal Portrush, then Portsteward poses the same problem I found at most others: can't get an early tee-off on Sunday so I can make it back to Belfast for a 14:35 flight home. Castle Rock is still touch & go.
Nothing set yet.
I'm trying to squeeze in as much as possible in 3 days. Expect to be dead beat after it, but hopefully it will be worth it! |
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why not fly back Monday?
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double-bogey
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| GT wrote: | | why not fly back Monday? |
That is/was the other option. Logistics back home makes that very difficult.
UNLESS: we do the trip Sat/Sun/Mon golf... but then we run into problems with getting teetimes as visitors on weekend. Royal Portrush eg. |
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Maverick
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| GT wrote: | Which is the the way trhe original GOLF magazine rankings work.
They seem to thinlk the nsti is what makes a golf outing, I can't argue with that |
Yip, but it is sometime flawed....Pinnacle Point ......super high NSTI....kak-ish course....ok not kak-ish but certainly flawed.
But I agree a ranking system could do well to have NSTI as a category, and with significant weighting. |
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double-bogey
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| Maverick wrote: | | But I agree a ranking system could do well to have NSTI as a category, and with significant weighting. |
So only men can rate it? |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| DB,for lady golfers,NS-- will be replaced by GS--(G-Spot). |
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double-bogey
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Some images of Ballyliffen:
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double-bogey
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:01 am Post subject: |
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| Greenfee: €100 to play both their courses on the same day. About R1000. Or R500 per course. Sounds like excellent value compared to some places in SA. |
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double-bogey
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This will be my golfing goal now... to play the top 30 links courses on that rankings.
If all goes well, I should have 5/30 in June. I'll start by ticking off numbers 3, 14, 16, 18 and 26. Hopefully. |
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