User Reviews
for The Royal Dublin Golf Club, Ireland
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...the oldest golf club in Dublin...
Reviewed October 5, 2023
...who received royal orders in infancy. Founded in 1885, this course was opened on this site - which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site - in 1889 and two years later was awarded royal patronage by Queen Victoria!!!
It is the oldest golf club in Dublin, second oldest in Ireland, founded by a Scot who worked here as a banker!!
Our feeling is that the damage to the Army that occurred during the First World War can still be seen on this site.
Harry Colt rebuilt this course in 1920 - we had no experience with who planned the first course. At the beginning of the 2000s, the course was adapted to today's requirements in a comprehensive renovation project by Martin Hartwee. The work was completed between 2004 and 2006, most of the greens were raised higher - to keep them dry - new tees were built to set the course, and two holes were rebuilt.
It has become noticeably longer:
Blue Tees 7,265 yards, White 6,907 yards, Yellow 6,462 yards and Red 5,987 yards.
It turns out that this course has teeth:
CR/Slope Blue 76.1/138, White 74.6/132
We are already benefiting from the major bunker renovation project, which was initiated in 2019 to bring the bunker layout back to that of Harry Colt. We don't know how many more Martin Hawrtee used in his work; today he has fewer than 100.
There are many fairways that are very similar to the Scottish links, with neat movements that force the player to play target golf to get a good score.
The high dunes are missing here, the wind is constantly at play, which can be helpful or not. If the ball is hit badly, it drifts away, never to be seen again...
It is a very good, beautiful but also very challenging links course, but a bit monotonous because there are no high dunes, but you usually have a nice all-round view.
The narrow and long shape of the field is partly responsible; the course leads out to the north and back again. The holes are mostly straight or have very humane dog legs - the pin routing corresponds to the period. The final hole has a real dog leg that is designed to ruin the entire score if you play too offensively and miss the balls. A par 4 can be played as a par 3 - hole 16 with 304 yards - in good conditions, there are simply 7 bunkers waiting for the balls!
For us, this course is more difficult to play than Portmarnock Old, the fairways are usually narrower and are further constricted by the bunkers and the movement in the playing area also creates work. The shots into the green caused us great difficulty, they were usually too long and we could hardly stop a ball. You have to play well in front of the green so that it stays on it. We hardly hit any green bunkers here; they are not as hard placed as at Portmarnock Old.
Excellent greens, but very difficult and, as usual with links courses, with crazy speed. It is a very well maintained facility!
In the concert of the big links courses in Ireland it can't quite keep up, we honor the final work on this course and the playful challenges - there are five stars, not from all of them, but it's enough.
The course is one of the five east coast jewels in Ireland!!
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Top Links Golf
Reviewed July 9, 2017
The most beautiful linkscourse in the Dublin area. We played it on the afternoon of 7:17 pm. The place was in very good shape, greens and fairways perfect. Indescribably beautiful the light-shadow play with the sun. Tip: Book Twilight for 100 euro and every golfer gets his money.
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Renounce the score
Reviewed October 25, 2015
A classic course, here it's all about golf, 9 out, 9 in, side by side, flat and sensitive to wind on a barrier island just off Dublin, brutal Rough and drainage canals, I grope in each case, and that's nice. Fast greens and strategic bunkers. We take forever, because few players are there, we are keeping on anyone. Service and training facilities excellent. Recently a 90 degree dogleg to the driving range around. Rarely experienced such ballast freed Golf. Who still has time, can also hike in the bird sanctuary. Driving on the narrow causeway.
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Beautiful Links Course
Reviewed November 1, 2013
Beautiful place we have played in beautiful weather conditions in Sept. 13th Well maintained, but has no such class of Portmarnock
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Green fee excessive
Reviewed September 30, 2013
Have on my trip to Ireland a total of 10 different courses played, in comparison, I think the green fee at this place, so beautiful and well maintained it is too high.
Very friendly welcome in the pro shop, very good, large exercise areas. As usual, very well maintained fairways and lightning fast greens. But often it is missing the last kick, the train makes a really tricky. Even though I've played at 6 winds in this open space. Landscape as well as the adjacent St Annes, which requires only about 25% of green fees, fantastically located.
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High end!
Reviewed July 4, 2013
We have played the course in the rain and strong winds. My flight partner (2 single hcp) were both very satisfied with 99th Very beautiful place!
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Traditional place in Ireland...
Reviewed October 18, 2012
We were in Dublin in September and had chosen as golfing highlight of the Royal Dublin area.
The place is beautifully situated on the North Bull Island Dublin upstream Iceland. It is a classic links course, which places high demands on the golfer. The fairways are rather narrow and lurks beside the knee-high rough. The greens are hard and fast as an arrow.
My conclusion: A great place that demands everything the golfer.
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