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  1. 1. ireland or scotland?

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hawkeye Great Member

hawkeye

The Old Head is by no means the best course in Ireland!

http://oldhead.com/index.cfm

Though the scenery is spectacular. Have your chequebook ready - it's €295 for 18 holes. That's $466 USD or £233 GBP. A lot of money....

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AmenCorner Dedicated Member

AmenCorner

The Old Head is by no means the best course in Ireland!

Nobody said it was the best...However that sure is a lot of money.

edit: My God I just took the "course tour." I cannot fathom a more beautiful golf course. Incredible.

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Kltdefer Member

Kltdefer

I voted for Scotland. It's the birth place of golf and I'm scottish

Where ever you go, have fun and post about it when you get back.

Cheers,
Eric

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uttexas Great Member

uttexas

I believe that this is the ultimate toss up. My buddy and I have decided that we will let the better deal choose for us. PS google Ireland $499. See travelzoo.com deal. Amazing.

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Mr Eagle Dedicated Member

Mr Eagle

Have you seen the state of the £ ?

Purly from a finiancial view its got to be Scotland

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VOX Dedicated Member

VOX

I try to get to both at least once a year.

Scotland is great but if you can only do one, go to Ireland. Friendly people, great beer and craic, and the most stunning links and dunes in the world.

Guinness23 Member

Guinness23

I am a little biased, Ireland easy. I heard there is a nice brewery in Dublin too.

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Hackerpratt Member

Hackerpratt

I have played in both places, but have to say Ireland has a better overall group of courses. Yes Scottland is the birthplace and there are 3 or 4 you have to play one day, but there are 10 or 12 in Ireland I would love to play every week. I bet if there werent' politics involved, the Open would be played in Ireland!

Just my 2 cents!
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Hackerpratt Member

Hackerpratt

OLD HEAD IS AMAZING!!! I have been over there twice and it is a must to play. The course is a bit american in layout and shot value, but the views and experience are worth every penny! It really makes Pebble look like a putt putt course (no offense).
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Driver - Adams Tech A4 9.5* Matrix Xcon 7 X flex 266 Freq
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bogeyhitter25 Great Member

bogeyhitter25

I haven't ever been overseas before (but man I wish I have), but from seeing pictures I like Ireland a little more. I know St. Andrews is a great course and how it was the first (I think) course ever made, but in my honest opinion it doesn't look that great.

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Mr Eagle Dedicated Member

Mr Eagle

I bet if there werent' politics involved, the Open would be played in Ireland!

It is ,its called the Irish Open

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TommyD69 Well Established Member

TommyD69

If I was limited to going over once... which just may be the case for me... I would HAVE to go to Scotland. It's the home of golf... you gotta go there first (just in case you never make it back).

Some day.... some day....


Mr Eagle Dedicated Member

Mr Eagle

Totally agree Tommy, everyone who plays golf must do it once and dont forget to play on the Worlds oldest golf course at Musselburgh.

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VOX Dedicated Member

VOX

If I was limited to going over once... which just may be the case for me... I would HAVE to go to Scotland. It's the home of golf... you gotta go there first (just in case you never make it back).

But if you can make three trips in your lifetime, make two of them Ireland.


JCDot33 Well Established Member

JCDot33

I was over in Ireland last summer on my honeymoon, and I didn't bring the clubs ... I am regretting it now, but I bet that I would have regretted it more if I HAD brought them (think she would have let me play one round?).

I can see both sides of this argument, who wouldn't love to play the old course at Saint Andrews, but I think that there is more to do outside of golf in Ireland than there is in Scottland ... so there's my vote.
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Pablo McGheesio Member

Pablo McGheesio

Well I am really biased.....

Scotland. By miles............and miles.........and miles.........and miles.

I have been over to Ireland for a game, mainly around wicklow as my family are from there.

Really though in 10 miles you have the old, the new, the jubilee, the caslte, the torrance, the devlin and the mighty Kingsbarns........please compare that somewhere else in the world....thats just one towns courses. There are 100s of courses in Scotland that are outstanding.

No where can compare.

Oh and the guy who said the old course does not look that special....haha, I enjoyed that

lumpuckeroo Great Member

lumpuckeroo

My wife and I have Irish roots, so if I was going that direction, I would owe it to her to go to Ireland instead of Scotland.

Craig 

Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?


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