Hollystown Reviews
Newest Review: ... with even a bogey 5. RED NINE ~ ~ As I mentioned previously, this is my least favourite of the three nine hole loops at Hollystown. That said, there are a couple of excellent holes, the first and the eighth. The first is a par-4 measuring 404 yards, which doglegs from right to left. If you go too far right with your drive, then your second shot to the green is blocked by a bank of trees, leaving you no option but to lay up short. The shot called for here is a controlled draw, (right to left) as if you find the left hand side of the fairway you have a relatively clear second shot to the green. I say “relatively” clear, as you st... more
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Hollystown: Good Golf Doesn't HAVE To Be Expensive (2418 words)by - written on 03/07/03, updated on 03/07/03 (Very useful, 131 readings)
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~ ~ You might be forgiven for thinking that golf here in Ireland has become an extremely expensive pastime over the last decade or so. Many courses, which were previously fairly accessible and cheap to play, have raised the price of a green fee to ridiculously high levels to cash in on the booming economy and the huge influx of tourists to the shores of the “Emerald Isle”. Even if you are lucky enough to be a member of a golf club, many clubs have acted in similar vein, raising their annual subscriptions to the point where you nearly need to take out a second mortgage to afford to play there. BRIEF HISTORY OF HOLLYSTOWN ~ ~ Back in the ... Read the complete review
