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4.1
133 Reviews (133)
5 Stars
69
4 Stars
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3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
93.1%
Recommend this course
129 out of 133 reviews
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4.5
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
23 out of 23 reviews
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4.5
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
24 out of 24 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Parkland
Par 73
Length 6239 meters
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Balcarrick Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Architect Roger Jones (2007)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - EUR 25
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Neat and casual, no denim

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.1
133 Reviews (133)
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course has good features

Played the course as a practice round for an AIG competition. Will be playing a free practice round in due course so great opportunity to view all the difficult water & reeds. Easy walking course & good fairways & good bunkers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Lovely course

We played on Saturday afternoon and we almost had the course to ourselves so we could play at whatever pace we wanted.

The weather was good but with a couple of really heavy heavy showers.This didn't effect the course at it just soaked it up.

It was excellent value for money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great course

Good and fair forgiving golf course. What lets it down is the off course facilities, as in there are none. But the course is a nice and well kept.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

Nice Course

Great course. Course was in great condition given the amount of rain recently

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Great course

Great golf course, very deceiving looking out from the clubhouse house but it is a very challenging golf course with quite a bit of water to contend with.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

What A Find !

Did a quick search online for tee times for a Friday morning. The search engine threw up Balcarrick, and while the price seemed very reasonable, I presumed the course would be sub-standard based solely on this fact. I looked up Youtube for course details and it looked great on the videos.

We played a three-ball on the Friday morning and the course was very quiet with nobody immediately behind us. The course was in immaculate condition. The fairways were perfectly dry under foot even after heavy rain the previous few days. The greens were on par with the best greens I've ever played on. They were in perfect condition...great credit to the green keepers and ground staff.

After a most enjoyable round we went to the clubhouse for some food. While the clubhouse was showing some signs of age, it was very well kept and the staff were friendly and produced some beautiful meals.

Will I be returning to this course.....absolutely....I consider it a fantastic find, and almost felt like not writing this review to keep it to myself, but I think this club should be given it's fair dues. Well done to all associated with this course...fantastic experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf

Great course. Super greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great

Great golf course to play, easy walking course. Nice food served in the bar.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well maintained course

Course in beautiful condition , greens well maintained

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Lovely course inland links

Great golf course to play, easy walking course. Only 13 holes open this time of year but these 5 should be opened soon. The 5 closed holes in my opinion are best holes on the course. Staff are amazingly friendly and are considering joining the club my self. Was going out to play alone and was asked by two members if I wanted to join up with them which has never happened to me and I have played a lot of lone golf in the past. Well worth the trip out to play here

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tight fairways and very good greens

Considering all the rain which fell the night before, fairways had lying water, but course still played excellent, great value for money

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Great course would play it again really enjoyed it

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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