The O'Meara Course at Carton House Golf Club

Thoroughly enjoyed the round. Great course. Lots of elevated tees and fantastic scenery. Course was in good condition despite recent poor weather. Will play again.

The was in excellent condition, the day was sunny so may have made the course a bit easier to play, but it still was quite the challenge. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The price was excellent. It is a long course so on a hot day a kart may be better option.

Great Course in great conditions. Fast greens that gave us some hard times.

Surprised to see no starter at first tee

also

That the burger bar has gone at the tenth tee

Play was extremely slow

Played at 0730 on a Saturday morning. Course is in excellent condition. Fairways and bunkers are 5/5. Vast majority of greens are the same....there are a couple that are still improving from the winter.

Course layout is long (not as long as Montgomery), and there are far, far fewer fairway bunkers. Likewise bunkers protecting the greens on O'Meara are far less intimidating than the canyons you will find everywhere on Montgomery.

If I had to choose between the two courses at Carton House, I'd play O'Meara over Montogomery. O'Meara has better variety and rewards club selection over power. You still have a few holes where you can/need to crank a drive, but I think the O'Meara course provides a better opportunity for an enjoyable round of golf.

Interestingly, my score was 3 strokes lower on Montgomery (I'm a 14) but I think over time that would flip around.

Have fun. Great support staff and facilities at Carton House. I played there at 0945 after arriving from Dublin on my way to the west coast of Ireland, and we played there yesterday at 0730 before I dropped a friend at airport for a 1500 flight.

I had a wonderful round of golf on the Montgomery course. Staff was incredibly helpful.

I arrived by plane from the states at 0630 and I was on the course after a great breakfast at 1000.

The breakfast buffet at the hotel is 15 Eu but worth it if you are playing a morning round.

Montgomery course is in great shape. Course plays long and wind works as your friend or foe. Fairway bunkers are sinister and were placed by someone who seemed to think, "I dare you to try to hit over this.". Most greens are surrounded by a series of bunkers deep enough to park a small truck in. ... overall a very challenging but fun course. A great place to leave your ego at the first tee box and just have fun.

A special shout-out to the staff. I was a single and I booked onto a threesome. When I arrived the threesome had shown up with a 4th person. Staff in clubhouse was great (thanks to the Carol or Catherine...sorry I had jet lag) for all your help and hospitality....you made day 1 of a 30 day solo golf trip truly special.

Wet and windy day but no complaints about the drainage as the course was in great nick. One complaint i would have was that the bunkers were out of play as they were supposed to be frozen over but they definitely were not. Also for some reason the changing facilities and the driving range were not available so that wasn't great but the putting/pitching area was enough for us.

Played in January and greens were close to perfect.

Rough cut back which made it easier but not complaining

Good challenge even so and value for money

It's was a lovely course to play... a bit tough aswell...but enjoyable..

For the time of year, the course was in great condition. However, every green had 10 to 12 unrepaired plug marks. This is not the fault of the course but reflects badly on those golfers playing it.

Also the club bar was closed so we had to use the hotel for refreshments. €3.95 for coffee and €12.95 for a sandwich is completely over the top.

Course was in good order. The only complaint I have is the driving range was not open for warm up.

Played here mid week twilight, great value for money although I found this a lot tougher than the O Meara track I look forward to playing both again very soon would highly recommend either

Everything about this course was amazing . this was my first time playing golf in Ireland it was a perfect day. From breakfast to the 19th hole I could not ask for anything else . This facility has such a rich history before it was a golf course i would check it out prior to coming . I never review anything and I felt that this was a day that deserved it. My next trip to Ireland I will definitely come back

Played Montgomerie Course, not the O'Meara Course, so all my comments apply to Montgomerie Course. This is a very long course to walk. 4 hours plus to play, not because of slow play but because of long walk. Long distances from clubhouse to the course, and between holes. Difficult layout with deep, deep rough off the fairways, deep bunkers liberally distributed throughout the fairways and green-side. Don't expect to find balls hit into the deep, lush rough. No water or bathroom facilities on course, don't get back to clubhouse until you finish 18. A real challenging golf course. If you normally shoot in 80s, expect to have difficulty breaking 100. But it is beautiful. Winning score -14 by Paul Casey at Irish Open on this course in 2013 says something about difficulty.

All round I can’t think of any complaints for the day

can’t wait to go back and try the monty coarse also , the back 9 are something special especially with the sun shining