Ireland Golf Course Reviews
Druids Heath Golf Club ReviewNewtownmountkennedy, Ireland
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Druid's Heath Golf Course Overview: Companion golf course to Druids Glen,
this Pat Ruddy offering is a heathland course with lots of ocean views. The golf course plays long, but the fairways are quite wide and course
generally tame, except for players that find gorse bushes and fall victim to
the well-bunkered and very fast greens.
The best golf holes of the course are mentioned below:
Druid's Heath Hole 2: This downhill par five has an extremely wide fairway as the emphasis will be on the decision for the second shot, should a long drive be hit. The green is fronted by two lakes, the second of which also wraps around left and behind the complex. It is also only 27 yards deep, so any long approach must hit soft or face the watery consequences. The layup option will afford most players with a safer wedge to the green.
Druid's Heath Hole 2: This downhill par five has an extremely wide fairway as the emphasis will be on the decision for the second shot, should a long drive be hit. The green is fronted by two lakes, the second of which also wraps around left and behind the complex. It is also only 27 yards deep, so any long approach must hit soft or face the watery consequences. The layup option will afford most players with a safer wedge to the green.
Druid's Heath Hole 4: The golfer must just miss the gorse and bunkers on this short par five to put themselves in good shape. On a day with little wind, this offers the long hitter a chance at eagle.
Druid's Heath Hole 12: The signature hole is very difficult. The drive must be slid through heavy gorse and hillsides on either side, with a long shot needed to catch the downhill slope and leave a shorter approach to the green, although from an uneven lie. Either way, the golfer has a testing approach to a green with a large lake right and bunkers and gorse to the left.
Druid's Heath Hole 13: This medium length par four has a hillside of gorse left off the tee that is, for most golfers, not a problem, but adds a visual bonus. However, the large tree right of the fairway and lake in front of the green can be a problem for many who don't hit accurate shots.
Druid's Heath Hole 14: Known as the quarry hole due to the green complex being built in an old rock quarry depression, there are few par threes with better views of gorse in bloom. The deep bunkers surrounding the green also must be avoided.
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Druid's Heath Hole 15: The only par five on the back is short and uphill. Save a long row of gorse well right of the fairway, the drive can be attacked, leaving the opportunity to go for the green in two. However, all the danger is hidden from view, including two large bunkers front and right. However, the big trick is the cliff face hiding 10 yards left of the green and the steep hill long that well send balls careening to their deaths. The green also heavily breaks right to left. (not pictured)
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