The best fun courses in Britain and Ireland?

[D-S]

Another vote for Cleeve Hill. Amazing location, cracking holes, bizarre landscape.

See that flag way in the distance? just keep on hitting your ball until you get it in there - pure golf as it should be

 

[garyinderry]

Nice video here of cruit. Playing on a small island, with huge rocks and endless views makes the pressures of life disappear.

We waited a couple of years to play this course. We wanted to guarantee sun to really enjoy the experience. The day we got didnt disappoint. 8 of us played in an open. All left with smiles on our faces.

 

[richart]

The Valley course at Portrush is indeed a better course since losing the two holes to the Dunluce and as you say a great fun golf course!

Also glad to hear someone else agrees with me that Ardglass wasn’t anywhere near the quality of course it gets made out to be!

You say you’ll be back to play Portrush someday we’ll if your over here and fancy a run down and a game or two at Ballyliffin give me a shout, not only do we have the two main courses we also have a new 9 hole par 3 course which opened this year.

We were disappointed with Ardglass. Starts great but there are some very average holes after that. Didn't help that it was wet and cold when we played there and could hardly see where we were going.

 

[Bratty]

For a fun golf course, I'd suggest Silverdale, Lancashire. A couple of very quirky holes, including one with a dry stone wall approximately 60 yards in front of the tee box which you have to hit over! Lovely track.

 

[sunshine]

The most fun courses for me are:
- where it is hard to lose your ball,
- there's great views,
- different ways to play many of the holes,
- the ball rolls significantly so you need to factor that in,
- lovely true greens,
- a number of short holes (but combined with some longer ones so not short mickey mouse course)

North Berwick and Kapalua fit the bill.

 

[Smiffy]

Royal St Davids. Under no illusions that it could be brutal during bad weather, James and I played there the week before last in sublime conditions and despite only playing "so so" I enjoyed it that much I delayed coming home for a day just to play it again.
A "thinkers" course, you had to plot your way around, especially on the back nine. I thought it was great, I enjoyed myself more on here than I have done on a golf course for many, many years.
I've played some lovely courses over the last 30 odd years, but this one definitely goes into my top 5, possibly even my top 3.
I will definitely be going back.

 

[MarkT]

Has anyone played Borth & Ynyslas? Pics look great but didn't look quite as good from the car....

 

[Junior]

"Fun" is quite a general category but casting aside the big courses, I always feel that on the courses below I could walk off the 18th and straight back on the first.......

Cavendish, Silloth, Aberdovey, Manchester (Hopwood), St Anne's Old Links, Formby Ladies.

 

[DeanoMK]

My top 3 fun courses would be:

The Old Course
Teignmouth
Sandilands (now closed unfortunately)

Would play all 3 again in a heartbeat.

 

[richart]

Silloth a fun course. ?Tough as old boots and it is always wet and cold there.

All my fun courses are in the sunny warm south. Perranporth, Cleeve Hill and Huntercombe.

 

[HeftyHacker]

Silloth a fun course. ?Tough as old boots and it is always wet and cold there.

All my fun courses are in the sunny warm south. Perranporth, Cleeve Hill and Huntercombe.

I've played Silloth once (well, twice in one day), in absolutely glorious conditions as seen below.

I cannot wait to go back but I am fully aware that I'll probably never have it so good again!

 

[Deleted member 3432]

I've played Silloth once (well, twice in one day), in absolutely glorious conditions as seen below.

I cannot wait to go back but I am fully aware that I'll probably never have it so good again!

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Conditions like that have been the norm this year, probably why all the higher handicappers are destroying it.

We need some 30 mph winds and cold with it to level the playing field ??

 

[sunshine]

I've played Silloth once (well, twice in one day), in absolutely glorious conditions as seen below.

I cannot wait to go back but I am fully aware that I'll probably never have it so good again!

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You don't look particularly hefty. Have you been on a diet?

 

[Voyager EMH]

Maybe its the hacks that are hefty not the hacker.

 

[HeftyHacker]

You don't look particularly hefty. Have you been on a diet?

Haha thats my mate in the photo. At 6'3" and 18 stone I'm what most people would describe as hefty, and hacking is definitely the most accurate way of describing my golf. So the username seemed apt.

 

[The Lion]

Haha thats my mate in the photo. At 6'3" and 18 stone I'm what most people would describe as hefty, and hacking is definitely the most accurate way of describing my golf. So the username seemed apt.

Your swing turn looks good...surely yopu have a good handicap haha

 

[patricks148]

I always enjoy a game at Tain, from the first round I had there, where I fell in love with the course, which was my first ever round on a links, I liked it so much I went in and joined on the spot, so did my American friend Bob, but alas he has never been back to play it.

 

[The Lion]

I always enjoy a game at Tain, from the first round I had there, where I fell in love with the course, which was my first ever round on a links, I liked it so much I went in and joined on the spot, so did my American friend Bob, but alas he has never been back to play it.

It's certainly a fun course with some nice variety. I'm a country member there and heading up soon if you're around for a game.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

My top 3 fun courses would be:

The Old Course
Teignmouth
Sandilands (now closed unfortunately)

Would play all 3 again in a heartbeat.

I enjoyed Sandlilands, I combined it with Seacroft for a couple of days golf a few years ago.
Both enjoyable, in different ways

 

[patricks148]

It's certainly a fun course with some nice variety. I'm a country member there and heading up soon if you're around for a game.

Just let me know when you are up and we'll try and arrange something, though I'm away for a week at the start of September