County Louth Golf Club
18 Hole
County Louth Golf Club
Baltray, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Phone: +353 41 988 1530, Fax: +353 41 988 1531
reservations@countylouthgolfclub.com
www.countylouthgolfclub.com
- 18-Hole Course
- Driving Range & Practice area
Yes - every day.
125 - 150 € / 18 Holes
Friday
13°C
Saturday
16°C
Sunday
16°C
Characteristics
County Louth Golf Club or "Baltray" as it is more affectionately known is situated 4 miles from the historic town of Drogheda at the mouth of the river Boyne. With the river to the south and the Irish Sea to the east. This is Links golf at is very best, with only the muted murmur of a ships engine to break the sounds of nature, as it quietly wends its way up river to the port.
Rated in Golf Digest's top 100 courses in the world as a "hidden gem". It is one of the top twenty five courses in the British Isles and it is in the top six in the island. Sometimes ferocious and other times benign, it provides competition for all handicaps. In today's language it could well be described as "user friendly".
The Course
18-Hole Course
Design: Tom Simpson. Style: Links.
Scorecard
| Tee | Par | CR | Slope | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White (Men) | 72 | - | - | 6716 yards |
| Red (Women) | 75 | - | - | 5873 yards |
Practice Facilities
- Driving Range
- Putting Green
Visitors
18-Hole Course
Visitors are welcome every day.
Green Fees
18-Hole Course
| Green Fee | Mon - Fri | Sat, Sun, Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Holes | 125 € | 150 € |
Amenities
Club Amenities
- Pro Shop
- Restaurant
Rentals
- Clubs for hire
- Electro-trolley for hire
- Electro-cart for hire
The Club
General Information
Founded: 1892
Personnel
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Secretary | Michael Delany |
| Pro | Paddy Mcguirk |
User Reviews
| 5 Stars: | 1 | |
| 4 Stars: | 1 | |
| 3 Stars: | 1 | |
| 2 Stars: | 0 | |
| 1 star: | 1 |
Most Recent Reviews
- Original version
Perfect links course without sea view
Reviewed May 31, 2024
That was a great day of golf:
- Employees: very competent
- Gastronomy and club members: so cozy and friendly
- beautiful dunes
- Condition of the pitch: excellent
- Layout of the golf course:
varied, exciting architecture on both the fairways and the greens,
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- Original version
...top - top...
Reviewed October 4, 2023
...in Ireland top ten and in Britain & Ireland top fifty, is one of the five east coast jewels...
...some of the best you can and should play in Ireland!!!
The Scot Thomas Gilroy built the first holes in the spring of 1892 and was also the club's first captain.
Tom Simpson (1877-1964) and his assistant Molly Gourlay redesigned it very successfully in 1938. To this day it has remained almost unchanged, which is not surprising, because his design philosophy was: every hole must be interesting, the design must offer variety, change nature as little as possible, must offer good golf for all players.
Tom McKenzie made minor changes to the layout in 2003 - the most important being the new tees to raise the course to the 7,000 yard mark.
Tom Simpson was a lawyer who left his law firm in 1910 and began working for Herbert Fowlers - who also became his mentor. He became self-employed in 1928 and his assistant Philipp Mackenzie Ross became a partner.
Simpson was not only an eccentric, but also very serious when it came to the costs of building Course. He built his best courses in France and Belgium, and his redesigns are particularly well known on the islands. His work is not as extensive as that of many of his professional colleagues - he wanted to personally supervise everything he built...
During his tenure, Tom Simpson created a bible that contains everything essential and important for building courses. After his active time as a course designer, the Bible was passed on to Charles Kennet Cotten, who passed it on to Donald Steel...
These notes resulted in the book: The Architectural Side of Golf!!!
Almost exactly 20 years ago to the day we were here for the first time, everyone had to pay a lot of money to learn on this very spacious and extensive facility...
Today we agreed on the green tees, which was still a very tough task and we couldn't play all the holes due to the weather. Even the most hardened ones capitulated, the storm and the rain came earlier than the weather forecast promised...
Hole 7 on a par 3 with 153 yards was the killer - even a well-hit ball with the diver wasn't enough to reach the green...
It was clear to everyone that it was whiskey time...
Everyone got wet to the skin!!!
What amazed us enormously was that the greenkeepers did their rounds with their machines in stoic calm - in these really lousy weather conditions...
Visually this is the most beautiful links course we have ever played - we have almost three dozen on the list - in terms of play it is not inferior... very difficult greens...
It was still a lot of fun...
This is our eighth time on an Ireland golf trip, we've only had to cancel a round twice or couldn't play at all, not such a bad result...
The two reviews below are written by golf illiterates... it doesn't work that way!!!
The golf clubs in Ireland usually open at 8 a.m., we also had to wait because we had booked a very early tee time and were there too early, but we were always able to open the round at the agreed time!!!
I can vividly imagine the level at which this conversation took place!!!
We are guests in these clubs, so act like it!!! The golf club employees are not our servants...
In addition: just as you call into the forest, it sounds back!!!
On your own behalf:
We have been traveling with local golf travel providers for over 25 years who take care of everything, accommodation, golf clubs, tee times, trolleys, etc. The extra cost of a few euros or pounds is worth it to us. If something goes wrong, the golf travel provider has to take care of it, then everything usually goes very quickly...
We've already been able to play a free round twice because the employees literally missed it...
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- Original version
Place Top / rest flop
Reviewed July 14, 2016
Very nice course left, under windy conditions a knack nut. Fairways and greens were in good condition. The place can be recommended!! But large deficiencies in at the front desk. Poorly organized and not friendly, which in Ireland are not otherwise is actually the case.
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