Views from Portstewart in January 2008

[IrishGolfer]

I went for a walk with my 5 year old son. It was a beautifully bright and crisp day, recovering from a hard frost the previopus night. We reached the highest point on the course, a massive dune hill to the left of the 2nd hole.

Pic one: a view of the 1st tee and the town in the background. The green is behind that dune on the left.

Pic two: When the river (left) meets the sea (right). You can make out the ice on the tees of the 3rd, which is a par three with the green on the right.

Pic three: 2nd fairway with the tee behind the mound.

Pic four: the river side of the course. Middle of the picture is the 10th running left to right. Beyond that is the 14th running right to left and beyond that is Portstewart's 2nd course, the Riverside Course

 

[ManchesterGolfer]

WOW, what a great looking place!!!

If I win the Lotto I'm getting a place over there.

 

[Eracer]

Magnifique! I wanna' go.

 

[The master]

Picturesque - I have had the pleasure of this golf course, I would recommend it to anyone doing a golfing trip of Ireland.

 

[Wi-Golfer]

Now that's a links course, sure makes the lame assed ones we have here look horrible.

 

[ThatCanadianGuy]

B-E-A-U tiful.

 

[brendy]

Meh its ok, Its no Bangor County Down though!:killersmiley:

 

[IrishGolfer]

More pics of The Port

Here's a few of the back 9 of Portstewart taken last week. I took a day off and played 9 holes with my (pregnant) wife!! It was a bit frosty to begin with but the sun broke out and by the end I was playing in a short sleeved shirt. What a gorgeous day it was.

 

[IrishGolfer]

And some more...

I especially like the 2nd shot with the barge in the background. This is a scrap barge that comes each week into Coleraine (about 3 miles away) via the River Bann. Interesting backdrop, eh?

 

[VtDivot]

Cool pics IG.

I'm very jealous of your climate

 

[Stanters]

God's own country IG, just beautiful.

Very lucky to be playing there - it looks a great course.

 

[ManchesterGolfer]

I have to agree with Stanters you are one lucky son of a gun!!!!

I've just played 18 holes today and our course has had some little scum bag shit head's come on from the boardering council estate and they've hacked up 6 greens taking 50-200 divots out of each one. It's just a shame that our course has the Langley estate boardering the back 9. If you could move the 18 holes away from the Estate (or blow the estate and it's contents up) it would be up there with Mere as one of the best courses in the North West.

 

[Kilted Arab]

another kid??

Irish...how do you manage it given you're out on the course for so long??

And was that the bush where you....errr...whopped out the old fella?

 

[Dave Ireland]

Howya IG, KA ... congrats on 1. da pics, bring back some fond memories and 2. the impending squealing and shitty nappies.

I'm ofta Portugal tomorrow .. with the highlight being the Oceanico Victoria course, home of the Portuguese Masters. Camera will be in tow

 

[IrishGolfer]

Howya IG, KA ... congrats on 1. da pics, bring back some fond memories and 2. the impending squealing and shitty nappies.

I'm ofta Portugal tomorrow .. with the highlight being the Oceanico Victoria course, home of the Portuguese Masters. Camera will be in tow

Jeez Dave, aren't ya only just back from Spain? Them lemons must be paying you far too many yo yos! You're becoming a bit of a Tour Playa.

Good luck fella!