Ballyliffin (Glashedy)

Published:

County Donegal, Ireland

DESIGNERS: Craddock, Ruddy, 1995
YARDAGE: 7,217 yards
PAR: 72

GREEN FEES: €90 all week. Early bird/twilight: €60 (Mon-Fri)
CONTACT: 00 353 7493 76119, www.ballyliffingolfclub.com

Rebunkering by Pat Ruddy was completed in spring 2011 with the overall aim to better frame the holes and bring strategic decisions into the mind of strong golfers off the tee. The new bunkers are more exciting visually from the tee and are all revetted, many with steeper faces. Though many are out of range for the average player, their visual impact can intimidate everyone. Several new tees have been added with the 1st tee complex overhauled to create a stronger first impression. “The work was mostly to give definition to the bunkering and to the links generally,” says Ruddy. “The opportunity was taken, also, to update positioning of bunkers to match the modern elite player, but not torture the club player. It’s good for some time, unless Bubba Watson produces a super son!”

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