South Meath Golf Club
Yesterday’s stormy winds continued through the night and this morning it was raining. Things didn’t look promising for a fine day’s golf but once again the blue skies and sunshine showed up right on cue as we arrived at the clubhouse. We signed in and a member who had just turned up, Seamus Cusack, said he’d play with us.
We knew this one wouldn’t be in the same league as the courses we’d played so far and truthfully, compared to those others, South Meath Golf Club isn’t much of course on the surface of it. It’s a young course, the greens aren’t great, has only 16 holes (the 1st doubles up as the 16th and the 15th is also the 18th – moving to 18 holes soon we’re told) and is a bit rough around the edges. But by a long shot this has been the most enjoyable course on this trip, thanks mainly to the great craic we had with Seamus. He was feeling a bit delicate, having been at a wedding yesterday, but that didn’t stop him playing well and keeping us entertained – which more than made up for the Damian debacle yesterday.
The course definitely has potential. There was nice par 3 over water which could be their feature hole once they sort out the trimmings. Then there’s what the members call the Mile Hole – actually 4 holes which run the entire length of one side of the course. Some the greens were incredibly tricky. The par 3 7th in particular was a killer – too many bumps and ridges – to the extent that four or five putts are common according to Seamus.
South Meath Golf Club is about a mile out of Trim on the Longwood road, the R160. In fact, it’s just up the road from the similarly named Co. Meath Golf Club.
Thomas says:
A big thank you to Seamus for making the round a highly enjoyable one. At the moment South Meath is a rough and ready little place with a small clubhouse (that looks a bit like a school) that’s not really worth your time if you’re on a bit of tour. However, the course has potential to be a nice little 18-holer in years to come and the people there are welcoming and friendly.
Clive says:
This is the sort of course I like. I agree that it was not in great condition since it is privately owned and the owner has to get some money to do the things that are needed. The first (and 16th) is a lovely hole with a very narrow entrance into the green. The two par 3s – the 7th and 8th – are fine little holes but need urgent work to titivate the ponds around them. Actually I think too many of the greens are too hard with unreasonable bumps and humps. There’s no point in hitting a fine shot to a green and then 5 putting because of impossible slopes etc. – South Meath please take note – after all we have played at least 4,000 greens on over 200 courses in Ireland.
Seamus was a real character – one of those lovely men we meet all over who took up golf 10 years ago in his middle years and who plays remarkably well. I loved it when he hit a shot and then dashed over to another friend on the course to make some arrangements for a meeting or whatever. He was a committed South Meath man although he admitted to actually living in county Kildare! On reflection, although it is rough and ready, there is a lot of potential for this track – good luck to them in their endeavours. We’ll maybe play it again when we have played the remaining 250 courses we haven’t played yet.
Google Map:
(don’t confuse it with the one of the left of the R160 – South Meath is on the right hand side of the road – it’s only very faintly visible)
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South Meath Golf Club doesn’t have a web site.
