The course is designed with an old Irish theme. But the front nine is different from the back. The front is considered a coastal Irish course and the back an inland course. So each nine gives you a feel of what it would be like to play in different settings in Ireland. (Have I said that already? You should get the point by now.) Go on their website and get a look at more photographs of just about every hole. You will get excited to play just seeing how well kept this course is. Even the scoring is fair to bogey/average golfers. It's not a real long course at just over 6,800 yds... But that gives you better chances to score. One of the guys in our group had one of his best rounds ever (and it wasn't one of the other three guys)! There isn't one hole on the course you wouldn't want to play twice. Which is not a problem at Glen Erin. When you pay a "daily fee" it means DAILY! You can play all day long if you choose too. According to the manager, that is what a daily fee was meant to be.

The best advice on playing this course would be to keep it in the fairways. The rough and hazards do penalize you one way or another. They keep the second cut at about two inches and it's thick. Beyond that cut are the fescue grass and other water hazards. Just by looking at the bunkers on the website is intimidating enough. Try hitting out of one of these monsters. We had to try it for fun, to know what it's like. Notice we did so NOT because we had too J.

This place is too great to pass up. For the value, this course could be put right near the top of anyone's list. The experience was wonderful.

Latest Update: 12/26/2010