Scottohara

A friend who has just gotten in to golf asked me about good courses close to Glasgow and Bogside came to mind straight away.

Great welcome in the pro shop and clubhouse and the course was in fantastic condition. Given a lot of more expensive courses are having issues with greens and tee boxes Irvine GC was flawless. Quick greens and firm fairways. I can’t recommend it high enough. One of our group is going back next week with other friends.

We were over on holiday and had a great round. Staff very friendly as were the members. Course was in great condition with quick greens and good run on the fairways.

Warm welcome from the pro and very friendly members. Although it was a lovely sunny day the past week has been very wet. I was therefore very impressed that the greens were still quick and the mostly fairways in good condition. The course is hilly as the name suggests but the views are stunning.

The course layout means that there are a lot of fairways that cross over or are right next to each other which means stray shots from yourself or other golfers slow down play significantly. Also where the next tee box is is sometimes not logical and there is no map on the score card or clear signage. We ended up using an app to find where we should be going. At the end of the course there are a few short par fours with the fairways almost blind. These are great fun to play but really slowed the pace of play down further.

We weren’t in a rush and had a great round. If you don’t mind hills or taking your time this is a great course.

Nice course, warm welcome from starter and friendly members. Greens were quicker and the fairways were in better condition than we would have expected given the recent rain.

Slow pace of play due to a competition being on but not much that can be done about that.

Worth noting it is a nine hole course so you will play round twice if you have paid for 18.