点评:Golf course reviews are always quite selective obviously, but no matter which golf magazine or list you see on the top golf courses, Royal County Down (RCD) is usually ranked, if not in the top 5 courses in the world, then certainly in nearly all top ten rankings. This isn’t by accident. My group of four friends rolled into RCD recently for our second visit in 15 years. One of the top jewels in European golf still dominates with the combination of course design, extreme topography in the formidable sandy dunes that drop off the beach into the course, and sheer intimidation that can come with so many blind shots that await the golfer. Throw in the wind and occasional rain, and it is one of the great challenges in golf.
The team in the pro shop is on top of the details. From the second you step out of your car, they are there for you. The team in the pro shop is well trained and attentive. The staff in the club house upstairs are fun and service oriented. This is a club that knows exactly what they are doing, and it is all to the benefit of you. We took caddies, which is essential if this is your first trek around RCD. The course would be next to impossible to negotiate the first time without at least a fore caddie. We were blessed with steady winds of 20mph with gusts up to 35mph, and occasionally bouts of rain. You have a choice. You can either let this beat you before you start, or you gear up in your rain clothes and put on a game attitude and embrace the experience. We went with the latter and ended up having an outstanding experience.
This is golf in a natural , unpolished setting. The course emanates raw power along with exquisite design. You have to think your way around it, and also endure the climbs and drops off the significant dunes. No buggies here, you are walking the course and all that it encompasses. The setting is at times both spectacular and intimidating. The moments of satisfaction are wonderful. You are in nature, and in the hands of the golf gods. If you aspire to golf in Ireland, put this one at the very top of the list of challenges. St. Patricks’ Links may some day challenge RCD, but that day is still quite a way in the future.
翻译:高尔夫球场评论显然总是经过精心挑选,但无论你看到哪本高尔夫杂志或顶级高尔夫球场的榜单,皇家唐郡 (RCD) 通常都会名列前茅,即使不是世界前五名,也几乎在前十名中都有排名。这并非偶然。我和四个朋友最近来到 RCD,这是我们 15 年来第二次造访。欧洲高尔夫球场的顶级瑰宝之一仍然占据主导地位,其结合了球场设计、从海滩延伸到球场的险峻沙丘的极端地形,以及等待高尔夫球手的众多盲击带来的纯粹威胁。再加上风雨,这是高尔夫运动的一大挑战。
专卖店的团队非常注重细节。从你下车的那一刻起,他们就为你服务。专卖店的团队训练有素,细心周到。楼上俱乐部会所的工作人员风趣幽默,服务周到。这家俱乐部非常清楚自己在做什么,而且这一切都是为了您的利益。我们带了球童,如果这是您第一次游览 RCD,这是必不可少的。第一次游览球场时,如果没有至少一名前球童,几乎不可能通过。我们很幸运,风速稳定,为 20 英里/小时,阵风高达 35 英里/小时,偶尔还会下雨。您可以选择。您可以在开始前让风打败您,也可以穿上雨衣,摆出比赛态度,享受体验。我们选择了后者,最终获得了出色的体验。
这是在自然、未经打磨的环境中打高尔夫球。球场散发着原始的力量和精致的设计。您必须想办法绕过它,还要忍受爬上爬下巨大的沙丘。这里没有球车,您是在球场上行走,感受它所包含的一切。这里的环境有时既壮观又令人生畏。满足的时刻是美妙的。您置身于大自然之中,在高尔夫之神的手中。如果您渴望在爱尔兰打高尔夫球,请将这里列为挑战清单的首位。圣帕特里克林克斯球场也许有一天会挑战 RCD,但那一天仍然遥不可及。