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Views back up the fairway over the 8th green at Carne. |
No time (or energy) to tell you much about Day 2 of the Atlantic Coast Challenge, at Carne, in Belmullet.
Suffice to say we enjoyed a typical Irish day of rain, wind and sunshine... often at the same time. I love this course, and why wouldn't you love something this big and raw and natural. Look at the photos and you'll get a glimpse of what it is all about.
Yes, the greens aren't as pristine as Rosses Point yesterday, but Carne's ethos
(and soul) lies in a different direction. Play here and you'll understand what makes Irish links golf so special.
My playing partners today had differing fortunes - but Fin came within 3 inches of his first hole in one (on the 16th, in a gale and with rain whipping in) and Ronan stood up on the par four 17th tee - one of the toughest holes in Ireland - and ripped a drive away, some 310 metres, to turn a 429 metre hole into a Drive and a 56 degree wedge.
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The par three second at Carne. |
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The tricky and steep approach to the par four 6th. |
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Playing out of the rough on the 6th hole. |
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Views back over the par three 7th at Carne. |
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The long and glorious 9th hole at Carne |
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The approach shot into the par five 13th, ocean behind. |
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