点评:I am lucky enough to be an overseas member at Carne and have played the course dozens of times over the past 20 years. I asked my wife if we could retire here, but, alas, she said no.
Carne is a course that was built and has been maintained on a shoestring budget, but that is one of its charms. It is a bit rough around the edges, but look at the website and read the reviews and you will realize why people love coming here so much. The course is isolated and stunningly beautiful. It has 3 nines so you can play twice in two days and play two different courses. It is run by a brilliant staff of genuinely nice people. It used to be easy to get on and usually uncrowded, but word has gotten around and there are now coaches in the parking lot most days.
My advice is to come a bit off season and play early and you might have it practically to yourselves. Carne is often left off of first time itineraries either because people focus on the southwest or because it is in a remote part of western County Mayo. Don't let that stop you. It is well worth the trip and the golf in the west and northwest of Ireland is to my mind nicer than the stuffed to-the-gills resort course experience of the southwest. Nothing against those courses- they are great- but the overall experience in the northwest is less expensive and more genuine to me.
In short- play Carne! Play as soon as you can and come back as often as you can. You won't regret it.
翻译:我有幸成为卡恩的海外会员,在过去的20年里已经打了几十次这个球场。我问我的妻子我们是否可以在这里退休,但是,可惜,她拒绝了。
卡恩球场的建造和维护预算都很有限,但这正是它的魅力之一。它的边缘有点粗糙,但是看看网站并阅读评论,你就会明白为什么人们如此喜欢来这里。该球场与世隔绝,而且非常美丽。它有 3 个 9,因此您可以在两天内玩两次并玩两个不同的课程。它由一群真诚友善的优秀员工经营。过去很容易上车,而且通常不拥挤,但消息已经传开,现在停车场里大多数时候都有长途客车。
我的建议是,淡季的时候来,早一点玩,这样你就可以真正拥有它了。卡恩经常被排除在第一次行程之外,要么是因为人们集中在西南部,要么是因为它位于梅奥县西部的偏远地区。不要让这阻止你。这是一次非常值得的旅行,在我看来,爱尔兰西部和西北部的高尔夫球场比西南部的度假村球场体验更好。没有什么反对这些课程的——它们很棒——但西北地区的整体体验对我来说更便宜、更真实。
简而言之,卡恩!尽快玩并尽可能多地回来。你不会后悔的。