Dear all
Thank you for your letter.
I find it easier to reply in words than with restrictive scores.
Golf Travellers organised a wonderful efficient reliable trip. Thanks for exceptional weather with little wind, which may have influenced our view of the courses.
All courses state of the art except North Berwick temporarily scarified and cored greens — still enjoyed playing it. Gullane No.1: difficult championship course, majestic — No.1 golf-wise. Dunbar: easier (out and back holes cross, more width), fun, magnificent panorama — No.3 golf-wise. North Berwick: easier than Gullane for same reasons, exceptional panorama, very fun — No.2 golf-wise and my favourite. Archerfield: different inland feel, not what we seek in Scotland (links). Downside: 3 pm tee at North Berwick meant lost morning and finishing near dark at 7 pm — shame at £285.
Hotel: OK but spartan comfort, limited restaurant (hard to dine at 8:30 after Berwick). My fault — I should have specified hotel class.
Car: impeccable
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Hello Madam
A short note to thank you for organising our stay in Dublin. Everything was perfect; we added a very nice course close to Portmarnock—I recommend it, it is a parkland overlooking the whole Dublin region: Howth golf club.
See you soon)
Michel P.
Good evening Raphaël, We are safely back from Aberdeen where our trip went very well. We enjoyed all four courses with a personal preference for Cruden Bay and Trump, though Royal Aberdeen and Murcar are magnificent too. We would like to do the trip you proposed with a tee time on the Old Course — is that possible next year? Thank you in advance and have a good weekend. Kind regards Patrick Dualé
Tout le monde est enchanté du séjour, un sans-faute (sauf le service à l'hôtel du Vin, qui a été très long). Sinon, des golfs parfaits, l'hôtel très bien avec un bon petit-déjeuner, la petite marche pour le centre faisait du bien. Superbe soirée au New Club — la vue est magnifique, super service et excellente restauration, parfait pour conclure le séjour. Tout s'est déroulé à la perfection, franchement top ! Vous avez été tous les deux supers réactifs et à mes côtés pour plein de petits détails, alors merci.
Hello,
It seems I cannot reply directly on your form. The grey areas you mention do not grey out.
So I am replying in writing.
Regarding the hotel, no problem—we are very satisfied.
The courses:
- Tralee: magnificent, a bit difficult for a first time but we
are very glad we played it.
- Waterville: our favourite ❤️ very beautiful, very pleasant to play, very
"fair".
- Cashen: too difficult for our level. Too many blind shots, a
bare fairway where balls run too much and get lost in rough where you cannot find them because it is so thick. The old pro at Waterville told us that while he rates Ballybunion Old among Ireland's best, you should "forget" Cashen if you have a handicap—in other words if you are not a professional. He added that for pro players it is a remarkable challenge. My son who regularly plays around 5 at our club (Slope 138) lost 10 balls on Cashen but scored +8 at Waterville playing +1 on the back nine.
Sincere advice—you may take it or leave it: only take very good golfers to Cashen!
That is the only mistake of the trip—we are nevertheless very satisfied.
Kind regards
Jean-Paul QUERE
Good evening Mr Métayer, Here is my feedback on our agency-organised trip. Golf: • Carnoustie (4.5/5) Excellent welcome, course in very good condition, pleasant restaurant. Back tees appreciated. • Kingsbarns (5/5) Perfect welcome, impeccable maintenance, quality restaurant, back tees too. Everything perfect! (My father did not mention my status when paying.) • Muirfield (2/5) Catastrophic welcome — felt pushed to spend. Cash machine! Mown roughs, back tees on yellows… Felt short-changed; Sunday-condition course. Played with two caddied players whose caddies played poorly and slowly on putts — unpleasant overall. • Archerfield (5/5) Perfect welcome, excellent course, quality restaurant, great practice areas; free with PGA card. Hotels: • Kinness House Apart (4.5/5) Perfect stay, well located and clean; shame no Nespresso pods. • The Lodge at Craigielaw (4/5) Perfect location; breakfast average, bed uncomfortable; nice bathroom overall. Hire car comfortable. Punctured on a nail — agency charged £700 repair. Overall very good with a few exceptions. Kind regards,
Marc-Aurèle SIMONPIETRI
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