View of the 5th fairway from Carnalea Golf Club
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4.4
141 Reviews (141)
5 Stars
70
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
92.4%
Recommend this course
124 out of 141 reviews
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4.7
3 Reviews (3)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
5.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
100.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 3 reviews
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4.6
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
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1
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
94.4%
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17 out of 18 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland
Par 69
Length 5725 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Carnalea Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1927

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Smart dress attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.4
141 Reviews (141)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The green are the intended have sent this year

The golf now app is a must and very easy to use.
Very thing went very well and we had a great round of golf. The course is in excellent condition especially the greens. Congratulations to the greenkeeper.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Have played Carnalea a number of times now condition of the course is great and the greens are always in A1 condition , not a overly long course which may suit some fairways are quite wide and and very forgiving so suits the high handicappers like myself , clubhouse is also excellent nice food with superb views of the Belfast lough , if you haven't played here before definitely worth a visit usually great value too .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Carnalea Treasure

Great course with marvellous greens and a gorgeous setting.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Great Value..

A lovely course with unrivalled views. Great value for money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent conditions

We played this course today and i must say i was surprised how good the conditions where for this time of year only one temporay green looking forward playing there next weekend great value for money booked on teeoff times

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Interesting, with views

The good points :-
Although only a par 69 & just about 6K yds, most holes are sufficiently interesting and with hazards or features that concentrate the mind. The layout is good even though there is a bit of a trek between the 9th &10th, with the short par 3 9th probably being the feature hole, and there are very scenic views of Belfast Lough, the South Antrim coast and passing shipping traffic to be had from most parts of the course.
The not-so-good points :-
{Bearing in mind the time of year} Much work going on around the course with sand being spread over much of the fairways leading to an unusual practice of either placing a small plastic mat to play off or moving the ball to edge of the fairway for semi-rough placing. Greens had been recently hollow-tined plus sanded and were consequently quite slow and bobbly and there were winter mats on all tees plus a VERY poor temporary green on the 18th. One all-year-round criticism would be that there are a lot of blind tee shots with no pictorial view availability for guidance, plus hole signage could do with being improved.

One thing to note too, is that parking is limited at the clubhouse, but it IS possible to travel by train & the station is only 100M or so away, with the track bisecting the course - hence the walk from 9th green to 10th tee.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Walked

carnalea

course was in a very wet poor state . no signs for tee positions which made it like a treasure hunt . but to be fair in summer time would b a very nice course and pleasure to play views r amazing

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Even though there was a Large Society in front the staff accommodated us best they could to meet our booked T Time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value for money

Very impressed. Course in great condition, views amazing. Very hilly would not recommend carrying clubs. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good course

Sun shining. Little wind. Greens mint. Great value for money

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Great Day

The booking on the Last minute golfer was so easy and then the course and day were excellent , so overall I will look forward to using the site again and excellent value for money

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Carnalea

A wee bit hilly but not too bad. Always in great condition and a great value for money course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great way to burn off the turkey !

A great way to spend St Stephens day. Nice course. Beautiful views over Belfast lough. Good test.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

review

Lovely challenging course. The course is in lovely location with distracting views.;-). Absolute joy to play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great views and variety of holes

We played on a very windy day but thoroughly enjoyed our game. It is not a long course and so is friendly for us older golfers. The views on the front nine are spectacular.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Excellent experience

This was the first time using golfnow combined with Carnalea. The process was effortless, the pro in the shop was well aware of the booking made through golfnow, the process and experience all worth while.

The day in which we played had fairly high wind speeds, this added to the difficulty of the course since the front 9 is exposed to the elements, while the back 9 is sheltered.

Spectacular views and a great golfing experience, would highly recommend this course to anyone thinking about booking a tee slot, you will not be disappointed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great scenery

First time using golf now and thought everything went very smoothly.Course must have had Captains Day recently and was in great condition,played Carnalea many times and have always enjoyed playing the course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Carnalea

Excellent value for money. Postcard setting. Very well maintained course. Some really nice challenging holes. Brought to new guys to the course who can't wait to play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Seafront course

Enjoyable and great value. Sea breezes at times can be a challenge to consider. Holes are reasonable length and forgiving fairways.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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