Pines Course

Top class condition very pleased

As Cullian not happy with playing with other couple who were walking and we were in a buggy slow play Will not book a trip again when all we wanted was a two ball you should of advised us prior to booking

Good quality test for everyone.

The length of this course is very challenging even for the longest of ball dtrikers.

For the time of year the course was in good condition. Shame no one repairs their pitch marks or rakes bunkers though

Very pleasant game.

Fantastic condition

Greens slow at beginning of week,(heavy rain a couple of days before we arrived), but better at the end of the week. Long holes, loads of trees and bunkers to catch you out

Great golf course I found it harder than the Dunes.

Undulating fairways, slow greens.

Fairways were immaculate Greens were like Velcro and super slow The problem was the practice putting greens were like lightning Many golfers were complaining about the greens Buggies are € 50 - getting a bit expensive

Great staff, from starter to Marshall and food trolly ,suleman no 1 They all looked after us

Amazing golf course .. really enjoyed it but the slow greens really let it down .. but still a top course

great course but quite difficult

Excellent course and in great condition

Very slow play took almost 6 hours to play a round for 4 ball feel they try to cram too many groups onto the course 7 minute tee times don't seem enough course in decent condition

I’ve always likes pines the complex for food in the lovely setting of the lake is perfect

Enjoyed our round. As with the Dunes the Fairways and Greens take some getting used to as the ball doesn’t have much run and the Greens are slow but overall very enjoyable round of golf

Similar to Thr Dunes

Starter was very extremely rude and obnoxious as we had 18 players and wanted 3x4 and 2x3 which he refused to accomodate. Although then wanted us to change our format when he messed things up. We complained about him to the management.

This course is exceptional, offering a tough and challenging experience. With plenty of water hazards, it requires strategic thinking; you don't need to be a long hitter to navigate it successfully. However, good shots can easily be punished, making it a true test of skill, especially towards the end of the round. Unfortunately, there is limited seating available at the clubhouse bar after your game, and with the restaurant closing at 5:00 PM, you may find yourself without food options if teeing off after 12:30 PM. Overall, this is a fantastic course with challenging and fast greens that can level the playing field for any runaway leader on the final day.

This course is slightly harder than the other one, but very enjoyable and pictures would highly recommend it

We found the pines harder than the dunes, it’s slightly longer and many holes are out of reach in regulation for the average to high handicapper, hence resulting in slow play. 5hr round is not unusual

Decent golf course. Pines is better than Dunes. We got put onto the baclk 9 of Dunes because we were a 2 ball playing behind a 4 ball with no way through as course was busy. Dunes was okay but Pines was better. Greens were slow compared to Sultan and Pasha, so you had to really hit the puts and lost all feel around the greens. Let the course down a because the payout was good.

Unfortunately the weather wasn't kind to us,but we played 36 holes, challenging course with undulating fairways, plenty of sand and water traps. Clubhouse staff excellent and the pro shop were very good to alter our tee times due to the weather.

Longer than the Dunes but an excellent course. Possibly wider fairways . Greens were true and looked immaculate. Again played in the rain and the course held up very well. Will definitely recommend and play again.

The Pines was in better condition than the Dunes. The Pines is slightly harder of the two courses on site.

Fantastic facilities and great course. However, the round took over 5 hours with a a lot of waiting which was not ideal.

Greens in great condition after being poor 2 years ago greens staff doing a great job

Very difficult hole positions

We went in November and the condition was excellent Really helpful staff, nothing was a problem, it was my wife's first golfing trip abroad and couldn't have picked a better place to play

Excellent venue and course. The only let down were the undulating fairways.

Enjoyed the golf experience… however pace of play was painfully slow. We were allocated one tee time of 1.10pm which meant the last two holes were played in near darkness. Very annoying. Staff in the golf pro shop were arrogant and very dismissive and unhelpful. One of our tee times (9.20am) was moved to 7.33am as course was very busy. The experience was ok but not ideal. We also arranged for an additional game on final day playing very early. They tried to change us non guest rates until challenged. Several people were regularly and openly arguing with pro shop staff re their bookings. Corporate greed spoiled the golfing experience.

Exactly as above. The same problems existed. Very disappointed. So much so that some of the boys will not come back.

Amazing scenery. Lots of water. Expect to lose balls!

Lovely course but very busy

Great course, a bit long for a poor golfer, lots of shots needed, but perfect surroundings.

Overall the course was in excellent condition with slower than expected greens. The Marshalls could have been more proactive in keeping the pace of play up.

Fantastic course spoiled to an extent by particularly slow play by the guys in front during one of our rounds…they looked like they hadn’t played golf before. Challenging water and bunker hazards to keep you focussed on your game….not for the high handicaps !

Great golf course, its all about the first shot off the Tee. Fantastic course and in prime condition. Could not fault it.

Quality course but we were let down by the greens, not only our groups thoughts but most who played it .

Totally enjoyed the course. Quite challenging but quite forgiving.The staff were very welcoming and extremely helpful.

Pines is a tough course as they are long holes and if you do not hit good distances ( i drive 180-200) then getting to the Green in reg. is tough. But a great challenging course

Greens recovering from overseeding

Slow greens

Much longer than the Dunes and some of us struggled but still very enjoyable

Again very hot. Course good but slightly tougher and longer than Dunes.

Vastly improved condition from 2023 Great value

I liked it. Good mix of holes. Great condition. Greens were good. Normal pitch mark damage but rolled smoothly. Lovely setting around the 18th.

A great test of golf for all levels, tougher than the Dunes, but incredibly enjoyable, as always in great condition

Superbly laid out & cse in great condition. Water & food buggy regularly

Lovely course. Longer than Dunes course but just as nice. Highly recommended

Lots of rolling fairways, hardly ever flat, mostly an uphill shot or a downhill shot! One or two blind holes too! Of course, playing it another day would be different! On the whole an enjoyable experience!

Some stunning holes , can be a little slow but worth the wait

A good test of golf for all abilities.

More difficult than the dunes. Some lovely holes.

The course management and parts of the hotel staff had our names wrong, our surname and Christian names reversed. This caused a few problems initially.

We all enjoyed our game

This is my 5th visit to the hotel complex and the course has never been better a lot of work has been done it was a great pleasure to play.

Good course for average handicap golfers. Some great holes inc the 18th Great bar overlooking the course. Great staff. All inclusive except Course buggy

Beautiful setting, longer than the Dunes. More water hazards. Cannot fault the course

We also elected as a group to play from white tee's on our first visit. This course is tougher than the Dunes but more manageable for our group off the yellow box's The experience of playing the Pines will stay with all our group for a very long time.

Lovely course with some very tricky holes. The condition of the course was outstanding. The greens were very tricky and challenging. Thoroughly enjoyed the rounds we played

Lovely course very difficult but very enjoyable . Shame you had to pay for drinks and food extra

Was very hard but a great challenge

Late tee off time meant 5hr round

Longer and trickier than the Dunes course. In excellent condition. Rounds were fairly slow but views and good weather made up for it. Good tee times arranged by your golf travel. All really well organised at the course.

Teed off on time. No delays. Greens had recently been top dressed so greens were a nice pace. Very challenging course with tough but fair greens.

Great test of golf a bit slow but who cares when the weather is great 👍

Condition of the pines course was very good , lot of trees as the name goes but hard to lose a ball unless you go in the water , greens were true and receptive , greenkeepers always working on course but give you right of way at all times ,

Faster greens than Dunes more water very picturesque course

In great condition with several greens staff on the course every day we played, greens where on the slow side

Couple of wild dogs a bit scary but stayed away

great condition considering the amount of people who play on the course and a credit to the greenskeepers. really enjoyable day.

Great course which will test the skills of player of all levels

Only played once , (should have been 3) I think the best of the two courses, good golf course

Again the greens were dressed - slow but consistent. An opening hole of nearly 500 yards (with no shot!) was a bit tough but strangely received shots on some of the par 3s. A good test of golf and again no flat lies. Disappointingly there were no buggies available for our 2nd round so we had to walk and as it was so hot we only played 9 holes -( no 9 hole rate for trollies or buggies) Lots of water so stock up on golf balls!

Fairways are spongey and so don’t get Much run on the ball, greens are slow too. The course is nice but it’s long and difficult and better suited to lower HC.

Our first experience on the Pines but, as "an animal" had gnawed through the charging cable there were no buggies available at 9am. We were offered a pull trolley. This we accepted, but pulling a full set of clubs over a very undulating golf course in temps of 34 we only played 9 holes but negotiated with a very apologetic customer services team member, for another 9 holes the following day, but on the Dunes. Our second attempt to play the Pines was more successful, a longer more difficult course, with plenty of water and bunkers. We played this as a 4 ball, but completed in 4 hours 20 minutes. Fairway with lots of humps and bumps with longer grass and very slow greens.

Ok course

Shocking tees treadful greens so slow

Pines course was certainly harder than the Pines course, but nevertheless it was in great condition 👍

Pretty much the same as the Dunes

Beautiful course which is let down badly by the condition of the greens.

We were told that the Dunes course was closed for maintenance but were not told that the Pines course was open but still being worked on, there were ground staff everywhere and the greens were horrendous.

difficult back nine

The Pines had some very challenging holes and long my only complaint would be the condition of the greens which we thought was the only negative point but overall very good.

Course was good greens could have been better. Plus had green keepers and machinery around us for 18 holes. But enjoyed it.

Greens were in poor condition due to amount of traffic on them plus turf tears around a lot of holes due to spiked shoes. Also, trying to get buggies for our tee times was a nightmare - they dont have enough buggies for the amount of people they are putting out on the course.

A good layout, some fantastic looking holes . Again similar to Dunes course the greens were ok but not at their best , quite a few greens being dressed as we played .

Longer and more challenging than the Dunes course. Equal in terms of quality on design and set up. Lovely.

Like the Dunes, great place to play golf and I rate it 'hard' because I am not the best of golfers - a truly pleasant course/golf experience - and I found the Pines more enjoyable to play. Slow at times, but as it was quite hot it may have been a good thing. We had trolleys and I think it was a better way to experience the course. Plenty of bunkers, not so much water. Depending on your skill level - take a lot of spare balls. They are expensive out there.

The greens hadn’t been cut for a while and in general the course was untidy

Great course, the staff were fantastic, could not do enough for us, the course was in great shape and played well and offered a great test of golf.

A bit long due to green to tee. Very undulating which is an addition. Greens still to flourish. Better of two courses in my opinion.

An excellent resort golf course and enjoyable to play for all levels

Like the Dunes, the greens were poor but it was early in the season so I would give them the benefit of the doubt. This is a longer course and has some difficult holes which made it more challenging. But did enjoy the layout of the course and the experience.

Good course greens shocking, that bad they were offering free rounds.

Layout great but greens were truly awful..little visuble grass, top dressed and compact sanded. I did not putt. Big problem now feb 2023 but may be solved by May 2023

Longer and more challenging than Dunes.Although mainly on full greens these were uneven and Sandy.The overall experience was good and would no doubt be better in the summer season

No flat lies! Greens were inconsistent but it was February Better course than Dunes but also over 1000 metres longer Value - didn’t know the price However for February the whole trip was very good

Of the 2 courses this was my favourite. But both excellent courses. With the undulating fairways lots of practice hitting from non flat lies.

Greens had been worked on previously but apart from that this course was slightly tougher than the Dunes course but both are great courses.

The courses are beautifully set up , the fairways look great until you’re on the and you realise that they are cut tight!

Very disappointed with the slowness of play we came in after 11 holes as couldn't take it anymore and didnt play this course again . Couldn't get buggies we needed so couldn't play our 2 3 balls as hoped which ruined all golf for the group . We should have been told you cant book buggies any day before golf so could not go out in the 2 3 balls as we just took for granted would happen , we were split up and ended in 4 ball and 2 others been joined by strangers it just ruined the golf for us which no one was happy about .

The Pines Course is very well laid out and includes hole maps at each tee so you have a fair idea of where you are (supposed to be!) going. The course is quite undulating so even if you hit a good shot keep your eye on it as a random bounce isn’t uncommon. The greens are a reasonable size and have been well tended too however the overall soil and turf construction isn’t what most UK golfers are used to.

It’s very sandy based and has wide, thick-leafed grass which “grabs” at your club and doesn’t give a lot of “run” on the ball so the green isn’t as fast as it looks. There is a fair amount of water hazards so take some extra balls!  The rough isn’t severe other than pine-straw under the trees but it still can be tricky finding balls.

At the starters hut ask if there is any work on the course – we had full scarifying running on the ninth hole while we were playing which we thought was a bit “off side” as the entire Dunes course was closed for renovation.

We hired buggies (€30) and where happy to do so as it was hot by the time we got finished (08:30-ish start) by lunch-time. Many folks used trollies (€6) or carried although it is a fair hike, so if carrying ensure you (1) have a light bag (2) pickup enough water at the starter’s hut. 

The hotel is the half-way house if you are that way inclined and the bar is good, well stocked and can provide sandwiches (nice!) as well.