点评:Waterville Golf Links was simply spectacular and one of the highlights of our golf trip through Ireland. We were extremely fortunate with the weather, with blue skies, sunshine and wonderful visibility, which allowed us to really appreciate just how beautiful this piece of County Kerry is. The course winds naturally through the dunes with the Atlantic, Ballinskelligs Bay and the surrounding mountains providing an extraordinary backdrop. It is classic links golf, firm and fast in places, with plenty of variety and enough wind and contours to make you think about almost every shot.
What I particularly liked about Waterville was that the scenery never overwhelmed the golf. It is a genuinely excellent course, with strong holes throughout and a terrific finishing stretch. The 17th, Mulcahy’s Peak, may provide the best perspective of all. I took the short 360-degree video included with this review from there, and it gives a much better sense than photographs can of the scale of the course, the dunes, the water and the surrounding countryside. You can virtually see the entire links from that one spot.
A memorable golf course in a spectacular setting, made even better by one of those rare perfect Irish weather days. Waterville absolutely belongs on any serious golfer’s Ireland itinerary, and I would happily play it again.
翻译:沃特维尔高尔夫球场简直美得令人惊叹,也是我们爱尔兰高尔夫之旅中的亮点之一。我们非常幸运,当天天气极佳:蓝天万里、阳光明媚且视野清晰,这让我们得以充分领略克里郡这片土地的迷人魅力。球场沿着沙丘自然延伸,大西洋、巴林斯凯利格斯湾以及周围的群山构成了绝美的背景。这是典型的林克斯风格球场,部分区域球道坚硬且速度快。球场设计变化丰富,风云变幻且地形起伏多样,足以让你在击球前反复斟酌每一个决策。
我尤其欣赏Waterville的一点就是:优美的景色始终不会喧宾夺主、掩盖高尔夫本身的魅力。这是一条真正出色的球场——每一洞都极具挑战性,收尾阶段更是精彩绝伦。第17洞“Mulcahy’s Peak”或许能带来全球场最佳的观景视角。我便是从那里拍摄了本文附带的360度短视频。从那个位置,你几乎可以俯瞰整个高尔夫球场的全貌,这比照片更能让人直观地感受到球场的规模、沙丘、水域以及周围的田园风光。
这是一座坐落在绝美环境中的令人难忘的高尔夫球场,遇上爱尔兰难得一见的完美晴天时更是锦上添花。沃特维尔绝对值得列入每一位认真的高尔夫球手在爱尔兰的旅行清单中,我也很乐意再次前往那里打球。