Black Bush Golf Club (Combo A/C)

Overview: At Black Bush Golf Club, the Combo A/C round uses the Course C and Course A nines at Thomastown near Dunshaughlin in County Meath. The distinction matters because Black Bush is a 27-hole facility rather than one single fixed eighteen. The official white-tee scorecard for C + A measures 6,280 yards at par 71. Mature parkland, good drainage and three contrasting nines give the round a practical, varied character, while the location on the Dublin to Navan corridor makes it a useful option for golfers moving through the Boyne Valley and the capital’s northern edge.

History: Black Bush grew from a public meeting called in Dunshaughlin in April 1987 by Bobby Browne and Seamus Ryan. Golf began at the Thomastown site in 1988, and the founding members established one of County Meath’s first 27-hole facilities. The club’s own history describes a member-built project that paid off the land within eighteen months and later funded the three nines, clubhouse phases and extensive drainage through member contributions and short-term borrowing. The available official material does not identify a separate architect for the C + A routing, so that field stays blank.

Did You Know? The C + A scorecard has an unusual split: the opening nine is par 35 and the closing nine is par 36, producing a total of par 71. That is a reminder that the directory’s A/C label is a specific pairing of two nines, not a course name that can be treated interchangeably with the B/C or A/B combinations. Across the property, the three-nine arrangement creates several legitimate eighteen-hole options from the same parkland setting.