Black Bush Golf Club (Combo B/C)

Overview: The Black Bush Combo B/C round uses the B and C nines at Thomastown, near Dunshaughlin in County Meath. This pairing sits within a broader 27-hole facility, so its exact combination matters when reading distance and par. The official white-tee scorecard gives B + C a total of 6,338 yards and par 72, with the outward nine playing to par 37 and the inward nine to par 35. The mature parkland setting, three-nine flexibility and drainage programme help explain why Black Bush remains a practical Dublin-area golf stop in changeable weather.

History: Black Bush was formed after a public meeting in Dunshaughlin in April 1987, with golf beginning at the Thomastown site in 1988. The club’s official history records the decision to create a 27-hole facility and describes a development funded through volunteer work, member contributions and short-term borrowing. Land costs were paid off within eighteen months in 1989, after which the club continued to develop the three nines, clubhouse and drainage. No architect is identified in the available official history or scorecard for this specific B + C routing, so the architect field remains blank.

Did You Know? The B + C white-tee card starts with a par-37 nine measuring 3,321 yards and finishes with a par-35 nine measuring 3,017 yards. The difference is not a typo: the two nines use different mixes of par 3s, par 4s and par 5s, yet together form a standard par-72 round. The same three nines can be rearranged into another eighteen-hole experience without moving to another facility.