18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
128 Raceview Road
Ballymena
Co. Antrim BT42 4HYSecretary/Manager: Margaret Connon Captain: Ken Herbison Lady Captain: Patrica Gatt Telephone: 028-25-861487 President: Desmond McCartney Public No: 028-25-861207 Vice-Captain: None Fax: 028-25-861487 Hon. Secretary: George Small E-mail: golf@ballymenagolfclub.co.uk Club Pro: Ken Revie 048-25-861652 Website: www.ballymeanagolfclub.co.uk Hon. Treasurer: Paul Stevenson Founded: 1903 Designed by: Membership: 722 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £17 Clubhouse opening hours: 12.00am to 11.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £22 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £12/15 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: £12 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Tuesdays & Saturdays Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Trolley Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Ballymena Golf Club was founded in 1903 and reflects the maturity of a Parkland Course of its vintage. With tree lined fairways and strategically located placed to punish the golfer who makes the wrong decision with club selection.A relatively short course by today's standards, Ballymena is a relatively flat course where the visitor can enjoy a leisurely round of golf just outside the town and relax at the 19th and enjoy the catering facility that the club offers to visitors and members alike.
Societies and Green Fees are welcome most days (see above) and group rates are available.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009
Club History
Instituted 1903 affiliated 1908There is a little confusion about the exact date Ballymena Golf Club was founded. The "Irish Golfers Guide" gives it as 1902, whereas the "Golf Annual" gives it as 1904. Nevertheless it started as a nine-hole course laid out on the old racecourse at Broughshane. The land was secured from the Rt. Hon. R. T. O’Neill, M. P. the first Captain was Mr. John K. Currie.
Location
Off the M2 at Ballymena, turn away from Ballymena towards Broughshane on the A42 past the Rugby Club, the Course is on the right-hand side.
Members Achievements
Ballymena Golf Club won the County Championship of the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 2005, when the team was, V. Greenwood, W. J. McCloy, D. Mulholland, G. Cauldwell, H. McQuillan, W. Russell, A. Gardner, S. Murray, C. Law, G. B. McCrea, C. McAuley and J. T. M. Bartley, they were captained by S. Crummey.Ballymena Golf Club won the County Championship of the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 2001, when the team was, E. Smyth, W. Russell, G. B. McCrea, V. Greenwood, W. J. McCloy, H. McQuillan, C. Law, W. Mercer, D. Adair, T. McCann, S. Murray, R. McDowell, C. Caldwell and R. McComb, they were captained by S. Crummey.
Ballymena Golf Club won the All-Ireland Final of the Irish Junior Cup at Co. Sligo in 1994, when the team was, Michael Smyth, Gary Black, Michael McGarry, Sean McGarry, Chris Devlin, David Small, John Jamieson and Fred Dawson they were managed by Paul Stevenson.
Ballymena Golf Club won the Ulster Finals of the Irish Junior Cup in 1992, when the team was, M. Getty, D. Small, M. McGarry, M. Smith and F. Dawson, they were captained by S. Bell.
Ballymena Golf Club won the Ulster Finals of the Irish Junior Cup in 1985, when the team was, P. O'Hara, E. Campbell, C. McQuillan, D. Cameron and D. Marcus, they were captained by F. Dawson and selected by R. McKane.
Ballymena Golf Club won the Ulster Finals of the Jimmy Bruen Shield in 1993, when the team was, David Mulholland, Frank O'Boyle, Adrian Gribben, John Armstrong, Paddy Kearney, Geoff Stewart, Paul Stevens, David Graham, Sean McGarry, Fredrick Dawson, Michael Casson and Allen Stewart, they were captained by Bryan Smith.
Ballymena Golf Club won the Ulster Cup in 1993, when the team was, A. Stewart, D. Graham, F. O'Boyle, M. Casson, S. Surgenor, J. Rock, F. Gribben, D. Mulholland and P. Stevenson, they were captained by C. McAuley.
Ballymena Golf Club won the, East Antrim Trophy in 1984, when the team was, F. Dawson, J. Leetch, J. McLoy, S. Armstrong, J. Donnelly, they were captained by R. McKane and selected by T. Logan.
Ballymena Golf Club won the Belfast and District Cup in 1982, when the team was, V. Greenwood, D. Marcus, J. R. O'Hara, D. Cunning, C. A. McQuillan, J. Arthur, P. Grant, F. Dawson, M. D. S. Rainey and John McAleese.
Ballymena Golf Club won the Carlsberg Northern Ireland Inter-Club Tournament in 1982, when the team was, Frank O'Boyle, John McAleese, Bobby McLaughlin, Vincent Greenwood, Alan Stewart and John Donnelly, they were captained by Cahil McQuillan.
Ballymena Golf Club won the the East Antrim Cup in 1974, when the team was, D. Cunning, C. McGuckian, M. D. S. Rainey, H. B. Smith, J. Arthur, G. B. McRae and J. Vaughan.
They won the Belfast and District Cup in 1974, when the team was, M. Neeson, C. McGuckian, C. McQuillan, M. D. S. Rainey, H. B. Smith, D. Cunnings, W. Bell, S. O'Hara, J. McAleese, G. B. McCrea, D. Marcus and V. Greenwood.
Ballymena Golf Club won the Ulster Cup in 1960, when the team was, S. Greenwood, W. G. Hamilton, W. A. Rainey, D. Marcus, J. K. Fullerton, V. Greenwood, J. A. S. Fullerton and S. S. Agnew.
Ballymena Golf Club won the All-Ireland Final of the Irish Junior Cup at Lahinch in 1947, when the team was, J. E. Lynn, W. N. Gaw, R. O. Whyte, J. F. McAllister and G. McManus.
The Ladies of Ballymena Golf Club won the ILGU "C" Team in 1980, when the team was, I. Adams, M. Fullerton, W. Simpson, A. McGuckian, M. McKane, T. Curry and N. Richardson, they were captained by M. O'Hara.
H. B. Smith won the Irish Seniors Championship in 1988.
Chris Devlin represented Ulster in 1998.
Paul Grant played Ulster Youths' in 1983.
Card of the Course (yards)
Name Hole No White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index Gables 1 323 315 4 10 309 4 9 Park 2 163 154 3 8 148 3 13 Sliemish 3 448 440 5 14 431 5 1 Corner 4 138 126 3 16 118 3 15 Kew Gardens 5 350 338 4 6 244 4 11 Race View 6 354 323 4 2 302 4 7 Recess 7 103 92 3 18 101 3 17 Crebilly 8 345 337 4 4 332 4 5 Larches 9 449 437 5 12 437 5 3 Out 2,673 2,562 35 2,422 35 Devenagh 10 187 177 3 9 167 3 16 Boundary 11 406 395 4 1 384 5 10 The Drain 12 381 354 4 5 376 5 2 Hatchery 13 270 261 4 17 234 4 12 The Doubles 14 200 191 3 13 173 3 14 Braid Valley 15 360 321 4 3 312 4 4 The Firs 16 188 180 3 7 188 4 18 Stacks 17 333 323 4 11 310 4 6 The Road 18 300 290 4 15 282 4 8 In 2,626 2,492 33 2,426 36 Total 5,299 5,054 68 4,848 71 SSS 67 66 70
Men's Course Record: 62 Steven Bell & Alex McCloy
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Mrs. Paddy Fox 1989 Ladies Captain M. J. MacCrory 1989 Men's Captain S. L. Clark 1989 President Mrs. Norma Richardson 1990 Ladies Captain A. Green 1990 Men's Captain S. L. Clark 1990 President Mrs. Philomena Mulholland 1991 Ladies Captain C. McAuley 1991 Men's Captain Samuel A. McLean 1991 President Mrs. Margaret Stockman 1992 Ladies Captain T. Logan 1992 Men's Captain Samuel A. McLean 1992 President Mrs. Bridgeen McLaughlin 1993 Ladies Captain R. Millar 1993 Men's Captain Samuel A. McLean 1993 President Mrs. Heather McGuckian 1994 Ladies Captain D. McCartney 1994 Men's Captain Samuel A. McLean 1994 President Mrs. Ann McGuckian 1995 Ladies Captain J. B. Nichols 1995 Men's Captain Samuel A. McLean 1995 President Mrs. Nadine Bain 1996 Ladies Captain R. A. McComb MBE 1996 Men's Captain A. Pollock 1996 President Mrs. Patricia O'Neill 1997 Ladies Captain J. F. Hickinson 1997 Men's Captain A. Pollock 1997 President Ms. Anna Mulvenna 1998 Ladies Captain D. Wilson 1998 Men's Captain A. Pollock 1998 President Miss Sandra Lennox 1999 Ladies Captain B. Turtle 1999 Men's Captain A. Pollock 1999 President Mrs. Denise Harper 2000 Ladies Captain William McNabb 2000 Men's Captain A. Pollock 2000 President Ms. Colleen Kerr 2001 Ladies Captain Fred Dawson 2001 Men's Captain Bryan Smith 2001 President Mrs. Joan Kielty 2002 Ladies Captain Stephen Ritchie 2002 Men's Captain Bryan Smith 2002 President Paddy Fox 2003 Ladies Captain James McCloy 2003 Men's Captain Bryan Smith 2003 President Arlene McCartney 2004 Ladies Captain Andrew Gardener 2004 Men's Captain Bryan Smith 2004 President Margaret Black 2005 Ladies Captain Henry McQuillan 2005 Men's Captain Bryan Smith 2005 President Margaret Logan 2006 Ladies Captain Ian Lecky 2006 Men's Captain Desmond McCartney 2006 President Anne Jamieson 2007 Ladies Captain Eugene Kelly 2007 Men's Captain Desmond McCartney 2007 President 2008 Lowest Lady Handicap Alex McCloy 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap