18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
518 Lisburn Road
Belfast
Co. Antrim BT9 6GXSecretary/Manager: Terry Graham Captain: Harry Glover Lady Captain: Phillis Norrby Telephone: 028-90-381514 President: Derek McTier Public No: 028-90-668540 Vice-Captain: Gerry McCreesh & Maureen Kearns Fax: 028-90-666759 Hon. Secretary: Tony Sheppard & Leontia Sheppard E-mail: admin@balmoralgolf.com Club Pro: Geoff Bleakley 048-90-667747 Website: www.balmoralgolf.com Hon. Treasurer: Kieran Smyth & Mary Smith Founded: 1914 Designed by: Davit Jones Membership: 705 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £25 Clubhouse opening hours: am to pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £40 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £12/£18 Dress Code: Neat and casual, jacket and tie required evenings Green Fees For Opens: £12 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday pm Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other times Buggy Hire: Trolley Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: Prefered
Course Description:
Balmoral Golf Club will always be associated with the late Fred Daly, the only Irish man to win a Major, when he returned a score of 293 at Hoylake in 1947 to lift the most cherished prize in golf "The Claret Jug".
At the time of writing Fred is the only Irish man to win a Major but I'm predicting that either Padraig Harrington or Darren Clarke will follow in his footsteps in the near future.
Balmoral is a mature Parkland course, which befits a course that has been in existence since 1914, with undulating and tree lined fairways, heavily bunkered and a meandering stream coming into play on holes 10 through 15.
The course is superbly maintained and is a must for golfers visiting Belfast, the course is located only a medium iron from the historic Kings Hall. The visitor is assured of a warm welcome but it is imperative to phone in advance to ensure a tee time and please remember if you wish to dine in the evening a jacket and tie is required.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1914 affiliated 1915As with many other Irish Golf Clubs, the early records of Balmoral are sparse. The GUI records show that it affiliated on 17th November, 1915.
The Lands were first rented at £297.16.0. A special AGM was held on 8th September, 1918, at which it was agreed to purchase the course for £8,000 and form a Ltd. Co. The Captain was Mr. A. C. Young.
Location
2.5 miles south of Belfast city centre. Next door to the King's Hall
Members Achievements
Balmoral's Professional Geoff Bleakley was elected Captain of the PGA Ireland in 2002.Balmoral won the All-Ireland Final of the Irish Junior Cup in 1922.
They won the Ulster Championship of the Jimmy Bruen Shield in 1979.
They won the Ulster Championship of the Irish Junior Cup in 1970.
They won the Ulster Cup in 1980, 1968, 1934 and 1920.
They won the Belfast and District Cup in 1931 and 1930.
Peter Martin was selected to represent Ireland at the Maidstone Club in New York, on 13-14 October, 1999, and participated in the Boys Home International matches in 1995, having played Ulster Boys in 1993 and 1994, playing 10 matches, and won the Joe Carr Perpetual Award in 1996 with 110 points. He played Ulster Youths from 1995 to 1998 playing 17 matches. Runner-up in 1999, South of Ireland Championship.
Paula Gorman played for the Irish Girls in 1988.
Lisa Lynch played for the Irish Girls in 1983.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No White Par Index Red Par Index 1 452 4 5 419 5 13 2 394 4 3 372 4 3 3 406 4 9 354 4 7 4 176 3 13 153 3 15 5 397 4 11 327 4 11 6 401 4 7 384 4 1 7 500 5 15 467 5 9 8 150 3 17 124 3 17 9 392 4 1 350 4 5 Out 3,268 35 2,950 36 10 367 4 4 345 4 4 11 151 3 18 134 3 16 12 436 4 2 409 4 2 13 194 3 8 168 3 14 14 159 3 14 130 3 18 15 367 4 10 315 4 6 16 526 5 12 453 5 10 17 353 4 16 320 4 8 18 453 4 6 438 5 12 In 3,006 34 2,712 35 Total 6,274 69 5,662 71 SSS 70 71
Men's Course Record: Am: 67 Martin Wilson
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour M. McFetridge 1990 Ladies Captain F. Arnott 1990 Men's Captain B. Trainor 1990 President H. McKee 1991 Ladies Captain E. J. Callaghan 1991 Men's Captain B. Trainor 1991 President S. McQuillan 1992 Ladies Captain C. Crundie 1992 Men's Captain J. Rice 1992 President N. Havlin 1993 Ladies Captain Patrick G. Stewart 1993 Men's Captain T. J. O'Doherty 1993 President B. O'Neill 1994 Ladies Captain Liam Norrby 1994 Men's Captain Prof. J. Fulton 1994 President P. Mulholland 1995 Ladies Captain Albert Connor 1995 Men's Captain T. J. McConkey 1995 President S. Brennan 1996 Ladies Captain J. F. McErlean 1996 Men's Captain M. J. Brennan 1996 President Y. Mullaney 1997 Ladies Captain F. R. McTier 1997 Men's Captain M. J. Lynch 1997 President Kathleen Looney 1998 Ladies Captain P. J. Agnew 1998 Men's Captain F. B. Arnott 1998 President E. Crozier 1999 Ladies Captain J. A. Kearns 1999 Men's Captain F. B. Arnott 1999 President Mrs Isabel Gallagher 2000 Ladies Captain Mr A. O'Hanlon 2000 Men's Captain Mr J O'Neill 2000 President Mrs Betty Fulton 2001 Ladies Captain Mr Jim Curran 2001 Men's Captain E. J. Callaghan 2001 President Mrs. Josie Love 2002 Ladies Captain Brendan McLaverty 2002 Men's Captain C. Crundie 2002 President M. A. Austin 2003 Ladies Captain P. J. Mullaney 2003 Men's Captain P. G. Stewart 2003 President Pauline Gorman 2004 Ladies Captain Roy McKinney 2004 Men's Captain Liam Norrby 2004 President Annette McCreesh 2005 Ladies Captain Pat Eastwood 2005 Men's Captain Albert Connor 2005 President Valerie Beers 2006 Ladies Captain Vincent Heatherington 2006 Men's Captain Albert Connor 2006 President Claire Donnelly 2007 Ladies Captain Harry Glover 2007 Men's Captain Derek McTier 2007 President 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap Malachy Wylie (1.5) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap