9 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
50 Park Road
Belfast
Co Antrim BT7 2FXSecretary/Manager: Billy Lynn Captain: Graham Turner Lady Captain: Jennifer Johnston Telephone: 028-90-640700 President: Ken Griffith & Carol McClure Public No: 028-90-641069 Vice-Captain: Grahame Griffith & Heather Stevenson Fax: 028-90-646250 Hon. Secretary: Steve Martin & Marie Hassay E-mail: enquiries@ormeaugolfclub.co.uk Club Pro: Steven Rourke 048-90-640999 Website: www.ormeaugolfclub.co.uk Hon. Treasurer: Richard Barnes & Ena McKnight Founded: 1892 Designed by: Membership: 409 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £16 Clubhouse opening hours: 11.30am to 11.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £18 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £11/£13 Dress Code: Neat and casual, jacket and tie required evenings Green Fees For Opens: £11 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: No Days to Avoid: Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Trolley Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: Yes
Course Description:
This nine-hole course with an eighteen-hole par of 68 has proved over the years to have, been a test to the best golfers in the country. The course provides a challenge to both the low and high handicap golfer with good shots being rewarded and those that stray off line receiving due punishment.The long par-4, 455 yard fifth hole with intimidating out of bounds on the right of the tee box and a narrow sloping green well protected by trees and bunkers is reckoned to rate with the best par four Parkland holes in Ireland.
Two long par-3 holes, each demanding an accurate tee shot, add to the variety of holes, which the course has to offer. When playing the third and twelfth holes visitors are advised to look for the Fairy Tree which graces the middle of the fairway within driving range. Club Folklore has it that if a golfer hits the Fairy Tree with his/her ball or club he/she should apologies to the fairies before playing the next shot, otherwise his/her game is likely to suffer thereafter.Those who have played the Course believe they could play it better the next time round and often make a point of putting their beliefs to the test.Visitors to Ormeau Golf Club can be assured of a warm and friendly welcome and a challenging round of golf.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1893 affiliated 1894The "Belfast Newsletter" 24th September, 1892, reported "that a deputation had gone to the Parks Department of Belfast City Council re the proposed golf links at Ormeau Park and they are hopeful of the outcome" The "Irish Golfer" on 14th October, 1899, reports "Ormeau possess one supreme advantage over most of the important courses in the North of Ireland. It lies inside the municipal boundary of no mean city, being only twenty minuets walk from Belfast exchange.
The club was founded in 1893 under the Captaincy of Mr. James Woodside. The outlook from the clubhouse is a very charming view of wonderful scenery, contributed to by the tall, ancestral trees of the Donegal estate, now the Ormeau Park"The club had 160 members and there was separate accommodation for the ladies in the clubhouse. It was a nine-hole course as it remains today.
Location
Ravenhill Road and Park Road beside Ormeau Park.
Members Achievements
Card of the Course (yards)
Name Hole No Yellow Green Par Index Red Par Index The Hanging Tree 1 311 284 4 10 271 4 13 Ravenhill Reach 2 291 280 4 16 289 4 15 Fairy Thorn 3 511 505 5 4 503 5 1 The Pitch 4 101 94 3 18 100 3 17 Old Dublin Road 5 455 416 4 2 412 5 3 The Pancake 6 190 178 3 8 179 3 7 The Pines 7 301 293 4 14 290 4 9 The Bandstand 8 222 208 3 6 212 3 5 Clubhouse View 9 306 299 4 12 296 4 11 Out 2,688 2,557 37 2,552 37 The Hanging Tree 10 311 284 4 9 271 4 14 Ravenhill Reach 11 291 280 4 15 289 4 16 Fairy Thorn 12 511 505 5 3 503 5 2 The Pitch 13 101 94 3 17 100 3 18 Old Dublin Road 14 455 416 4 1 412 5 4 The Pancake 15 190 178 3 7 179 3 8 The Pines 16 301 293 4 13 290 4 10 The Bandstand 17 222 208 3 5 212 3 6 Clubhouse View 18 306 299 4 11 296 4 12 In 2,688 2,557 34 2,552 35 Total 5,376 5,114 71 5,104 72 SSS 70 68 71
Men's Course Record: 63 E. Donaldson 1995
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour B. Clulow 1989 Ladies Captain G. Kirkham 1989 Men's Captain L. Archer 1990 Ladies Captain R. Burnett 1990 Men's Captain G. Moore 1990 President J. Doran 1991 Ladies Captain A. McVeigh 1991 Men's Captain W. C. Mills 1991 President E. McClure 1992 Ladies Captain K. Griffith 1992 Men's Captain W. C. Mills 1992 President E. McLarnon 1993 Ladies Captain R. Tease 1993 Men's Captain W. H. Boyd 1993 President L. Elwood 1994 Ladies Captain J. Cree 1994 Men's Captain W. Moore 1994 President M. McCartney 1995 Ladies Captain R. Stringer 1995 Men's Captain W. Moore 1995 President E. Mawhinney 1996 Ladies Captain N. Millar 1996 Men's Captain C. Osborne 1996 President R. Mitchell 1997 Ladies Captain T. Orr 1997 Men's Captain C. Osborne 1997 President R. Orr 1998 Ladies Captain S. Shanks 1998 Men's Captain J. Cooke 1998 President May Bunting 1999 Ladies Captain Benny Marley 1999 Men's Captain J. Cooke 1999 President Elizabeth Baily 2000 Ladies Captain Mr. Danny Holmes 2000 Men's Captain Mr. G. McVeigh 2000 President Roberta Burnett 2001 Ladies Captain Denis McKnight 2001 Men's Captain Joan Parker 2002 Ladies Captain Maurice Montgomery 2002 Men's Captain S. Martin 2003 Men's Captain Ena McKnight 2004 Ladies Captain Richard Barnes 2004 Men's Captain Alan McVeigh 2004 President Margaret Edgar 2005 Ladies Captain Lily Archer 2005 Ladies President Martin Graham 2005 Men's Captain Alan McVeigh 2005 President Barbra Moorhead 2006 Ladies Captain Lily Archer 2006 Ladies President James Duggan 2006 Men's Captain Alan McVeigh 2006 President Jean Hughes 2007 Ladies Captain Jim Smith 2007 Men's Captain Ken Griffith 2007 President
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance M. Vincent 6th 5 Iron 193 yd's W. Moore 4th 9 Iron 113 yd's E. McConnell 4th 9 Iron 113 yd's
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