18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
The Demesne
Lurgan, Craigavon
Co. Armagh BT67 9BNSecretary/Manager: Muriel Sharpe Captain: Ian McMurray Lady Captain: Katrina Bradford Telephone: 028-38-322087 President: Sean Mulvenna & Dorothy Woods Public No: 028-38-322087 Vice-Captain: Peter Devlin & Bronagh McKavanagh Fax: 028-38-316166 Hon. Secretary: Don McCool & Joy Stevenson E-mail: lurgangolfclub@btconnect.com Club Pro: Des Paul 048-38-321068 Website: www.lurgangolfclub.com Hon. Treasurer: Warren McCleary & Marie Warnock Founded: 1893 Designed by: Frank Pennick Membership: 592 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £17 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £22 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £12/£14 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: £6/£10 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Wednesdays & Saturdays Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Park Lake forms the border of this mature Parkland Course, which befits a course that has been in its present since 1923, with tree-lined fairways and strategically located bunkers. The course features several doglegs and some internal out-of-bounds, requiring the golfer to give careful consideration to club selection. Water also comes into play on the 419 yards 7th and the short par 3 17th this course will test the best of golfers but is equally enjoyable for the not so experienced. Relax and enjoy the clubhouse facilities after your round where you are assured of a warm welcome.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
December L. & G. Seniors 50+ Monday 29 December Open 1
Club History
Instituted 1893 affiliated 1894The founder members of Lurgan Golf Club were nine gentlemen who met on the 8th September, 1893, in the rooms of Mr. N. J. Leepers. They decided to lease over 66 acres in the demesne, formerly owned by Lord Lurgan, but then in the ownership of Messrs McCaughey, Malcolmson and Clarke.
As early as 1900, the club was forced to relocate to Grace Hall. "The Irish Golfer " in 1900, reported "an excellent green consisting of nine-holes and being 2,500 yards in length ". It gives the professional as W. D. Daly, whose sons Alec and Christopher, became professionals at The Royal Belfast and Malone, respectively.Between 1923 and 1924, the club returned to its original location at the Demesne and a nine-hole course was laid out and clubhouse built. The course was extended to eighteen-holes between 1971 and 1972.
Location
A half mile from town centre, on Windsor Avenue.
Members Achievements
Lurgan Golf Club won the Ulster Championship of the Fred Daly Trophy and were drawn against Leinster Champions Castle Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final at Dungarvan Golf Club on 24th August 2005.First on the tee was G. Douglas who won his match by 3 and 2 against S. Webster, he was followed by A. Shaw who lost his match to D. Lernihan by the same margin. Next up was J. Horan against G. Lenehan who lost his match by 4 and 3. The penultimate match was between A. Gallery and T. O’Connor with the Castle player recording a 5 and 4 victory. The bottom match was halved between A. McReynolds and A. Slaughter.
Graham Douglas was selected on the Ulster team for the Boys' Interprovincial Championships at Warrenpoint from 25th 27th August 2004.
Gareth Shaw was selected on the Irish Boy's team for the Home Internationals at Blairgowrie, Scotland in early August 2002 and the Irish Boys' team that played in Rejkjavik, Iceland on July 9th 2002. He was also selected on the Ulster Boy's team for the Inter-provincials at Headfort Golf Club on August 28-30, 2002. Gareth, won the Irish Boys' Under-17 Trophy at Thurles Golf Club on August 23rd, with rounds of 70,70, 69 and 72. He won the Leinster Boys' Championship at Co. Meath Golf Club in July 2001. He finished with a round of 70 three-under-par. He was selected on the Irish Boys' team for the Home Internationals at Moortown, Leeds in August 2001. Gareth also won the Leinster Boys' under-15 title in 2000. Surely one to watch for the future.
Congratulations to Gareth on winning the North of Ireland Amatuer Championship in 2006.
Paul McCabrey participated in the Boys' Home International matches in 1996, having played Ulster Boys' in 1995.
R. Hanna represented Ulster in 1987 and 1988.
Card of the Course (yards)
Name Hole No White Green Par Index Red Par Index Forest Glade 1 268 240 4 13 258 4 11 Demense 2 227 208 3 5 220 4 17 Back o' the Wall 3 112 105 3 18 95 3 13 Solitude 4 405 392 4 3 394 4 1 Pheasant's Nest 5 420 389 4 9 367 4 5 Devil's Elbow 6 556 539 5 7 420 5 9 Master McGrath 7 419 410 4 1 334 4 7 Sheepwalk 8 160 157 3 16 128 3 15 The Long Hole 9 570 562 5 11 394 4 3 Out 3,137 3,002 35 2,610 35 Peggies 10 324 299 4 14 315 4 16 Bellvue 11 171 157 3 15 164 3 10 Fairy Thorn 12 390 379 4 2 329 4 2 Fox's Den 13 474 458 5 12 461 5 6 Brownlow 14 412 403 4 8 299 4 12 Plateau 15 419 400 4 4 309 4 8 The Lime Tree 16 418 408 4 6 412 5 14 Waterloo 17 150 125 3 17 131 3 18 Lake Side 18 377 364 4 10 368 4 4 In 3,135 2,993 35 2,788 36 Total 6,272 5,995 70 5,398 71 SSS 70 69 71
Men's Course Record: Am: 64 Tim Cummins (1990) Pro: 65 B. Todd
Ladies Course Record: 70 Emma Oliver( 6) 29 July 2004
Roll of Honour Ms. N. McGibbon 1990 Ladies Captain Mrs. P. Lovett 1990 Ladies President Sean McClean 1990 Men's Captain J. E. McMullan 1990 President Mrs. M. Magee 1991 Ladies Captain Mrs. P. Lovett 1991 Ladies President T. W. Turkington 1991 Men's Captain T. D. Murphy 1991 President Mrs. D. McClelland 1992 Ladies Captain Mrs. P. Lovett 1992 Ladies President A. J. Rodgers 1992 Men's Captain T. D. Murphy 1992 President Mrs. S. McStay 1993 Ladies Captain Mrs. P. Lovett 1993 Ladies President T. B. McKnight 1993 Men's Captain T. D. Murphy 1993 President Miss M. Cullinan 1994 Ladies Captain Miss M. Cowdy 1994 Ladies President Suane Magee 1994 Men's Captain Larry Magee 1994 President Mrs. M. Baxter 1995 Ladies Captain Miss M Cowdy 1995 Ladies President J. A. McClelland 1995 Men's Captain Larry Magee 1995 President Mrs. D. E. Woods 1996 Ladies Captain Miss M. Cowdy 1996 Ladies President D. O'Neill 1996 Men's Captain Larry Magee 1996 President Ms. M. Foley 1997 Ladies Captain Miss M. Cowdy 1997 Ladies President Dawson Kennedy 1997 Men's Captain N. D. Gregg 1997 President Mrs. R. Gregg 1998 Ladies Captain Mrs. N. Peel 1998 Ladies President Sean Mulvenna 1998 Men's Captain Harry Hoy 1998 President Miss A. Corrigan 1999 Ladies Captain Mrs. T. Rae 1999 Ladies President M. M. Blackburn 1999 Men's Captain Harry Hoy 1999 President Miss D. Shields 2000 Ladies Captain Miss T Rae 2000 Ladies President D. F. Murphy 2000 Men's Captain W. T. Hobbs 2000 President Mrs. K. O'Shaugnessy 2001 Ladies Captain Mrs. T. Rae 2001 Ladies President Tom Douglas 2001 Men's Captain W. T. Hobbs 2001 President Mrs. A. Fallon 2002 Ladies Captain Mrs. R. McCerr 2002 Ladies President Warren McCleary 2002 Men's Captain Sean McClean 2002 President Mrs. J. White 2003 Ladies Captain Mrs. R. McCerr 2003 Ladies President Kieran Walsh 2003 Men's Captain Sean McClean 2003 President Betty McKavanagh 2004 Ladies Captain Mrs. R. McCerr 2004 Ladies President Trevor Turnbull 2004 Men's Captain Mervyn Blackburn 2004 President Eileen McCann 2005 Ladies Captain Arthur McGlone 2005 Men's Captain Mervyn Blackburn 2005 President Elenor Turnbull 2006 Ladies Captain Andrew Cunningham 2006 Men's Captain Sean Mulvenna 2006 President Gillian Stevenson 2007 Ladies Captain Dan McCool 2007 Men's Captain Sean Mulvenna 2007 President B. McKavanagh 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap T. Cummins 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Patrica Hughes 9 March 2001 3rd 95 yd's Daniel McKavanagh 29 March 2003 11th 171 yd's James Hanratty 2 July 2003 8th 160 yd's Bertie Loye 19 July 2003 3rd 112 yd's A. H. Donnelly 10 September 2003 11th 164 yd's Ed Richardson 30 March 2004 11th 171 yd's Joe Turkington 14 July /2004 3rd 112 yd's Barrai McConville 31 July 2004 17th 150 yd's Winston Clarke 1 January 2005 8th 160 yd's Margaret Bryans 4 January 2005 3rd 95 yd's Georgina Hogan 9 May 2005 15th 127 yd's Eileen McCann 7 July 2005 8th 128 yd's Jim McCann 17 August 2005 8th 160 yd's Derek McKinley 2 January 2006 3rd 112 yd's
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