18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Bodyke
Co. ClareSecretary/Manager: Michael O'Hanlon Captain: Ger Hogan Lady Captain: Mary Hogan Telephone: 061-921322 President: Brendan Magill & Jean Fleming Public No: 061-921388 Vice-Captain: Bill Cullen Fax: 061-921717 Hon. Secretary: Michael O'Hanlon, Norman Molloy & Terry Mulvihill E-mail: eastclaregolfclub@eircom.net Club Pro: Shop: Michael Whelan Website: www.eastclare.com Hon. Treasurer: Kevin Burke, Sean Ahern & Mary Fagan Founded: 1991 Designed by: Arthur Spring Membership: 895 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €30 Clubhouse opening hours: 7.30am to 10.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €35 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €20/25 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €20 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
The course is set on 150 acres of unspoiled, rolling, quiet countryside with majestic views of East Clare. The 18-hole course opened in 1997 and is very popular with visitors both from overseas and within Ireland. East Clare opened as a "pay as you play" course and it is the policy to ensure visitors are accommodated at all times.The Championship course has been designed by, noted golf architect Dr. Arthur Spring. The par of the course is 71 with more than 6,500 yards of fairways. Hazards include several lakes, bunkers, streams and trees.East Clare was the venue of the European PGA Seniors Tour Event in August 1998, won by John Morgan and is located just five minutes drive from beautiful Lough Derg and about half an hour from Shannon Airport. East Clare has an Open Singles every Thursday from April to October in 2005.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
In the early years of the 20th century there was an active golf course in Killaloe and the "golfhouse" was used during the annual Killaloe races. The club went into decline and it was not until 1988 when the Derg Golf Society was formed and golf was revived in the area. By 1991 they had identified land at Coolreagh, owned by the Boland family. Michael Hogan, John Joyce, T. J. McNamara and Tom Murray were appointed to negotiate the purchase of the lands.
Having formed the Bodyke Castletown Trust Ltd. they set about raising half a million, under the chairmanship of John Joyce. By 1993 the club had received G.U.I. status and eight of the first nine permanent holes had been completed. The Curtin land was purchased in 1996 and the club now had 150 acres to complete the 18-holes. Under the guidance of Charles Stuart, with the assistance of Martin Mason and Michael Fahy the championship 18-hole course was completed and opened in 1997. The clubhouse was commenced in November 2000 and completed in July 2001. A feature of the design is the incorporation of the original stonewalls of the old kitchen garden in the development.
Location
Just 2 miles from Scariff on the main Scariff-Ennis road, near Bodyke.
Members Achievements
2001 Captain Ger Teefy started the year playing off 14 and finishes the year playing off 10. His major cut was when playing in his President's Michael Fahy Prize Ger shot a 62 when playing in borrowed golf shoes.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index 1 325 320 313 4 14 302 4 11 2 163 158 143 3 11 92 3 17 3 343 329 297 4 5 292 4 9 4 173 168 149 3 7 104 3 15 5 488 473 466 5 17 343 4 3 6 469 459 434 5 9 361 5 7 7 419 386 363 4 3 324 4 5 8 145 130 115 3 18 96 3 13 9 416 410 386 4 1 380 5 1 Out 2,941 2,836 2,666 35 2,294 35 10 346 335 284 4 10 258 4 4 11 351 338 315 4 4 315 4 14 12 475 465 442 5 15 425 5 8 13 207 197 159 3 2 144 3 10 14 335 325 285 4 12 269 4 12 15 376 366 347 4 8 322 4 16 16 438 415 392 5 16 376 5 2 17 178 165 139 3 13 123 3 18 18 384 371 357 4 6 334 4 6 In 3,090 2,977 2,720 36 2,566 36 Total 6,031 5,813 5,386 71 4,860 71 SSS 71 71 69 71
Men's Course Record: 63 Donal McSweeney
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Margaret O'Grady 1993 Ladies Captain Michael Fahy 1993 Men's Captain Olive Fahy 1993 President Margaret O'Grady 1994 Ladies Captain Michael Fahy 1994 Men's Captain Olive Fahy 1994 President Olive Fahy 1995 Ladies Captain John Doyle 1995 Men's Captain Marie Kelly 1996 Ladies Captain Vinnie Henchy 1996 Men's Captain Jenny Ryan 1997 Ladies Captain Mary Hogan 1997 Ladies President C. Tracey 1997 Men's Captain Mary Hogan 1997 President Nick Ryan 1997 President Marie Long 1998 Ladies Captain Redmond Walsh 1998 Men's Captain Noel Frawley 1998 President Therese Treacy 1999 Ladies Captain John Slattery 1999 Men's Captain Kieran Sheehy 1999 President Margaret MacNamara 2000 Ladies Captain Bridie Hanrahan 2000 Ladies President Nick Ryan 2000 Men's Captain Seamus O'Dwyer 2000 President Elizabeth Fennessy 2001 Ladies Captain Marie Kelly 2001 Ladies President Ger Teefy 2001 Men's Captain Michael Fahy 2001 President Peg Hanrahan 2002 Ladies Captain Noreen Ryan 2002 Ladies President Kieran MacNamara 2002 Men's Captain Michael Horgan 2002 President Mary Brennan 2003 Ladies Captain Frances Gaffney 2003 Ladies President Paul Nesbitt 2003 Men's Captain Dominic Stuart 2003 President Jean Flemming 2004 Ladies Captain Margaret O'Grady 2004 Ladies President Jack Brennan 2004 Men's Captain Jim Greene 2004 President Heather Cullen 2005 Ladies Captain Therese Treacy 2005 Ladies President John S. Kelly 2005 Men's Captain Michael Ryan 2005 President Margaret O'Grady 2006 Ladies Captain Josephine Slattery 2006 Ladies President Tim McGillicuddy 2006 Men's Captain Jack Brennan 2006 President Mary Mannion 2007 Ladies Captain Jean Fleming 2007 Ladies President Michael Macnamara 2007 Men's Captain Pat Corry 2007 President Helen Purtill (5) 2008 Lowest Lady H'cap Tony Cleary (+1) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance John Reidy 9 August 1999 4th 157 m Jim Greene 5 August 2000 17th 158 m Richard O'Sullivan 18 November 2001 4th 157 m Paddy O'Connor 1 January 2002 17th 158 m Mary Brennan 17 May 2002 17th 123 m Mick Whelan 11 August 2002 4th 165 m John Collins 25 August 2002 4th 157 m Terry Mulvihill 23 March 2003 4th 104 m Marie Long 19 January 2003 2nd 96 m Kieran MacNamara 13 April 2003 13th 210 m David Condren 14 August 2003 17th 139 m Kevin Burke 29 April 2004 13th 209 m Redmond J. Walsh 4 December 2005 17th 152 m Patrick Comer 1 April 2004 2nd 4-iron 143 m Willie O'Rourke 23 May 2007 17th 4-iron 178 m