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Kilkee Golf Club
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18 Hole Coastal |
| Course Facts: |
Address
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East End
Kilkee
Co. Clare |
Secretary/Manager: |
Michael Culligan |
| Captain: |
Tom Carr |
| Lady Captain: |
Nancy McNamara |
| Telephone: |
065-9056048 |
President: |
Michael Guerin |
| Public No: |
065-9056048 |
Vice-Captain: |
Mick Mullane |
| Fax: |
065-9056977 |
Hon.
Secretary: |
Jimmy Tweedy |
| E-mail: |
kilkeegolfclub@eircom.net |
Club
Pro: |
Kevin O’Connor & Marie McGuire |
| Website: |
www.kilkeegolfclub.ie |
Hon. Treasurer: |
Jim Lyons & Nancy McNamara |
| Founded: |
1896 |
Designed by: |
Eddie Hackett & Arthur Spring |
Open for membership. Societies
are welcome and group rates are available. |
| Membership: |
495 |
Course opening hours: |
Daylight hours |
| Green
Fees Midweek: |
€30 |
Clubhouse opening hours: |
9.00am to 11.30pm |
| Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: |
€35 |
Mobile phones: |
Not on course or in clubhouse |
| Green Fees With a Member: |
€15 |
Dress Code: |
Neat casual, no denim |
| Green Fees For Opens: |
€15 |
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 |
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| Course Description: |
Kilkee Golf Course is a challenging
18-hole championship standard course laid out in an idyllic setting on the cliffs
of County Clare in the West of Ireland with breathtaking views of the Atlantic
Ocean. Consisting of partly links and partly cliff-top each of the 18-holes
has a very distinctive approach. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th holes have the
Atlantic Ocean as the principal water-hazard. While the back tee makes Kilkee
a tough challenge for good golfers the forward tee gives the learner and improving
golfer a chance to bring in a good score. Kilkee has just completed its
new clubhouse offering the golfer every amenity. The visitor to Kilkee is assured
of the warmest of Clare welcomes and an enjoyable game of golf.
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| Open
& Major fixtures 2008: |
Event |
Start |
Finish |
Type |
Duration |
No fixtures until 2009. |
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| Club History |
Instituted 1889 affiliated 1910There is some confusion as to when golf was first played at
Kilkee Golf Club. There is a reference in The "Irish Golfer" on 18th
October, 1899, it refers to "some ten years ago, Mr. Alexander Shaw might
have been seen learning the alphabet of golf on the breezy down of Kilkee, under
the tuition of Mr. Douglas Driver, of Daller"
Others would argue that it was the Summer course of Limerick Golf Club (founded
in 1891) before they moved to Lahinch. The "Golfing Annual" 1895-96 records, "A nine-hole course, with
good bunkers and hazards, has been laid out along the cliffs across the Bay
from Kilkee" The "Sporting Holiday Guide" 1897 records "The club has only
recently been formed (May 1896), and the course was laid out in June, a nine-hole
one and is situated along the cliffs."
Either was the original club floundered, in 1903 a new club was formed, with
the Rev. R. S. S. Ross Lewin as Hon. Secretary. The club remained at that location
for thirty-four years until it moved to its present location at the east end. |
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| Location |
It is visible from Kilkee Town.
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| Card of
the Course (metres) |
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| Hole No |
White |
Yellow |
Par |
Index |
Red |
Par |
Index |
| 1 |
341 |
325 |
4 |
9 |
296 |
4 |
12 |
| 2 |
443 |
402 |
5 |
5 |
338 |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
292 |
254 |
4 |
17 |
218 |
4 |
14 |
| 4 |
165 |
155 |
3 |
7 |
107 |
3 |
18 |
| 5 |
402 |
374 |
4 |
1 |
347 |
5 |
6 |
| 6 |
374 |
357 |
4 |
3 |
304 |
4 |
4 |
| 7 |
153 |
133 |
3 |
11 |
112 |
3 |
8 |
| 8 |
313 |
306 |
4 |
13 |
266 |
4 |
16 |
| 9 |
150 |
140 |
3 |
15 |
130 |
3 |
10 |
| Out |
2,633 |
2,446 |
34 |
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2,118 |
35 |
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| 10 |
279 |
269 |
4 |
18 |
209 |
4 |
13 |
| 11 |
156 |
149 |
3 |
10 |
127 |
3 |
17 |
| 12 |
468 |
414 |
5 |
8 |
405 |
5 |
5 |
| 13 |
366 |
323 |
4 |
6 |
310 |
4 |
7 |
| 14 |
433 |
417 |
5 |
14 |
354 |
5 |
3 |
| 15 |
387 |
370 |
4 |
2 |
326 |
4 |
1 |
| 16 |
125 |
119 |
3 |
16 |
119 |
3 |
15 |
| 17 |
365 |
333 |
4 |
4 |
280 |
4 |
9 |
| 18 |
343 |
335 |
4 |
12 |
278 |
4 |
11 |
| In |
2,922 |
2,729 |
36 |
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2,408 |
36 |
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| Total |
5,555 |
5,157 |
70 |
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4,526 |
71 |
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| SSS |
68 |
68 |
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69 |
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Men's Course Record: Am: 68 D. Nagle, N. Cotter
Ladies Course Record:
| Roll
of Honour |
| Mary Flynn |
1990 |
Ladies Captain |
| Vincent Collins |
1990 |
Men's Captain |
| Joe Hayes |
1990 |
President |
| Rose Collins |
1991 |
Ladies Captain |
| James Tweedy |
1991 |
Men's Captain |
| Patrick Reid |
1991 |
President |
| Maura Grady |
1992 |
Ladies Captain |
| Stan O'Neill |
1992 |
Men's Captain |
| Patrick Reid |
1992 |
President |
| Deirdre Whelan |
1993 |
Ladies Captain |
| Dermot O'Reilly |
1993 |
Men's Captain |
| Thomas O'Rourke |
1993 |
President |
| Alice Le Bas |
1994 |
Ladies Captain |
| Ted Sh eils |
1994 |
Men's Captain |
| Thomas O'Rourke |
1994 |
President |
| Ita Mangan |
1995 |
Ladies Captain |
| Sean De Cleir |
1995 |
Men's Captain |
| James Tweedy |
1995 |
President |
| Ita Mangan |
1996 |
Ladies Captain |
| Patrick McInerney |
1996 |
Men's Captain |
| James Tweedy |
1996 |
President |
| Kay Joyce |
1997 |
Ladies Captain |
| Eddie Clohessy |
1997 |
Men's Captain |
| Donal McMahon |
1997 |
President |
| Helen Guerin |
1998 |
Ladies Captain |
| Noel Daly |
1998 |
Men's Captain |
| Donal McMahon |
1998 |
President |
| Mary Daly |
1999 |
Ladies Captain |
| Kieran Walsh |
1999 |
Men's Captain |
| Tom Lillis |
1999 |
President |
| Mary Arthur |
2000 |
Ladies Captain |
| John McGuire |
2000 |
Men's Captain |
| Tom Lillis |
2000 |
President |
| Anne O'Leary |
2001 |
Ladies Captain |
| James Lowe |
2001 |
Men's Captain |
| J. Williams |
2001 |
President |
| Patricia McDonnell |
2002 |
Ladies Captain |
| Patrick O'Brien |
2002 |
Men's Captain |
| J. Williams |
2002 |
President |
| Marie McGuire |
2003 |
Ladies Captain |
| Gerry O'Halloran |
2003 |
Men's Captain |
| Patrick McInerney |
2003 |
President |
| Helen Hanrahan |
2004 |
Ladies Captain |
| Michael Comyns |
2004 |
Men's Captain |
| Patrick McInerney |
2004 |
President |
| Della O'Connell |
2005 |
Ladies Captain |
| Eric McNamara |
2005 |
Men's Captain |
| Vincent Collins |
2005 |
President |
| Kathleen O'Connor |
2006 |
Ladies Captain |
| Stephen Byrne |
2006 |
Men's Captain |
| Vincent Collins |
2006 |
President |
| Kathleen O'Connor |
2007 |
Ladies Captain |
| John Keane |
2007 |
Men's Captain |
| Michael Guerin |
2007 |
President |
| Mary Arthur (15) |
2008 |
Lowest Ladies Handicap |
| Frank O'Mahony (4) |
2008 |
Lowest Men's Handicap |
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| Holes-in-One |
| Person |
Date |
Hole No. |
Club Used |
Distance |
| Jim Leyden |
17 June 2000 |
5th |
|
169 m |
| Jimmy Murray |
21 July 2000 |
11th |
|
167 m |
| Tony Pembroke |
10 August 2000 |
11th |
|
167 m |
| Joe Hayes |
18 August 2000 |
5th |
|
169 m |
| Tom O'Rourke |
25 July 2002 |
11th |
|
167 m |
| Michael O'Brien |
5 July 2001 |
11th |
|
167 m |
| Tim Ahern |
12 August 2001 |
11th |
|
167 m |
| Pat Wall |
5 August 2001 |
16th |
|
134 m |
| Angela O'Connell |
5 August 2002 |
4th |
|
120 m |
| Eddie Price |
3 March 2003 |
16th |
|
137 m |
| Maura Grady |
19 August 2003 |
4th |
|
107 m |
| Sean Moloney |
13 June 2004 |
11th |
|
156 m |
| Shay Keogh |
6 June 2004 |
9th |
|
150 m |
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