27 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
12 Alder Road
Co. Londonderry
BT48 8DBSecretary/Manager: Margaret Lapsley Captain: Kevin Crumley Lady Captain: Agnes McLaujghlin Telephone: 028-71-352222 President: Rob Gallagher & Avril Gallagher Public No: 028-71-350400 Vice-Captain: James McGrotty Fax: 028-71-353967 Hon. Secretary: John Joe Logue & S. Young E-mail: mail@foylegolf.club24.co.uk Club Pro: Derek Morrison & Sean Young 048-71-352222 Website: www.foylegolfcentre.co.uk Hon. Treasurer: Jackie Thomas Founded: 1994 Designed by: Frank Ainsworth Membership: 329 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £17 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to late Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £20 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £15/£18 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: £11 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: Phone Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Foyle International Golf Centre, situated on the outskirts of Derry City, enjoys a unique position in its accessibility to the City of Derry airport together with good trunk roads linking it with Co Donegal and Belfast.
With panoramic views and gentle ambience, "Foyle" qualifies as a must to any visitor to Northern Ireland. The parkland course takes full advantage of its natural setting and has been carefully designed by specialists in golf course construction. Visitors will be delighted with the 18-hole championship standard par 71 course, which measures 6,643 yards off the white tees.
There are numerous holes worthy of mention but none so than the 15th "The Elms". A par at "Foyles" most difficult hole is a score to be cherished. With two lakes and water coming into play on three of the holes and numerous strategically placed bunkers, the course offers an interesting challenge to golfers of all handicaps. Greens and tees have been laid to USGA specification, which enables all year round playing conditions.
Golf Club,and trolley hire is available. The course is open from early morning to dusk and a fully computerized booking system is in operation. Further facilities include 9 hole par 3 course, 2 putting greens, 25 bay indoor floodlight driving range with video analysis teaching, resident PGA golf professional, golf shop, locker/shower rooms & pitching green.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded 1994.
Location
2 miles from Foyle Bridge, Londonderry heading towards Moville, Co. Donegal on Culmore Road.
Members Achievements
Foyle Golf Club were runners-up to Nuremore Golf Club in the Ulster Fourball in 2007.
Card of the Earhart Course (yards)
Name Hole No White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index Springfield 1 397 380 4 6 315 4 5 The Range 2 536 526 5 10 440 5 7 The Pond 3 186 166 3 12 153 3 11 Thornhill 4 430 423 4 2 406 5 9 Scalp 5 172 163 3 14 115 3 15 Amelias Landing 6 405 394 4 4 332 4 1 Gallaghers Folly 7 389 378 4 16 286 4 13 The Farm 8 150 141 3 18 111 3 17 Cow Lane 9 412 406 4 8 342 4 3 Out 3,077 2,977 34 2,500 35 Lakeside 10 375 353 4 5 311 4 12 Fir Alley 11 382 359 4 11 338 4 14 Grianan 12 359 335 4 15 312 4 8 The Grave 13 178 168 3 13 135 3 18 Quarry Hole 14 501 472 5 7 400 5 4 Elms 15 439 419 4 1 378 4 2 Woodlands 16 352 340 4 17 300 4 16 Bert's 17 539 499 5 9 428 5 10 Pitchers 18 441 409 4 3 342 4 6 In 3,566 3,354 37 2,944 37 Total 6,643 6,331 71 5,444 72 SSS 71 69 72
Men's Course Record: 67 Kevin Jones
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour M. E. Miller 1994 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 1994 Ladies President C. A. Lynch 1994 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 1994 President M. E. Miller 1995 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 1995 Ladies President J. D. Swain 1995 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 1995 President M. McCloskey 1996 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 1996 Ladies President A. E. Kydd 1996 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 1996 President A. McCloskey 1997 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 1997 Ladies President G. C. Fitzpatrick 1997 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 1997 President Mrs. M. T. Sheerin 1998 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 1998 Ladies President S. N. Bates 1998 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 1998 President Adrina Kelleher 1999 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 1999 Ladies President John Louden 1999 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 1999 President Maureen Louden 2000 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 2000 Ladies President Liam Cregan 2000 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 2000 President Margaret Andrews 2001 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 2001 Ladies President Philip Smyth 2001 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 2001 President Sheila McLaughlin 2002 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 2002 Ladies President Carl King 2002 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 2002 President Ann Fulton 2003 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 2003 Ladies President Alan Harkens 2003 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 2003 President Denise Callan 2004 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 2004 Ladies President Jim McDaid 2004 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 2004 President Julia Kelly 2005 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 2005 Ladies President Maurice Temple 2005 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 2005 President Lorna Thompson 2006 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 2006 Ladies President John Logue 2006 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 2006 President Myra Gough 2007 Ladies Captain Avril Gallagher 2007 Ladies President Tony Griffiths 2007 Men's Captain Rob Gallagher 2007 President Damien McKenna Jnr. (3) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Anne Hamilton August 2007 8th 111 yd's Colm Campbell August 2006 8th 150 yd's Liam Kerr June 2006 13th 178 yd's Angela Grant July 2005 5th 115 yd's Andrina Kelleher July 2003 8th 111 yd's