18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Murvagh
Laghey
Co. DonegalSecretary/Manager: Grainne Dorrian Captain: Michael McGarvey Lady Captain: Anna Colhoue Telephone: 074-9734054 President: Joe Gillespie & Maureen McKean Public No: 074-9734163 Vice-Captain: Michael Treacy & Mary McLoughlin Fax: 074-9734377 Hon. Secretary: Sean Diver & Margaret Buckley E-mail: info@donegalgolfclub.ie Club Pro: Leslie Robinson 074-9734054 Website: www.donegalgolfclub.ie Hon. Treasurer: Michael Gallagher & Margaret Gillespie Founded: 1960 Designed by: Eddie Hackett & Pat Ruddy Membership: 775 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €55 Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 11.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €70 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €15/22 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €20 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Sundays Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: Yes
Course Description:
Murvagh, as it is commonly known, is a magnificent par-73 with standard scratch of 74 off the back tees, measuring 6,621 metres true test golf. It is a testament to the late Eddie Hackett ability design spectacular links courses. After completing Waterville and Connemara was given an opportunity flex his muscles on promontory in Donegal Bay. He recalled with great modesty "The greens are natural sites: only level of some them were adjusted by hand. All as I had do develop course what nature provided".
One of the feature holes is 174 metres 5th to a plateau green with Donegal Bay in background and no bale-out front or sides, a truly magnificent hole. Rumour has it that some members argued it, was too difficult, but Hackett having non of it. Donegal is a challenging course at any time, but when the wind blows it will test very best of golfers to play anything near their Handicap. Irish Women's Close was contested here in 1997, won by legendry big hitter Mary McKenna Donabate.
Murvagh is a must if you are anywhere near Donegal and even worth trip from Rosslare to play. The clubhouse of highest standard warm welcome extended all visitors.Voted the No. 39-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008. Donegal was voted No. 21 Links/Shoreline Course in Ireland by "Backspin" Irelands leading Golf magazine in 2008, the panel comprised of a selection of 52 Professional and amateur golfers throughout Ireland.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded 1960.
Location
Halfway between Ballyshannon and Donegal town take a left, follow the signposts.
Members Achievements
Darragh McGowan was selected on the Connacht ILGU Team for the Interprovincial's. Played at Ballybunion Golf Club from 18th to 20th August 2004.E. MacMullen was selected on the Connacht Ladies team that played the AIB Interprovincial championship at the Island Golf Club from 8th to the 10th August. She was on the Irish Senior Ladies team that played England at Woodbrook Golf Club on 21st and 22nd October 2001.
Norma Mullooly was selected for the Connacht Girls' team in the Smurfit Interprovincal Championship at Enniscrone Golf Club from the 18th to the 20th April 2001.
Donegal Golf Club won the Connaught Trophy in 1987, the team was Maire O'Donnell, Phil Hunt, Goretti McGill, Una Anderson and Mary Gallagher.
Norma Mullooly was selected on the ILGU Junior squad in November 2000 and was on the Irish Girls' team which played in the Home Internationals, at Downfield G. C., Dundee, from the 15th to the 17th of August, 2000.
Helen McMullen played for Ireland in the Girls Home Internationals at Moseley Golf Club in 1992, and at Helensburgh Golf Club in 1993.
Card of the Course (yards)
Name Hole No Blue White Orange Green Par Index Red Par Index Road to the Isles 1 485 485 475 465 5 7 402 5 7 Westward Ho 2 425 393 383 346 4 1 320 4 4 Bell's Castle 3 195 177 167 157 3 15 148 3 18 Foster's Castle 4 469 393 384 375 4 5 401 5 12 Valley of Tears 5 179 174 166 156 3 13 109 3 16 The Long Ridge 6 469 469 459 449 5 17 393 5 8 Badger's Sett 7 391 346 339 328 4 9 275 4 14 Moyne Hill 8 502 498 492 435 5 3 383 5 6 Pineway 9 368 353 343 334 4 11 326 4 2 Out 3,483 3,288 3,208 3,045 37 2,757 38 Round the Bend 10 361 322 312 312 4 12 283 4 10 Fairy Rath 11 371 345 335 325 4 2 365 5 13 Runway 12 543 500 492 492 5 14 436 5 3 Wee Dunt 13 166 141 131 121 3 18 118 3 17 Hare's Croft 14 521 495 485 466 5 4 439 5 1 The Larks 15 367 367 360 360 4 6 307 4 5 Big Dunt 16 228 214 204 178 3 8 158 3 15 Southerraine 17 325 325 318 296 4 16 278 4 11 Bogey Hill 18 399 347 337 327 4 10 299 4 9 In 3,281 3,056 2,974 2,877 36 2,683 37 Total 6,764 6,344 6,182 5,922 73 5,440 75 SSS 75 73 72 71 75
Men's Course Record: 65 Mark Gannon
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour P. Hunt 1989 Ladies Captain M. Temple 1989 Ladies President J. Talbot 1989 Men's Captain W. Johnston 1989 President M. McKean 1990 Ladies Captain M. Temple 1990 Ladies President Gallagher 1990 Men's Captain W. Johnston 1990 President J. McLaughlin 1991 Ladies Captain Joan Britton 1991 Ladies President Fr. J. McLoone 1991 Men's Captain R. A. Anderson 1991 President P. Flood 1992 Ladies Captain Joan Britton 1992 Ladies President M. McClean 1992 Men's Captain R. A. Anderson 1992 President V. Reck 1993 Ladies Captain M. O'Donnell 1993 Ladies President D. R. A. Whaley 1993 Men's Captain L. McMenamin 1993 President E. Cranwell 1994 Ladies Captain M. O'Donnell 1994 Ladies President S. McCormack 1994 Men's Captain L. McMenamin 1994 President S. Hamilton 1995 Ladies Captain M. O'Donnell 1995 Ladies President M. Neary 1995 Men's Captain E. J. O'Connor 1995 President P. McGettigan 1996 Ladies Captain M. O'Donnell 1996 Ladies President M. Collins 1996 Men's Captain E. J. O'Connor 1996 President C. Cunningham 1997 Ladies Captain M. Ward 1997 Ladies President E. Canny 1997 Men's Captain M. Fox 1997 President Peggy Cleary 1998 Ladies Captain M. Ward 1998 Ladies President A. O'Doherty 1998 Men's Captain M. Fox 1998 President Annette Dinsome 1999 Ladies Captain Una Anderson 1999 Ladies President Diarmuid McGettigan 1999 Men's Captain P. G. Barrett 1999 President Aileen McClean 2000 Ladies Captain Una Anderson 2000 Ladies President Paddy O'Reilly 2000 Men's Captain P. G. Barrett 2000 President Bernadette Tracey 2001 Ladies Captain Doreen Brown 2001 Ladies President Frank O'Donnell 2001 Men's Captain G. F. Anderson 2001 President M. Talbot 2002 Ladies Captain Doreen Brown 2002 Ladies President Seamus Faulkner 2002 Men's Captain Finlay Anderson 2002 President Una Anderson 2003 Ladies Captain Margaret Buckley 2003 Ladies President Brian Boyle 2003 Men's Captain Finlay Anderson 2003 President Crona O'Reilly 2004 Ladies Captain Margaret Buckley 2004 Ladies President Tommy Geraghty 2004 Men's Captain Finlay Anderson 2004 President Mary Ann Kane 2005 Ladies Captain Kathleen Fox 2005 Ladies President Padraic Farragher 2005 Men's Captain Derek Whaley 2005 President Adrienne Anderson 2006 Ladies Captain Kathleen Fox 2006 Ladies President Des Daly 2006 Men's Captain Derek Whaley 2006 President Dorothy Woods 2007 Ladies Captain Maureen McKean 2007 Ladies President Eugene McLaughlin 2007 Men's Captain Joe Gillespie 2007 Men's Captain Eileen McMullin (4) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap John Neary (2) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Hugh Dillon 13th 145 m