18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Kill, Dunfanaghy
Letterkenny
Co. DonegalSecretary/Manager: Aoife McGinley Captain: Paul Burton Lady Captain: Doreen Bolton Telephone: 074-9136335 President: Jim Carey & Brid Ward Public No: 074-9136684 Vice-Captain: Cairns Witherow & Mary Rose McFadden Fax: 074-9136335 Hon. Secretary: David Cowan & Joan Cowan E-mail: dunfanaghygolf@eircom.net Club Pro: None Website: www.golfdunfanaghygolfclub.com Hon. Treasurer: Brian Dolan & June Nelson Founded: 1906 Designed by: Harry Vardon Membership: 395 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €30 Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 11.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €40 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €16/22 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €16 Catering: Bar & Snacks Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Sat 10.00am to 12.00am Sun 9.30am to 2.00pm Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other times Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Designed by the master himself, great Harry Vardon, Dunfanaghy is only 5,006 metres par-68 with a standard scratch of 66. Yet it fine test golf and unique experience. Situated along beautiful lagoon Sheep Haven Bay in North Donegal Atlantic seaboard, dominated Horn Head Mountain. Two burns come into play down right hand side 3rd protecting 4th 13th greens. will challenge experienced golfer prove enjoyable to novice.
Dunfanaghy extended and refurbished their clubhouse, which was officially opened on 20th April 2002 in time for the golfing season. In the clubhouse you will see pictures of Ryder Cup hero Paul McGinley, who was a member of the club and now an honouree member and has b connections with this beautiful part of Donegal. The visitor is always extended a warm Donegal welcome on this traditional links course.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
December Singles Wednesday 10 December Open 1 Singles Wednesday 17 December Open 1 Singles Wednesday 24 December Open 1
Club History
Instituted 1906, affiliated 1920. Golf has been played at Dunfanaghy since 1897, when the links were connected with the Sterrett Hotel. The "Golfing Annual" 1906-7 records the institution date as 1906. with Major Edgeworth-Johnston as Captain, and Mr. J. A. Sterrett, as Hon. Secretary. "The course is of eighteen holes, is bordered by the Atlantic on one side and by Derryveagh Mountains on the other, and has splendid natural bunkers and hazards".
Location
On the Letterkenny Road a half-mile outside Dunfanaghy Village.
Members Achievements
Dunfanahy trio J. Brogan, J. McGinley and P. Hanlon won the Ulster regional final of the Musgrave's Club Challenge and booked their place in the National Final in the Algarve in October 2001, where they came second.Dunfanahy Golf Club won the Donegal Minor League in 1993, when the team was, Michael Ward, Tommy McGinley, John Gallagher, Charles Roarty, Lua Breen, Nigel Doherty, Frank Kelly, Samuel Sterrit, Hugh F. Brogan Christy Ratherford, Denis McFadden, Jim Carey, Hugh Ferry, James, McCorkell, William Ratherford and Tony McGilloway and they won it again in 1994.
Ciaran McMonagle, who has now joined the professional ranks, was selected to play for Irish Seniors in Home International September 2000. He won Bank of Ireland Amateur Close Championship at Killarney G. C., on 16th June 1999, beating Michael Sinclare Knock 2 and 1, Willie Gill Perpetual Award with a total 145 points same year. men's team Internationals Royal Co. Down 22nd-24th 1999.
Card of the Course (metres)
Name Hole No White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index Trustee Four 1 316 301 4 11 254 4 16 The Burn 2 148 143 3 13 117 3 14 Kill 3 363 355 4 3 300 4 10 Canyon 4 347 340 4 5 312 4 2 Brenagh Lodge 5 330 325 4 9 325 4 4 The Blagh 6 392 338 4 1 380 5 8 Cannon 7 209 205 3 7 154 3 12 Sheephaven 8 283 277 4 15 280 4 6 The Beat 9 124 120 3 17 98 3 18 Out 2,512 2,413 33 2,220 34 Killahoey 10 284 275 4 16 244 4 17 Sandhill 11 298 290 4 18 282 4 5 Spire 12 355 340 4 4 283 4 7 Horn Head 13 147 142 3 14 117 3 15 Warren 14 331 325 4 2 280 4 3 Breaghy 15 364 358 4 6 283 4 11 Catherine's Isle 16 467 467 5 8 414 5 1 Carraig Rua 17 171 160 3 10 126 3 13 Vardon's First 18 338 330 4 12 295 4 9 In 2,755 2,687 35 2,324 35 Total 5,267 5,100 68 4,544 69 SSS 66 66 67
Men's Course Record: Am: 64 J. Brogan, Pro: 66 Leslie Wallace
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour M. Roarty 1990 Ladies Captain J. McHugh 1990 Men's Captain M. McGinley 1990 President B. Ward 1991 Ladies Captain M. J. McGinley 1991 Men's Captain M. McGinley 1991 President M. McFadden 1992 Ladies Captain P. McGinley 1992 Men's Captain K. McGlynn 1992 President M. Gillespie 1993 Ladies Captain F. Kelly 1993 Men's Captain K. McGlynn 1993 President C. Hegarty 1994 Ladies Captain L. Breen 1994 Men's Captain D. Arnold 1994 President U. Diver 1995 Ladies Captain B. Dolan 1995 Men's Captain D. Arnold 1995 President E. McLaughlin 1996 Ladies Captain N. Boyle 1996 Men's Captain J. Langan 1996 President S. Rutherford 1997 Ladies Captain M. McFadden 1997 Ladies President S. Sterritt 1997 Men's Captain J. Langan 1997 President M. Macintyre 1998 Ladies Captain M. McFadden 1998 Ladies President J. A. McGilloway 1998 Men's Captain J. McHugh 1998 President Joan Cowan 1999 Ladies Captain Betty Hennessy 1999 Ladies President Danny McFadden 1999 Men's Captain Doug Hennessy 1999 President Mary Maclntyre 2000 Ladies Captain Betty Hennessy 2000 Ladies President Jim Carey 2000 Men's Captain Doug Hennessy 2000 President Julia McGinley 2001 Ladies Captain David Cowan 2001 Men's Captain Tim Ryan 2001 President Margaret Witherow 2002 Ladies Captain Ann Breen 2002 Ladies President Nigel Doherty 2002 Men's Captain Brendan Hanlon 2002 President Mavis Curtis 2003 Ladies Captain Mary McIntyre 2003 Ladies President Patrick Hunter 2003 Men's Captain Brendan Hanlon 2003 President Ann Smyth 2004 Ladies Captain Mary McIntyre 2004 Ladies President Ian McIlwaine 2004 Men's Captain Frank Kelly 2004 President Betty Henessey 2005 Ladies Captain Margaret Roarty 2005 Ladies President James McCorkell 2005 Men's Captain Frank Kelly 2005 President Barbra Eakin 2006 Ladies Captain Margaret Roarty 2006 Ladies President Keith Lapsley 2006 Men's Captain James Brogan 2006 President Alayne Treacher 2007 Ladies Captain Margaret Roarty 2007 Ladies President Michael Kenna 2007 Men's Captain James Brogan 2007 President Catherine Donohue (7) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Seamus McMonagle (0) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap