18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Dooneen
Castleisland
Co. KerrySecretary/Manager: Michael Coote Captain: Ned O' Callaghan Lady Captain: Leila Moloney Telephone: 066-7141709 President: Con Daly & Betty MacAuliffe Public No: 066-7141709 Vice-Captain: John Geaney & Marie Geaney Fax: 066-7142090 Hon. Secretary: Denis O'Donovan & Nora Geaney E-mail: managercastleislandgolfclub@eircom.net Club Pro: None Website: www.castleislandgolfclub.com Hon. Treasurer: John Quirke & Nancy Fleming Founded: 1993 Designed by: Arthur Spring Membership: 346 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €40 Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 9.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €45 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €25 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €30 Catering: Coffee and light snacks available 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:
A new parkland course, built on 200 acres, with modern sand-based greens and tees. This excellent course is built to the highest championship standards, which allows the course to be played throughout the year. Although a newly- developed course, the architect very skilfully utilises the mature wooded undulating terrain at his disposal to create a gem of a golf course. The course will have many challenging holes. Taking advantage of the varying and unique nature of the site. While elevated and undulating the design has reduced to a minimum any difficulties in walking and playing the course.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
November Singles Stableford Wednesday 19 November Open 1 Singles Stableford Wednesday 26 November Open 1
Club History
Founded 2002.Castleisland County Kerry is a market town steeped in history. The town gets its name from the famous castle of the island-an island formed by turning the waters of the river Maine into a moat around the castle, originally built in 1220 by Geoffrey De Marisco. For long the Desmond power in Kerry, the town was centre of much disorder and activity during the land war and the civil war of the 20th century. Castleisland today is a busy retail and commercial centre, situated at the junction of the N21 national primary route (Limerick-Tralee) and the N23 which links the town to Farranfore and Killarney.
The town is an important gateway into county Kerry, only five miles from Kerry international airport. The idea of a golf course was first mooted in 1999 when a 200 acre site was secured which formed the Castleisland shooting ground and owned by Mr. Richard Walsh who ended up constructing the golf course for Castleisland golf club committee. A number of prominent architects were asked to view the site and make submissions and after tedious investigating, the job was allocated to Dr. Arthur Spring. The go ahead was given to build the course having sold 250 shares @ £5000 share capital.
The development committee which included chairman Michael Coote (who is now manager), secretary Paul Geaney, financial controller Andrew Kelliher, along with Dano Dennehy, Sean Brandon, Tomo Bourke, Sheila Hannon and Martin O' Donoghue. The course commands a panoramic view of the McGillycuddy Reeks that forms the backdrop to the lakes of Killarney.
The construction of the course was to have it playable the whole year round and this was achieved by putting mole drains on every meter on the fairways and topping up with sand to allow the fairways to be as good as those found on a links course. This was achieved and while some parkland courses closed due to heavy rain, Castleisland has remained open.
Location
Between Adare and Killarney off the N21, 5 miles from Kerry Airport.
Members Achievements
Castleisland Golf Club won the Billy O'Sullivan Trophy, at Ceann Sibeal in 2005.Kathleen Brosnan won the Kerryman Captain's Prizewinners Challenge in 2005.
The Ladies of Castleisland Golf Club won the Noreen Moore Trophy in 2004.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 452 432 420 5 17 347 4 1 2 387 358 346 4 3 316 4 3 3 274 262 249 4 13 219 4 17 4 187 156 142 3 7 126 3 11 5 388 348 335 4 15 301 4 15 6 159 140 130 3 15 112 3 13 7 404 397 386 4 1 371 5 7 8 485 456 442 5 11 421 5 5 9 176 167 155 5 11 139 3 9 Out 2,911 2,716 2,605 35 2,352 35 10 385 336 335 4 8 294 4 8 11 444 421 412 5 10 375 5 14 12 169 156 148 3 6 116 3 18 13 355 326 318 4 6 295 4 6 14 346 332 325 4 16 295 4 16 15 393 362 354 4 2 314 4 4 16 476 443 435 5 14 405 5 10 17 174 165 157 3 18 129 3 12 18 388 365 358 4 4 347 4 2 In 3,130 2,906 2,832 36 2,570 36 Total 6,041 5,622 5,437 71 4,922 71 SSS 71 70 68 71
Men's Course Record: 6 Michael Coote 03/06/2006
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Martin O'Donoghue 2003 Men's Captain Tom Burke 2003 President Babs Kelliher 2004 Ladies Captain Dono Dennehy 2004 Men's Captain Tom Burke 2004 President Ann Stuart 2005 Ladies Captain Millie Browne 2005 Ladies President Sean Brandon 2005 Men's Captain Tom Burke 2005 President Liz O'Connor 2006 Ladies Captain Millie Browne 2006 Ladies President Eamonn O'Connor 2006 Men's Captain John Curtin 2006 President Nancy Fleming 2007 Ladies Captain Betty McAulliffe 2007 Ladies President Seamus O'Neill 2007 Men's Captain Lar Hickey 2007 President Leila Moloney 2008 Ladies Captain Betty McAulliffe 2008 Ladies President Ned O' Callaghan 2008 Men's Captain Con Daly 2008 President Mary Geaney (8) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Michael Coote (2) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
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