18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Donadea
North Kildare
Co. KildareSecretary/Manager: Declan Monaghan Captain: Francis O'Kennedy Lady Captain: Evelyn McNamara Telephone: 045-869322 President: Sheila Kenny Public No: 045-869391 Vice-Captain: Dominic Holmes & Martha McAllister Fax: 045-869322 Hon. Secretary: Jason Drennan & Tina Farrell E-mail: golf@knockanally.com Club Pro: Martin Darcy 045-869671 Website: www.knockanally.com Hon. Treasurer: Sean Kealy & Elaine Buckley Founded: 1985 Designed by: Noel Lyons Membership: 479 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €20/35 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.30am to 12.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €25/45 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €20 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €20 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Saturdays am 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:
Knockanally Golf Club was designed and owned by Noel Lyons and was opened for play in 1985. It was the venue for the Irish Professional Matchplay Championship since 1987. The first Championship was won by Ryder Cup player Brian Waites for those of you who are too young to remember, Brian played Ryder Cup in 1983 at the PGA National Golf Club. Knockanally has matured over the last two decades, with some memorable and testing holes. The first has been described by, Christy O'Connor "Himself" as being "the most difficult opening hole in golf" with out-of-bounds on your right and protected by water on the left-hand-side of the green making club selection a priority off the tee and for your second. Water comes into play on several holes but none more so than the 10th and 11th. The clubhouse is full of character where the visitor is extended the warmest of welcomes that is, unless you are a politician!
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded in 1985, Knockanally Golf Club was designed and built by Noel Lyons in 1983 and in 1985 it affiliated to the GUI and Golf Course owners Association. The clubhouse is a Palladian style, which was built in 1843, giving an old world atmosphere.
Location
25 miles City Centre M4 between Kilcock and Enfield.
Members Achievements
Anne McDonald teamed up with Ned Kelly of Newlands Golf Club at City West in the regional qualifiers of the Spar-Irish Independent National Mixed Pairs challenge in June 2001. They finished tied for second but were placed 3rd on a count-back. Ann playing off 26 and Ned playing of 12 returned 56 points and booked their place in the National Final at Adare Manor Golf & Country club in August.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No White Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 419 394 4 3 337 4 3 2 195 175 3 6 160 3 9 3 529 484 5 8 407 5 14 4 256 243 4 18 243 4 11 5 416 384 4 4 329 4 5 6 348 339 4 10 333 4 2 7 452 442 5 13 407 5 7 8 442 412 4 1 375 5 18 9 159 151 3 12 127 3 16 Out 3,216 3,024 36 2,718 37 10 412 402 4 5 384 4 1 11 162 152 3 9 125 3 13 12 372 362 4 2 302 4 6 13 365 345 4 16 326 4 12 14 347 332 4 11 303 4 10 15 168 158 3 15 153 3 15 16 397 377 4 7 325 4 4 17 474 565 5 17 397 5 17 18 546 520 5 14 457 5 8 In 3,243 3,133 36 2,772 36 Total 6,459 6,349 72 5,490 73 SSS 71 70 72
Men's Course Record: Pro. 66 K. O'Donnell & D. James
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Alice O'Dwyer 1989 Ladies Captain Eamonn McCann 1989 Men's Captain Anna Lyons 1989 President Gladys McDyer 1990 Ladies Captain Des Marron 1990 Men's Captain Anna Lyons 1990 President Ann Lynch 1991 Ladies Captain Paddy Murphy 1991 Men's Captain Anna Lyons 1991 President Margaret Kenny 1992 Ladies Captain Tony Lynch 1992 Men's Captain Anna Lyons 1992 President Maeve Hickey 1993 Ladies Captain Peter Toner 1993 Men's Captain Anna Lyons 1993 President Nuala McCarthy 1994 Ladies Captain Tom Fox 1994 Men's Captain Anna Lyons 1994 President Vera Hanlon 1995 Ladies Captain John Brady 1995 Men's Captain Anna Lyons 1995 President Fionnuala Conroy 1996 Ladies Captain Joseph Wall 1996 Men's Captain Anna Lyons 1996 President Anna Lyons 1996 President Mary Glynn 1997 Ladies Captain Gerry Brady 1997 Men's Captain Ann McDonald 1997 President Moira Murphy 1998 Ladies Captain John Brown 1998 Men's Captain Ann McDonald 1998 President Patricia Murphy 1999 Ladies Captain Ronan Twohig 1999 Men's Captain Ann McDonald 1999 President Lorraine Grouse 2000 Ladies Captain Danny McEvoy 2000 Men's Captain Martha McAlister 2000 President Sheila Kenny 2001 Ladies Captain P. Mooney 2001 Men's Captain Martina McAlister 2001 President Mary Kelly 2002 Ladies Captain John Glynn 2002 Men's Captain Martha McAllister 2002 President Muriel Ryle 2003 Ladies Captain Joe O'Toole 2003 Men's Captain Carmel Clarke 2003 President Ann McCloskey 2004 Ladies Captain Sandy Miller 2004 Men's Captain Carmel Clarke 2004 President Marie Houlihan 2005 Ladies Captain Dominic Fagan 2005 Men's Captain Carmel Clarke 2005 President Patricia Bolger 2006 Ladies Captain Patrick Darcy 2006 Men's Captain Sheila Kenny 2006 President Rene Fay 2007 Ladies Captain Francis O'Kennedy 2007 Men's Captain Sheila Kenny 2007 President M. Houlihan (12) 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap D. O'Donoghue (2) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap
Major Prize Winners Name Year Prize C. Andrews 2000 Captain's Prize P. Bolger 2000 Lady Captain's Prize J. Glynn 2001 Captain's Prize C. Gallagher 2001 Lady Captain's Prize S. Finnerty 2002 Captain's Prize H. Hanlon 2002 Lady Captain's Prize D. Flynn 2003 Captain's Prize E. Finn 2003 Lady Captain's Prize P. Hogan 2004 Captain's Prize N. Sheehan 2004 Lady Captain's Prize J. Sartini 2005 Captain's Prize M. Curran 2005 Lady Captain's Prize
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