18 hole parkland
Course Facts: Address
Cloonacastle
Ballinrobe
Co. MayoSecretary/Manager: John McMahon Captain: Pat Fahy Lady Captain: Margaret McHugh Telephone: 094-9541118 President: Brian O'Lochlain Public No: 094-9542090 Vice-Captain: Paul Hayes & Leo Gannon Fax: 094-9541889 Hon. Secretary: Tommy Fahy, Noel Corbett & Connie Gannon E-mail: info@ballinrobegolfclub.com Club Pro: Kortney Cougar 092-9541118 Website: www.ballinrobegolfclub.com Hon. Treasurer: Joe Gibbons, Tom Hughes & Angela Finnerty Founded: 1895 Designed by: Eddie Hackett Membership: 616 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €30 Clubhouse opening hours: 10.00am to 10.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €35/45 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €25/35 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €20 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Wednesdays 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:
Ballinrobe Golf Club is an inland golf club, set in the scenic parkland which offers a challenge to golfers of all standards, with man-made lakes, mature trees, traditional stone walls and lush fairways.Designed by Eddie Hackett, it measures 6,234 metres with a par73 and a standard scratch of 73 off the white stakes. Water comes into play on seven of the 18-holes the 10th 365 metres index 2 par 4, the green is almost an island green requiring a very accurate second shot.
Ballinrobe set in medieval surroundings with the 13th century tower house overlooking the 9th fairway and beside the 10th tee box. There is also an old Lime Kiln beside the 18th tee. Renowned for its sweeping greens, which are, 90 percent sand based. The clubhouse is steeped in the old world of bygone days, yet provides everything the golfer requires. Ballinrobe is the home club of Ireland’s foremost golf artist John McNulty and one of his oil paintings of the 13th hole proudly hangs over the fireplace.
Voted the No. 97-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
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Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1895 affiliated 1902Ballinrobe is one of the oldest courses in Connaught. It is first listed in the "Golfing Annual", 1895-96, as being founded on 3rd October, 1895. It goes on to read "a private one, consisting at present of only six holes, but it is hoped the other three will be added shortly. Ballinrobe station is within two minuets' walk" There were 70 members and the first President was Col. C. H. Knox, Captain was T. Forde, and the Hon. Secretary was R. C. Hearne, Killoshine Cottage, Ballinrobe. Ladies have always played a part and their subscription was five shillings. It was extended to nine holes in 1896, and it measured 1,900 yards.
The first competition was recorded in the "Irish Field" on 9th April, 1910. Ballinrobe has always had a great tradition of fund-raising through golf. In 1915, the "Irish Life" on 23rd July, reads "the club is to be congratulated on the success which attended the bogey competition in aid of the Cigarette Fund for the Connaught Rangers and Mayo Prisoners in Germany. The club has only 40 members but it raised £7.10s"
Location
6 kilometeres off the N84 at Ballinrobe over the R31 to Claremorris.
Members Achievements
Ballinrobe Golf Club won their first All-Ireland pennant when they captured the Pierce Purcell Shield on 17th September 2004, having beaten Leinster Champions Borris Golf Club in the Semi-Final. They met Munster Champions Tralee in the Final and recorded a convincing 3 ½ matches to 1 ½ match victory. The team on the day was John Canty and Pat Malone who beat Peter O'Driscoll and Maurice Laide 4 & 2, Pat Coyle and Noel Brown beat Sean Reidy and Patrick Curran by 5 & 3, John O'Shea and Pat Nalty beat Michael Halloran and Richard Barrett on the 17th, Ray Darcy and John Joyce halved their match with Liam Hussey and Brian Lennon and David Flemming with Monty Heneghan lost their match against Michael O'Brien and Dominic Foley.Derry O'Keeffe of Cork had a hole-in-one on the Par 4 9th at Ballinrobe on 24th August 1995, playing with Michael Boylan, Bernard Reynolds and Gerry Knight.
Ballinrobe Golf Club won the Connacht Shield in 1989.
Ballinrobe Golf Club won the Connacht Pierce Purcell Final in 1980,
The Ladies of Ballinrobe won the ILGU Western District Intermediate Trophy in 2004,
The Ladies won the ILGU Western District Connacht Trophy in 1997,
The Ladies won the Western District Intermediate Team Event in 1995 and 1993.
Card of the Course (metres)
Hole No Blue White Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 346 338 325 4 15 320 4 11 2 410 394 384 4 1 329 4 3 3 180 175 152 3 9 139 3 15 4 478 463 440 5 11 375 5 7 5 360 350 336 4 7 290 4 9 6 497 488 475 5 5 423 5 5 7 164 150 135 3 13 118 3 13 8 501 492 446 5 3 407 5 1 9 302 298 295 4 17 257 4 17 Out 3,238 3,148 2,988 37 2,658 37 10 365 355 345 4 2 341 5 4 11 371 346 331 4 8 286 4 12 12 353 344 334 4 10 297 4 14 13 162 155 142 3 12 113 3 16 14 495 462 446 5 16 410 5 6 15 355 339 330 4 6 320 4 2 16 160 150 127 3 14 117 3 18 17 400 375 355 4 4 288 4 8 18 455 445 433 5 18 366 5 10 In 3,116 2,971 2,843 36 2,538 37 Total 6,354 6,119 5,831 73 5,196 74 SSS 73 72 71 73
Men's Course Record: Am. 67 Pat Killeen (0) 14/07/1996
Ladies Course Record: 75 Pat McDermott
Roll of Honour Breege Costello 1989 Ladies Captain James Golden 1989 Men's Captain Sean Costello 1989 President Avril Staunton 1990 Ladies Captain Brendan Finlay 1990 Men's Captain Harry Heneghan 1990 President Phyllis Fahy 1991 Ladies Captain Ken Gill 1991 Men's Captain Michael O'Connor 1991 President Mary Walsh 1992 Ladies Captain Peter Costello 1992 Men's Captain Michael Ryder 1992 President Imelda Hughes 1993 Ladies Captain Brian O'Lochlainn 1993 Men's Captain Fr. Michael Crosby 1993 President Pat McDermott 1994 Ladies Captain Peter Twibill 1994 Men's Captain John Joe Mullen 1994 President Helen Ryan 1995 Ladies Captain Eamon McDermott 1995 Men's Captain Tom Shannon 1995 President Mary Molloy 1996 Ladies Captain Vincent Connell 1996 Men's Captain Willie Walsh 1996 President Agnes O'Connor 1997 Ladies Captain Tom Moran 1997 Men's Captain Eddie Hackett 1997 President Alice Heneghan 1998 Ladies Captain Michael Lee 1998 Men's Captain Tom Watson 1998 President Mrs. Angela Feerick 1999 Ladies Captain Dave Fleming 1999 Men's Captain Mrs. Siobhan Daly 1999 President Mrs. Brenda O'Connor 2000 Ladies Captain Mr. Noel Gavin 2000 Men's Captain Mr. Peter Costello 2000 President Maura Joyce 2001 Ladies Captain Tom Feerick 2001 Men's Captain Frank O'Toole 2001 President Anne Galvin 2002 Ladies Captain Tom Conlisk 2002 Men's Captain John Joe Burke 2002 President Sheila Holian 2003 Ladies Captain Seamus McHugh 2003 Men's Captain Angela Murphy 2003 President Beatrice O'Leary 2004 Ladies Captain Jarlath Reilly 2004 Men's Captain Jim Walsh 2004 President Dairine O'Leary 2005 Ladies Captain Eddie Hackett 2005 Men's Captain Ken Gill 2005 President Brid DeBarra 2006 Ladies Captain Ray Darcy 2006 Men's Captain Eamon McDermott 2006 President Helena Burke 2007 Ladies Captain Tom Lee 2007 Men's Captain Betty Moran 2007 President Maura Joyce (7) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Norman Molloy Jnr. (4) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Tom Feerick 7th 150 m Margaret Twibill 1 July 1997 16th 5 Wood 113 m Siobhan Daly 1 July 1997 3rd 5 Wood 125 m Michael Lee 1 July 1997 7th 4 Iron 150 m T. Conway 7 June 2001 13th 156 m Derry O'Keeffe 24 August 1995 9th 302 m