18-Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Archerstown
Ashbourne
Co. MeathSecretary/Manager: Paul Wisniewski Captain: Aidan Punch Lady Captain: Rita Young Telephone: 01-8352005 President: Gerry Lyons Public No: 01-8352562 Vice-Captain: David Dooley & Kathryn Johnston Fax: 01-8359261 Hon. Secretary: Brendan Ward & Kathleen Lonergan E-mail: info@ashbournegolfclub.ie Club Pro: John Dwyer 01-8359002 Website: www.ashbournegolfclub.ie Hon. Treasurer: Martin Farrell & Noeleen Byrne Founded: 1991 Designed by: Des Smyth & Associates Membership: 758 Course opening hours: 9:00am to dusk Green Fees Midweek: €40 Clubhouse opening hours: Licensing hours Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €50 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €20/30 Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €20 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Weekends 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:
Designed by Ryder Cup star Des Smyth, Ashbourne Golf Club opened in 1991. A Parkland Golf Course it measures 5,884 m off the blue stakes with a Par of 71 and Standard Scratch of 70 it is not unduly long by championship standards. Nevertheless by virtue of its design, it is a true test for every category of golfer.
The Broadmeadow River is complemented by, three man-made lakes bringing water into play on nine of the holes. The course has a multitude of mature trees and these combined with the water sets the challenge to every golfer who graces its fairways.
The feature hole on the outward nine is undoubtedly the 340 meter 3rd Index 2 which requires a demanding tee shot followed by a medium iron to an inviting green protected by the Broadmeadow River. Ashbourne boasts its own Amen Corner, from the 11th to 14th inclusive are as challenging a sequence of holes you will find anywhere and if you negotiate these in regulation you are assured of a good score. Your game will finish with a gentle Par 4 at 327 m Index 13 to an inviting green well protected by mature Beech trees.
A full bar and catering service is available in the friendly atmosphere of the fine clubhouse.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded 1991, affiliated 1994.
Location
It is located one mile from Ashbourne town and 15 minutes from Dublin Airport. Coming from the Dublin Direction, take a right turn in Ashbourne village at the Ashbourne House Hotel and continue for 1 K down that road until you reach the gates of the club on your left-hand side.
Members Achievements Ashbourne has been twice Finalist in the Best Cup in their short history. However they overcame the bridesmaid tag at Malahide Golf Club on the 8th of September 2001. They beat Sutton by 4 1.5 matches to 1.5 matches in the final.
Lady Captain Maeve Crulfield (23) and her Captains Prize Winner Noeline Byrne (36) qualified for the National Finals of the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captains Golf Classic at Druid's Glen Golf Club in 2002. They returned 36 points at Headfort to make the cut.
15-year-old Dawn Marie Conaty was selected on the Irish Girls' team for the Home Internationals at The Hermitage Golf Club on August 13th-15th 2002. She won the Irish Girls' Championship at Belvoir Park in 2001 and was selected for the Irish Girls' team for the Home Internationals in Yorkshire in August.
Dawn Marie Conaty was selected on the ILGU Junior squad in November 2000.
Card of the Course (metres)
Men's Course Record: 69 Peter Kane
Roll of Honour Carmel Conway 1994 Ladies Captain Gerry Rooney 1994 Men's Captain Tom Keenan 1994 President Carmel Conway 1995 Ladies Captain Gerry Rooney 1995 Men's Captain Tom Keenan 1995 President Brenda Barry 1996 Ladies Captain Larry Whelan 1996 Men's Captain Tom Keenan 1996 President Rose Rooney 1997 Ladies Captain Tom Lonergan 1997 Men's Captain Tom Keenan 1997 President Margaret Clancy 1998 Ladies Captain Greg O'Hara 1998 Men's Captain Betty Hussey 1998 President Elsie Moran 1999 Ladies Captain Tom O'Keefe 1999 Men's Captain Betty Hussey 1999 President Angela Smyth 2000 Ladies Captain Micheal O'Braonain 2000 Men's Captain Betty Hussey 2000 President Deirdre Miller 2001 Ladies Captain Gerry Lyons 2001 Men's Captain Tom Lonergan 2001 President Maeve Caulfield 2002 Ladies Captain Jack Barret 2002 Men's Captain Tom Lonergan 2002 President Pauline Gleeson 2003 Ladies Captain Martin Power 2003 Men's Captain Larry Whelan 2003 President Helen Caulfield 2004 Ladies Captain Mervyn Miller 2004 Men's Captain Larry Whelan 2004 President Patricia Blaney 2005 Ladies Captain Paddy Power 2005 Men's Captain Larry Whelan 2005 President Margaret Daly 2006 Ladies Captain Paul Donnelly 2006 Men's Captain Gerry Rooney 2006 President Margaret Ryan 2007 Ladies Captain Frank O'Donnell 2007 Men's Captain Gerry Lyons 2007 President Dawn-Marie Conaty (10) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Cathal Conaty (2) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Distance Leif Lundholm 25 June 1995 10th 170 m Kay Byrne 21 August 1997 10th 143 m Kay Byrne 27 April 1999 16th 117 m Mary Bannon 9 May 1999 16th 117 m Dolores Beggan 9 May 1999 2nd 119 m Katherine Carroll 14 June 1999 13th 128 m Jim Tunnah 29 August 1999 16th 138 m Gerry Quigley 4 September 1999 16th 138 m Rita Young 1 September 2000 16th 117 m
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