18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Newtownmoynagh
Trim
Co. MeathSecretary/Manager: Janice Higgins Captain: Martin Dempsey Lady Captain: Anna Gaffney Telephone: 046-9431463 President: Michael Dempsey Public No: 046-9431463 Vice-Captain: Matt Melvin & Nuala Eyres Fax: 046-9437554 Hon. Secretary: Jonathan Cooney & Patricia McDonald E-mail: info@comeathgolfclubtrim.ie Club Pro: Robin Machin 046-9431463 Website: www.comeathgolfclubtrim.ie Hon. Treasurer: Bill Goulding & Patricia Westphal Founded: 1898 Designed by: Eddie Hackett & Tom Craddock Membership: 719 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €30 Clubhouse opening hours: 10.30am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €35 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €13 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €10/15 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Thursdays Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: Yes
Course Description:
Founded in 1898 the Co. Meath Golf Club had a chequered history until 1968 when the club opened for the 3rd time with Charles Tyrrell as Captain who was Captain when the club closed in 1950. Co. Meath has not looked back since. From what was a fine 9-hole course the club acquired an additional 70 acres in 1987. The services of Eddie Hackett and Tom Craddock, the two leading course architects at the time were retained. Between them they cleverly combined the old with the new to such a expert degree that it was hard to distinguish the new holes from the old in a very short period. The course was officially opened in 1991.
Shortly after the Club undertook the building of a new clubhouse and to there credit this is one of the most striking clubhouses anywhere in Ireland. The visitor is assured of a very warm welcome at Co. Meath Golf Club and if he/she manages to make par on the 17th you can listen to the story in the magnificent clubhouse.Situated outside the town of Trim, home of Trim Castle, one of the largest Norman Castles in Ireland. Close to the Hill of Tara where the high kings of Ireland once lived and near Newgrange, all worth a visit before or after your round of golf.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1898, affiliated 1970. The "Irish Golfer" on the 17th February 1904, records the beginning of golf in the Trim area. "The surrounding countryside, on the whole, from its rich pastoral quality is unsuitable for golf and it was not until Mr. Devereux Emmet, an enthusiastic American golfer came to reside temporarily in the locality that the present links was discovered. He saw within minutes' walk from the town, a track of light land of ample area for a nine-hole course. He at once laid it out and after arranging with the tenant invited his friends to share the privilege. Soon, the present club was established and it is now in a flourishing condition. It is of interest to note that the links are within what was formerly the glebe lands of Laracor, Dean Swift’s Parish, as are Stella’s Cottage and the remains of the Dean’s House."
The club moved to a new location in 1904 at Oakstown. The club had 61 members and Mr. Hanbury was Captain. A change of name is recorded in The "Irish Golfing Guide" in 1916. By 1925 the club ceased to function and attempts to revive it were made in 1934, with Mr. A. J. Malone as Captain. This club lasted until 1950 when C. T. Tyrrell was Captain. Then in 1968, Mr. Peter McConville initiated moves to revive the club yet again. A public meeting was held in September 1968, and a £13,000 farm of 54 acres was purchased, of which £6,000 was an interest-free loan from local people. The, nine-hole course was designed by Michael McGuirk, the professional at Co. Louth and C. T. Tyrrell was elected Captain, thereby preserving the link with the old club. He had the pleasure of opening the new course in July 1971. The club has gone from strength to strength since, it went eighteen-holes in the late 1980s, and a wonderful new clubhouse was opened in the early 1990s.
Location
Take the Longwood Road out of Trim and the course is about three miles on your right-hand side.
Members Achievements
Co. Meath Golf Club won the Provincial Towns Cup in 2003, when the team was, A. Brogan, M. Heffernan, T. O'Connor, J. Cooney, D. Dempsey, M. McDonnell, A. McArdle, J. Dunne, F. Holland, J. Kennedy, M. Murray, G. Byrne and R. Russell, they were managed by M. Murray and M. Dempsey.They won the North Leinster Mixed in 2002, when the team was, Gerry O'Reilly, Kay Dixon, Austin Geoghegan, George Crolly, Brid Cantwell, Patrick Conway, Martin Pratt, Matt Melvin, Dody Lyons, Tony Herrity, Ursula Magee, Joan Darby, Nina O'Reilly, Peter Darby and J. J. Reilly.
Brendan Swan (12) won the World One Armed Golf Championship at Headfort Golf Club in June 2001. The final against, two-time winner Brian Crombie from Scotland was an epic, the match finished on the 4th extra hole.
Una Clay played in the National Final of Re-Max-Long Drive Competition at Druid's Glen on the 7th of October 2001.
Co. Meath Golf Club won the County Championship of the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 1999.
They won the North Leinster Mixed Foursomes in 1995, when the team was, Michael McHugh, Eilis Nannery, Jim Nangle, Catherine Boyd, John Tobin, Majella Tobin, Maura Murray, Richard Mee, John Crolly, Nellie Hannon, Austin Geoghegan, Pauline McCourt, Noel O'Shea and Ronnie Russell, they were managed by Frank Taafe and Libby McGonagle.
They won the Provincial Towns Cup in 1981, when the team was, G. Crolly, O. Cooney, P. Walker, W. Elliott, C. Dignam, G. Nannery, J. Hegarty, M. Power, F. Dignam, A. Breslin and N. C. Hogan.
They won the Newsam Cup in 1978, when the team was, W. Elliott, J. Corrigan, W. Loughran, P. Dowd, D. Keegan, E. Lynam, D. Mangan, F. McKenna, P. O'Donovan, J. Nangle, R. Mee and M. Collins.
They won it the previous year with, E. Lynam, W. Elliott, W. Loughran, D. \Mangan, W. McDonnell, P. Canning, A. Breslin, J. Kelly, P. O'Donovan, J. Corrigan and M. Craig.
Co. Meath Golf Club won the Breffni Shield in 1998, 1988, 1986, 1978 and 1977.
Paul Rayfus participated in the Home International matches from1986 to 1988 and won the Willie Gill Perpetual Award in 1987 with 95 points. He represented Leinster from 1986 to 1991 playing 24 matches
Olive McHugh won the North Leinster Past and Present Lady Captain's Society in 1997.
Card of the Course (metres)
Hole No White Yellow Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 177 169 163 3 10 129 3 17 2 475 469 461 5 4 367 5 5 3 435 425 416 5 18 362 4 1 4 325 317 311 4 12 285 4 7 5 374 365 356 4 2 265 4 13 6 348 340 332 4 6 266 4 11 7 155 146 140 3 16 126 3 15 8 334 326 318 4 8 262 4 9 9 451 442 433 5 14 377 5 3 Out 3,074 2,999 2,930 37 2,440 36 10 282 275 270 4 11 263 4 10 11 324 314 305 4 7 282 4 4 12 170 160 150 3 15 116 3 18 13 336 331 321 4 5 286 4 8 14 309 299 290 4 13 264 4 14 15 310 301 293 4 17 243 4 16 16 388 378 374 4 3 352 4 2 17 402 393 387 4 1 359 5 12 18 493 487 480 5 9 400 5 6 In 3,014 2,938 2,870 36 2,565 37 Total 6,088 5,937 5,800 73 5,005 73 SSS 72 71 71 72
Men's Course Record: Am. 68 Paul Rayfus
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Mrs. E. Souhan 1990 Ladies Captain J. A. McCann 1990 Men's Captain J. J. Kelly 1990 President Mrs. O. Carey 1991 Ladies Captain D. P. Mooney 1991 Men's Captain J. J. Kelly 1991 President Mrs. D. Mullen 1992 Ladies Captain Mce Power 1992 Men's Captain P. Mangan 1992 President Mrs. N. Hannon 1993 Ladies Captain T. Carr 1993 Men's Captain P. Mangan 1993 President Mrs. H. Murtagh 1994 Ladies Captain Mrs. K. Walker 1994 Ladies President P. Mac Donald 1994 Men's Captain Ed. Campbell 1994 President Mrs. O. McHugh 1995 Ladies Captain Mrs. K. Walker 1995 Ladies President A. McEntee 1995 Men's Captain M. Campbell 1995 President Mrs. E. McGonagle 1996 Ladies Captain Mrs. J. Darby 1996 Ladies President J. S. Kearney 1996 Men's Captain J. P. Nangle 1996 President Mrs. M. O'Rourke 1997 Ladies Captain Mrs. J. Darby 1997 Ladies President A. Geoghegan 1997 Men's Captain J. P. Nangle 1997 President Mrs. M. Woolfson 1998 Ladies Captain Mrs. M. Dempset 1998 Ladies President P. Rayfus 1998 Men's Captain P. J. Darby 1998 President Mrs. Grace Collins 1999 Ladies Captain Mrs. M. Dempsey 1999 Ladies President R. F. Wheeler 1999 Men's Captain P. J. Darby 1999 President Val Fitzgerald 2000 Ladies Captain Mrs. Peggy Dowd 2000 Ladies President Dr. Larry McEntee 2000 Men's Captain E. Lynam 2000 President Mrs. A. McElhinney 2001 Ladies Captain P. Dowd 2001 Ladies President J. J. Ennis 2001 Men's Captain E. J. Lynam 2001 President Mrs. P. Kenny 2002 Ladies Captain Martin Craig 2002 Ladies President Dennis O'Keeffe 2002 Men's Captain M. W. Craig 2002 President Fionnuala O'Byrne 2003 Ladies Captain Carmel McInerney 2003 Ladies President Charlie Flattery 2003 Men's Captain Martin Craig 2003 President Ann Holland 2004 Ladies Captain Kathleen Dixon 2004 Ladies President Michael McHugh 2004 Men's Captain John McInerney 2004 President Carmel Slattery 2005 Ladies Captain Kathleen Dixon 2005 Ladies President Tom Gaffney 2005 Men's Captain John McInerney 2005 President Nina O'Reilly 2006 Ladies Captain Maura Murray 2006 Ladies President Ed O'Doherty 2006 Men's Captain Patricia Dempsey 2007 Ladies Captain Jack Kennedy 2007 Men's Captain Austin Geoghegan 2007 President Lora Tolan (8) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Paul Rayfus (1) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance F. Holden 1 April 1999 12th 180 m Christopher McNamara 28 August 1999 7th 144 m Tom Kelly 29 August 1999 7th 144 m P. Giles 8 July 2001 1st 169 m
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