18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Proudstown
Navan
Co. MeathSecretary/Manager: Sheila Slattery Captain: Dick Horton Lady Captain: Brenda McGuinness Telephone: 046-9072888 President: Leo Slattery Public No: 046-9075007 Vice-Captain: Seamus McCormack & Ann Callaghan Fax: 046-9076722 Hon. Secretary: Thomas Derby & Peg O'Hagan E-mail: info@navangolfclub.ie Club Pro: Jussi Pitkanen 046-9076888 Website: www.navangolfclub.ie Hon. Treasurer: Joe Flannery & Ann Geraghty Founded: 1998 Designed by: Bobby Brown Membership: 841 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €28 Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 11.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €35 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €16/18 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €15 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Race Days 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:
18-hole Golf Course Par-72 designed by Robert J. Browne comprising 6,800 yd's with large sand based greens on undulating ground with water, hazards which test the skills of all categories of golfers. The course is designed in two loops of 9-holes within the racetrack, which gives the effect of a hearthland with mounds and low-level trees. The back nine along side, are set in typical parkland surrounding with mature trees. Situated on 180-acre grounds along side Navan Racecourse, Navan Golf Club won the 1999 Landscape Award sponsored by An Bord Glas.
The panoramic view from Navan Golf Club is also spectacular.No stranger to the press, the Golf Course has already received many plaudits for its fantastic greens, rated from being among the best in the country, and the high condition of its terrain.The modern two-story clubhouse built in 1998, is open daily and non-members are welcome. Navan Golf Club boasts a covered 12-bay floodlit driving range and a fully stocked golf shop run by the resident PGA professional Emmanuel Riblet. Navan Golf Club is ideal for the corporate golf day and societies where group rates are available and visitors are always made welcome after that memorable days golf.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded 1997, affiliated 1998.
Location
Two miles, outside the town on the Kingscourt Road.
Members Achievements
The Girls’ of Navan Golf Club won the Regional Final of the Allgrip Girls’ Under-19 Interclub competition in 2007; and went to Westport Golf Club on Tuesday 28th August to compete in the All-Ireland decider, where they were drawn against the girls from Clandeboye in the Semi-Finals.First on the tee Bebhinne Jennings against Caroline Adams whose match was called in, she was followed by Olwen Jennings against Kelsey Coey; Olwen lost her match by 5 and 4. The bottom match of Kirstie Barry against Brook Hopley saw the girl from Clandeboye record a 7 and 5 win and an 2 ½ matches to ½ match victory. It was not to be Navan’s day but it is great to see this relatively new club competing at this level.
Gemma Jennings won the Gold Medal at the Eastern District Final of the Ulster Bank-ILGU All-Ireland Medal competition at Ardee Golf Club in 2002.
On the week-end of 28th-29th July 2001, Paul McGee played in his Captain's Prize, got married to Leslie, got a special dispensation to return to the golf course on the Sunday morning with his best-man Bob Hogan to win the Captains Prize. To add to the celebrations Bob won the gross prize the same day.
Card of the Course (metres)
Hole No White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index 1 396 378 4 3 353 5 15 2 164 156 3 12 126 3 14 3 381 370 4 4 342 4 4 4 440 434 5 18 368 5 16 5 341 332 4 10 278 4 8 6 403 398 4 1 347 4 2 7 336 331 4 6 269 4 6 8 162 153 3 16 108 3 18 9 474 469 5 14 402 5 12 Out 3,097 3,021 36 2,593 37 10 471 459 5 8 408 5 10 11 375 367 4 5 320 4 1 12 153 145 3 17 124 3 17 13 359 353 4 13 303 4 7 14 158 153 3 9 122 3 13 15 358 352 4 11 279 4 9 16 376 369 4 2 319 4 5 17 363 356 4 7 315 4 3 18 448 435 5 15 364 5 11 In 3,061 2,989 36 2,554 36 Total 6,158 6,010 72 5,147 73 SSS 72 71 72
Men's Course Record:
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Danny Fitzpatrick 1999 President Miriam Sheridan 2000 Ladies Captain Bernard Sheridan 2000 Men's Captain Danny Fitzpatrick 2000 President Sarah Smith 2001 Ladies Captain Dermot Smith 2001 Men's Captain Colete Horton 2002 Ladies Captain Leo Slattery 2002 Men's Captain Mary Gray 2003 Ladies Captain Donal Geraghty 2003 Men's Captain Joseph McGrath 2003 President Peg O'Hagan 2004 Ladies Captain Gerry Fitzpatrick 2004 Men's Captain Joseph McGrath 2004 President Ann Clarke 2005 Ladies Captain Cyril Carty 2005 Men's Captain Benny Sheridan 2005 President Josephine Fitzpatrick 2006 Ladies Captain Ray Brady 2006 Men's Captain Benny Sheridan 2006 President Liz Gaffney 2007 Ladies Captain Gerald McDonagh 2007 Men's Captain Dermott Smith 2007 President