18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Daingean
Co. OffalySecretary/Manager: Kieran Mangan Captain: Noel Mooney Lady Captain: Bridie Fay Telephone: 057-93-53384 President: Kieran Mangan & Maureen Mangan Public No: 057-93-53384 Vice-Captain: Declan Rogers & Mavis Scally Fax: 057-93-53077 Hon. Secretary: Andy Fagan & Angela Lynch E-mail: info@castlebarna.ie Club Pro: None Website: www.castlebarna.ie Hon. Treasurer: Liam Scally & Doloreen Brereton Founded: 1992 Designed by: Allan Duggan Membership: 650 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €20 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €35 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €16/22 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €10 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & weekends Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Situated in Daingean, Co. Offaly, this oasis of golfing excellence in the midlands has marked itself down as one of the most invigorating courses on the Irish sporting Landscape. Affiliated to the G.U.I., Castle Barna is a most enjoyable 18-hole course. Laid-out on rolling parkland with plenty of mature trees, natural streams and easy-going terrain, which provides a great challenge for all.
Host to the Golfing Union of Ireland’s Millennium Pierce Purcell Shield is proof of the course’s testing features. The nature of the course is a mixture of parkland terrain interspersed with subtle water hazards, which challenge even the best of golfers. Hospitality, warmth and friendliness are what characterise a round of golf at Castle Barna. When you come off the course the charming old-world clubhouse exudes its own welcoming atmosphere. Castle Barna is a popular venue for members, visitors and societies alike.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
November Seniors 50+ Tuesday 18 November Open 1 Seniors 50+ Tuesday 25 November Open 1 December Seniors 50+ Tuesday 2 December Open 1 Seniors 50+ Tuesday 9 December Open 1
Club History
Founded 1992, affiliated 1992.
Location
Seven miles south of the N6 at Tyrrellspass, off main Dublin to Galway Road, 18 miles south of Mullingar, 10 miles east of Tullamore. When you get to Daingean the entrance to the golf club is down the side of the canal.
Members Achievements
2005 Lady Captain Kathleen Elliott and her Captain’s Prize winner Nell Scally qualified in the Volkswagen/Irish Independent Lady Captain’s Classic in this scotch foursomes format. It was off to the National Finals at The Heritage Golf Club on Monday 3rd October where they were paired with the Slieve Russell pair of Collette Ann Harte and Maura McClaffey.Martin Furlong was awarded the Druids Glen Irish Independent Golf Personality for the month of June in 2002. Martin received the reward for completing 217 holes of golf in an incredible 24-houres on his home course.
On the 27th of May 2001, Martin Furlong played a 130-hole marathon around Castle Barna he said "I wanted to set a record here and to earn a few bob for the Offaly Hospice," to my way of thinking there must be an easier way of doing it. Martin is 60-years of age and playing off 15 walked every hole and completed his marathon in 16 hours and 25 minutes. The amazing thing is he "only" set out to play 100-holes. Well, done Martin.Castle Barna won the Leinster section of The Bulmers Pierce Purcell Shield at St. Anne's, in July, 1999, beating Mount Wolseley, 3.5-1.5 in the final. They were drawn against Warrenpoint G. C. in the Semi-Final at Royal Portrush, on 16th September 1999. The team was Tony McCormack with Eddie Bowes, Michael Cahill with Kenneth Sheridan, Noel Guing with Mark Nolan, Ger Meehan with Hugh Meehan, and Norman Hannigan with John Fleming.
91 years young Paddy Mulldowney had a hole-in-one on the 158 m "Castle" 5th, index 8, in the Millennium year. Maybe there is hope for the rest of us who have never had one!
Card of the Course (yards)
Name Hole No Blue White Par Index Red Par Index Croghan 1 347 332 4 3 284 4 5 Wells 2 275 272 4 13 207 4 7 Phillipstown 3 178 161 3 7 154 3 11 Volcano 4 262 258 4 9 214 4 9 Castle 5 167 164 3 11 151 3 13 Tower 6 474 449 5 5 404 5 1 Reformatory 7 402 398 5 17 304 5 15 Meadow 8 375 373 4 1 301 4 3 Barge 9 143 137 3 15 130 3 17 Out 2,634 2,544 35 2,149 35 Apple Tree 10 422 418 5 18 389 5 8 Foundary 11 175 151 3 14 131 3 16 The Pond 12 346 341 4 10 261 4 12 Cottage 13 282 250 4 16 215 4 18 Milestone 14 333 330 4 8 277 4 6 Figile 15 374 372 4 2 278 4 14 Windmill 16 459 424 5 12 363 5 10 Springs 17 383 371 4 6 324 4 4 Haggard 18 401 379 4 4 329 4 2 In 3,175 3,036 37 2,567 37 Total 5,798 5,580 72 4,716 72 SSS 71 70 70
Men's Course Record: 67 Pat Ennis
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Helen Madden 1994 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 1994 Ladies President Mick Carey 1994 Men's Captain Shap Mangan 1994 President Helen Madden 1995 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 1995 Ladies President Mick Carey 1995 Men's Captain Shap Mangan 1995 President Janette McCormack 1996 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 1996 Ladies President Donal Walsh 1996 Men's Captain Shap Mangan 1996 President Bridie Fay 1997 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 1997 Ladies President Ger Mulligan 1997 Men's Captain Shap Mangan 1997 President Maeve Mangan 1998 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 1998 Ladies President Noel Brown 1998 Men's Captain Shap Mangan 1998 President Linda Heffernan 1999 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 1999 Ladies President Gerard Hynes 1999 Men's Captain Shap Mangan 1999 President Betty Duffy 2000 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 2000 Ladies President Brian Flynn 2000 Men's Captain Shap Mangan 2000 President Kay O'Connor 2001 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 2001 Ladies President Donal Scally 2001 Men's Captain Shap Mangan 2001 President Monica Gallagher 2002 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 2002 Ladies President Tom Dunne 2002 Men's Captain Shap Mangan 2002 President Kathleen Elliott 2003 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 2003 Ladies President J. J. Mulligan 2003 Men's Captain Kieran Mangan 2003 President Bernadette Malone 2004 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 2004 Ladies President Pat Rogers 2004 Men's Captain Kieran Mangan 2004 President Nell Scally 2005 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 2005 Ladies President Kevin Kennedy 2005 Men's Captain Kieran Mangan 2005 President Mary Foy 2006 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 2006 Ladies President Paddy Kelly 2006 Men's Captain Kieran Mangan 2006 President Mary Colgan 2007 Ladies Captain Maureen Mangan 2007 Ladies President Stephen Egan Snr. 2007 Men's Captain Kieran Mangan 2007 President Moira Walsh (8.1) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Pat Ennis (4.6) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Norman Hannigan 11th 175 m Larry Shaw 3rd 161 m P. J. McIntyre 11th 175 m John Harte 9th 112 m Ger Hynes 11th 175 m Paddy Muldowney 5th 158 m Sean Clinton 2 June 1997 3rd 4 Iron 161 m Paddy Kelly 4 April 1999 3rd 161 m