9 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Aughalustia
Ballaghaderreen
Co. RoscommonSecretary/Manager: Pat Coen Captain: Tom Kiernan Lady Captain: Mia Spelman Telephone: 094-9860295 President: John Frain Public No: 094-9860295 Vice-Captain: Fax: 094-9860295 Hon. Secretary: Pat Coen & Noreen Dolan E-mail: ballaghaderreen@golfnet.ie Club Pro: None Website: www.ballaghaderreen.com Hon. Treasurer: Paul McLoughlin & Peggy McGreevy Founded: 1936 Designed by: Paddy Skerritt Membership: 354 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €20 per day Clubhouse opening hours: Saturday & Sunday evenings Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €20 per day Mobile phones: Not on course Green Fees With a Member: €15 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €10 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & weekends Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Ballaghaderreen Golf Club is a mature Parkland Course it is relatively flat course, with out of bounds coming into play on three of the holes. The 166 metres Par 3 5th is played to a well-protected postage stamp green. A disused quarry comes into play on the 1st and 9th.Designed by Paddy Skerritt it measures 5,339 metres Par 70 with a standard scratch of 67.The members are renowned for their friendly welcome extended to visitors.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009
Club History
Founded 1936 affiliated 1936.
Location
3 miles outside Ballaghaderreen, on the Castlerea Road, look out for the sign-post directing you left after you cross the bridge.
Members Achievements
The Ladies of Ballaghaderreen Golf Club won the Connaught Cup in 2006.
Ballaghaderreen Golf Club won the Connaught Irish-Mixed Foursomes in 1983 and the Huzzar Vodka Ladies Connaught Foursomes the same year.
They won the I. L. G. U. Connaught Cup in 1978.
They won the Lonleitros Golf Alliance in 1995 and 19998.
Ballaghaderreen won the Connaught Shield in 1970, when the team was Oliver Burke, Paddy Conlon, Monsignor Michael Carty, Freddie McGovern, Jimmy Hiney, Vincent Moran, Michael Mitchell, Don Conlon, Gerry McGuinness and John Galvin.
Fllorentine Gallagher won the Smithwicks-Evening Press Golf Personality of the Month Award in May 1984.
Club-mate's Patricia Dolan (21), Maura Cawley (18) and Mary Sharkey (20) filled the first Three places in the Mayo Cup and the home team won the team event at Ballaghaderreen in ?
In the clubhouse you will find the bag and clubs used by Dr. Douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland.
Card of the Course (metres)
Hole No Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 307 4 14 242 4 16 2 312 4 9 263 4 9 3 348 4 2 320 4 2 4 347 4 3 304 4 4 5 166 3 9 166 3 11 6 436 5 16 436 5 7 7 154 3 11 126 3 15 8 245 4 18 245 4 14 9 334 4 5 260 4 6 Out 2,649 35 2,362 35 10 307 4 15 242 4 17 11 312 4 8 263 4 10 12 435 4 13 347 4 1 13 336 4 4 336 4 3 14 129 3 17 114 3 12 15 383 5 1 383 5 8 16 154 3 12 154 3 13 17 300 4 10 202 4 18 18 334 4 6 260 4 5 In 2,690 35 2,301 35 Total 5,339 70 4,663 70 SSS 67 68
Men's Course Record: 69 James Barton Ballinasloe (5) G. C. 11/08/1999
Roll of Honour Mrs. E. Kelly 1990 Ladies Captain Rev. L. Henry 1990 Men's Captain Mrs. M. Brennan 1991 Ladies Captain J. Fleming 1991 Men's Captain Mrs. O. Moran 1992 Men's Captain K. Lynch 1992 Men's Captain Mrs. M. Sharkey 1993 Ladies Captain J. Cawley 1993 Men's Captain Miss H. Curran 1994 Ladies Captain P. J. Moran 1994 Men's Captain Mrs. F. Gallagher 1995 Ladies Captain B. Colleran 1995 Men's Captain Mrs. B. Colleran 1996 Ladies Captain G. Kavanagh 1996 Men's Captain Mrs. P. Doran 1997 Ladies Captain J. Smyth 1997 Men's Captain J. Lee 1998 Men's Captain Mrs. M. Cawley 1998 Ladies Captain 1999 Men's Captain 1999 Ladies Captain Geraldine Duffy 2000 Ladies Captain Michael Carty 2000 Men's Captain B. Clancy 2000 President Brian Kelly 2001 Men's Captain E. Madden 2001 President Margaret Neilan 2002 Ladies Captain Dermot Neilan 2002 Men's Captain Pat Flanagan 2002 President Jim O'Kelly 2002 President Noreen Dolan 2003 Ladies Captain Basil Clancy 2003 Men's Captain James Dooney 2003 President Susan Kiernan 2004 Ladies Captain Tom Purcell 2004 Men's Captain Joe McGreal 2004 President Susan Kiernan 2005 Ladies Captain John Corcoran 2005 Men's Captain Frank McAnena 2005 President Susan Kiernan 2006 Ladies Captain John Freeman 2006 Men's Captain Patrick Doran 2006 President Mai Spellman 2007 Ladies Captain Eoin Madden 2007 Men's Captain Martin Greene 2007 President Helen Curran 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Ken Spillane (4) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
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