18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
38 Golf Course Road
Newtownstewart
Co. Tyrone BT78 4HUSecretary/Manager: Lorraine Donnell Captain: David Smyth Lady Captain: Gerarda Fitzpatrick Telephone: 028-816-61466 President: Cannon Harry Trimble & Ivey Humes Public No: 028-816-62242 Vice-Captain: Robert Glackin & Marietta Boardman Fax: 028-816-62506 Hon. Secretary: Harry Friar & Delma Irvine E-mail: newtown.stewart@lineone.net Club Pro: None-Shop 048-816-61466 Website: Hon. Treasurer: Danny Ball & Anne Speers-Crooks Founded: 1914 Designed by: Membership: 417 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £17 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.30am to 8.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £25 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £13/£21 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: £10 Catering: Full catering facilities by prior arrangement Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Sundays & Bank Holidays (phone) Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Newtownstewart Golf Club was founded in 1914, and is 4,341 metres long a par 70 with a standard scratch of 69 off the blue tees. Nestling on the foot of Bessy Bell Mountain, in the rolling parkland of Baronscout, the ancestral estate of the Duke of Abercorn. The course is festooned with beech trees and wild life. The golfers will frequently encounter wild pheasants, red squirrels and buzzards during their round. The course offers magnificent views of the Sperrin Mountains all contributing to an enjoyable and memorable days golf. Newtownstewart golf club is frequently used for GUI events and has staged many a successful Pro-Am Tournament. Frequently described as a demanding test of golf off the back tees, Newtownstewart hosts a good number of open competitions during the year where the visitor is extended a warm welcome and the emphasis being on friendliness rather than formality.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1914, affiliated 1918. The inaugural meeting of the club was held in the Abercorn Hotel, on 9th October 1914. The Duke of Abercorn was thanked for his generosity towards the club and he was elected president. Two other men are credited with the foundation of the club. They were Mr. H. Kiernan, of the Northern Bank, and Mr. W. Ross who was elected Captain in 1922. Newtownstewart was initially a nine-hole course, ten minutes' cycling distance from the town. The club extended to eighteen holes in 1970.
Location
Two miles out of Newtownstewart.
Members Achievements
G. Forbes represented Ulster in 1989.
Card of the Course (metres)
Hole No Blue White Par Index Red Par Index 1 277 277 4 14 263 4 14 2 279 279 4 17 250 4 13 3 127 127 3 15 112 3 16 4 347 347 4 8 288 4 9 5 270 270 4 10 266 4 3 6 354 354 4 1 347 5 7 7 194 194 3 6 154 3 10 8 343 343 4 3 230 4 17 9 421 421 5 11 371 5 5 Out 2,612 2,612 35 2,281 36 10 132 132 3 18 117 3 15 11 321 321 4 4 296 4 1 12 349 349 4 7 320 4 4 13 178 178 3 13 95 3 18 14 460 460 5 2 369 5 2 15 142 142 3 16 127 3 12 16 454 454 5 9 379 5 6 17 332 332 4 12 305 4 11 18 361 361 4 5 314 4 8 In 2,729 2,729 35 2,322 35 Total 5,342 5,342 70 4,603 71 SSS 69 69 69
Men's Course Record: Am. 65 G. Forbes & I. Moore, Pro: 66 J. Fisher
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour E. Wilson 1990 Ladies Captain J. F. Riddall 1990 Men's Captain J. J. Bride 1990 President E. Brady 1991 Ladies Captain Peter Horron 1991 Men's Captain J. J. McBride 1991 President V. Grven 1992 Ladies Captain R. Forrow 1992 Men's Captain J. J. McBride 1992 President M. McGlinchey 1993 Ladies Captain J. Robinson 1993 Men's Captain J. R. Brady 1993 President E. Devrne 1994 Ladies Captain R. Fulton 1994 Men's Captain J. R. Brady 1994 President J. Parkins 1995 Ladies Captain S. Perkins 1995 Men's Captain Dr. J. Muldoon 1995 President M. Flecher 1996 Ladies Captain D. G. Thompson 1996 Men's Captain Dr. J. Muldoon 1996 President U. Horron 1997 Ladies Captain L. Block 1997 Men's Captain Dr. J. Muldoon 1997 President M. L. I. Armb 1998 Ladies Captain Florence McFarland 1998 Ladies President C. Gollen 1998 Men's Captain Rob Moore 1998 President Sandra Armb 1999 Ladies Captain Rhonda Monterth 1999 Ladies President Robin McCallan 1999 Men's Captain Rob Moore 1999 President Heather Patterson 2000 Ladies Captain M. Miller 2000 Ladies President William Irvine 2000 Men's Captain Jim Gront 2000 President Eugene McLoughlin 2001 Men's Captain Margaret Watt 2002 Ladies Captain Mrs. Jean Huey 2002 Ladies President Hugh Patterson 2002 Men's Captain Brendan Ronan 2002 President Molly Armb 2003 Ladies Captain Renee Stewart 2003 Ladies President Thomas Graham 2003 Men's Captain Harry Friar 2003 President Patricia McLaughlin 2004 Ladies Captain Renee Stewart 2004 Ladies President Walter McGowan 2004 Men's Captain Alan Wilson 2004 President Delma Irvine 2005 Ladies Captain Ruby Trimble 2005 Ladies President Danny Ball 2005 Men's Captain Jim Mackin 2005 President Heather Allen 2006 Ladies Captain Ruby Trimble 2006 Ladies President Alan Armstrong 2006 Men's Captain Jim Mackin 2006 President Violet Spratt 2007 Ladies Captain Stanley Bell 2007 Men's Captain Jim Kelly 2007 President
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