18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Dungarvan
Co. WaterfordSecretary/Manager: Tom Whelan Captain: John Keane Lady Captain: Telephone: 058-43216 President: Gerry Carolan Public No: 058-48875 Vice-Captain: Tom Power Fax: 058-44343 Hon. Secretary: Maurice Hallahan & M. Curran E-mail: info@westwaterfordgolf.com Club Pro: None-Shop Website: www.westwaterfordgolf.com Hon. Treasurer: John Flynn & Ben Flynn Founded: 1993 Designed by: Eddie Hackett Membership: 352 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €35 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €45 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €20/25 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €20 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: Yes
Course Description:
The West Waterford Golf Club is built on 150 acres of rolling parkland on the banks of the Brickey river with a backdrop to the Comeragh Mountains to the east, the Knockmealdowns to the north and Drum Hills to the south. An interesting feature of the front nine holes are laid out on a large plateau featuring a lovely stream which comes into play at the 3rd and 4th holes. The Brickey river transverses the southern boundary and features the 2nd, 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th holes which makes these very challenging golf holes. The beautiful split-level clubhouse was built to accommodate all visiting golfers where a new golfing experience and a wonderful welcome awaits all.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
In 1990, Pat and Nora Spratt decided to sacrifice 150 acres of their farm to create a magnificent golf course in the tranquil setting that is now West Waterford Golf & Country Club. Thankfully they had the good foresight not to try a do-it-yourself development and they called on the services of Eddie Hackett one of Ireland's best known and much respected course architects. The result of their foresight is now to be seen at this fine course which opened for play in 1993 and are now producing some of the finest young golfers in the region.
Location
5 kilometres west of Dungarvan, off the N25 by-pass on Aglish Road. The course is on your left, well signposted.
Members Achievements
West Waterford Golf Club won the Munster and All-Ireland Finals of the Irish Junior Foursomes in 2007. They made the long journey to Westport Golf Club in Mayo to compete in the All-Ireland deciders.They met Ulster Champions Cairndhu Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Tuesday 28th August. They met Leinster Champions South County Golf Club in the decider in the afternoon. To continue the remarkable success in underage golf that West Waterford Golf Club having won before in 2005.
West Waterford Golf Club won the All-Ireland Cidona Irish Junior Foursomes at their Neighbouring course in Dungarvan Golf Club on 24 th August 2005.
As Munster Champions they met Galway Golf Club in the Semi-Final and recorded a 3-hole victory over the Connacht Champions.
They played Ulster Champions City of Derry in the Final, when they won by 4-holes.
Seamus Power was considered a "veteran" when he represented Ireland in the Boys' Home Internationals at Woodhall Spa, Lioncolnshire on 2nd August 2005 having been selected the previous year at Portmarnock Golf Club. He and Niall Kearney (The Royal Dublin) were the only two survivors from the 2004 team.
Few of today’s golfers can lay claim to holding the best record in a Golfing Union of Ireland National Championship but following his victory at Lisburn Golf Club on Friday West Waterford’s Seamus Power’s record narrowly eclipses McHenry’s on account of the silver medal won by the former as runner-up to Gareth Shaw at Royal Tara in 2006 in between his other two victories at Portumna in 2005 and on his home course last year.
It was the manner of the Waterford man’s win that will be long remembered by those who witnessed it at Lisburn Golf Club. Power opened with a 69 to lead the way after his first round and simply never relented. A course record equalling 67, which featured nine birdies, followed in round two and he again recorded the best round of the field in the third round – firing a two under par 70 in miserable conditions.
Holding a nine stroke lead entering the final round in was simply a matter of posting a solid score and that’s precisely what Power achieved – recording a 71 to run out the winner by 11 strokes. It was the second widest margin of victory in the history of the event - bettered only by Mark Gannon’s (Co Louth) 14 shot win in Athlone in 1971.
Mark Shannon was selected on the Munster team for the Interprovincial Matches played at Portmarnock Golf Club from 11th to 13th August 2004.
Paddy Murphy was elected to the council of the Munster Branch of the GUI for 2001.
West Waterford's Youths' Team won the Munster Title, which holds well for the future of the club. Having been Provincial Runner-Ups in 1998.
Alan Harty (2) made his International debut on the Irish Boys' Home International matches, having played Munster Boys' in 1996 and 1997. He played Munster Youths' from 1997 to 1998, playing 12 matches and won the Scratch Cup in West Waterford. Alan shot a new course record at Lucan G. C. in the Leinster Youths in 1999.
The boys' team won the Munster Fred Daly in 1999.
The men's team were Provincial Runner-Ups in the Jimmy Bruen Shield in 1995.
West Waterford won the Irish Independent National Pairs Championship in 1994.
John Dunphy won the Golf Foundation award in 2000.
Austin Spratt won the Senior Scratch Cup at Mitchelstown Golf Club in 1995.
West Waterford won the Munster Club of the Year in 2009
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index 1 511 495 481 5 18 434 5 14 2 357 343 332 4 10 260 4 18 3 381 365 335 4 2 294 4 2 4 191 180 164 3 15 134 3 10 5 487 472 461 5 12 407 5 8 6 404 392 376 4 6 331 4 4 7 383 371 363 4 13 309 4 12 8 361 349 339 4 14 296 4 16 9 225 209 177 3 4 149 3 6 Out 3,300 3,176 3,028 36 2,614 36 10 431 416 406 4 8 335 4 1 11 173 161 144 3 9 138 3 7 12 475 464 446 5 7 355 5 17 13 169 159 148 3 17 141 3 13 14 422 407 385 4 3 315 4 5 15 333 322 308 4 11 214 4 15 16 523 511 462 5 16 428 5 3 17 424 405 396 4 5 323 4 9 18 469 455 428 4 1 411 5 11 In 3,419 3,250 3,123 36 2,660 37 Total 6,719 6,426 6,151 72 5,274 73 SSS 72 71 69 72
Men's Course Record: 70 Alan Harty (1) 1999
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour President
Derry Twomey
Derry Twomey
Stephen O'Connor
Michael Walsh
Frank Walsh
Frank Cooney
Bill Spratt
Donal O'Brien
Billy Nugent
John Murphy
John Murphy
Willie Lyons
Willie Lyons
Brendan Cullinan
Bertie Hallahan
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Lady Captain
Bernie Twomey
Bernie Twomey
Vera Nugent
Mary Ronayne
Frances Carroll
Mary Spratt
Lila O'Dwyer
Mary French
Marie Lenane
Nora Spratt
Phil Byrne
Reena McDonnell
Alicia Browne
Mary Quinlan
Johanna Barron
Joan Curran
Marie Curran
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Men's Captain
Pat Murphy
Pat Murphy
John Power
Justin Spratt
Billy Nugent
Tommy Butler
Bob Loftus
Neil Parks
Neil Parks
M. Curran
Dr. Terry O'Callaghan
Michael Walsh
John Flynn
Ollie Broderick
Michael O'Dwyer
Malcolm Ashby
Lanson Kelly
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Aine Wall (10) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Alan Harty 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap Mark Shanahan 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Brian Shanahan 13th 159 yd's John Faherty 13 August 2000 13th 159 yd's Pat Power 11th 161 yd's Tommy Butler 12 August 2000 11th 161 yd's Frank Murphy 1 February 2000 13th 159 yd's Conor French 11th 161 yd's Joe Kelly 10 April 1998 4th 180 yd's