18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Glasson
Athlone
Co. WestmeathSecretary/Manager: Gareth Jones Captain: Liam Rattigan Lady Captain: Marie Sudway Telephone: 090-6485120 President: Tom Reid Public No: 090-6485120 Vice-Captain: Sean Kelly & Breda Reid Fax: 090-6485444 Hon. Secretary: James Shivnan & Pauline Smith E-mail: info@glassongolf.ie Club Pro: Colm Moriarty Website: www.glassongolf.ie Hon. Treasurer: James Clasby & Mary Moran Founded: 1993 Designed by: Christy O'Connor Jnr. Membership: 183 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €60 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €75 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: 50% Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €35/40 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: Preferred
Course Description:
Designed by Ryder Cup Hero Christy O’Connor Jnr, Glasson golf club opened to the playing public in 1993. At 7,120 yds off the blue stakes this championship course will test the best of golfers and will be enjoyed by all. Surrounded by Lough Ree on three sides it is set in the most spectacular of landscapes. Somebody described it as "One of the most scenic pieces of land I’ve ever seen in my life, with the first nine overlooking Lough Ree and the second nine Killinure Bay. There is nothing I’ve seen that comes close to that." The course is a Mecca of feature holes, but the 15th is a fantastic little hole measuring 185 yd's, with both the tee and the green situated in Lough Ree, will test the nerve of any golfer, a watery grave awaits the wayward shot, this is followed by three fine finishing holes and its back to the clubhouse.
The Reid Family have created what is now known as "The Glasson Experience" with their new 4 star, 29 bedroom hotel adjacent to the clubhouse, with magnificent views of the golf course and Lough Ree. Glasson is a must for any golfer visiting the midlands or for your society's weekend away.S ocieties are welcome and group rates are available. Voted the No. 32-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008. Glasson Golf Hotel & Country Club was voted No. 15 Parkland/Inland Course in Ireland by "Backspin" Irelands leading Golf magazine in 2008, the panel comprised of a selection of 52 Professional and amateur golfers throughout Ireland.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
The Reid family had Ryder Cup player Christy O'Connor Jnr. design this 18 hole course just outside Glasson village, which opened for play in 1993. They are continuing the development of this magnificent course, with a new hotel with 30 high quality rooms overlooking Lough Ree and the finishing six holes.
Location
Come off the N6 where it is signposted for Cavan/Longford, follow the Cavan-Longford road, to Glasson village. Go through the village and watch for a signpost to the left, the course is up on your left.
Members Achievements
Glasson Golf Hotel & Country Club trio, of Lady Captain Pauline Smith, Captain Tony McCarthy and Vice-Captain John Parker, were 3rd in the regional qualifiers of the Mercedes Benz-Irish Independent Executive Golf Trophy Tournament at Galway Bay Golf & Country Club in May 2001. Pauline playing off 26, Tony off 14 and John off 9 returned 77 points. They went on to compete in the National Finals at the K Club on the 13th of August.Local knowledge played its part when husband and wife Claire and Joe Kenny had 58 points in the Regional Qualifiers of the Spar-Irish Independent National Mixed Pairs, and booked their place in the final at St. Margaret's. This is a unique competition where the first six holes are played as a scramble, the next six as foursomes, and finishes with singles.
Moira Grogan is the only Lady Member to have had a hole-in-one and she did it on the 15th, the year she was Captain in 1996.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index 1 396 373 350 4 8 317 4 15 2 552 536 491 5 13 447 5 11 3 219 190 175 3 7 154 3 7 4 406 384 368 4 5 325 4 3 5 199 177 158 3 11 138 3 17 6 559 535 498 5 12 438 5 9 7 410 386 357 4 2 316 4 1 8 432 404 387 4 14 353 4 5 9 412 377 338 4 10 294 4 13 Out 3,585 3,362 3,122 36 2,782 36 10 513 508 476 5 18 415 5 18 11 183 170 156 3 17 133 3 16 12 406 384 374 4 9 358 4 8 13 397 369 323 4 3 294 4 2 14 566 563 523 5 15 462 5 10 15 185 177 127 3 4 115 3 12 16 452 417 376 4 1 334 4 4 17 545 525 495 5 16 396 5 14 18 383 361 341 4 6 317 4 6 In 3,630 3,474 3,191 36 2,824 37 Total 7,215 6,836 6,313 72 5,606 73 SSS 76 74 71 73
Men's Course Record: Pro. 63 Michael Lorenzo-Vera 02/08/2007
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Frances McVeigh 1994 Ladies Captain Jim Casey 1994 Men's Captain Tom Reid 1994 President Sally Ronaghan 1995 Ladies Captain Ted Carty 1995 Men's Captain Tom Reid 1995 President Moira Grogan 1996 Ladies Captain Ray Groarke 1996 Men's Captain Tom Reid 1996 President Mary Moran 1997 Ladies Captain Eamonn Barrett 1997 Men's Captain Tom Reid 1997 President Brid Keane 1998 Ladies Captain Terry O'Neill 1998 Men's Captain Tom Reid 1998 President Bridie Meagher 1999 Ladies Captain Alan Mitchell 1999 Men's Captain Tom Reid 1999 President Lorraine Killalea 2000 Ladies Captain Michael Fuery 2000 Men's Captain Tom Reid 2000 President Pauline Smith 2001 Ladies Captain Tony McCarthy 2001 Men's Captain Tom Reid 2001 President Patrica McGiverry 2002 Ladies Captain John Parker 2002 Men's Captain Tom Reid 2002 President Joseph Kenny 2003 Men's Captain Tom Reid 2003 President Claire Kenny 2004 Ladies Captain Oliver Fahy 2004 Men's Captain Tom Reid 2004 President Dympna Gillen 2005 Ladies Captain Martin Egan 2005 Men's Captain Tom Reid 2005 President Felicy Rattigan 2006 Ladies Captain Joe Spollen 2006 Men's Captain Tom Reid 2006 President Carole Nally 2007 Ladies Captain Dermot Fox 2007 Men's Captain Tom Reid 2007 President Ann Kelly 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Peter Wallace 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap