18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Blessington Lakes
Blessington
Co. WicklowSecretary/Manager: Mary Williams Captain: Brendan Daly Lady Captain: Rita Bryan Telephone: 045-867644 President: Joseph Gardiner & Catherine O'Mahoney-O'Shea Public No: 045-867644 Vice-Captain: Billy Reilly Fax: 045-867000 Hon. Secretary: Noel Reilly & Ann Horan E-mail: golf@tufarris.com Club Pro: Adrian V. Williams Website: www.tulfarris.com Hon. Treasurer: Albert Crowley & Dervela Higgins Founded: 1989 Designed by: Pat Merrigan Membership: 274 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €80 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €100 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 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None (phone) 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:
Designed by Paddy Merrigan, Tulfarris is a must for any golfers, who enjoys their golf in spectacular surroundings. Tulfarris Golf Course nestled between the spectacular Wicklow Mountains and Blessington Lakes, is a world class championship golf course. 7116 yd's par 73 with a standard scratch of 74 off the back tees. Laid out on 200 acres at Tulfarris House Hotel and Country Club, the contours and water features of the course blend into the spectacular scenery of the area in a truly sympathetic way.
Each golf hole is unique and is designed for enjoyment at all levels. The course is beautifully maintained and is planted with an abundance of mature trees, ferns and wild Grouse. The 608 yard par 5 7th has one of the most remarkable tee shots off the back stakes. It is a lateral 240 yd's carry over the lake with no bale out. Tulfarris was the venue of the AIB Senior’s Championship in May 2000. Tulfarris is a wonderful golf experience that will bring you back again and again.
Voted the No. 59-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008. Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort was voted No. 24 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
Founded 1989, affiliated 1989.
Location
4 miles out of Blessington, watch for the signpost to your left after you pass Poulaphouca Lake.
Members Achievements
2001 Captain John Horan recorded a unique double on this fine course. John had the last hole-in-one on the old course back in 1996. He holed out on the old 9th with an eight-iron, before the course was upgraded. No member had recorded a hole-in-one until John aced the par 3 162 yd's second with his three-iron in June 2001. Another coincidence is that Benny Teevans was playing with him on both occasions.Raymond Williams was selected on the Leinster Boys' Team in 2000 and he won the golfer of the Month in the Druid's Glen-Irish Independent, Raymond was a Irish Youths' International in 2004 playing against Scotland.
Bruce Flecher won the AIB Irish Seniors Open Championship here in May 2000.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 540 529 504 5 11 476 5 2 2 183 172 162 3 13 135 3 16 3 456 408 379 4 5 332 4 14 4 456 428 400 4 2 294 4 4 5 375 350 346 4 8 294 4 10 6 184 172 172 3 9 116 4 18 7 413 385 382 4 15 342 4 8 8 434 405 379 4 17 346 4 12 9 608 533 510 5 12 466 5 6 Out 3,649 3,382 3,234 36 2,839 36 10 447 434 409 4 1 355 4 9 11 174 168 152 4 18 133 3 17 12 405 381 373 4 4 343 4 3 13 511 502 498 5 14 441 5 13 14 409 399 379 4 6 358 4 5 15 520 501 469 5 16 443 5 11 16 200 189 180 3 10 151 3 15 17 369 364 347 4 7 289 4 1 18 481 425 402 4 3 344 4 7 In 3,516 3,363 3,209 36 2,857 36 Total 7,165 6,745 6,443 72 5,696 72 SSS 74 72 71 73
Men's Course Record: 68 Raymond Williams (2) Pro. 67 B. Flitcher
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Mary O'Kane 1990 Ladies Captain Maureen Pocock 1990 Ladies President Frank McCann 1990 Men's Captain Barry Pocock 1990 President Rita Bryne 1991 Ladies Captain Maureen Pocock 1991 Ladies President Tom Bryan 1991 Men's Captain Barry Pocock 1991 President Maureen Kavanagh 1992 Ladies Captain Maureen Pocock 1992 Ladies President John Breslin 1992 Men's Captain Barry Pocock 1992 President Toni Fitzgerald 1993 Ladies Captain Maeve Hayes 1993 Ladies President Gary Swift 1993 Men's Captain Noel Fannin 1993 President Marie Smyth 1994 Ladies Captain Maeve Hayes 1994 Ladies President Mark Barry 1994 Men's Captain Noel Fannin 1994 President Nora Swift 1995 Ladies Captain Maeve Hayes 1995 Ladies President Peter Sherwin 1995 Men's Captain Gary Swift 1995 President Gay Wallace 1996 Ladies Captain Maeve Hayes 1996 Ladies President Tom Sweeney 1996 Men's Captain Gary Swift 1996 President Ann Daly 1997 Ladies Captain Bernadette O'Connor 1997 Ladies President Martin McDonagh 1997 Men's Captain Martin Kernan 1997 President Carol Ashmore 1998 Ladies Captain Bernadette O'Connor 1998 Ladies President Noel Kelly 1998 Men's Captain Martin Kernan 1998 President Ann Horan 1999 Ladies Captain Deirdre Martin 1999 Ladies President John Britton 1999 Men's Captain Noel Reilly 1999 President Kay O'Shea 2000 Ladies Captain Deirdre Martin 2000 Ladies President Michael Geoghegan 2000 Men's Captain Noel Reilly 2000 President Mary Brown 2001 Ladies Captain Nora Swift 2001 Ladies President John Horan 2001 Men's Captain Catherine O'Mahony-O'Shea 2002 Ladies Captain Nora Swift 2002 Ladies President Jerry Lambe 2002 Men's Captain Noel Kelly 2002 President Madeline Drew-Byrne 2003 Ladies Captain Mary Brown 2003 Ladies President Padraig N. Whelan 2003 Men's Captain Noel Kelly 2003 President Ann Horan 2004 Ladies Captain Mary Brown 2004 Ladies President Joseph Gardner 2004 Men's Captain John Horan 2004 President Nora Swift 2005 Ladies Captain Ann Horan 2005 Ladies President Tom O'Shea 2005 Men's Captain John Britton 2005 President Madeline Drew-Byrne 2006 Ladies Captain Stephen B. McEntee 2006 Men's Captain John Britton 2006 President Helga Crowley 2007 Ladies Captain Catherine O'Mahoney-O'Shea 2007 Ladies President Paul Fitzpatrick 2007 Men's Captain Joseph Gardiner 2007 President Ann Daly (15) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Raymond Williams (0) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance John Horan (Capt 2001) 1 June 2001 2nd 3 iron 162 yd's J. J. Tobin 20 June 2001 11th 152 yd's
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