Gilnahirk Golf Club

Address Manns Corner
Upper Braniel Road
Belfast BT5 7TX
Telephone: 028-90-448477
Public No: 028-90-448477
Fax: 028-90-449649
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Founded: 1983
Secretary/Manager: Kenny Gray
Captain: Ronney Brown
Lady Captain: Agnes Graham
President: Peter Robinson 
Vice-Captain: None
Hon. Secretary: Jimmy Gibson
Club Pro: Kenny Gray 048-90-448477
Hon. Treasurer: Mervyn Bannister
Designed by: David Jones
Membership: 341
Green Fees Midweek: £15
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £25
Green Fees With a Member: £10/£11
Green Fees For Opens: N/A
Practice Area: Yes
Club Hire: Yes
Buggy Hire: Yes
Soft spikes: No
Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Clubhouse opening hours: am to pm
Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse
Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim
Catering: Full catering facilities
Days to Avoid: None
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends
Pre-booking for open tournaments: N/A
   

 

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Course Description
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Gilnahirk Golf Club was founded in 1983 and designed by one of Northern Irelands favourite sons David Jones. It is a 18-hole Parkland just outside the City of Belfast, measuring 5,700 yards with a Par 67 and a standard scratch of 68 off the men's tees. The ladies course measures 4,830 metres with a Par 72 and a standard scratch 70. Gilnahirk Golf Club is in the process of upgrading the whole course.

At present 12 of the greens and tees are to USGA standard and an ongoing programme will upgrade the remaining 6 holes over the next couple of years. It is a fair but challenging round of golf where a warm welcome is extended to one and all in the clubhouse. David Jones on his course: "The 4th: a strategic, 'risk versus reward' short par four where a decision has to be made to lay up short of a broad stream, or go for the heroic carry to shorten the second shot. The 7th:  ...which came out of nowhere following the discovery of an ancient "flax-hole".  This was excavated into a lovely little lake with stone bridges transforming what might have been a very ordinary par four into a superb one. The 8th:  A tough uphill par four through the only band of mature trees on the site, to a well-protected and interestingly contoured green."


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Open & Major Fixtures 2011
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See Event Calendar here.

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Club History
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Founded 1983, affiliated 1984.

 

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Card of the Course
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Card of the Course (metres)
 
Hole No White Par Index Red Par Index
1 403 4 5 353 5 5
2 135 3 11 103 3 11
3 378 4 3 348 4 3
4 142 3 7 116 3 7
5 384 4 9 347 4 9
6 264 4 17 234 4 17
7 416 5 1 386 5 1
8 279 4 13 248 4 13
9 298 4 15 280 4 15
Out 2,699 36   2,415 36  
10 403 4 6 353 5 6
11 135 3 12 103 3 12
12 378 4 4 348 4 4
13 142 3 8 116 3 8
14 385 4 10 347 4 10
15 264 4 14 234 4 14
16 416 4 2 386 5 2
17 279 4 18 248 4 18
18 298 4 16 280 4 16
In 2,699 36   2,415 36  
Total 5,398 70   4,830 72  
SSS 68     70    

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Roll of Honour
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Alister Price 2000 Men's Captain
Dawn Scarbra 2002 Ladies Captain
Susan Carnson 2006 Ladies Captain
Phyllis Richardson 2007 Ladies Captain
Jim Grant 2001 Men's Captain
Ronnie Weir 2002 Men's Captain
James Gibson 2004 Men's Captain
Mervyn Bannister 2005 Men's Captain
Mervyn Bannister 2006 Men's Captain
Thomas McIver 2007 Men's Captain
James Eager 2004 President
James Eager 2005 President
Peter Robinson  2006 President
Peter Robinson  2007 President

   
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