Ormeau Golf Club

 

Address 50 Park Road
Belfast
Co Antrim BT7 2FX
Telephone: 028-90-640700
Public No: 028-90-641069
Fax: 028-90-646250
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Website: www.ormeaugolfclub.co.uk
Founded: 1892
Membership: 409
Green Fees Midweek: £16 
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £18
Green Fees With a Member: £11/£13
Green Fees For Opens: £11
Practice Area: No
Club Hire: Yes
Buggy Hire: Trolley
Soft spikes: Yes
Secretary/Manager: Billy Lynn
Captain: Graham Turner
Lady Captain: Jennifer Johnston
President: Ken Griffith & Carol McClure
Vice-Captain: Grahame Griffith & Heather Stevenson
Hon. Secretary: Steve Martin & Marie Hassay
Club Pro: Steven Rourke 048-90-640999
Hon. Treasurer: Richard Barnes & Ena McKnight
Designed by:  
Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Clubhouse opening hours: 11.30am to 11.00pm
Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse
Dress Code: Neat and casual, jacket and tie required evenings
Catering: Full catering facilities
Days to Avoid:  
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days
Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance
Location
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Course Description
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This nine-hole course with an eighteen-hole par of 68 has proved over the years to have, been a test to the best golfers in the country. The course provides a challenge to both the low and high handicap golfer with good shots being rewarded and those that stray off line receiving due punishment.The long par-4, 455 yard fifth hole with intimidating out of bounds on the right of the tee box and a narrow sloping green well protected by trees and bunkers is reckoned to rate with the best par four Parkland holes in Ireland.

Two long par-3 holes, each demanding an accurate tee shot, add to the variety of holes, which the course has to offer. When playing the third and twelfth holes visitors are advised to look for the Fairy Tree which graces the middle of the fairway within driving range. Club Folklore has it that if a golfer hits the Fairy Tree with his/her ball or club he/she should apologies to the fairies before playing the next shot, otherwise his/her game is likely to suffer thereafter.Those who have played the Course believe they could play it better the next time round and often make a point of putting their beliefs to the test.Visitors to Ormeau Golf Club can be assured of a warm and friendly welcome and a challenging round of golf.
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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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Instituted 1893 affiliated 1894The "Belfast Newsletter" 24th September, 1892, reported "that a deputation had gone to the Parks Department of Belfast City Council re the proposed golf links at Ormeau Park and they are hopeful of the outcome" The "Irish Golfer" on 14th October, 1899, reports "Ormeau possess one supreme advantage over most of the important courses in the North of Ireland. It lies inside the municipal boundary of no mean city, being only twenty minuets walk from Belfast exchange.

The club was founded in 1893 under the Captaincy of Mr. James Woodside. The outlook from the clubhouse is a very charming view of wonderful scenery, contributed to by the tall, ancestral trees of the Donegal estate, now the Ormeau Park"The club had 160 members and there was separate accommodation for the ladies in the clubhouse. It was a nine-hole course as it remains today.

 

 

Holes-in-One
Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance
M. Vincent   6th 5 Iron 193 yd's
W. Moore   4th 9 Iron 113 yd's
E. McConnell   4th 9 Iron 113 yd's

 
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Card of the Course
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Name Hole No Yellow Green Par Index Red Par Index
The Hanging Tree 1 311 284 4 10 271 4 13
Ravenhill Reach 2 291 280 4 16 289 4 15
Fairy Thorn 3 511 505 5 4 503 5 1
The Pitch 4 101 94 3 18 100 3 17
Old Dublin Road 5 455 416 4 2 412 5 3
The Pancake 6 190 178 3 8 179 3 7
The Pines 7 301 293 4 14 290 4 9
The Bandstand 8 222 208 3 6 212 3 5
Clubhouse View 9 306 299 4 12 296 4 11
  Out 2,688 2,557 37   2,552 37  
The Hanging Tree 10 311 284 4 9 271 4 14
Ravenhill Reach 11 291 280 4 15 289 4 16
Fairy Thorn 12 511 505 5 3 503 5 2
The Pitch 13 101 94 3 17 100 3 18
Old Dublin Road 14 455 416 4 1 412 5 4
The Pancake 15 190 178 3 7 179 3 8
The Pines 16 301 293 4 13 290 4 10
The Bandstand 17 222 208 3 5 212 3 6
Clubhouse View 18 306 299 4 11 296 4 12
  In 2,688 2,557 34   2,552 35  
  Total 5,376 5,114 71   5,104 72  
  SSS 70 68     71    
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Roll of Honour
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B. Clulow 1989 Ladies Captain
L. Archer 1990 Ladies Captain
J. Doran 1991 Ladies Captain
E. McClure 1992 Ladies Captain
E. McLarnon 1993 Ladies Captain
L. Elwood 1994 Ladies Captain
M. McCartney 1995 Ladies Captain
E. Mawhinney 1996 Ladies Captain
R. Mitchell 1997 Ladies Captain
R. Orr 1998 Ladies Captain
May Bunting 1999 Ladies Captain
Elizabeth Baily 2000 Ladies Captain
Roberta Burnett 2001 Ladies Captain
Joan Parker 2002 Ladies Captain
Ena McKnight 2004 Ladies Captain
Margaret Edgar 2005 Ladies Captain
Barbra Moorhead 2006 Ladies Captain
Jean Hughes 2007 Ladies Captain
Lily Archer 2005 Ladies President
Lily Archer 2006 Ladies President
G. Kirkham 1989 Men's Captain
R. Burnett 1990 Men's Captain
A. McVeigh 1991 Men's Captain
K. Griffith 1992 Men's Captain
R. Tease 1993 Men's Captain
J. Cree 1994 Men's Captain
R. Stringer 1995 Men's Captain
N. Millar 1996 Men's Captain
T. Orr 1997 Men's Captain
S. Shanks 1998 Men's Captain
Benny Marley 1999 Men's Captain
Mr. Danny Holmes 2000 Men's Captain
Denis McKnight 2001 Men's Captain
Maurice Montgomery 2002 Men's Captain
S. Martin 2003 Men's Captain
Richard Barnes 2004 Men's Captain
Martin Graham 2005 Men's Captain
James Duggan 2006 Men's Captain
Jim Smith 2007 Men's Captain
G. Moore 1990 President
W. C. Mills 1991 President
W. C. Mills 1992 President
W. H. Boyd 1993 President
W. Moore 1994 President
W. Moore 1995 President
C. Osborne 1996 President
C. Osborne 1997 President
J. Cooke 1998 President
J. Cooke 1999 President
Mr. G. McVeigh 2000 President
Alan McVeigh 2004 President
Alan McVeigh 2005 President
Alan McVeigh 2006 President
Ken Griffith 2007 President
   
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