East Clare Golf Club


Address Bodyke
Co. Clare
 
Telephone: 061-921322
Public No: 061-921388
Fax: 061-921717
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Website: www.eastclare.com
Founded: 1991
Membership: 895
Green Fees Midweek: €30
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €35
Green Fees With a Member: €20/25
Green Fees For Opens: €20
Practice Area: Yes
Club Hire: Yes
Buggy Hire: Yes
Soft spikes: No
Secretary/Manager: Michael O'Hanlon
Captain: Ger Hogan
Lady Captain: Mary Hogan
President: Brendan Magill & Jean Fleming
Vice-Captain: Bill Cullen
Hon. Secretary: Michael O'Hanlon, Norman Molloy & Terry Mulvihill
Club Pro: Shop: Michael Whelan
Hon. Treasurer: Kevin Burke, Sean Ahern & Mary Fagan
Designed by: Arthur Spring
Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Clubhouse opening hours: 7.30am to 10.00pm
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: 14 Days in advance
Location
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Course Description
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Course Description:

The course is set on 150 acres of unspoiled, rolling, quiet countryside with majestic views of East Clare. The 18-hole course opened in 1997 and is very popular with visitors both from overseas and within Ireland. East Clare opened as a "pay as you play" course and it is the policy to ensure visitors are accommodated at all times.The Championship course has been designed by, noted golf architect Dr. Arthur Spring. The par of the course is 71 with more than 6,500 yards of fairways. Hazards include several lakes, bunkers, streams and trees.East Clare was the venue of the European PGA Seniors Tour Event in August 1998, won by John Morgan and is located just five minutes drive from beautiful Lough Derg and about half an hour from Shannon Airport. East Clare has an Open Singles every Thursday from April to October in 2005.

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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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Club History

In the early years of the 20th century there was an active golf course in Killaloe and the "golfhouse" was used during the annual Killaloe races. The club went into decline and it was not until 1988 when the Derg Golf Society was formed and golf was revived in the area. By 1991 they had identified land at Coolreagh, owned by the Boland family. Michael Hogan, John Joyce, T. J. McNamara and Tom Murray were appointed to negotiate the purchase of the lands.

Having formed the Bodyke Castletown Trust Ltd. they set about raising half a million, under the chairmanship of John Joyce. By 1993 the club had received G.U.I. status and eight of the first nine permanent holes had been completed. The Curtin land was purchased in 1996 and the club now had 150 acres to complete the 18-holes. Under the guidance of Charles Stuart, with the assistance of Martin Mason and Michael Fahy the championship 18-hole course was completed and opened in 1997. The clubhouse was commenced in November 2000 and completed in July 2001. A feature of the design is the incorporation of the original stonewalls of the old kitchen garden in the development.

 

Men's Course Record: 63 Donal McSweeney


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Card of the Course
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Card of the Course (yards)
 
Hole No Blue White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index
1 325 320 313 4 14 302 4 11
2 163 158 143 3 11 92 3 17
3 343 329 297 4 5 292 4 9
4 173 168 149 3 7 104 3 15
5 488 473 466 5 17 343 4 3
6 469 459 434 5 9 361 5 7
7 419 386 363 4 3 324 4 5
8 145 130 115 3 18 96 3 13
9 416 410 386 4 1 380 5 1
Out 2,941 2,836 2,666 35   2,294 35  
10 346 335 284 4 10 258 4 4
11 351 338 315 4 4 315 4 14
12 475 465 442 5 15 425 5 8
13 207 197 159 3 2 144 3 10
14 335 325 285 4 12 269 4 12
15 376 366 347 4 8 322 4 16
16 438 415 392 5 16 376 5 2
17 178 165 139 3 13 123 3 18
18 384 371 357 4 6 334 4 6
In 3,090 2,977 2,720 36   2,566 36  
Total 6,031 5,813 5,386 71   4,860 71  
SSS 71 71 69     71    

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Roll of Honour
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Margaret O'Grady 1993 Ladies Captain
Margaret O'Grady 1994 Ladies Captain
Olive Fahy 1995 Ladies Captain
Marie Kelly 1996 Ladies Captain
Jenny Ryan 1997 Ladies Captain
Marie Long 1998 Ladies Captain
Therese Treacy 1999 Ladies Captain
Margaret MacNamara 2000 Ladies Captain
Elizabeth Fennessy 2001 Ladies Captain
Peg Hanrahan 2002 Ladies Captain
Mary Brennan 2003 Ladies Captain
Jean Flemming 2004 Ladies Captain
Heather Cullen 2005 Ladies Captain
Margaret O'Grady 2006 Ladies Captain
Mary Mannion 2007 Ladies Captain
Mary Hogan 1997 Ladies President
Bridie Hanrahan 2000 Ladies President
Marie Kelly 2001 Ladies President
Noreen Ryan 2002 Ladies President
Frances Gaffney 2003 Ladies President
Margaret O'Grady 2004 Ladies President
Therese Treacy 2005 Ladies President
Josephine Slattery 2006 Ladies President
Jean Fleming 2007 Ladies President
Michael Fahy 1993 Men's Captain
Michael Fahy 1994 Men's Captain
John Doyle 1995 Men's Captain
Vinnie Henchy 1996 Men's Captain
C. Tracey 1997 Men's Captain
Redmond Walsh 1998 Men's Captain
John Slattery 1999 Men's Captain
Nick Ryan 2000 Men's Captain
Ger Teefy 2001 Men's Captain
Kieran MacNamara 2002 Men's Captain
Paul Nesbitt 2003 Men's Captain
Jack Brennan 2004 Men's Captain
John S. Kelly 2005 Men's Captain
Tim McGillicuddy 2006 Men's Captain
Michael Macnamara 2007 Men's Captain
Olive Fahy 1993 President
Olive Fahy 1994 President
Mary Hogan 1997 President
Nick Ryan 1997 President
Noel Frawley 1998 President
Kieran Sheehy 1999 President
Seamus O'Dwyer 2000 President
Michael Fahy 2001 President
Michael Horgan 2002 President
Dominic Stuart 2003 President
Jim Greene 2004 President
Michael Ryan 2005 President
Jack Brennan 2006 President
Pat Corry 2007 President
 
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