Castleisland Golf Club

Address Dooneen
Castleisland
Co. Kerry
Telephone: 066-7141709
Public No: 066-7141709
Fax: 066-7142090
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Website: www.castleislandgolfclub.com
Founded: 1993
Membership: 346
Green Fees Midweek: €40
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €45
Green Fees With a Member: €25
Green Fees For Opens: €30
Practice Area: Yes
Club Hire: Yes
Buggy Hire: Yes
Soft spikes: No
Secretary/Manager: Michael Coote
Captain: Ned O' Callaghan
Lady Captain: Leila Moloney
President: Con Daly & Betty MacAuliffe
Vice-Captain: John Geaney & Marie Geaney
Hon. Secretary: Denis O'Donovan & Nora Geaney
Club Pro: None
Hon. Treasurer: John Quirke & Nancy Fleming
Designed by: Arthur Spring
Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 9.30pm
Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse
Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim
Catering: Coffee and light snacks available
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:

A new parkland course, built on 200 acres, with modern sand-based greens and tees. This excellent course is built to the highest championship standards, which allows the course to be played throughout the year. Although a newly- developed course, the architect very skilfully utilises the mature wooded undulating terrain at his disposal to create a gem of a golf course. The course will have many challenging holes. Taking advantage of the varying and unique nature of the site. While elevated and undulating the design has reduced to a minimum any difficulties in walking and playing the course.

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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

Founded 2002.

Castleisland County Kerry is a market town steeped in history. The town gets its name from the famous castle of the island-an island formed by turning the waters of the river Maine into a moat around the castle, originally built in 1220 by Geoffrey De Marisco. For long the Desmond power in Kerry, the town was centre of much disorder and activity during the land war and the civil war of the 20th century. Castleisland today is a busy retail and commercial centre, situated at the junction of the N21 national primary route (Limerick-Tralee) and the N23 which links the town to Farranfore and Killarney.

The town is an important gateway into county Kerry, only five miles from Kerry international airport. The idea of a golf course was first mooted in 1999 when a 200 acre site was secured which formed the Castleisland shooting ground and owned by Mr. Richard Walsh who ended up constructing the golf course for Castleisland golf club committee. A number of prominent architects were asked to view the site and make submissions and after tedious investigating, the job was allocated to Dr. Arthur Spring. The go ahead was given to build the course having sold 250 shares @ £5000 share capital.

The development committee which included chairman Michael Coote (who is now manager), secretary Paul Geaney, financial controller Andrew Kelliher, along with Dano Dennehy, Sean Brandon, Tomo Bourke, Sheila Hannon and Martin O' Donoghue. The course commands a panoramic view of the McGillycuddy Reeks that forms the backdrop to the lakes of Killarney.

The construction of the course was to have it playable the whole year round and this was achieved by putting mole drains on every meter on the fairways and topping up with sand to allow the fairways to be as good as those found on a links course. This was achieved and while some parkland courses closed due to heavy rain, Castleisland has remained open.

Members Achievements

Castleisland Golf Club won the Billy O'Sullivan Trophy, at Ceann Sibeal in 2005. 

Kathleen Brosnan won the Kerryman Captain's Prizewinners Challenge in 2005.

The Ladies of Castleisland Golf Club won the Noreen Moore Trophy in 2004.


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Card of the Course
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Card of the Course (yards)
 
Hole No Blue White Green Par Index Red Par Index
1 452 432 420 5 17 347 4 1
2 387 358 346 4 3 316 4 3
3 274 262 249 4 13 219 4 17
4 187 156 142 3 7 126 3 11
5 388 348 335 4 15 301 4 15
6 159 140 130 3 15 112 3 13
7 404 397 386 4 1 371 5 7
8 485 456 442 5 11 421 5 5
9 176 167 155 5 11 139 3 9
Out 2,911 2,716 2,605 35   2,352 35  
10 385 336 335 4 8 294 4 8
11 444 421 412 5 10 375 5 14
12 169 156 148 3 6 116 3 18
13 355 326 318 4 6 295 4 6
14 346 332 325 4 16 295 4 16
15 393 362 354 4 2 314 4 4
16 476 443 435 5 14 405 5 10
17 174 165 157 3 18 129 3 12
18 388 365 358 4 4 347 4 2
In 3,130 2,906 2,832 36   2,570 36  
Total 6,041 5,622 5,437 71   4,922 71  
SSS 71 70 68     71    

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Roll of Honour
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Babs Kelliher 2004 Ladies Captain
Ann Stuart 2005 Ladies Captain
Liz O'Connor 2006 Ladies Captain
Nancy Fleming 2007 Ladies Captain
Leila Moloney 2008 Ladies Captain
Millie Browne 2005 Ladies President
Millie Browne 2006 Ladies President
Betty McAulliffe 2007 Ladies President
Betty McAulliffe 2008 Ladies President
Martin O'Donoghue 2003 Men's Captain
Dono Dennehy 2004 Men's Captain
Sean Brandon 2005 Men's Captain
Eamonn O'Connor 2006 Men's Captain
Seamus O'Neill 2007 Men's Captain
Ned O' Callaghan 2008 Men's Captain
Tom Burke 2003 President
Tom Burke 2004 President
Tom Burke 2005 President
John Curtin 2006 President
Lar Hickey 2007 President
Con Daly 2008 President
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