Birr

Birr Golf Club

Address	The Glenns
	Birr
	Co. Offaly
Telephone:	057-91-20082
Public No:	057-91-20082
Fax:	057-91-22155
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Website:	www.birrgolfclub..ie
Founded:	1893
Membership:	550
Green Fees Midweek:	€15/30
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.:	€15/30
Green Fees With a Member:	50%
Green Fees For Opens:	€15
Practice Area:	Yes
Club Hire:	Yes
Buggy Hire:	Yes
Soft spikes:	No
Secretary/Manager:	Joan Grimes
Captain:	Joe Slevin
Lady Captain:	Rita Delaney
Presidents:	Tony McTague & Gemma Butler
Vice-Captain:
Hon. Secretary:	Michael Ashe & Mary Bolger
Club Pro:	Kevin McGrath
Hon. Treasurer:	Arthur Joyce & Kay Kelly
Designed by:	Eddie Connaughton
Course opening hours:	Daylight hours
Clubhouse opening hours:	10.30am to 11.30pm
Mobile phones:	Not on course or in clubhouse
Dress Code:	Neat casual, no denim
Catering:	Full catering facilities
Days to Avoid:	Sundays
Green Fees and Societies Welcome:	Other days
Pre-booking for open tournaments:	14 Days in advance

Location

Course Description

The post-glacial terrain of Birr’s 18-hole course, with its glens and eskers, presents a challenge to the most discerning of golfers.
Established in 1893, originally part of the estate of the Earl of Rosse, the course measures 5,754 m. The combination of natural sweeps, hollows and hillocks along with carefully designed course layout provides an exiting challenge to golfers of all levels of experience.

The fairways sweep beautifully towards the carefully manicures greens. This is a magnificent golf course, with the clubhouse facilities to match.
Situated in the centre of Ireland and within a short drive of all major sea and air terminals. The Glenns are a must for all touring golfers, where you are assured of a real Irish welcome, to a recently renovated and modernised golf course complemented by full bar and catering facilities.

Birr is the home course of Richie Coughlan, who played Walker Cup in 1997, now playing his professional golf in the USA and he is being followed by 2001 South of Ireland Champion Justin Kehoe who was 9-under par when finishing the match on the 13th at Lahinch. Birr has a well-stocked golf shop and driving range located adjacent to the entrance.

Open & Major Fixtures 2011

See Event Calendar here.

Club History

Founded 1893, affiliated 1893.

Members Achievements

Birr Golf Club won the Central Towns in 2006, when they beat Tullamore Golf Club at Tullamore the team was, Tony McCormack, Fintan Dolan, Tom Moylan, Tony McTague, John Delaney, K. P. Kelly, Ciaran Slevin, Tom Wright and Michael Stephens, they were managed by Paddy Kirwan and Derek Ryan.

Birr Golf Club were Runners-Up to Mullingar Golf Club in the Leinster Final of the Barton Shield at Luttrellstown in 2002. The team was Michael Horan, Seamie Breen, Justin Kehoe, Kenny McGarry and Joe Lyons. They were captained by Michael Lyons.

Lady Captain, Mary Grennan (20) and her Captains Prize winner Kathleen Dooley (17) were beaten into second place on a count back, when they qualified for the National Finals of the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captains Classic at Co. Sligo Golf Club in August 2002, when they returned 40 points.

Justin Kehoe won the World Universities Championship and was selected on the Irish Team for the Home Internationals at Royal St. David's Golf Club in Harlech, Wales, from September 11th-13th 2002.

Justin Kehoe was selected on the Irish Team to play in the Eisenhower Trophy in Kuala Lumpur from the 24th to the 27th October 2002.

Justin Kehoe won the South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch in 2001. He played the most remarkable golf I have ever seen in my life. Yes I have seen "The Tiger" and others. Justin opened up with birdie, eagle, birdie had another on his way to the turn. He then proceeded to ream off four birdies in a row to finish the match. I don’t expect to see that sort of golf again around Lahinch, mind you he did have two three-putts. Justin was selected on the six-man Irish team for the European Strokeplay championship in Denmark on the 22nd to the 25th August 2001, won by none other than Stephen Browne. He then joined his fellow U. C. D students, including Mark Campbell, Paul McDonald and Mark O'Sullivan. when winning the All-Ireland Bulmers Barton Shield at Newlands Golf Club 20th September 2001.

Justin Kehoe was selected together with Graham McDowell, representing Ireland at the Belgium International Juniors, from 22nd to 26th August, 2000. He played for the Irish Youths team against Scotland at Cork G. C. in June, 1999. He also played Leinster Youths in 1998 and 1999 at Waterford G. C. and in April 1999 when they won the Interprovincial Championship having played Leinster Boys from 1996 to 1997, winning 10 of his 12 matches.

A. McIntyre qualified for the National Finals of the Irish Times-Mitsubishi Motors Women's Masters. She returned 30 points in the semi-final at Glasson Golf Hotel & Country Club on the 23rd of August 2001. Then it was on to Galway Bay & Country Club for the Final on 13th September.

Prior to 2001:

Birr won the Irish Mixed Foursomes at Galway in 1979.

They won the Barton Cup in 1994, when the squad was P. Madden, J. O'Neill, T. Nevin, M. McGarry, F. Golding, J. McMenamin, M. Horan, M. Tracey, P. Kirwin, M. Yates, E. Nevin and F. Horan. They were managed by M. Lyons and S. Breen.

Y. Guinan was selected on the I. L. G. U. Junior squad in November 2000.

Richie Coughlan played Walker Cup at Quaker Ridge G. C. N. Y. in 1997, and participated in the Home International matches from 1991 to 1994. He won the Joe Carr Perpetual Award in 1990, with 115 points. He also played in the Boys from1989 to 1991. and played Leinster Youths from 1990 to 1992 (playing 18 matches). B. Davis played Leinster Youths from 1986 to 1988.

Joe Lyons went from 3.6 to 0.9 between Jan and July in 1999-that takes a lot of good golf at his level. He won the Gort Scratch Cup in May, followed by the Birr Scratch Cup.

Holes-in-One
Person	Date	Hole No.	Club Used	Distance
Laurence Smith	20 August 1999	14^th		171 m
Laurence Smith	21 May 1999	14^th		171 m
Ray Landy	16 August 1999	14^th		171 m
Michael J. Ashe	14 June 1999	8^th		169 m
Martin Cleary	20 June 1999	8^th		169 m
Tony Hogan	15 March 1999	15^th		226 m
Pat Madden	11 January 1998	3^rd		126 m

Card of the Course

Hole No	Blue	White	Green	Par	Index	Red	Par	Index
1	358	345	300	4	11	266	4	8
2	130	126	123	3	17	126	3	14
3	382	372	350	4	3	310	4	6
4	315	305	300	4	15	249	4	11
5	522	510	400	5	5	416	5	1
6	466	456	438	5	9	363	5	5
7	369	359	355	4	4	252	4	13
8	169	163	154	3	13	120	3	18
9	413	407	400	4	1	325	4	4
Out	3124	3043	2820	36		2427	36
10	358	335	330	4	8	310	4	3
11	390	380	363	4	2	358	5	16
12	356	346	340	4	12	348	5	7
13	364	355	349	4	6	326	4	2
14	174	166	160	3	14	162	3	9
15	150	145	140	3	16	139	3	15
16	302	294	285	4	18	233	4	12
17	350	344	306	4	10	278	4	10
18	397	388	380	4	7	349	5	17
In	2841	2753	2653	34		2499	37
Total	5965	5796	5473	70		4926	73
SSS	71	70	69			72

Roll of Honour

Lady Captains

1990 G. O'Meara

1991 Rita Enright

1992 Ena Gilefoyle

1993 Mary D'Arcy

1994 Delores Clarke

1995 Bernadette McTague

1996 Ann Frawley

1997 Mary Ryan

1998 Emer Hanniffy

1999 Doreen McKenna

2000 Gemma Cullen

2001 Ann Kenny

2002 Mary Grennan

2003 Mona Collins

2004 Bernie Meagher

2005 Martina O'Brien

2006 Ann McIntyre

2007 Yvonne Boland

2008 Collette O'Brien

2009 Mary Sullivan

2010 Kathleen Doorly

2011 Rita Delaney

2012

Men's Captains

1989 Michael Yates

1990 Jimmy O'Neill

1991 Arthur Joyce

1992 Con Kennedy

1993 Pat O'Gorman

1994 Michael Grogan

1995 John Loughnane

1996 John Murphy

1997 Frank Kenny

1998 Bernard Quigley

1999 Michael Lyons

2000 Robert Ryland

2001 Dr. Patrick Greally

2002 David McDowell

2003 George Boyd

2004 Sean Loughnane

2005 Jim McMenamin

2006 John O'Hare

2007 Billy Donlon

2008 Patrick O'Brien

2009 Tom Rigney

2010 Bernard Kennedy

2011 Joe Slevin

Lady Presidents

1990 Lady Rosse

1991 Lady Rosse

1992 Lady Rosse

1993 Sheila O'Brien

1994 Lorna Doorly

1995 Sheelagh Grennan

1996 Roma Gilmartin

1997 Mary O'Gorman

1998 Majella Duffy

1999 Elsa Rock

2000 Jo Butler

2001 Patsy Burke

2002 Antoinette Enright

2003 Lorna Hogan

2004 Annette Kenny

2005 Gladys O'Mara

2006 Ena Guilfoyle

2007 Mary Darcy

2008 Bernadette McTague

2009 Mary Ryan

2010 Dooreen McKenna

2011 Gemma Butler

2012

Presidents

1990 Lord Rosse

1991 Lord Rosse

1992 Lord Rosse

1993 Lord Rosse

1994 Des O'Donnell

1995 Michael Ashe

1996 Jimmy O'Neill

1997 Tim Kenny

1998 Dr. Paddy Greally

1999 John O'Meara

2000 Matt Spain

2001 Brian Graham

2002 Arthur Joyce

2003 Tony Hogan

2004 Pat O'Gorman

2005 Tom Enright

2006 Des McDowell

2007 Fintan Dolan

2008 Michael Liffey

2009 Tony McCormack

2010 David McDowell

2011 Tony McTague

2012