Fota Island Golf Club


Waterford Castle Golf Club


Course Facts:
Address The Island Secretary/Manager: James Funnell
Ballinakill Captain: Ben Hergarty
Co. Waterford Lady Captain: Patrica Walsh
Telephone: 051-871633 President: Patricia Walsh & Tony Lee
Public No: 051-850902 Vice-Captain: Pat Crowley & Sheelagh Browne
Fax: 051-871634 Hon. Secretary:  
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Website: www.waterfordcastle.com Hon. Treasurer:  
Founded: 1992 Designed by: Des Smyth
Open for membership. Societies are welcome and group rates are available. (10 - 41+)
Membership: 675 Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Green Fees Midweek: €30 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to dusk
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €40 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse
Green Fees With a Member: €24 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim
Green Fees For Opens: €24 Catering: Full catering facilities
Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: 9.00am to 11.00am weekdays
Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other times
Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance
Soft spikes: No    



Location
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Course Description
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A unique island golf course surrounded by the River Suir and accessed by private ferry. Designed by Des Smyth, this 310-acre island is enclosed by water. The course is 6814 yards and has four water features on the second, third, fourth and sixteenth holes. There is even a Swilken Bridge on the third hole. Two of the more challenging holes are the par 4's at nine and twelve. Index one comes at the ninth, a 414-yard uphill, dog-leg right. The twelfth is 456 yards and is a fine test of accuracy and distance. The views from the course are superb and the luxurious Waterford Castle Hotel equally spectacular. Societies are welcome and group rates are available.


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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 1992, affiliated 1993.

Members Achievements

Waterford Castle Golf Club got to the Munster Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield at Limerick Golf Club in 1998, when the team was C. Ahearne, J. Hegarty, D. O'Leary, J. Dalton, J. Nolan, J, Morrissey, T. Clancy, K. O'Brien, L. McCarthy, J. Hughey and B. Mulhall, they were managed by L. Coady.Waterford Castle Golf Club won the Belvedere Cup in 2003.

Kathleen Walsh and Carmel Walsh qualified for the National Finals of the Kellogg's Ladies Golf Challenge at Druid's Glen Golf Club on the 21st of August 2001.

Major Prize Winners
Name Year Prize
K. Brophy 2000 Captain's Prize
J. Fogarty 2000 President's Prize
M. McGarry 2001 Captain's Prize
G. Nagle 2001 President's Prize
T. Browne 2002 Captain's Prize
G. Brennan 2002 President's Prize
D. Ryan 2003 Captain's Prize
M. Leamy 2003 President's Prize
P. Reddy 2004 Captain's Prize
D. Kavanagh 2004 President's Prize
F. O'Meara 2005 Captain's Prize
C. Sweeney 2005 President's Prize
F. Crowley 2006 Captain's Prize
J. Heenan 2006 President's Prize
P. Wallace 2007 Captain's Prize
D. Grace 2007 President's Prize

Holes-in-One
Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance
Eugene Wall 16 April 2001 10th 7 iron 160 m
Dick Cullinane 1 January 1998 16th   187 m
Dick Cullinane 1 January 1994 2nd   176 m
Fionnuala Hatton 9th July 1999 2nd   129 m
Margaret Bond 2 January 2000 16th   155 m
Cecily Kennedy 19 March 2001 7th   115 m
Phyllis Sinnott 13 September 2003 2nd   136 m
Phyllis Sinnott 2 November 2003 2nd   136 m
Maura Coady 5 August 2006 10th   109 m

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Card of the Course
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Card of the Course (metres)
 
Hole No Blue White Par Index Red Par Index
1 385 361 4 9 342 4 3
2 176 154 3 5 136 3 13
3 372 346 4 1 295 4 9
4 356 338 4 3 305 4 5
5 476 432 5 15 414 5 15
6 337 320 4 17 300 4 7
7 193 176 3 7 115 3 17
8 452 443 5 13 414 5 11
9 381 360 4 11 326 4 1
Out 3,128 2,930 36   2,647 36  
10 160 152 3 12 109 3 18
11 346 318 4 14 262 4 14
12 415 397 4 2 336 4 2
13 463 427 5 16 387 5 10
14 343 306 4 8 282 4 6
15 468 454 5 18 362 5 16
16 187 173 3 4 155 3 8
17 368 344 4 6 262 4 4
18 353 326 4 10 301 4 12
In 3,103 2,897 36   2,456 36  
Total 6,231 5,827 72   5,103 72  
SSS 73 71     72    



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Roll of Honour
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C. Power 1995 Ladies Captain
B. Edmondson 1996 Ladies Captain
M. Bond 1997 Ladies Captain
C. Flynn 1998 Ladies Captain
Clare Cotter-Sheane 1999 Ladies Captain
Paula Drohan 2000 Ladies Captain
Jeanette O'Keeffe 2001 Ladies Captain
Heather Sherwood 2002 Ladies Captain
Rosemary Canty 2003 Ladies Captain
Phyllis Sinnott 2004 Ladies Captain
Kathleen Walsh 2005 Ladies Captain
Margaret O'Hara 2006 Ladies Captain
Fionnuala Hatton  2007 Ladies Captain
C. Power 1996 Ladies President
C. Power 1997 Ladies President
Clare Cotter-Sheane 2000 Ladies President
Ita Shipsey 2001 Ladies President
Ita Shipsey 2002 Ladies President
Lily Martin 2003 Ladies President
M. O'Neill 2004 Ladies President
Carmel Flynn 2005 Ladies President
Maria Shefflin 2006 Ladies President
Heather Sherwood 2007 Ladies President
C. O'Connell 1992 Men's Captain
C. O'Connell 1993 Men's Captain
M. G. Bowe 1994 Men's Captain
P. Delany 1995 Men's Captain
T. Sinnott 1996 Men's Captain
C. Bond 1997 Men's Captain
T. Drohan 1998 Men's Captain
Liam McCarthy 1999 Men's Captain
Robbie Walsh 2000 Men's Captain
John Sherwood 2001 Men's Captain
Jackie O'Keeffe 2002 Men's Captain
Cormac Aherne 2003 Men's Captain
John O'Meara 2004 Men's Captain
Jerry Canty 2005 Men's Captain
Martin Bolger 2006 Men's Captain
Noel Dalton 2007 Men's Captain
E. J. Kearns 1992 President
E. J. Kearns 1993 President
E. J. Kearns 1994 President
E. J. Kearns 1995 President
E. J. Kearns 1996 President
T. Sinnott 1997 President
J. Murphy 1998 President
M. G. Bowe 1999 President
Tony Fitzgerald 2000 President
Dave Sheane 2001 President
Jimmy Mulvaney 2002 President
Tom O'Leary 2003 President
Tom O'Leary 2004 President
Pat Crowley 2005 President
Cliff Bond 2006 President
Denis Shefflin 2007 President
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