New Forest Golf Club

Course Facts:
Address Higginstown Secretary/Manager:  
Tyrellspass Captain: Seamus Lynam
Co. Westmeath Lady Captain: Rita O'Shea
Telephone: 044-922-1100 President: Peter Deegan
Public No: 044-922-1100    
Fax: 044-922-1911    
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Club Pro: Mark Cribben
Website: www.newforrest.ie    
Founded: 2006 Designed by: Peter McEvoy
Open for membership. Societies are welcome and group rates are available.
Membership: 140 Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Green Fees Midweek: €25 Clubhouse opening hours: 9.30am to 11.30pm
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €35 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse
Green Fees With a Member: €15 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim
Green Fees For Opens: €15 Catering: Full catering
Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None
Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & weekends
Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: N/A
Soft spikes: Yes    



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Course Description
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Course Description:

"I consider the New Forest site to be the best I have ever worked with.  Indeed, I believe that New Forest is the best golf course I have yet designed.” Golf is progressing in many ways. Modern equipment and big, strong players are totally overpowering many courses. At New Forest such tactics are unlikely to be successful.  The course is one that is designed to respond to the challenges that the game is experiencing. Thought off the tee will be rewarded much more than raw power.

New Forest restores that balance whereby the less strong but canny player, with good course management skills, can compete against his stronger hitting opponent. Generous areas for high handicappers are built in to the design where greens are not sought in par figures, but make no mistake: this is a real test for the big boys, if it is set up to be so. We believe that the course blends happily with its surroundings. Most important of all was to use the beauty that nature has given, to highlight trees and water and give golfers the chance to notice.

Peter McEvoy 
Golf Architect

• Greens and tees are constructed to USGA specifications. 
• Greens are seeded with the latest A4 and G6 bentgrass cultivars, planted at a 60-40% ratio 
• All tees are seeded with a 100% rye grass mix 
• The site contains a glacial deposit of pure gravel and sand with the added bonus of being free draining, ensuring all year play.

Voted the No. 62-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008.

New Forest was voted No. 32 Parkland/Inland Course in Ireland by "Backspin" Irelands leading Golf magazine in 2008, the panel comprised of a selection of 52 Professional and amateur golfers throughout Ireland.


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Open & Major Fixtures 2011
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Club History
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Club History

Founded in 2006, and designed by renowned course architect Peter McEvoy with superb facilities New Forrest has a bright future ahead.
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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
1 405 386 4 12 312 4 12
2 179 160 3 18 142 3 18
3 318 308 4 8 281 4 8
4 455 417 4 2 381 4 2
5 477 454 5 14 411 5 14
6 558 538 5 6 450 5 6
7 423 407 4 10 314 4 10
8 428 408 4 4 368 4 4
9 128 118 3 16 108 3 16
Out 3,381 3,178 36   2,764 36  
10 446 423 4 3 391 4 3
11 222 207 3 17 174 3 17
12 446 421 4 1 388 4 1
13 406 381 4 9 351 4 9
14 401 384 4 13 340 4 13
15 566 535 5 7 430 5 7
16 225 206 3 5 128 3 5
17 517 497 5 11 474 5 11
18 360 339 4 15 308 4 15
In 3,578 3,393 36   2,880 36  
Total 6,959 5,412 72   5,760 72  
SSS 73  71     72    



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