9 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
54 Ferris Bay Road
Islandmagee, Larne
Co. Antrim BT40 3RJSecretary/Manager: Lisa Oldfield Captain: Kenny McDowell Lady Captain: Maureen Davison Telephone: 028-93-382228 President: Raymond Craig Public No: 028-93-382228 Vice-Captain: K. Thomas & E. Craig Fax: 028-93-382088 Hon. Secretary: Ken Hedley & Irene Howie E-mail: internet@larnegolfclub.freeserve.co.uk Club Pro: None Website: www.larnegolfclub.co.uk Hon. Treasurer: I. Johnston & Jennifer Williamson Founded: 1895 Designed by: George Baillie Membership: 249 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £15 Clubhouse opening hours: 12.00am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £17.50 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £10/£12.50 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: £10 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Fridays & Saturdays Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Trolley Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
This fine 9-hole course is best described as part parkland part links measuring 6,288 yards with a par of 70 and a standard scratch to match. To give an idea of the quality of the course the Ulster Professional Championship was played here in 1989 when David Feherty recorded rounds of 65, 64, 68 and 65 to win the Championship by a huge 18-shots and recorded a new course record, which stands to this day.
The golf course is located on a headland reaching out into the Irish Sea on the southern end of Islandmagee peninsula and is bounded on either side by the sandy beaches of Ferris Bay and Brownsbay. It has panoramic views of the famous Antrim Coast and, on a clear day the golfer can see across to the west coast of Scotland. The course overlooks the mouth of Larne Lough and the port.
The course can lull the golfer into misjudging the challenge of the course, with the opening five holes being not too demanding but the closing holes are especially difficult particularly when the prevailing westerly wind is blowing. The feature holes are the short Par-3 7th "The Bell" only 100 yards is played from an elevated tee over water to a green bordered by the sea on two sides. This is followed by the 417 yards Par-4, which Fred Daly rated as one of the best holes in Ireland. Called the "Whines" it has the ocean all the way down the right and gorse down the right.The visitor is always extended a warm Ulster welcome at Larne golf club and will leave with the memory of playing one of the finest 9-hole courses to be found anywhere.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
yInstituted 1894 affiliated 1895Before 1894, a few golfers enjoyed the privilege of playing their golf at a private links at Kilwaughter Castle Park owned by J. Galt-Smith. When land became available nearer home, a meeting was called in October-November, 1894, and a committee was elected. They were Mr. William Rankin, Captain, Mr. Alfred Fisher, Vice-Captain, Mr. John F. Cousins, Hon. Secretary and Mr. W. N. Brown, Treasurer.
They secured land from Mr. N. Holmes at Islandmagee and got sponsorship from the Belfast & Northern Railway of £20 for five years.Mr. G. L. Baillie, a founder-member of the Royal Belfast, laid out the nine-hole course, the design of the clubhouse was donated by Mr. J. F. Peddie, of Knock Golf Club, and the first ball was driven by Col. James McCalmont, M. P. on 1st June, 1895. It had a membership of 210 and the annual subscription was one guinea.It would appear that the club went into decline for a period, as The Golfers " Blue Book", 1939, gives a founding date of 1929.
Location
Tip of Island Magee.
Members Achievements
The Ladies of Larne Golf Club won the All-Ireland Seniors Foursomes at Athlone Golf Club on 30th September 2007 when they beat Donabate Golf Club by 2 matches to 1 match. They beat Galway Golf Club by a similar margin in the All-Ireland Semi-Final.he Ladies' of Larne Golf Club won the E. A. L. in 1998 and 2000.
The Ladies' of Larne Golf Club won the Philpott Trophy in 1976, when the team was, Morag Craig, Hilda Gray, Irene Nevin, Maureen Robinson, Ann Hedley, Ann Laing, Gail Robinson and Rea Pink.
Carol Holden and Dianne McNeilly won the Provincial Pairs in the Huzzar Ladies Foursomes in 1987.
Roma English was selected on the Irish Senior Ladies team for the first time Ireland played in the European Senior Ladies' Team Championship at the Schonenberg Golf Club in Switzerland from the 3rd to the 7th of September 2001. She was also on the team that played England at Woodbrook Golf Club on 21st and 22nd October 2001.
Lesley Callen was on the Irish Ladies International Team in 1990.
Gail Robinson played for the Irish Girls in 1977.
Card of the Course (yards)
Name Hole No White Par Index Red Par Index Maidens 1 513 5 13 507 5 7 Purdon's Gap 2 289 4 15 279 4 15 Road Hole 3 436 4 5 430 5 13 The Paps 4 370 4 9 329 4 5 The Bay 5 371 4 7 366 4 1 Chasm 6 438 4 1 438 5 9 The Bell 7 102 3 17 102 3 17 Whins 8 399 4 3 378 4 3 Ferris Bay 9 158 3 11 164 3 11 Out 3,076 35 2,993 37 Maidens 10 452 5 2 449 5 6 Purdon's Gap 11 294 4 16 286 4 16 Road Hole 12 371 4 8 366 4 8 The Paps 13 353 4 10 349 4 4 The Bay 14 390 4 8 382 4 2 Chasm 15 505 5 14 424 5 12 The Bell 16 116 3 18 102 3 18 Whins 17 418 4 4 418 5 14 Ferris Bay 18 188 3 12 159 3 10 In 3,087 35 2,935 37 Total 6,163 70 5,928 74 SSS 70 73
Men's Course Record: 64 David Feherty
Ladies Course Record: 76 Roma English (7) 20/08/1964
Roll of Honour H. Robinson 1989 Ladies Captain J. A. Leitch 1989 Men's Captain C. Kerr 1990 Ladies Captain W. Gilchrist 1990 Men's Captain J. Brown 1990 President J. Kerr 1991 Ladies Captain B. D. Stewart 1991 Men's Captain J. Brown 1991 President J. Robinson 1992 Ladies Captain K. J. Hedley 1992 Men's Captain N. McAuley 1992 President M. Craig 1993 Ladies Captain J. C. Mearns 1993 Men's Captain N. McAuley 1993 President M. Craig 1994 Ladies Captain G. S. Hobson 1994 Men's Captain I. Brown 1994 President L. English 1995 Ladies Captain J. Hill 1995 Men's Captain I. Brown 1995 President S. Hill 1996 Ladies Captain Alan E. Phair 1996 Men's Captain J. Stewart 1996 President C. Holden 1997 Ladies Captain J. R. Tate 1997 Men's Captain J. Stewart 1997 President C. McMaw 1998 Ladies Captain W. J. Patterson 1998 Men's Captain J. Stewart 1998 President M. Montgomery 1999 Ladies Captain J. Stewart 1999 Men's Captain H. G. Stockham 1999 President Miss R. English 2000 Ladies Captain Charles Hanna 2000 Men's Captain G. S. Hobson 2000 President Mrs. V. Carmichael 2001 Ladies Captain Philip O'Neill 2001 Men's Captain G. S. Hobson 2001 President Mrs. B. Wilson 2002 Ladies Captain Dave Farley 2002 Men's Captain G. S. Hobson 2002 President Mrs. M. Gray 2003 Ladies Captain Mr. G. McClean 2003 Men's Captain Ken C. Barr 2003 President Mrs. J. Mearns 2004 Ladies Captain J. G. Hatrick 2004 Men's Captain Ken C. Barr 2004 President Barbara O'Neill 2005 Ladies Captain Eric Dalzell 2005 Men's Captain Ken C. Barr 2005 President Irene Howie 2006 Ladies Captain D. W. Craig 2006 Men's Captain Freddie Johnston 2006 President Margaret Patterson 2007 Ladies Captain R. I. Johnston 2007 Men's Captain Freddie Johnston 2007 President Roma English 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap Colin McGarry (0) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap
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