27 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
240 Upper Malone Road
Dunmurry, Belfast
Co. Antrim BT17 9LBSecretary/Manager: Nick Agate Captain: Stephen Smith Lady Captain: Barbara Jones Telephone: 028-90-612758 President: None Public No: 028-90-612695 Vice-Captain: Rurh Hewitt Fax: 028-90-431394 Hon. Secretary: Alan Kirk & Nancy White E-mail: manager@malonegolfclub.co.uk Club Pro: Michael McGee 048-90-614917 Website: www.malonegolfclub.co.uk Hon. Treasurer: Bill Miscampbell & Anona Boomer Founded: 1895 Designed by: C. K. Cotton & J. Harris & Frank Ainsworth Membership: 1160 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £65 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 11.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £75 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £15/£17 Dress Code: Neat and casual, jacket and tie required in upstairs bar & dining Room Green Fees For Opens: £20 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Tuesdays, Wednesdays pm & Saturdays Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Malone Golf Club is set on gently rolling parkland, which when played in summertime the tapestry of the mature trees, blaze of flowers and tranquillity of the 25 acre lake sets it quite apart from any other inland course in the country. Located on 275 acres with the lake stocked regularly with trout to satisfy the needs of the fishing club’s members. The original design did not incorporate the magnificent lake, however this was quickly rectified and the lake now comes into play on the 13th the back of the 14th and is all carry on the short 15th it also welcomes the dreaded slice off the 18th. Besides the lake, the River Lagan comes into play on the dogleg 7th a 455 yard Par-4 index 1.
Malone Golf Club has a magnificent old stone clubhouse building, which dates back to 1835, where the golfers every need is catered for after a memorable round of golf.Voted the No. 36-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008. Malone was voted No. 13 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.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
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Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1895 affiliated 1895Ernest Young, the first Captain at Malone, was the guiding light behind the founding of this famous club. He was a member of the Royal Belfast Golf Club in 1885 in 1890 he became Hon. Secretary of the new Co. Down Golf Club at Newcastle. He found these two clubs too far from Belfast and decided to form a club nearer the city.The Belfast Newsletter 29th April, 1895, records the first meeting "On Friday last 26th inst., a meeting of the promoters was held in the National Schoolroom, Malone Road. The Rev. R. W. Seavers B. D. Rector of St. John’s church, was in the chair. It was unanimously resolved that such a club should be forthwith established and that its designation be "Malone Golf Club", membership of which should be open to ladies and gentlemen.
A committee was elected and the first Captain was Ernest Young, the Hon. Secretary was Mr. Joseph Pyke, the Hon Treasurer was Mr. W. A. Chapman.By 1896, the club had 450 members and the entry fee was two guineas and an annual subscription of two guineas.In 1919, the club moved to the Harberton Estate, which was an eighteen-hole course. Then in 1962 it moved again to its present location at Ballydrain, Upper Malone, and is now a twenty seven hole course.
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Members Achievements
Karl Gilbert was selected on the Irish Boys' International team that played at Portmarnock Golf Club from 11th to 13th August and was on the Ulster team for the Boys' Interprovincial Championships at Warrenpoint from 25th to 27th August 2004. Karl was selected on the Irish Boys Team that played Canada in a Junior Challenge match at Hamilton Golf and Country Club from 7th to 9th September 2004.Malone Golf Club won the Ulster Final of the Irish Junior Cup in 2002, and where drawn against Leinster Champions Co. Louth in the All-Ireland Semi-Finals at Galway Golf Club on September 5th. The team was Maurice Bell, Barry Brennan, Karl Gilbert Jamie Conlon, Jan Gilbert.
Andrew Boyle was selected on the Ulster Boys' team for the Inter-provincial Championships at Headfort Golf Club from August 28-30 2002.
Colm Montgomery was selected on the Irish Boys' team for the Home Internationals at Moortown, Leeds in August 2001.
Malone Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup at Lahinch G. C. in 1955, at Carlow G. C., when the team was R. M. Craigan, W. J. J. Ferguson, G. J. Irvine, J. G. McErvel and Ian Nesbitt.
Malone Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup at Carlow G. C. in 1954, and at Carlow G. C., when the team was Michael Craigan, W. J. J. Ferguson, Ian Forsythe, Gerry Irvine and J. G. McErvel.
Malone Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup at Cork G. C., in 1951, when the team was Ned Dornan, Billy Ferguson, Bob Frizzell, Robbie Lowry, and Don McErvel.
Malone Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup in 1922,1921,1909 and 1908.
They won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at Killarney G. C. in 1969, at Lahinch G. C., when the team was W. J. J. Ferguson, Rollo McClure, David Nelson, and David Young.
They won the All-Ireland Barton Shield in 1961, at Castlerock G. C., when the team was R. M. Craigan; W. J. J. Ferguson, Peter Froggatt, and J. G. McErvel.
They also won it in 1936 and in 1921.
They won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup in 1923.
They won the All-Ireland Irish Club Youths' Championship at City of Derry G. C. in 1997.
James McCracken was selected on the Irish team for the World Junior Championship in Hyogo, Japan, in June, 1999, and played in the European Amateur Team Championship at Uppsala, Sweden in July, 1999, and represented Ireland in the Boys' Home Internationals at Conwy G.C., Wales, in August, 1999.
Irish Seniors L.G.A. team champions 1996,' 97,' 98.
Debbie Hanna played for the Irish Girls in 1984, and 1985. Nicola Gorman played in the Girls' Home Internationals at Whitechurch Golf Club in 1991, at Mosley Golf Club in 1992, and at Helensburgh Golf Club in 1993.
Paula Gorman was selected to play for Ireland in the European Ladies' Junior Championships at Shannon Golf Club in 1990, but withdrew. She played for the Ladies' Home Internationals at Lahinch Golf Club in 1997 and she was the reserve on the European Ladies Team Championship at Nordcentre Golf and Country Club, Finland in 1997. She won the Stroke Play Foursomes together with Miss Valerie Hassett, in 1991.
Card of the Drumbridge & Ballydrain Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 382 361 361 4 9 353 4 5 2 543 505 483 5 13 422 5 13 3 522 456 480 5 5 446 5 11 4 158 147 142 3 15 127 3 15 5 438 410 398 4 3 395 4 1 6 195 162 151 3 11 141 3 9 7 487 460 444 4 1 422 5 17 8 365 361 340 4 17 310 4 7 9 365 365 354 4 7 331 4 3 Out 3,455 3,227 3,153 36 2,947 37 10 420 405 390 4 4 358 4 4 11 394 380 365 4 10 332 4 10 12 193 181 176 3 12 144 3 14 13 428 397 380 4 8 331 4 8 14 418 409 403 4 2 395 4 2 15 132 120 134 3 18 110 3 16 16 309 304 296 4 16 296 4 12 17 525 496 476 5 14 425 5 18 18 431 425 388 4 6 344 4 6 In 3,251 3,117 3,013 35 2,735 35 Total 6,706 6,344 6,161 71 5,682 72 SSS 72 70 69 72
Men's Course Record: 68 E. Jones.
Ladies Course Record:
Card of the Edenderry Course (yards)
Hole No White Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 527 487 5 9 420 5 1 2 403 376 4 5 318 4 11 3 389 372 4 1 334 4 5 4 313 293 4 17 276 4 13 5 173 156 3 15 142 3 9 6 303 287 4 13 241 4 17 7 382 360 4 3 346 4 7 8 503 485 5 7 456 5 3 9 167 140 3 11 135 3 15 Out 3,160 2,956 36 2,668 36 10 527 487 5 10 420 5 4 11 403 376 4 6 318 4 8 12 389 372 4 2 334 4 2 13 313 293 4 18 276 4 14 14 173 156 3 16 142 3 12 15 303 287 4 14 241 4 18 16 382 360 4 4 346 4 10 17 503 485 5 8 456 5 6 18 167 140 3 12 135 3 16 In 3,160 2,956 36 2,668 36 Total 6,320 5,912 72 5,336 72 SSS
Roll of Honour Miss N. Murray 1990 Ladies Captain G. S. Fetherston 1990 Men's Captain Mrs. V. McClure 1991 Ladies Captain A. N. S. Kirk 1991 Men's Captain Mrs. C. Arthurs 1992 Ladies Captain M. H. Turnbull 1992 Men's Captain Mrs. R. Fox 1993 Ladies Captain H. B. White 1993 Men's Captain Mrs. S. Herron 1994 Ladies Captain B. K. Gallagher 1994 Men's Captain Mrs. P. Pedlow 1995 Ladies Captain R. M. Craigan 1995 Men's Captain Mrs. A. McConnell 1996 Ladies Captain R. R. McClure 1996 Men's Captain Mrs. M. McLeod 1997 Ladies Captain W. M. Diamond 1997 Men's Captain Mrs. E. Logan 1998 Ladies Captain W. J. Coppel 1998 Men's Captain Mrs. B. Allen 1999 Ladies Captain B. E. Dean 1999 Men's Captain Mrs. M. Ritchie 2000 Ladies Captain S. A. McConnell 2000 Men's Captain Miss J. Palmer 2001 Ladies Captain J.H.R. Thompson 2001 Men's Captain Mrs. N. White 2002 Ladies Captain John Kirk 2002 Men's Captain Mrs. Tecla Stinson 2003 Ladies Captain Brian. J. Darby 2003 Men's Captain Mrs. J. Brennan 2004 Ladies Captain J. Taggart 2004 Men's Captain Mrs. D. Russell 2005 Ladies Captain T. A. Montgomery 2005 Men's Captain Rose Kirk 2006 Ladies Captain Brien Green 2006 Men's Captain John McVicker 2007 Men's Captain Mrs. P. Delaney (0) 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap G. Snow (0) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap K. Gilbert (0) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap
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