18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
5A Bushmills Road
Portrush
Co Antrim BT56 8JGSecretary/Manager: William McIntyre Captain: Liam Mullan Lady Captain: None Telephone: 028-70-822996 President: Jackson Taggart Public No: 028-70-822285 Vice-Captain: Robert Doherty Fax: 028-70-822996 Hon. Secretary: Robert Doherty E-mail: rathmoregolfclubvalley@msn.com Club Pro: Gary McNeill 048-70-823335 Website: Hon. Treasurer: Paul Roddy Founded: 1947 Designed by: Harry S. Colt Membership: 330 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £30 Clubhouse opening hours: am to pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £35 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £10 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: £10 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Sundays & Bank Holidays Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Rathmore Golf Club is a very friendly golf club, which plays their golf on the Valley Course on one of the worlds top Links courses. Its, has a long tradition of producing some of the countries best golfers. It is the home club of Walker Cup player Graeme McDowell who won his first of what I would predict many wins on The European Tour on only his 4th attempt. I'm not sure if this is a Tour record if it's not will somebody please let me know who holds this record. He did it with one of the most magnificent long bunker shots I have ever seen. This young golfer has what it takes.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded in 1947. Rathmore is a Golf Club that play their golf out of the Valley Links at Royal Portrush.
Location
1/2 mile from Portrush on the A2 road to Bushmills.
Members Achievements
Graeme McDowell is one of the four Irish players, selected on the Walker Cup panel for 2003. However Graeme decided to join the professional ranks and achieved his first European Tour win in only his 4th appearance as a professional, is this a record? Graeme won the 25th annual Sun Trust Gator Invitational by four strokes at the University of Florida course at Gainsville, on the 10th of February 2002. He was selected on the Irish squad in the Eisenhower Trophy in Kuala Lumpur from the 24th to the 27th October 2002.Graeme McDowell played a pivotal role in the Walker Cup team that beat the USA at Sea Island in 2001. Graeme was selected on the six-man Irish team for the European Team Championship at Ljunghusens G. C., Sweden on the 3rd to the 7th July. Graeme had a wonderful win in Japan with a 10-under par for the 54-hole tournament. He shot rounds of 69,70 and 67 to win the Topy Cup tournament at Tanagura Country Club to win by one shot. Graeme was selected to represent Ireland in the Simon Boliver Cup in Caracas, Venezuela on November 7th to 10th 2001. Graeme and Gavin McNeill finished in 2nd place against the rest of the World.
Rathmore Golf Club has an old and proud record in the National Championships having won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at Portmarnock G. C. in 1964
Rathmore Golf Club won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at Portstewart G. C. in 1960.
Rathmore Golf Club won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at Ballybunion G. C. in 1958.
Rathmore Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Galway G. C. in 1949.
Rathmore Golf Club won All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Royal Portrush G. C.in 1948.
Graeme McDowell had a wonderful year in the Millennium he made his first appearance for the Irish Senior Team at the Home Championships in Scotland, in September, 2000. He was on the Irish Youths International team that hammered Wales at Malone on June 28th he won the Golfsure Irish Amateur Close Championship at Royal Portrush G.C. on 21st June, beating Andrew McCormick (Scrabo G. C.) 7 and 6 in the final. He won the South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch, on 2nd August 2000. He retained the Canon Irish Youths' Amateur Open Championship at Malone G. C. on 30th June, (with rounds of 69, 69, 71 and 67 to win by five shots) which he won at Cork G.C. on the 25th June 1999, with rounds of 72, 68, 70 and 74. He won the World Student Individual Championship and team event and was joint second in the European Amateur Championships in Austria. He won the Leinster Youths at Laytown & Bettystown, on 13th June 2000. He has been selected on the Walker Cup panel for the next encounter in 2001. He played on the Irish Youths' team against Scotland at Cork G. C., in June 1999, and participated in the Boys' Home International matches in 1997.
Graeme McDowell played Ulster Boys' in 1996, and together with Mark Campbell (Stackstown) won the Nations Cup in 1998.
Bradlie Hunter played Ulster Boys' in 1998. He played Ulster Youths' in 1998, winning 5 of his 6 matches.
Card of the Course (yards)
Name Hole No Blue Par White Par Index Red Par Index Zara Bolton's 1 349 4 339 4 11 332 4 11 Green Lane 2 385 4 374 4 3 294 4 3 Fairy Ring 3 141 3 135 3 17 132 3 17 War Hollow 4 534 5 520 5 7 494 5 7 Desert 5 336 4 324 4 13 281 4 13 Curran Point 6 237 3 231 3 9 154 3 9 Prospect 7 453 4 441 4 1 446 4 1 Patrick's 8 409 4 399 4 5 357 4 5 Cradle 9 320 4 311 4 15 308 4 15 Out 3,164 35 3,074 35 2,798 35 Switch Back 10 496 5 472 4 2 413 5 2 Mann's 11 140 3 130 3 18 122 3 18 Middle Green 12 465 4 452 4 4 460 4 4 Right About 13 486 5 458 4 8 422 5 8 St. Andrews 14 421 4 412 4 12 344 4 12 Recess 15 165 3 155 3 14 144 3 14 Bunkers 16 391 4 349 4 10 340 4 10 Valley 17 384 4 382 4 6 313 4 6 Stevie's 18 192 3 170 3 16 138 3 16 In 3,140 35 2,980 33 2,696 35 Total 6,304 70 6,054 68 5,494 70 SSS 71 70 71
Men's Course Record:
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour R. Hamilton 1989 Men's Captain J. McFaul 1989 President P. Curran 1990 Men's Captain J. McFaul 1990 President N. C. Irwin 1991 Men's Captain J. McFaul 1991 President M. McLaughlin 1992 Men's Captain J. McFaul 1992 President R. Magee 1993 Men's Captain J. McFaul 1993 President R. Peacock 1994 Men's Captain J. McFaul 1994 President L. McDonald 1995 Men's Captain G. Wedlock 1995 President S. D. Irwin 1996 Men's Captain G. Wedlock 1996 President S. D. Irwin 1997 Men's Captain G. Wedlock 1997 President R. Turkington 1998 Men's Captain G. Wedlock 1998 President Jack Fall 1999 Men's Captain G. Wedlock 1999 President W. McCartney 2000 Men's Captain Johnny McMullan 2000 President Frank McIntyre 2001 Men's Captain Johnny McMullan 2001 President Robert Doherty 2002 Men's Captain Johnny McMullan 2002 President J. A. Taggart 2003 Men's Captain Johnny McMullan 2003 President Jackson A. Taggart 2004 Men's Captain Johnny McMullan 2004 President G. B. Clarke 2005 Men's Captain Rory Hamilton 2005 President K. W. Elliott 2006 Men's Captain Rory Hamilton 2006 President Paul Roddy 2007 Men's Captain Rory Hamilton 2007 President Wayne Telford (1) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance P. Freeburn 15 February 1998 6th 221 yd's I Kettle 15 February 1998 11th 130 yd's G. Block 15 February 1998 11th 130 yd's H. Finlay 11 November 1998 3rd 135 yd's R. Taggart 9 April 2000 6th 237 yd's Gary McDowell 23 April 2000 15th 165 yd's D. Mair 16 July 2000 11th 130 yd's B. Hunter 23 July 2000 11th 130 yd's A. Halliday 3 August 2000 15th 165 yd's G. McAleese 29 October 2000 3rd 135 yd's R. Donerty 28 March 2001 6th 221 yd's Chris Langton 01 April 2001 15th 165 yd's P. McIntyre 29 July 2001 15th 165 yd's R. Miller 7 October 2001 3rd 135 yd's
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