18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Shannon Airport
Shannon
Co. ClareSecretary/Manager: Michael Corry Captain: Billy O'Sullivan Lady Captain: Elanor O'Brien Telephone: 061-471849 President: Tom Flynn Public No: 061-471849 Vice-Captain: Michael O'Connor Fax: 061-471507 Hon. Secretary: Michael Hallinan & Kay Manning E-mail: Email Shannon Golf Club Club Pro: Artie Pike 061-471551 Website: Shannon Golf Club Website Hon. Treasurer: Karl Moloney & Patricia Enrighy Founded: 1966 Designed by: John D. Harris Membership: 1183 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €55 Clubhouse opening hours: 11.00am to 10.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €65 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: 50% Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €25 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Sundays (phone) Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: Yes
Course Description:
Shannon Golf Club is the venue for the European Men’s Senior Team Championship from 12th – 18th August 2008. In excess of 25,000 club members from every golf club in Ireland will set out to win one of the five sets of medals on offer. Only the Provincial Champions in the Senior Cup, Barton Shield, Junior Cup, Jimmy Bruen Shield and Pierce Purcell Shield will compete over these three days. If you love the game of golf then a visit to Shannon Golf Club is a must over these days of excitement and outrageous exploits of commitment to their clubs can be experienced.
Shannon is a highly rated parkland championship course incorporating plenty of water hazards, bunkers and tree-lined fairways and the length they have made the holes provides a stern test for even the longest of hitters. The course has been, graced by Ballesteros, Norman, Faldo, Lyle, Langer and Ryder Cup Hero, Christy O’Connor Jnr., was once the professional here. Its feature hole has to be the 17th, a 224-yard, par 3, which has a 185-yard carry over the Shannon Estuary. You are assured of a warm welcome here.Voted the No. 67-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008. Shannon was voted joint No. 28 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
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded 1966.
Location
Just beyond Shannon Airport inside the terminal.
Members Achievements
Heather Nolan was selected on the Munster ILGU Team for the Interprovincial's played at Ballybunion Golf Club from 18th to 20th August 2004. Heather was selected on the Irish Ladies team for the Home Internationals where they retained the trophy and recorded their 7th victory, played at Royal Porthcawl from 8th to 10th September 2004.Heather Nolan was selected on the Irish Junior Girls team competing in the European Lady Junior Team Championship in Moscow in July 2002. She was on the Munster Girls' team in the Smurfit Interprovincial Championship at Enniscrone Golf Club from the 18th to the 20th of April 2001.
A. Jones qualified for the National Finals of the Irish Times-Mitsubishi Motors Women's Masters. She returned 32 points in the semi-final at Glasson Golf Hotel & Country Club on the 23rd of August 2001. Then it was on to Galway Bay Golf & Country Club for the Final on 13th September.Heather Nolan was selected on the Munster ILGU Team for the Interprovincial's played at Ballybunion Golf Club from 18th to 20th August 2004. Heather was selected on the Irish Ladies team for the Home Internationals where they retained the trophy and recorded their 7th victory, played at Royal Porthcawl from 8th to 10th September 2004.
Heather Nolan was selected on the Irish Junior Girls team competing in the European Lady Junior Team Championship in Moscow in July 2002. She was on the Munster Girls' team in the Smurfit Interprovincial Championship at Enniscrone Golf Club from the 18th to the 20th of April 2001.
A. Jones qualified for the National Finals of the Irish Times-Mitsubishi Motors Women's Masters. She returned 32 points in the semi-final at Glasson Golf Hotel & Country Club on the 23rd of August 2001. Then it was on to Galway Bay Golf & Country Club for the Final on 13th September.Shannon Golf Club won the All-Ireland Pierce Purcell Shield at Lahinch G. C. in 1980. The team was L. Walsh, D. O’Gorman, M. Carroll, B. O’Gorman, F. Coughlin, J. Begley, J. Woods, J. Walshe, G. Barry, J. Larkin, M. Drysdale, A. Leahy, J. Marnell, D, O’Brien and C. Hackett, they were managed by. J. O’Brien,
Shannon Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Pierce Purcell Shield in 1996, when the team was Harry Shally, Brian Quinn, Gerry Breen, Thomas McMahon, Alan Leahy, Michael Deasy, Martin Purtill, Ger O’Shea, Noel Morgan, John Culleton, Chris Harrigan, Jimmy O’Brien, Richie Whelan, Darren Keane, Eugene Logan, Christy Sherlock, Des McDonnell and Joe McGrath, they were captained by Denis O’Gorman.
They won the Munster Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield in 1994 when the team was Tommy Aghir, Seamus Doyle, Jim Corr, Gary Purtill, Gerry O’Reilly, John Jones, Gerry Sweeney, Tony Keane, Niall McMahon, Lawy Halpin Jnr. Brian Power, Don Fitzgerald, Dennis O’Brien, Tony Reidy, Lwey Halpin Snr. Jim O’Brien and Noel Morgan, they were managed by Mick McInerny.
The Ladies of Shannon won the Intermediate League in 1997, when the team was Eileen McNamara, Ann Jones, Margaret Hope, Trrish Taylor, Liz O’Shea and they were captained by Joan Green.
C. Moylan was elected to the council of the Munster Branch of the GUI for 2001.
16-year old Heather Nolan, was selected on the ILGU Senior B squad in November, 2000 and she was on the Irish Girls' team for the Home Internationals at Downfield G. C., Dundee, from 15th to the 17th August, 2000. She has to be an inspiration to all young girls taking up this wonderful game. In only her second year playing, having started with a handicap of 30, she in now down to 6 (at time of writing). She won the Ulster Championship at Bangor G. C. when accounting for Michelle Holmes in the final. Then on to Mount Wolseley for the Leinster title, where she beat Louise Murphy in the decider. Heather was two under par when the match concluded.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 393 382 370 4 5 320 4 7 2 507 497 491 5 13 424 5 15 3 433 415 405 4 3 376 5 17 4 180 167 158 3 11 132 3 13 5 331 321 314 4 17 291 4 11 6 515 504 488 5 9 428 5 3 7 393 369 355 4 7 343 4 1 8 575 501 491 5 15 440 5 5 9 472 455 439 4 1 331 4 9 Out 3,799 3,611 3,511 38 3,085 39 10 172 156 145 3 18 139 3 16 11 343 338 332 4 16 331 4 12 12 216 180 165 3 8 153 3 6 13 338 331 325 4 10 321 4 4 14 372 345 330 4 14 327 4 8 15 403 397 390 4 2 384 5 18 16 394 385 380 4 4 330 4 2 17 219 213 180 3 6 141 3 10 18 507 492 480 5 12 423 5 14 In 2,964 2,837 2,727 34 2,549 35 Total 6,763 6,448 6,238 72 5,634 74 SSS 72 71 70 74
Men's Course Record: Am: 63 J. Purcell, Pro: 65 D. Durnian
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Name Year Hon. Position Mrs. P. Hanley 1990 Ladies Captain Jerry Donworth 1990 Men's Captain Dr. William Flynn 1990 President Mrs. M. Flynn 1991 Ladies Captain Noel Morgan 1991 Men's Captain Dr. William Flynn 1991 President Mrs. E. Ruddle 1992 Ladies Captain Brendan Foley 1992 Men's Captain Dr. William Flynn 1992 President Mrs. M. Hope 1993 Ladies Captain Arthur Hanley 1993 Men's Captain Dr. William Flynn 1993 President Mrs. E. McNamara 1994 Ladies Captain Walter Walsh 1994 Men's Captain Dr. William Flynn 1994 President Mrs. M. Saunders 1995 Ladies Captain Kevin Hehir 1995 Men's Captain Dr. William Flynn 1995 President Mrs. B. Keville 1996 Ladies Captain Joe Walsh 1996 Men's Captain William D. Jones 1996 President Mrs. T. O'Doherty 1997 Ladies Captain Christy Power 1997 Men's Captain William D. Jones 1997 President Mrs. D. Hogan 1998 Ladies Captain Eugene Logan 1998 Men's Captain Mrs. J. Donworth 1998 President Nollie McCarthy 1999 Ladies Captain Seamus Hanley 1999 Men's Captain Denis McCarthy 1999 President Rose Doyle 2000 Ladies Captain Pat McCarthy 2000 Men's Captain Denis McCarthy 2000 President Sheila Forde 2001 Ladies Captain Mick Deasy 2001 Men's Captain Liam Fitzgerald 2001 President Anne Jones 2002 Ladies Captain Sean Cleary 2002 Men's Captain Mick Drysdale 2002 President Bridget McCaul 2003 Ladies Captain Oliver Doherty 2003 Men's Captain Michael Drysdale 2003 President Carmel Regan 2004 Ladies Captain Michael Hickey 2004 Men's Captain Michael Quinlan 2004 President Christina Halpin 2005 Ladies Captain Tony McNamara 2005 Men's Captain Michael Quinlan 2005 President Elsa Walshe 2006 Ladies Captain Matt Danagher 2006 Men's Captain Dereck Saunders 2006 President Brid Walsh 2007 Ladies Captain Bernard Ryan 2007 Men's Captain Dereck Saunders 2007 President Heather Nolan (2) 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap G. Purthall 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap S. Moloney (+1) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap L. Halpion (2) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Leo McPhillips Pat Hickey Brian Fitzgerald John Reddan Liam Maloney Ronan Hehir 18 July 1999 17th 216 m