18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Donemark
Bantry Bay, West-Cork
Co. CorkSecretary/Manager: John O'Sullivan Captain: Dominic Wilcox Lady Captain: Emer O'Sullivan Telephone: 027-50579 President: Billy Aylmer & Carrie Moore Public No: 027-50583 Vice-Captain: Mark Kingston & Fax: 027-53790 Hon. Secretary: John Cummins E-mail: info@bantrygolf.com Club Pro: None Website: www.bantrygolf.com Hon. Treasurer: Denis Murphy Founded: 1975 Designed by: Eddie Hackett & Christy O'Connor Jnr. Membership: 354 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to Sunset in Summer Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: Catering: Full catering facilities May to October Practice Area: Days to Avoid: None (phone weekends) Club Hire: Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends Buggy Hire: Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes:
Course Description:
Bantry Bay is an idyllically set Cliff-top Parkland course with panoramic views of Whiddy Island and the Beara Peninsula. The course is a great test of golf for the low handicapper, and equally will give tremendous enjoyment to the casual golfer.A club where the visitor is always welcome, and the hospitality in the clubhouse, is second to none.
"a tremendous test of golf, in a breathtaking location". ...Dermot Gilleece Irish Times Golf Editor.
So go on, go and play the "Tiger of the South" it will make you want to go back for more. Group rates are available for 12 plus. Voted the No. 74-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008. Bantry Golf Club operate a Three-Club Pass together with Kenmare & Beauford for €109 in 2008.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Although the present Bantry Bay Golf Club was founded in 1975, golf was first played in Bantry as far back as the 1890s, on Chapel Island, mainly supported by the officers of the Guard Ship, HMS Dreadnaught.
Location
On the Glengarriff road, N7 1.2 km. west of Bantry
Members Achievements
Bantry Bay Golf Club won the All-Ireland Aer Lingus Youths' Championship in Mullingar G. C. in 1985, when the team was, Derek Maguire, Pat Buckley, Joe O'Reilly and Tim Deasy.Our congratulations, to Bantry Bay Golf Club on winning, the All-Ireland and Munster AIB-GUI-ILGU award in the Communications Category in 2003. They were presented with their award at a function at the AIB Bank centre Ballsbridge in November 2003. The club was, represented by Jim O'Keeffe Captain and John Cummins Hon. Secretary.
Bantry Bay Golf Club were the Inaugural Winners of the Jack Flynn Perpetual Trophy in 1999, when the team was R. O'Callaghan, C. Keohane, A. Ware, J. Tobin, G. Kedie, J. King, T. Hoghes, P. Dooley, J. Harrington, J. Buckley, S. Coughlan, J. Flynn and N. Kearns.
They were Munster Champions of the Jefferson Smurfit Foursomes in 1981, when the team was Cathal McCarthy, John Nugent, Derek Maguire, Pat Buckley, Joe O'Reilly and Tim Deasy, they were captained by W. Aylmer.
They won the Cork Examiner Am-Am on 13th June 1982, with Pat Buckley, Donal McCarthy and Billy Flynn.
They won the Senior West Cork Shield in 1982, when the team was, J. Casey, P. J. Maguire, D. Maguire, D. McCarthy, D. Casey, G. Harrington, T. Deasy, J. Hunt, J. O'Reilly, P. Buckley, J. Nugent and W. Aylmer.
They won the Michael Minihan Shield in 2003, when the team was Eoin O'Neill, Pat Morrissey, Ray O'Callaghan, Seamus Reilly, Michael Minihan, Jim O'Rourke, John Harrington, John Brennan and Curly Keohane.
Bantry Bay Golf Club won the West Cork Senior Shield in 1994, when the team was, R. Deasy, P. Morrisey, J. Cummins, K. O'Donovan, J. Kelly, W. Aylmer, S. Buckley, J. Barry and J. Kelleher, they were managed by T. Kelly.
The Juveniles of Bantry Bay Golf Club won the Munster Club Youths in 1989, when the team was, P. Buckley, R. Deasy, P. Maguire and J. Kingston.
They won the Munster Juvenile Foursomes in 1986, when the team was, M. Holwerda, A. Kelly, R. Deasy, D. Flynn and S. Buckley.
They won it prior to that in 1984, when the team was, J. Kingston, R. Deasy, D. Flynn, P. Maguire and A. Kelly.
The Ladies of Bantry Bay Golf Club won the Ladies West Cork Shield in 2204 & 2002. They won it for the first time in 1977, when the team was Mary Flynn, Maeve O'Neill, Jo Morris, Martha O'Connor, Helen Crowley, Margaret Linnane and Joan O'Leary.
They won it again in 1992, when the team was J. McCarthy, K. Kearns, E. Morrissey, J. McCarthy, M. McCarthy, P. Kelly, O. O'Neill, M. Flynn, L. Brisley, P. Foley, V. Maguire and N. Barry.
The Girls' of Bantry Bay Golf Club won the All-Ireland Smurfit Juvenile Girls Championship in 1981, when the team was, Katie Brisley, Karen Maguire and Lesley Brisley.
The Girls' of Bantry Bay Golf Club won the Munster Smurfit Juvenile Girls' Championship in 1985, when the team was, Lesley Brisley, Mary Lou Maguire and Emer Flynn.
The Girls' of Bantry Bay Golf Club won the Munster Smurfit Juvenile Girls' Championship in 1982, when the team was, Karen Maguire, Ann Deasy and Lesley Brisley.
Mary and Emer Flynn won the Munster Final of the Huzzar Vodka Ladies Foursomes in 1986.
R. Deasy played Munster Youths in 1998.
D. Maguire played Munster Youths from 1984 to 1985.
P. Maguire played Munster Youths in 1988.
Karen Maguire played for the Irish Girls in 1983.
Alan Kelly had the pleasure of caddying for Paul McGinley, at Kiawah Island in 1997, when the two Rathfarnham lads, Paul and Padraig, won the World Cup. The Kelly family had some great wins in July 1999, when Tim won (12) the Thornhill Brothers singles with a 70 and his wife took the Hurley's Garage competition the same day with 39 pts. and son Ian won the best gross.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 145 138 131 3 15 111 3 12 2 463 457 449 5 16 364 5 18 3 352 345 334 4 11 300 4 4 4 390 383 377 4 7 293 4 10 5 320 301 300 4 13 256 4 16 6 396 382 366 4 2 314 4 2 7 292 283 275 4 10 264 4 6 8 397 362 344 4 4 344 5 8 9 126 115 103 3 18 91 3 14 Out 2,881 2,775 2,679 35 2,337 36 10 387 371 355 4 5 347 4 3 11 501 486 469 5 8 395 5 7 12 416 402 351 4 1 330 4 1 13 144 128 117 3 17 94 3 15 14 387 364 347 4 6 298 4 9 15 358 354 315 4 12 268 4 13 16 437 431 426 4 3 380 5 17 17 188 176 167 3 9 138 3 11 18 445 423 402 5 14 386 5 5 In 3,263 3,135 2,949 36 2,636 37 Total 6,144 5,910 5,628 71 4,973 73 SSS 72 71 70 71
Men's Course Record: 66 F. Cornes (5)
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Eileen Morrissey 1989 Ladies Captain D. J. Gilley 1989 Men's Captain J. Brennan 1989 President Diana Laing 1990 Ladies Captain Michael Power 1990 Men's Captain J. A. O'Rourke 1990 President Miss J. O'Leary 1991 Ladies Captain Pat Morrissey 1991 Men's Captain R .J. Payne 1991 President Mrs. H. Matson 1992 Ladies Captain A. McCarthy 1992 Men's Captain J. Buckley 1992 President Catherine Hurley 1993 Ladies Captain K. O'Donovan 1993 Men's Captain J. Harrington 1993 President Helen Crowley 1994 Ladies Captain Tom Dennehy 1994 Men's Captain M. Power 1994 President Mrs. P. Kelly 1995 Ladies Captain John Cummins 1995 Men's Captain J. Foley 1995 President Margaret Freeman 1996 Ladies Captain S. Ross 1996 Men's Captain F. Schuch 1996 President L. Cotter 1997 Ladies Captain J. Barry 1997 Men's Captain M. D. O'Keeffe 1997 President Catherine O'Riordan 1998 Ladies Captain Terry Sheehan 1998 Men's Captain William Flynn 1998 President Eileen Twomey 1999 Ladies Captain Diana Laing 1999 Ladies President Stephen D. Coughlan 1999 Men's Captain Pat O'Donovan 1999 President Una Hurley 2000 Ladies Captain Esther O'Driscoll 2000 Ladies President Michael Milner 2000 Men's Captain Connie O'Neill 2000 President Ann Power 2001 Ladies Captain C. O'Riordan 2001 Ladies President Dermot White 2001 Men's Captain Connie O'Neill 2001 President Phil McCarthy 2002 Ladies Captain Mary Kelleher 2002 Ladies President Jim Kingston 2002 Men's Captain Ray O'Callaghan 2002 President Carrie Moore 2003 Ladies Captain Bridget Wagner-Halswick 2003 Ladies President Cathal McCarthy 2003 Men's Captain Michael O'Sullivan 2003 President Helen White 2004 Ladies Captain Eileen McGrath 2004 Ladies President Jim O'Keefe 2004 Men's Captain Stephen Coughlin 2004 President Marion Barry 2005 Ladies Captain E. Twomey 2005 Ladies President David O'Brien 2005 Men's Captain Jerry Sheehan 2005 President Eileen McGrath 2006 Ladies Captain E. Twomey 200 Ladies President E. G. Kedie 2006 Men's Captain P. J. Morrissey 2006 President Joan O'Rourke 2007 Ladies Captain 2007 Ladies President Ray O'Callaghan 2007 Men's Captain Kevin McCarthy 2007 President Lesley Cotter 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap P. McGuire 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Noel O'Hourihan 1 July 2000 13th 125 m Pat O'Donovan 5 September 2004 17th 188 m