27 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
49 Victoria Road
Co. Londonderry
BT47 2PUSecretary/Manager: Noreen Allen Captain: Terry Phillips Lady Captain: Eileen Moyne Telephone: 028-71-346369 President: Dermot Hutton Public No: 028-71-311610 Vice-Captain: Andrew Meenagh & Carol Quigg Fax: 028-71-310008 Hon. Secretary: Tony McCann & Pamela Rutherfolrd E-mail: info@cityofderrygolfclub.com Club Pro: Michael Doherty 048-71-311496 Website: www.cityofderrygolfclub.com Hon. Treasurer: Michael McCullough & Liz Allen Founded: 1912 Designed by: William Park Jnr. Membership: 600 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £22 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 12.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £27 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £13/16 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: £15 Catering: Full catering facilities. Not on Mondays Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Tuesdays Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
City of Derry Golf Club comprises of 27holes made up of the Prehen Course the Championship course and the Dunhugh Course an, 9-hole course for a more leisurely round of golf. The Prehen Course has magnificent views of the River Foyle and away to the west the Hills of Donegal are always visible. The signature hole undoubtedly is the short 8th 148 metres the hole is locally, known as "The Crow's Nest" requires a precise tee shot to a well protected green, miss the green here and making par is almost an impossibility.
City of Derry Golf Club have, produced some of the finest golfers to represent Ireland at every level, in recent years. Davy Jones and Michael McGeady have represented Ireland with distinction, as has Niamh Quirk for the ladies. City of Derry has a magnificent clubhouse where the golfer can relax after a memorable and enjoyable days golf, where he or she can enjoy the facilities of the club and savour the warm welcome the members extend to the visiting golfer.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1912 affiliated 1912. According to The Irish Golfers Guide 1912, City of Derry was first called City of Londonderry Golf Club. This was changed by the time the 1914 edition was published which records"City of Derry Golf Club a nine-hole course, situated at Phehan, two miles from Londonderry, Hon. Secretary, A. Price, Shipquay Place, Londonderry." The 1939 Irish Golfers Blue Book records "In November, 1911, a meeting was held in Londonderry when the formation of the club was decided on. Ground was taken on lease at Prehan and nine-holes were laid out by the celebrated, Willie Park.
Later extra land was purchased and in 1930 the course was extended to 18 holes. Sand bunkers were constructed to the plan of Mr. Harry Colt after the latter inspected the links. A new clubhouse was erected in 1922 at a cost of £2,500"The clubhouse was destroyed by an explosion and fire in 1982, and the club records were lost. The members built a magnificent new clubhouse and an additional nine-holes were added in 1984.
Location
Just outside Derry - A5 Strabane-road 2 miles left-hand side, watch for the signpost.
Members Achievements
City of Derry continue to develop their youths policy and were Ulster Champions in the Cidona Irish Junior Foursomes, they were drawn against Leinster Champions Kilkenny Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final at Dungarvan Golf Club on 24th August 2005.The team was Ruadhri McGee & Sean Morrison against Craig Martin & Gary Byrne who had a 1-hole victory over the Kilkenny duo. They were followed by Aaron Taylor & Shane O’Doherty against David Walsh & Patrick McKee who recorded a similar win to Give City of Derry a 2-hole victory and a place in the All-Ireland Final.
They met Munster Champions West Waterford Golf Club in the Final. Shane O’Doherty & Aaron Taylor were out first against David Curran & Philip Walsh who lost out by a 3-hole margin. They were followed by Dean Morrison & Ruadhri McGee who were narrowly beaten by 1-hole, they received the All-Ireland runners-up medal.
Naoimh Quigg was selected on the Ulster Ladies team for the AIB Interprovincial Championships at Mount Wolseley Golf Club from August 7-9 2002.
Chris Long was selected on the Ulster Boys' team for the Inter-provincial Championships at Headford Golf Club from August 28-30 2002.
City of Derry won the Ulster Final of the Barton Shield in 2001. They went on to meet Cork in the All-Ireland at Newlands Golf Club on 20th September. Davy Jones teamed up with Lester Moore to win their match by 2-holes and Michael McGeady paired with Sam Smallwood to halve their match. They went on to meet a very b UCD Team in the Final and lost 4-holes.
City of Derry won the Irish Clubs Youths' Team Championship at Warrenpoint G. C. in 1993.
Davy Jones won the St. David's Gold Cross at Royal St. David's G. C., on 9th May, 1999, becoming the first Irish winner since Cecil Beamish in 1956.
Michael McGrady won the Connaught Youths Amateur Open Championship at Strandhill G. C. on 23rd March 1999, with scores of 71, 67, and 75, a total of 213, on March 28th, 1999.
Davy Jones and Michael McGrady played on the Irish Youths' team against Scotland at Cork G. C. in June 1999. Davy participated in the Home International matches in 1998, at the tender age of 18. He won the Tom Montgomery Perpetual Award in 1996 with 110 points and again in 1998 with a record 160 points (he played Ulster Youths from 1997 to 1998, playing 10 matches and played Ulster Boys from 1994 to 1996, playing 16 matches). D. Canning played Ulster Youths in 1982. Davy Jones, who captained The British and Irish Boys Team in 1998, has also won The Irish Boys, The Leinster Boys, The Munster Boys and The Connaught Boys in 1998 together with The Galway Scratch Cup.
Michael McGrady played Ulster Youths in1997 and 1998.
M. Wilson played Ulster Youths from 1992 to 1994.
S. McGee was selected on the ILGU Junior squad in November 2000.
Niamh Quirk was selected for Ireland in the European Ladies Junior Championships at Colony Golf Club, Vienna in 1994 and at Nairn Golf Club, Scotland, in 1996, and played for Ireland in the Girls Home Internationals at Helensburgh Golf Club, in 1993.
Card of the Prehen Course (metres)
Hole No White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index 1 198 186 3 8 208 4 15 2 359 349 4 4 299 4 5 3 488 470 5 10 404 5 7 4 404 392 4 2 308 4 11 5 342 332 4 6 209 4 3 6 315 298 4 16 285 4 13 7 460 448 5 12 379 5 1 8 148 137 3 18 107 3 17 9 348 337 4 14 314 4 9 Out 3,062 2,949 36 2,612 37 10 319 294 4 13 271 4 10 11 461 449 5 7 378 5 8 12 156 147 3 11 129 3 14 13 374 357 4 3 344 4 6 14 401 393 4 1 307 4 2 15 127 109 3 15 91 3 16 16 273 261 4 17 214 4 18 17 368 362 4 5 328 4 4 18 336 328 4 9 253 4 12 In 2,815 2,700 35 2,315 35 Total 5,877 5,649 71 4,927 72 SSS 71 70 71
Men's Course Record: 66 Gary Chambers
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Miss M. Kelly 1990 Ladies Captain Mr. J. O. Massan 1990 Men's Captain Mr. J. Svence 1990 President Mrs. L. Hamilton 1991 Ladies Captain Mr. E. W. D. Walker 1991 Men's Captain Mr. J. Spence 1991 President Mrs. N. Hegarty 1992 Ladies Captain Mr. C. B. Murphy 1992 Men's Captain Mr. D. J. O'Doherty 1992 President Mrs. E. Milligan 1993 Ladies Captain Mr. J. P. Wilson 1993 Men's Captain Mr. D. J. O'Doherty 1993 President Miss D. O'Kane 1994 Ladies Captain Mr. C. V. McWilliams 1994 Men's Captain Mr. W. R. McElhinney 1994 President Mr. E. Allen 1995 Ladies Captain Mr. J. C. Love 1995 Men's Captain Mr. W. R. McElhinney 1995 President Mrs. A. McCaul 1996 Ladies Captain Mr. R. F. J. North 1996 Men's Captain Rev. S. Farrelly 1996 President Mrs. J. Black 1997 Ladies Captain Mr. W. C. Bratton 1997 Men's Captain Rev. S. Farrelly 1997 President Eleanor Coulter 1998 Ladies Captain Robbie Kennelly 1998 Men's Captain Mr. K. McGowan 1998 President Betty McBride 1999 Ladies Captain Mr. Elvin Love 1999 Men's Captain Mr. K. McGowen 1999 President Kathleen McGuire 2000 Ladies Captain Mr. Raymond McLoughlin 2000 Men's Captain Mr. C. McGeady 2000 President E. Dunn 2001 Ladies Captain Noel Dykes 2001 Men's Captain Mr. C. McGeady 2001 President W. Black 2002 Ladies Captain Eugene O'Doherty 2002 Men's Captain Edgar Walker 2002 President Kare Neil 2003 Ladies Captain Eddie Leonard 2003 Men's Captain Edgar Walker 2003 President Noreen Allen 2004 Ladies Captain Maurice Brennan 2004 Men's Captain Brian Mulgrew 2004 President Brenda Chahaun 2005 Ladies Captain Brian Long 2005 Men's Captain Brian Mulgrew 2005 President Bernadette North 2006 Ladies Captain Malachy Doherty 2006 Men's Captain David Hamilton 2006 President W. Donnell 2007 Men's Captain Brian Mulgrew 2007 President Helen Jones (4) 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap Lester Moore (0) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap Johnny Harding (0) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap Sean Morrison 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap