9 Hole Links
Course Facts: Address
Kincasslagh
Carrickfin
Co. DonegalSecretary/Manager: Joseph Gillespie Captain: Jimmy Bonner Lady Captain: Carmel Bonner Telephone: 074-9543296 President: Eugene Sharkey Public No: 074-9543296 Vice-Captain: John Boyle Fax: 074-9548028 Hon. Secretary: Joseph Gillespie & S. Baska E-mail: cruitisland@eircom.net Club Pro: None Website: www.cruitislandgolfclub.com Hon. Treasurer: John Bonner Founded: 1986 Designed by: Nature Membership: 155 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €25 Clubhouse opening hours: 10.00am to dusk Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €25 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €15 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €15 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Sunday mornings 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:
Cruit Island is a unique 9 hole links course with stunning scenery surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on all sides accessible only bridge, which joins it to village of Kincasslagh. Cruit has 12 tee boxes and feature holes are definitely 137 metres 6th 145 15th par 3s where you hit over deep cove green sheer drop into for anybody who clubs.
What the scribes said:
"Cruit Island Golf Club is a stunningly beautiful nine-hole... The view from there is fantastic: all rocks, outer islands, turbulent seas beating on the battered coastline and vast expanses of sky stretching away to Newfoundland...It has one hole that says very simply, eat your hearth out Pebble Beach. It would be worth going to Cruit simply for the sixth." From Beyond the Fairways, The past present and future of golf, by David and Patricia Davies.
"One of the dream places of the world" German Golf Magazine 1999"
The 7th ... It's a hole that on any other course would be celebrated in song and verse. Alas at Cruit it's merely the hole after the magical sixth." The Golf Digest Connecticut U.S.A. 2002.
The visitor is assured of a warm welcome and memorable game golf well worth the journey down narrow road. Founded in 1986 Cruit Island is now one of the finest 9 hole courses Ireland. It has distinction being first club to have a Lady President, ladies are full and integral part this boasts beautiful new clubhouse.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded 1986.
Location
Accessible only by a bridge, two miles outside Kincasslagh Village, 5 km north of Dungloe. When you get to Carey's Viking House Hotel you will see a signpost for Cruit shortly after that you will see a signpost directing you to the left for Donegal Thatched Cottages follow the road to the end until you reach the club.
Members Achievements
The Ladies of Cruit Island won the Donegal Shield in 1999, when the team was Sheila Doherty, Bridie Doherty, Noreen Cave, Mary Cowley, Ann T. Doherty, Mari McGonagle, Brid Baska, Angela O'Marcaigh and Pauline Comack.Marie McGonagle and Ann T. Doherty won the Huzzar Vodka Ulster Ladies Foursomes in 1989.
The Ladies of Cruit Island Golf continued their success in the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captain's Classic when they went to Co. Sligo Golf Club in August 2002. Lady Captain Mary Cowley (26) and her Captains Prize Winner Bridie Doherty (19) qualified for the National Finals of the Classic with 26 points.
Cruit Island who would have an average of less than 20 ladies playing competitive golf on any given day, had a wonderful win at Co. Sligo Golf Club. Lady Captain 2001, Pauline Comack and her Captain's prize winner Angela O'Marcaigh were leading qualifiers in the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captain's Classic in late August. With only 50 lady members the two ladies headed to Druid's Glen for the National Final with a score of 38 points. Pauline off 38 and Angela off 15 were delighted with their success. Pauline said later, "When you have as many shots as I have you don't have to worry about getting birdies. We didn't have one all day but we did have some solid pars. We just kept our heads and didn't get too upset when we hit a crisis."
Card of the Course (metres)
Hole No White Par Index Red Par Index 1 394 4 1 272 4 14 2 386 4 3 296 4 2 3 302 4 13 270 4 4 4 318 4 5 258 4 12 5 256 4 17 237 4 15 6 137 3 15 123 3 8 7 293 4 7 260 4 6 8 195 3 11 150 3 17 9 289 4 9 255 4 10 Out 2,570 34 2,121 34 10 387 4 2 355 4 1 11 386 4 4 290 4 3 12 302 4 14 270 4 5 13 318 4 6 258 4 13 14 256 4 18 237 4 16 15 145 3 16 123 3 9 16 293 4 8 260 4 7 17 195 3 12 127 3 18 18 289 4 10 255 4 11 In 2,571 34 2,175 34 Total 5,141 68 4,296 68 SSS 66 66
Men's Course Record: 64 D. Boyle 13/07/1997
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Anne T. Doherty 1989 Ladies Captain Paddy Sweeney 1989 Men's Captain Fr. D. O'Doherty 1989 President Kathleen Boyle 1990 Ladies Captain Jim Boyle 1990 Men's Captain Frank Doherty 1990 President Bridie Doherty 1991 Ladies Captain Seamus Doherty 1991 Men's Captain Frank Doherty 1991 President Jackie Cadger 1992 Ladies Captain Hugh Gillespie 1992 Men's Captain Frank Doherty 1992 President Berni Gallagher 1993 Ladies Captain Paddy Farren 1993 Men's Captain Frank Doherty 1993 President Sylvia McBride 1994 Ladies Captain James Gillespie 1994 Men's Captain Eileen Oglesby 1994 President Geraldine Doherty 1995 Ladies Captain Joseph Gillespie 1995 Men's Captain Eileen Oglesby 1995 President Noreen Farren 1996 Ladies Captain Dermot Devenney 1996 Men's Captain Eileen Oglesby 1996 President Aingeal O'Marcaigh 1997 Ladies Captain Pat Gallagher 1997 Men's Captain Eileen Oglesby 1997 President Jo Dunleavy 1998 Ladies Captain Joe McBride 1998 Men's Captain Hugh Gillespie 1998 President Carmel Bonner 1999 Ladies Captain Eugene Sharkey 1999 Men's Captain Hugh Gillespie 1999 President Brid Baska 2000 Ladies Captain Frank Kelly 2000 Men's Captain Hugh Gillespie 2000 President Pauline Comack 2001 Ladies Captain Vincent Bonner 2001 Men's Captain Hugh Gillespie 2001 President Mary Cowley 2002 Ladies Captain Eugene McGarvey 2002 Men's Captain Gerald McElwee 2002 President Marie McGonagle 2003 Ladies Captain Terence Gallagher 2003 Men's Captain Gerard McElwee 2003 President Celine Markey 2004 Ladies Captain Eddie Crawford 2004 Men's Captain Gerard McElwee 2004 President Margaret Johnson 2005 Ladies Captain Connie McKelvey 2005 Men's Captain Gerard McElwee 2005 President Noreen McGarvey 2006 Ladies Captain Jimmy O’Donnell 2006 Men's Captain Gerard McElwee 2006 President Angela O’Marcaigh 2007 Ladies Captain Packie McHugh 2007 Men's Captain Gerard McElwee 2007 President Ann T. Doherty (9) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Donal Boyle (0) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance M. McCarthy 1 August 1999 Bridie Doherty 6th 123 m Bridie Doherty 8th 150 m Sheila Doherty 1 May 2003 6th 123 m
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