18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Moume Park
Ballyardle, Kilkeel
Co. Down BT34 4LBSecretary/Manager: Carson McBride Captain: Victor Quinn Lady Captain: Anne Macauley Telephone: 028-417-65095 President: George McCullough & Daphne Priestly Public No: 028-417-62296 Vice-Captain: Stephen Cranston Fax: 028-417-65579 Hon. Secretary: Carson McBride E-mail: kilkeelgolfclub@gmail.com Club Pro: Shop only Website: www.kilkeelgolfclub.org Hon. Treasurer: Cecil McCullough Founded: 1924 Designed by: Eddie Hackett & Lord Justice Babington Membership: 843 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £23 Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 11.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £28 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £15/£18 Dress Code: Neat and casual, jacket and tie required evenings Green Fees For Opens: £12 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Tuesday & Saturday Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Originally a 9 hole Parkland set in what was the ancestral estate of the Earl of Kilmorey, where Lord Justice Babington designed the original nine holes. He was followed by the late Eddie Hackett who did what he was so gifted a,t marrying the old with the new. The 18-hole championship course opened for play in 1993 and has jointly hosted the British Amateur Championship and the PGA Senior Tour together with its more illustrious neighbour Royal Co. Down just up the coast. Nestling between the shores of Carlingford Lough and the Mountains of Mourne, Kilkeel is on 120 acres of the original estate, surrounded by woodlands and at the foot of Knockcree Mountain. The excellent clubhouse has all the facilities the golfer can require together with a well equipped golf shop.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded 1924, affiliated 1948.
Location
3 miles outside Kilkeel on the Newry Road.
Members Achievements
Kilkeel Golf Club won the Ulster Championship of the Jimmy Bruen Shield and where drawn against Connacht Champions Portumna Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final at Shannon Golf Club on Friday 17th September 2004.
They had a convincing 4 matches to 1 match victory over the Connacht Champions. The team on the day was Rory Sloane and Kieran Poland, who beat Pat Quinlan and James Porter by 6 & 5, Anthony Ward and Ciaran Hartigan beat Joe Slattery and Dick Quinlivan by 5 & 4, Trevor Weir and Graeme Morrow won their match on the 19th against Matt Donohoe and Peadar Ryan, Mark Trainor and Paul Higgins beat Michael McGivem and Sean Robinson on the 18th and Johnny Aiken with Pascal Morgan lost their match on the 17th to Leslie O'Meara and Francis McCleam.
They met Leinster Champions Dundalk Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final on Saturday 18th September, when the team was Rory Slone with Kieran Poland against Ken Norton with Michael Coburn, Johnny Aiken with Pascal Morgan against Sean Reidy with Kevin Barry, Anthony Ward with Ciaran Hartigan against Alan McCabe with Michael Gill, Trevor Weir with Graeme Morrow against Damien English with Ruairi Gogarty and Paul Higgins with Mark Trainor against Gareth Duffy and Michael Duffy.
Shauna McVeigh was selected for the Ulster Girls' team in the Smurfit Interprovincial Championship at Enniscrone Golf Club from the 18 th to the 20th of April 2001.
Kilkeel won the All-Ireland Irish Mixed Foursomes at Kilkenny G. C. in 1996, when the team was S. P. McVeigh, W. Sloan, T. McVeigh, H. J. Flynn, P. Morgan, E. McAteer, M. McDowell, H. Matthews, D. McDowell, N. Murphy and A. Orr, they were captained by E. McDowell.
Kilkeel won the Ulster Final of the All-Ireland Jimmy Bruen Shield when they beat Dunmurry. They went on to meet East Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final at Lahinch on 22 nd September 2000. The squad was Willie Sloan, Jim McKay, Michael Concannon, Pascal Morgan, Sean Leneghan, Stanley Weir, Robert Gordon, Brian Morgan, Eric Nicholson, Joey Annett and Thomas McVeigh.
They beat East Cork 3 to 2 in the Semi-Final and went on to beat The Heath 3.5 to 1.5 in the All-Ireland National Final. The team was J. McKay with Michael Concannon, P. Morgan with Sean Leneghan, S. Weir with R. Gordon, B. Morgan with E. Nicholson and T. McVeigh with J. Annett.
They won the Ulster Fourball Trophy in 1996 and 1997.
They won the Rossmore Cup in 1998 and 1996.
S. McVeigh played Ulster Youths' in 1992.
Card of the Course (yards)
Name Hole No White Green Par Index Red Par Index The Brook 1 480 459 5 14 428 5 9 Gaint's Grave 2 450 412 4 2 412 5 17 Ashgrove 3 382 362 4 10 358 4 11 Black Thorns 4 394 382 4 12 352 4 5 The Penny Wall 5 288 275 4 18 260 4 15 Veetchill 6 487 475 5 8 447 5 7 Standing Stone 7 356 334 4 4 330 4 3 Badger's Sett 8 163 153 3 16 135 3 13 The Orchard 9 388 378 4 6 368 4 1 Out 3,388 3,230 37 3,090 38 Rhododendrons 10 395 378 4 13 345 4 8 The Dell 11 172 158 3 17 148 3 18 Hackett's 12 342 322 4 11 295 4 14 Casualty Corneer 13 378 367 4 3 348 4 2 Magnacarpa 14 411 391 4 1 365 5 16 Copper Beech 15 130 114 3 15 113 3 10 Binnian 16 422 393 4 9 322 4 12 Pine Ridge 17 414 403 4 5 378 4 4 Knockchree 18 527 512 5 7 489 5 6 In 3,191 3,038 35 2,803 36 Total 6,579 6,268 72 5,893 74 SSS 72 70 74
Men's Course Record: Am: 67 S. P. McVeigh 1996
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Mrs. B Murion 1989 Ladies Captain R. Burton 1989 Men's Captain C. A. Baxter 1989 President Mrs. C. Sloan 1990 Ladies Captain E. Ferris 1990 Men's Captain C. A. Baxter 1990 President Mrs. M. Flynn 1991 Ladies Captain J. C. Murion 1991 Men's Captain A. Robinson 1991 President Mrs. O. Aiken 1992 Ladies Captain W. Sloan 1992 Men's Captain A. Robinson 1992 President Miss M. McKeown 1993 Ladies Captain I. McKibbin 1993 Men's Captain A. Robinson 1993 President Mrs. Mathews 1994 Ladies Captain L. Feron 1994 Men's Captain S. C. Knox 1994 President Mrs. A. Hanna 1995 Ladies Captain L. McCartan 1995 Men's Captain S. C. Knox 1995 President Mrs. M. Curran 1996 Ladies Captain D. Hanna 1996 Men's Captain Dr. J. Craig 1996 President Mrs. D. Priestly 1997 Ladies Captain S. Leneghan 1997 Men's Captain Dr. J. Craig 1997 President Mrs. B. Knox 1998 Ladies Captain L. Rowland 1998 Men's Captain M. P. Small 1998 President Miss D. McDowell 1999 Ladies Captain Mrs. C. McConville 1999 Ladies President G. Coulter M.B.E. 1999 Men's Captain M. P. Small 1999 President Mrs. I. McVeigh 2000 Ladies Captain Mrs. C. McConville 2000 Ladies President P. Cotter 2000 Men's Captain C. A. McCullough 2000 President Mrs. E. Devlin 2001 Ladies Captain Mrs. J. Cassidy 2001 Ladies President T. O'Hare 2001 Men's Captain C. A. McCullough 2001 President Mrs. D. Morgan 2002 Ladies Captain Mrs. J. Cassidy 2002 Ladies President D. McAuley 2002 Men's Captain Barry Davison 2002 President Marie McKibbin 2003 Ladies Captain S. C. McBride 2003 Men's Captain Barry Davison 2003 President Daphne Priestly 2004 Ladies Captain Maureen McKeown 2004 Ladies President Paul McKibbin 2004 Men's Captain Moore Macauley 2004 President Pauline Cole 2005 Ladies Captain Maureen McKeown 2005 Ladies President Michael Fegan 2005 Men's Captain Harold Nicholson 2005 President Tracy Hanna 2006 Ladies Captain Daphne Priestly 2006 Ladies President Jarlath McKibbin 2006 Men's Captain Harold Nicholson 2006 President Cynthia Cranston 2007 Ladies Captain Daphne Priestly 2007 Ladies President Desmond Wilson 2007 Men's Captain George McCullough 2007 President Danielle McVeigh (5) 2007 Lowest Ladies Handicap Sean P. McVeigh (1) 2007 Lowest Men's Handicap
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