18 Hole Links
Course Facts: Address
142 Main Road
Cloughey, Newtownards
Co. Down BT22 1JASecretary/Manager: Andrew Ferguson Captain: Jim Scott Lady Captain: Gina Hewlett Telephone: 028-427-71233 President: Harry Ferris & Joy Donaldson Public No: 028-427-71233 Vice-Captain: George Cardy & Imelda Byers Fax: 028-427-71699 Hon. Secretary: Jim Ditchfield & Henrietta Taylor E-mail: kirkistown@supernet.com Club Pro: Richard Whitford 048-427-71004 Website: www.linksgolfkirkistown.com Hon. Treasurer: Liam McCarthy & Sally McCoy Founded: 1902 Designed by: James Braid Membership: 680 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: £25 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 11.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £30 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: £15/£20 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: £5 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Fridays & Saturdays Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Trolley Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Kirkistown Castle is sometimes overshadowed by its illustrious neighbour Royal Co. Down, but it should not be underrated as it is the design of one of golf's most famous architects James Braid left his mark on this Links that has been in existence since 1902. The 2nd and 10th holes are played to elevated greens, which are a feature of this Links. It is clamed that 15 "Braid's Hole" at 321 metres is one of the hardest Par 4 to be found anywhere in Ireland. Kirkistown is a true and fair test of golf for the low and high handicapper alike. As a true Links Kirkistown is playable at anytime during the year it has a fine clubhouse with full bar and full catering facilities where the visitor is extended a warm Ulster hand of welcome.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1902, affiliated 1903. As with many other Irish golf clubs, the early records are missing. The club credits the foundation to seven gentlemen from Portaferry. However; "The Golfing Annual " 1903-4, gives its Instituted date as 3rd September 1902, with J. Green as Captain, and F. M. Allen as Hon. Secretary. It had fifty-eight members who paid an annual subscription of one guinea. It goes on to state, "the course is of nine-holes, about four miles from Portaferry, where there is a hotel. The course commands lovely views of the Isle of Man, Mull of Galloway, etc. and is an excellent seaside green"Kirkistown went eighteen-holes in 1929.
Location
Approximately 16 miles south-east of Newtownards on the A2.
Members Achievements
Kirkistown Castle won the Irish Mixed Foursomes at Portstewart G. C. in 1986.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No White Par Index Red Par Index 1 470 5 10 429 5 10 2 370 4 4 368 5 2 3 276 4 18 257 4 13 4 136 3 14 133 3 8 5 358 4 2 307 4 4 6 389 4 8 383 5 17 7 292 4 16 269 4 11 8 135 3 12 133 3 15 9 350 4 6 343 4 6 Out 2,776 35 2,622 37 10 397 4 3 346 5 1 11 116 3 17 104 3 18 12 398 4 7 388 5 14 13 401 4 1 316 4 3 14 176 3 15 162 3 16 15 321 4 9 291 4 5 16 150 3 13 138 3 12 17 404 4 5 348 4 7 18 477 5 11 441 5 9 In 2,840 34 2,534 36 Total 5,616 69 5,156 73 SSS 70 73
Men's Course Record: Am: 68 Jas Brown, Pro: 71 R. J. Polley
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour J. K. Smith 1989 Ladies Captain D. Clark 1989 Ladies President E. Henry 1989 Men's Captain W. J. Miscampbell 1989 President M. E. McVea 1990 Ladies Captain D. J. McNeilly 1990 Ladies President R. B. McCormick 1990 Men's Captain J. B. Agnew 1990 President H. F. Mladek 1991 Ladies Captain D. J. McNeilly 1991 Ladies President R. B. McCormick 1991 Men's Captain J. B. Agnew 1991 President S. Shane 1992 Ladies Captain J. Nesbitt 1992 Ladies President B. McVea 1992 Men's Captain S. F. E. Caruth 1992 President F. McDowell 1993 Ladies Captain J. Nesbitt 1993 Ladies President T. Stothers 1993 Men's Captain R. M. McLeod 1993 President M. Lunn 1994 Ladies Captain D. Marshall 1994 Ladies President C. McDonnell 1994 Men's Captain R. M. McLeod 1994 President R. E. Jordan 1995 Ladies Captain D. Marshall 1995 Ladies President J. W. McCammon 1995 Men's Captain A. F. Croley 1995 President L. Conar 1996 Ladies Captain M. McVea 1996 Ladies President D. S. Marshall 1996 Men's Captain A. F. Croley 1996 President B. J. McCaughey 1997 Ladies Captain M. McVea 1997 Ladies President H. T. B. Burrowes 1997 Men's Captain P. Watson 1997 President H. McCammon 1998 Ladies Captain M. McLeod 1998 Ladies President A. P. K. McVea 1998 Men's Captain P. Watson 1998 President Mrs. Maura McColgan 2000 Ladies Captain Daphne Molyneaux 2000 Ladies President Kevin Gallagher 2000 Men's Captain J. D. Mayne 2000 President J. Compton 2001 Ladies Captain Daphne Molyneaux 2001 Ladies President W. Reid 2001 Men's Captain Mrs. Teddy Mayne 2002 Ladies Captain Mrs. Sheelagh Rea 2002 Ladies President Mr. Robert McDowell 2002 Men's Captain Mr. Ken Thornton 2002 President D. Peacock 2003 Men's Captain Sally McCoy 2004 Ladies Captain Robert Davison 2004 Men's Captain Denis McDonnell 2004 President Vivienne Marsden 2005 Ladies Captain Mervyn Crawford 2005 Men's Captain Brian McVea 2005 President Sheila McConnell 2006 Ladies Captain Gerry Fagan 2006 Men's Captain Brian McVea 2006 President Clare Dynes 2007 Ladies Captain Liam McCarthy 2007 Men's Captain Harry Ferris 2007 President
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