18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Kill
Co. KildareSecretary/Manager: Maurice Kelly Captain: Danny Gallagher Lady Captain: Sheelagh Butler Telephone: 045-866003 President: Gerry Shanley Public No: 045-866045 Vice-Captain: Vincent Butler & Wendy Hogan Fax: 045-875881 Hon. Secretary: Anthony Flynn & Elizabeth Kelly E-mail: admin@killeengc.ie Club Pro: None-Shop Website: www.killeengolf.com Hon. Treasurer: Joe Lavin & Bridget Long Founded: 1992 Designed by: Tom Craddock & Pat Ruddy Membership: 722 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €40 Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €50 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €20/25 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €20 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Midweek & Weekends Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: None Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: Yes
Course Description:
Killeen Golf Club has recently undergone a full re-design. The design work carried out by Maurice Kelly features twelve new U.S.G.A. specification greens, new course layout, extensive tree planting of semi-mature trees and additional water hazards. The superb redevelopment has made this parkland course become a must play for all golfers.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded 1992. The Course was first laid out in 1980. It has undergone continuous re-development and improvement. In 1994 the purchase of additional land and a redesign by Tom Craddock and Pat Ruddy was a significant milestone for the club. The change of ownership brought the course up to championship standard, this was carried out by Maurice Kelly.
Location
Situated just off the N7, Turn for the K Club (Straffan) at the Kill traffic lights, take the first left turn. The golf course is on the left approximately 1.3 miles.
Members Achievements
Mark & Noel Shaw both playing of (14) 42 pts. at Druid's Heath in the National Final of the O2 All-Ireland Masters. They qualified for the Grand Final played at the Kempinski Resort Hotel, Estepona, Spain in October 2004. They set out for the 5* Hotel on 9th October where having played a practice round they then went on to compete in the Grand Final over four days.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 512 500 487 5 18 416 5 6 2 410 401 389 4 6 322 4 16 3 386 372 348 4 4 338 4 12 4 402 376 366 4 10 288 4 10 5 402 390 349 4 2 330 4 2 6 208 198 188 3 14 150 3 18 7 366 356 342 4 8 300 4 8 8 139 129 115 3 16 97 3 14 9 566 535 511 5 12 433 5 4 Out 3,391 3,257 3,095 36 2,674 36 10 510 504 493 5 15 431 5 7 11 390 382 372 4 7 331 4 9 12 416 406 397 4 3 344 4 1 13 369 360 336 4 13 294 4 17 14 178 167 160 3 9 155 3 13 15 429 402 387 4 1 300 4 3 16 468 458 446 5 17 397 5 11 17 416 390 380 4 5 333 4 5 18 176 142 127 3 11 115 3 15 In 3,352 3,256 3,098 36 2,700 36 Total 6,732 6,437 6,183 72 5,374 72 SSS 72 71 70 71
Men's Course Record: 67 Maurice Kelly (0) 05/09/2004
Ladies Course Record: 72 Josie Ryan
Roll of Honour Allen McConnell 1992 Men's Captain Michael McCarthy 1992 President Michael Sheehan 1993 Men's Captain Michael McCarthy 1993 President Michael Sheehan 1994 Men's Captain Michael McCarthy 1994 President Marie McLoughlin 1995 Ladies Captain Paddy Kelly 1995 Men's Captain Michael McCarthy 1995 President Lina Corrigan 1996 Ladies Captain Paddy Kelly 1996 Men's Captain Michael McCarthy 1996 President Brid Ryan 1997 Ladies Captain Joe Newman 1997 Men's Captain Michael McCarthy 1997 President Denise Byrne 1998 Ladies Captain Joe Newman 1998 Men's Captain Michael McCarthy 1998 President Ann McLoughlin 1999 Ladies Captain Tom O'Brien 1999 Men's Captain Michael McCarthy 1999 President Joan Palmer 2000 Ladies Captain Bernard Cahill 2000 Men's Captain Jim Murray 2000 President Deirdre O'Sullivan 2001 Ladies Captain Bill Long 2001 Men's Captain Jim Murray 2001 President B. Long 2002 Ladies Captain Jim Kelly 2002 Men's Captain Bill Long 2002 President Elizabeth Kelly 2003 Ladies Captain Liam Burke 2003 Men's Captain Bill Long 2003 President Siobhan O'Brien 2004 Ladies Captain Declan Hallahan 2004 Men's Captain Bill Long 2004 President Paula Burke 2005 Ladies Captain Thomas Wade 2005 Men's Captain Jim Kelly 2005 President Mary Rose Kiely 2006 Ladies Captain Joe Lavin 2006 Men's Captain Jim Kelly 2006 President Noirin Fitzgerald 2007 Ladies Captain Gerry Shanley 2007 Men's Captain Jim Kelly 2007 President Josie Ryan (12) 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap Niall Gorey (+1) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap Warren Kelly (0) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap Maurice Kelly (0) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap
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