18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Kerdiffstown
Naas
Co. KildareSecretary/Manager: Denis Mahon Captain: Jim Fennell Lady Captain: Phil Rohan Telephone: 045-874644 President: Denis Mullins & Moira Maguire Public No: 045-897509 Vice-Captain: John Kerin & Ann Swan Fax: 045-896104 Hon. Secretary: Michael Moran, John O'Brien & Yvonne Frayne E-mail: info@naasgolfclub.com Club Pro: Gavin Lunney Website: www.naasgolfclub.com Hon. Treasurer: Richard Hayden, Frank Walsh & Noeleen O'Rourke Founded: 1896 Designed by: Arthur Spring, Paddy Merrigan & Jeff Howes Membership: 922 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €40 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 11.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €45 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €20 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €20 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Sunday Tuesday & Wednesday Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: Yes
Course Description:
Naas Golf Club was founded in 1896 and extended to 18-holes in the early 90's and the magnificent new clubhouse was opened in 1999. The old 9-holes needless to say has lush and tree lined fairways, the members have undertaken to make Naas Golf Course one of the finest in the country and are presently upgrading the course for the third time in modern times.
The course has an abundance of fine and memorable golf holes, as soon as you tee off you know you are on a golf course that will test you, with out-of-bounds down your right-hand-side and at 436 yards requires a well placed tee shot and careful club selection for your second. A warm welcome awaits the visitor in the clubhouse and full catering facilities are available to members and visitors alike.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1896, affiliated 1907. There is some confusion as to the foundation date of Naas Golf Club. However, a letter in the "Irish Field" on 3rd October, 1908, by Mr. E. I. Gray, records "Your correspondent states that Messrs Gray and McCann were chiefly responsible for the forming of the club in 1896. Neither McCann nor myself had anything to do with it. It was first put on foot by a great enthusiast, Mr. Mansfield, D. L., our President, who was ably assisted by Mr. J. S. Shannon now manager of the Hibernian Bank at Loughrea.
They got together a very small club at Halverston, that existed only on sufferance and despite the fact that the rent was only something like £6 a year, it was with great difficulty raised."It was known as the Co. Kildare Golf Club until 1966, when it changed its name to Naas.The club moved from Halverston to Decoy in 1903; George Coburn, the professional at Portmarnock, laid out the new nine-hole course. Then, in 1912, it moved again to the Knocks and W. C. Pickman of Portmarnock laid out this new nine-hole course. Then, in 1922, yet another move took place, this time to Monread, before locating at its present home at Kerdiffstown, which was officially opened on the 8th June 1941.
In the early 1990s, Dr. Arthur Spring redesigned the course, which included an additional nine-holes. In 1999, Naas opened its fine new clubhouse.
Location
On the road between Sallins & Johnstown. Coming from Dublin turn right off the N7 at Johnstown traffic lights well sign posted.
Members Achievements
Moira Morris was selected on the Leinster Ladies team for the AIB Interprovincial’s at the Island Golf Club from the 8th to the 10th August 2001.Michael McGinley was elected to the council of the Leinster Branch of the GUI for 2001.
Naas Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Barton Shield in 1985, when the team was, S. Rohan, A. Pierce, T. Boylan, M. McGinley and G. O'Connor.
Naas Golf Club won the Barton Cup in 1959, when the team was, J. Kerin, A. Kelly, J. A. O'Brien, J. H. McDermott, J. Grehan, L. J. Malone, N. Sheridan, D. McDermott, J. Murray, Rev. R. Kelly and B. Gannon.
They won it prior to that in 1934, when the team was, P. Gorey, M. Gorey, Jas Lawlor, E. Kennedy, L. J. Malone, D. J. Lambe, M. Clarson, D. McGuirk, S. Cullen, and J. Rourke.
They first won it first in 1933, when the team was, M. Gorey, M. Clarson, J. Langan, B. Nix, J. Rourke, S. Cullen, P. Gorey, D. McGuirk, M. Quinn and P. Smith.
They won the Duggan Cup in 1981, when the team was, Remy Fullam, Brian Colivet, Mick Moynihan, Des Potter, Noel Sheridan, Joe Bermingham, John Casey, Dessie McDermott, Asutin Murphy and Jim Grehan, they were captained by Joe Lyons.
They won the Metropolitan Cup in 1993, when the team was, M. Moran, B. Kennedy, B. Griffin, E. Prendergast, J. Creaney, C. Callanan, D. Leavy, D. Cully, J. Keane, V. Murray, L. O'Brien, they were captained by K. Whelan.
They won the County Championship of the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 1999, 2000 and 2004.
They won the Kildare Mixed Shield in 1990, when the team was, John O'Dwyer, Larry O'Brien, Gertrude Conway and Nigel Swan.
The Ladies of Naas Golf Club won the Finn Trophy in 1998, when the team was, Maura Moran, Katie Holmes, Catherine Bardon, Marie Flynn, Margaret Kelleher, Sian O'Neill, Mary Flahavan, Pam O'Neill, they were captained by Alice Gibson.
They won it in 1987, when the team was, A. Downes, H. Magee, N. Kennedy, M. Maguire, J. Lyons, C. Harrington, A. Leavy, A. Begley, A. Carbery, M. O'Connor and J. O'Houlihan.
They won it prior to that in 1980, \when the team was, A. Begley, H. O'Connor, J. Lyons, J. O'Houlihan, M. O'Connor, A. Downes, M. Maguire, A. Carbery, A. Gibson and M. Casey.
The Ladies won the Kildare Shield in 1998, when the team was, Paula Murray, Anne Stapleton, Teresa Conway, Marie Morbin, Mona Clarke, Patricia Doyle, Norah Kennedy, Ann Swan, June Greely, Ray Colivat, Mary Ryan and Geraldine Kehoe.
They won it prior to that in 1996, when the team was, Monica O'Connor, Paula Murphy, Helen Magee, Eileen Mullen, Margaret Kelleher, Cait Harrington, Patricia Doyle, Marie Flynn and Mary Ryan.
They first won it in 1977, when the team was, G. Gough, B. McGlinchey, A. Carbery, H. O'Connor, R. Colivet, C. Lawlow, J. Mullane and M. Kavanagh.
The Juniors' of Naas Golf Club won the Leinster Championship and were All-Ireland Finalists in the Junior Foursomes in 1992, when the team was, Gavin Lunny, G. Gibson, D. Keane and D. Cully, they were managed by Pat Coughlin.
The Boys' won the Midland Junior Trophy at Kilkenny Golf Club in 2000, when the team was, Ciaran O'Leary, Killian Jones, Paul O'Callaghan, David Prendergast, Niall Sherlock, Michael Kelly, B. J. Rafferty, James Fennell, Art McCoy and Tom Frayne.
Soccer star Kevin Harrington won the Druid's Glen-Irish Independent "Golfer of the Month" for May 2000. He shot 50 pts. On, May Day followed by a 64 net on 20th of May. His prize was a beautiful limited-edition painting by Robert Ballagh, I, for one, would like to see more of this type of prize appearing on our prize tables.
Moira Morris was the reserve on the Irish team in the European Ladies Junior Championships at Oslo Golf Club in 1998. She was selected on the Irish Panel for 1999.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No White Blue Index Yellow Par Index Red Par Index 1 425 417 4 382 4 4 398 5 9 2 361 361 16 337 4 16 301 4 11 3 160 160 12 133 3 12 120 3 15 4 404 404 2 381 4 2 373 4 1 5 381 381 6 373 4 6 349 4 3 6 383 383 8 373 4 8 364 4 7 7 493 483 14 463 5 14 407 5 13 8 132 132 18 121 3 18 112 3 17 9 315 315 10 308 4 10 293 4 5 Out 3,054 3,036 2,871 35 2,717 36 10 178 178 9 165 3 9 141 3 16 11 394 394 3 374 4 3 352 4 6 12 382 359 11 332 4 11 303 4 10 13 518 502 7 487 5 13 474 5 4 14 175 175 13 145 3 15 127 3 18 15 500 478 17 446 4 1 418 5 8 16 401 401 1 371 4 7 367 4 2 17 178 178 5 163 3 5 127 3 12 18 498 472 15 445 5 17 397 5 14 In 3,224 3,137 2,871 35 2,717 36 Total 6,278 6,173 5,799 71 5,423 72 SSS 71 70 69 71
Men's Course Record: 67 Mick Curtis (3) 07/06/2001
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Kay Moynihan 1989 Ladies Captain Liam Casey 1989 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1989 President Rosario Fitzsimons 1990 Ladies Captain Joan Gorry 1990 Ladies President David Carbery 1990 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1990 President Joan Lyons 1991 Ladies Captain Breda McDermott 1991 Ladies President Tom D' Arcy 1991 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1991 President Brenda Chapman 1992 Ladies Captain Breda McDermott 1992 Ladies President Noel Ryan 1992 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1992 President Ronnie D'Arcy 1993 Ladies Captain Breda McDermott 1993 Ladies President John O'Reilly 1993 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1993 President Joan Osborne 1994 Ladies Captain Ceppy Lawlor 1994 Ladies President Chris Sheehan 1994 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1994 President Helen Magee 1995 Ladies Captain Ceppy Lawlor 1995 Ladies President Seamus Rohan 1995 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1995 President Ursula Owens 1996 Ladies Captain Ceppy Lawlor 1996 Ladies President Turlough Boylan 1996 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1996 President Geraldine Kehoe 1997 Ladies Captain Freddie Rafferty 1997 Ladies President Eddie Prendergast 1997 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1997 President Pam O'Neill 1998 Ladies Captain Seamus Moody 1998 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1998 President Mrs. R. Colivet 1999 Ladies Captain Mrs. F. Rafferty 1999 Ladies President Nigel Swan 1999 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 1999 President Teresa Conway 2000 Ladies Captain Margot D'Arcy 2000 Ladies President Larry Clarke 2000 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 2000 President Cecily Murphy 2001 Ladies Captain Margot D'Arcy 2001 Ladies President Dermot Delaney 2001 Men's Captain L. O'Flynn 2001 President Mrs. Patricia Doyle 2002 Ladies Captain Margot D'Arcy 2002 Ladies President Ben Scully 2002 Men's Captain Liam O'Flynn 2002 President Ann Jones 2003 Ladies Captain M. Clarke 2003 Ladies President Dermot Delaney 2003 Men's Captain Noel Sheridan 2003 President Gert Conway 2004 Ladies Captain M. Clarke 2004 Ladies President Noel Farrelly 2004 Men's Captain Noel Sheridan 2004 President Mary Pierce 2005 Ladies Captain Monica O'Connor 2005 Ladies President Gerry Prendergast 2005 Men's Captain Ken Dermody 2005 President Mary Ryan 2006 Ladies Captain Monica O'Connor 2006 Ladies President Frank Walsh 2006 Men's Captain Ken Dermody 2006 President Margaret Kelleher 2007 Ladies Captain Moira Maguire 2007 Ladies President John Cradock 2007 Men's Captain Denis Mullins 2007 Ladies Captain Moira Morrin (3.2) 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap Michael Curtis (3.4) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Anthony Jones Margaret Moroney Monica O'Connor Liam Casey Peter Garry 15 April 2000 17th 174 yd's Willie Headen 21 May 2000 8th 139 yd's Ted Coonan 29 July 2000 17th 174 yd's Peter Doherty 7 August 2000 17th 174 yd's M. Kelleher 24 September 2001 3rd J. O'Brien 14 October 2001 8th 139 yd's Patrick Larlin
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