18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Coolnaboul West
Rathdowney
Co. LaoisSecretary/Manager: Mike Munro Captain: John O'Malley Lady Captain: Kate Kavanagh Telephone: 0505-46170 President: Tom Carroll & Brigid Maher Public No: 0505-46170 Vice-Captain: Anthony Phelan Fax: 0505-46065 Hon. Secretary: Martin O'Brien & Mary Harte E-mail: rathdowneygolf@eircom.net Club Pro: None Website: www.rathdowneygolfclub.com Hon. Treasurer: Denis Cleere & Kathleen Pyne Founded: 1930 Designed by: Eddie Hackett Membership: 704 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €25 Clubhouse opening hours: 11.00am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €25 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €25 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €10 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Sundays & Bank Holidays 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:
Rathdowney Golf Club was founded in 1930 and extended to an 18-hole course in 1997, when the legendry Eddie Hackett having a hand in the extension. The new and the old have married very successfully that it is hard to distinguish between the original and the new. Water comes into play on the Par 4 8th and there are intimidating out-of-bounds on the 3rd and 4th. The 6th is a testing and difficult Par 5 and the 12th, 15th and 18th are equally demanding. All, adding up to a memorable and challenging, round of golf. Rathdowney has a fine clubhouse where you can relax and enjoy the club facilities where full catering is provided for visitors and members alike.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Founded 1930.
Location
The course is 1km from the Square in Rathdowney sign-posted off the Johnstown Road.
Members Achievements
Rathdowney won the Leinster Championship of the Pierce Purcell Shield at Dundalk Golf Club in 2001. The squad was Alan Barnaville, Eoin Fitzpatrick, Tadgh Dooley, Robert Jones, Christy Jones, Eugene Keeshan, Liam Skehan, Conor O'Leary, Paul Barnaville, Mark O'Loughan, T. J. Kelly, Paschal Bergin and Thomas Gleeson. They were captained by, Sean Bulger. They were drawn against Gort in the All-Ireland Semi-Finals at Newlands Golf Club on 20th September.
Rita Hanrahan played for the Irish Girls' in 1973.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No White Green Par Index Red Par Index 1 375 360 4 4 375 5 8 2 135 121 3 18 126 3 18 3 314 310 4 12 314 4 10 4 337 322 4 8 291 4 12 5 164 160 3 10 141 3 16 6 510 492 5 2 397 5 2 7 467 433 5 14 400 5 4 8 362 360 4 6 282 4 14 9 280 263 4 16 263 4 6 Out 2,944 2,821 36 2,589 37 10 467 454 5 9 384 5 3 11 160 140 3 11 146 3 13 12 402 360 4 1 324 4 5 13 294 285 4 15 255 4 9 14 377 363 4 7 272 4 15 15 399 375 4 3 380 5 1 16 302 302 4 13 302 4 7 17 140 128 3 17 135 3 17 18 379 365 4 5 370 5 11 In 2,920 2,772 35 2,250 37 Total 5,864 5,593 71 5,139 74 SSS 70 69 72
Men's Course Record: 67 Pat Ruane (4) 05/09/1999
Ladies Course Record: 72 Theresa B. Delahunty (9) 28/05/1999
Roll of Honour Eileen Morrissey 1989 Ladies Captain Donal Heaphy 1989 Men's Captain David Morrissey 1989 President Mgt Fitzpatrick 1990 Ladies Captain Sean Bolger 1990 Men's Captain Liam Nolan (RIP) 1990 President Kathleen Maher 1991 Ladies Captain Patrick Maher 1991 Men's Captain William Harte 1991 President Sheila Malone 1992 Ladies Captain Liam Nolan 1992 Men's Captain Jim O'Riordan 1992 President Nora Harte 1993 Ladies Captain John Lang 1993 Men's Captain Paud O'Reilly 1993 President Rose Keeley 1994 Ladies Captain Oliver Stapleton 1994 Men's Captain Donal Heaphy 1994 President Susan Hayes 1995 Ladies Captain J. P. Delahunty 1995 Men's Captain Michael Flynn 1995 President Queenie Daly 1996 Ladies Captain Morgan Kelly 1996 Men's Captain Frank Hyland 1996 President Teresa Kavanagh 1997 Ladies Captain R. W. Bailey 1997 Men's Captain Jack Mockler 1997 President Marian Holland 1998 Ladies Captain Richard Cahill 1998 Men's Captain Robert O'Hara 1998 President Therese Delahunty 1999 Ladies Captain Peter Gray 1999 Men's Captain Patrick Maher 1999 President Brigid Harte 2000 Ladies Captain Maureen Duggan 2000 Ladies President Martin Fitzpatrick 2000 Men's Captain Sean Bolger 2000 President Marie Phelan 2001 Ladies Captain Ann Moriarty 2001 Ladies President Liam Cummins 2001 Men's Captain Oliver Stapleton 2001 President Patricia Munro 2002 Ladies Captain Irene Murray 2002 Ladies President Larry Dunne 2002 Men's Captain Peter Gray 2002 President Peggy Hennessy 2003 Ladies Captain Rose Kelly 2003 Ladies President Christy Jones 2003 Men's Captain Richard Cahill 2003 President Brigid Maher 2004 Ladies Captain Nora Harte 2004 Ladies President Michael Roach 2004 Captain J. P. Delahunty 2004 President Eleanor Fitzpatrick 2005 Ladies Captain Teresa Kavanagh 2005 Ladies President William Campion 2005 Captain P. J. Duggan 2005 President Mary Dunne 2006 Ladies Captain Peggy Hennessy 2006 Ladies President John Dalton 2006 Captain Marty Fitzpatrick 2006 President Joyce Bolger 2007 Ladies Captain Brigid Maher 2007 Ladies President Michael Glendon 2007 Captain Liam Cummins 2007 President Theresa B. Delahunty (7) 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap Brendan Ryan (0) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance R. Mackey 15 June 1999 11th 160 m Anthony Wall 22 May 2001 17th 140 m Michael Byrne 3 July 2001 17th 140 m John P. Delahunty 22 July 2001 17th 140 m Richard Minogue 19 May 2001 2nd 135 m
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