9-Hole Links
Course Facts: Address
Keel
Achill Island
Co. MayoSecretary/Manager: Michael McGinty Captain: Michael McGinty Lady Captain: Kathleen Conway Telephone: 098-43456 President: Public No: 098-43456 Vice-Captain: Noel English & Karen Lyons Fax: Hon. Secretary: Michael McGinty & Mary Sweeney E-mail: achillgolfclub@eircom.net Club Pro: None Website: www.members.achilltourism.com Hon. Treasurer: Thomas McNamara & Mary Gallagher Founded: 1951 Designed by: Paddy Skerritt Membership: 205 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €15 Clubhouse opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €20 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €15/20 Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €13 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & weekends Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Achill is bordered by a river and overlooks the magnificent strand with out-of-bounds coming into play on the 4th and 5th. Achill's signature hole is the 6th at 361 yards it is the most difficult hole on the course. The clubhouse is basic but this is more than compensated for by the warm West of Ireland that the members extend to visitors by the members who will remind you that the rest of Ireland is the Island and that you are really on the mainland!
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No upcoming fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Achill Island Golf Club was founded in 1951 and was designed by Paddy Skerritt the resident professional at St. Anne's until his death. Paddy laid out a fine 9-hole links in this most scenic part of the country.
Location
Head for Keel, when you reach Keel you are on the golf course.
Members Achievements
J. Hassett qualified for the National Finals of the Irish Times-Mitsubishi Motors Women's Masters. She returned 33 points in the semi-final at Glasson Golf Hotel & Country Club on the 23rd of August 2001. Then it was on to Galway Bay Golf & Country Club for the Final on 13th September.
Prior to 2001: On 21st March, 1999 John Murray had a Hole-in-One on the 225-metre, par 4, 4th, at Achill Island.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No White Par Index Red Par Index 1 349 4 7 331 5 5 2 458 5 9 376 5 3 3 129 3 17 129 3 17 4 250 4 15 250 4 15 5 295 4 13 258 4 11 6 361 4 1 301 4 1 7 382 4 3 261 4 7 8 144 3 11 144 3 13 9 336 4 5 276 4 9 Out 2,704 35 2,326 36 10 375 4 8 349 5 6 11 377 5 10 376 5 4 12 115 3 18 115 3 18 13 235 4 16 235 4 16 14 316 4 14 258 4 12 15 350 4 2 301 4 2 16 354 4 4 260 4 8 17 168 3 12 144 3 14 18 422 4 6 276 4 10 In 2,712 35 2,314 36 Total 5,416 70 4,640 72 SSS 67 69
Men's Course Record: 70 G. Hassett
Roll of Honour Lady Captains
1990 Bernie Varley
1991 Ellen Boyle
1992 Valerie Fitzgerald
1993 Ann Quinn
1994 Bridgie English
1995 Kathleen Conway
1996 Joan Nolan
1997 Ann Wilson
1998 Pat Fallon
1999 Julie Hassett
2000 Mary Sweeney
2001 Marlene Heaney
2002 Annabella Connaghan
2003
2004 Mary Gallagher
2005 Mary T. McNamara
2006 Marjorie Wallace
2007 Anastasia McNamara
2008
2009 Julie Hassett
2010 Veronica Cunnane
2011 Kathleen Conway
Men's Captains
1990 Brendan Fahy
1991 Brian McNeill
1992 Peter Connolly
1993 Pat Carney-Sergt
1994 Hugo Boyle
1995 John Cafferkey
1996 Michael McNulty
1997 Michael E. Lavelle
1998 Tony McNamara
1999 Tom Cafferkey
2000 Thomas McNamara
2001 Christy Gallagher
2002 Gerard Hassett
2003
2004 Alan English
2005 Michael Heaney
2006 John Gallagher
2007 Sean P. Connolly
2008 Domnic M. Vesey
2009 Edward McNamara
2010 Gerald Needham
2011 Michael McGinty
Presidents
1998 David Quinn
1999 Paddy Lavelle
2000 Paddy Lavelle
2001 S. Murray
2002 Michael P. English
2003 John Nolan
2005 Michael T. English
2006 Michael T. English
2007 Kathleen Conway
2008 Dominic T. Vessey
2009 Dominic T. Vessey
2010 Ann Wilson
2011 Myles Lyons
Julie Hassett Lowest Ladies H'cap Leo Smith Lowest Men's H'cap
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