9 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
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Boyle
Co. RoscommonSecretary/Manager: Jim Mooney Captain: Charlie O'Donnell Lady Captain: Mary McKeon Telephone: 071-9662594 President: David Boles & Peggy Feely Public No: 071-9662594 Vice-Captain: Brendan Gaffney & Susan Gaffney Fax: 071-9663693 Hon. Secretary: Jim Mooney & Peggy Feely E-mail: jpcmooney@eircom.net Club Pro: Charlie O'Donnell & Mandy Toolan Website: Hon. Treasurer: Jimmy Doyle, Liam Mullaney & Joyce Boles Founded: 1911 Designed by: Eddie Hackett Membership: 737 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €15 per day Clubhouse opening hours: 4:00pm to 12:00 Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €15 per day Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €15 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €8 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Midweek & Weekends Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: None Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Situated one mile from Boyle Town on the main Roscommon road Boyle Golf Course is a 9-hole parkland course. The course consists of one par-5, eleven par-4 and six par-3 holes totalling 5,105 metres in length. Par for the course is 67 made up 33 out and 34 in. Only three holes have the same tee-box ensuring that every hole has a different play strategy.In 2001 the clubhouse was renovated to include a men’s locker and shower room and upgraded ladies changing rooms. A new kitchen facility was installed and the car par was extended and upgraded.
While the course does not have bunkers there are plenty of hazards and Out of Bounds to ensure a high degree of difficulty. The undulating nature of the course means the golfer faces a high number of varying shots on each hole. People are welcome to play at Boyle during day light hours every day with few exceptions. Green fees are -15 for 2008 and new members are always welcome.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1911 affiliated 1924The 1914 edition of The Irish Golfers Guide has the following to say about Boyle Golf Club "a nine hole course within one mile of Boyle station" open from 1st May to the 1st November, a pavilion was erected in December 1912. The course was laid out by Messrs Vernon and Ormsby of Rosses Point"
Location
One mile from Boyle Town on the Roscommon Road, take a sharp turn to your right coming from Boyle.
Members Achievements
David Kelly (18) teamed up with Ken Murray (11) from Carton House Golf Club to qualify with 43 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.Lady Captain Joyce Boles and her Captain's Prize winner finished in a close 3rd at the Regional qualifiers of the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captain's Golf Classic in August 2001. Playing the Slieve Russell shortly after the North West of Ireland Open. Everybody found the course playing tough. Joyce playing off 18 and Liz off 19 returned a score of 28 points and booked their place in the National Finals at Druid's Glen on the 1st of October.
Boyle won the All-Ireland of the Countess of Granard in 1992 when the team was Mrs. Mary Regan and Mrs. Kathleen Condon. They won the ILGU Western District Intermediate Team Event in 1992, when the team was Patricia Perry, Lucy Gaffney, Rosemary Callan, Peggy Feely, Mary Regan and Gloria Hogan.
Boyle won the Connacht Irish Mixed Foursomes in 1998, when the team was J. Kelly, M. Regan, T. Conlon, A. Wynne, P. Feely, B. Moran, L. Gaffney, R. Callon, P. Perry and M. Wynne.
Frederick W. Perry was President of the GUI in 1982.
Card of the Course (metres)
Hole No White Par Index Red Par Index 1 278 4 13 244 4 10 2 430 4 1 430 5 4 3 150 3 11 144 3 15 4 153 3 15 150 3 17 5 436 5 17 377 5 13 6 203 3 5 165 3 12 7 300 4 7 300 4 6 8 313 4 3 313 4 1 9 306 4 9 306 4 9 Out 2,569 34 2,429 35 10 278 4 12 278 4 7 11 482 5 18 430 5 5 12 155 3 10 144 3 14 13 153 3 14 150 3 18 14 377 4 4 339 4 3 15 168 3 16 165 3 11 16 306 4 6 232 4 16 17 313 4 2 313 4 2 18 304 4 8 306 4 8 In 2,536 34 2,357 34 Total 5,105 68 4,786 69 SSS 66 70
Men's Course Record: Am. 65 A. Wynne 1987
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Moira Egan 1989 Ladies Captain Paddy Nangle 1989 Men's Captain Eamon Perry 1989 President Siobhan Carlos 1990 Ladies Captain Liam Coyle 1990 Men's Captain Tom Callan 1990 President Maura O'Farrell 1991 Ladies Captain John J. Cox 1991 Men's Captain Denis O'Donnell 1991 President Gloria Hogan 1992 Ladies Captain Colm Loftus 1992 Men's Captain Martin Higgins 1992 President Claire Cryan 1993 Ladies Captain Tom Regan 1993 Men's Captain John Kelly 1993 President Rosemary Callan 1994 Ladies Captain Michael Smith 1994 Men's Captain Frank Flanagan 1994 President Ann Toolan 1995 Ladies Captain Benny Morgan 1995 Men's Captain Henry J. Wynne 1995 President Joey Mullaney 1996 Ladies Captain Michael O'Dowd 1996 Men's Captain Vincent Egan 1996 President Anna Lavery 1997 Ladies Captain Paddy Daly 1997 Men's Captain Paddy Nangle 1997 President Carmel Conlon 1998 Ladies Captain Michael Archer 1998 Men's Captain Liam Coyle 1998 President Ann Conlon 1999 Ladies Captain Jimmy Dwyer 1999 Men's Captain John Joe Cox 1999 President Liz Dwyer 2000 Ladies Captain Pat Gannon 2000 Men's Captain Colm Loftus 2000 President Joyce Boles 2001 Ladies Captain David Boles 2001 Men's Captain Lionel Lynn 2001 President Mary O'Donnell 2002 Ladies Captain Rosemary Callan 2002 Ladies President Owen Garvin 2002 Men's Captain Lionel Lyne 2002 President Patricia Finn 2003 Ladies Captain Ingrid Stewart 2003 Ladies President Willie Tiernan 2003 Men's Captain Michael Smith Jnr. 2003 President Marie Wynne 2004 Ladies Captain Jimmy Doyle 2004 Men's Captain Benny Morgan 2004 President Carmel Keenan 2005 Ladies Captain Pat Conroy 2005 Men's Captain Michael Archer 2005 President Geraldine McDermottroe 2006 Ladies Captain Gloria Hogan 2006 Lady President Jim Mooney 2006 Men's Captain Jimmy Dwyer 2006 President Mandy Toolan 2007 Ladies Captain Patricia Perry 2007 Lady President Rodney Boles 2007 Men's Captain Pat Gannon 2007 President Rosemary (14) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Colm Loftus (9) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap