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Instituted 1893 affiliated 1894The founder members of Lurgan Golf Club were nine gentlemen who met on the 8th September, 1893, in the rooms of Mr. N. J. Leepers. They decided to lease over 66 acres in the demesne, formerly owned by Lord Lurgan, but then in the ownership of Messrs McCaughey, Malcolmson and Clarke.
As early as 1900, the club was forced to relocate to Grace Hall. "The Irish Golfer " in 1900, reported "an excellent green consisting of nine-holes and being 2,500 yards in length ". It gives the professional as W. D. Daly, whose sons Alec and Christopher, became professionals at The Royal Belfast and Malone, respectively.Between 1923 and 1924, the club returned to its original location at the Demesne and a nine-hole course was laid out and clubhouse built. The course was extended to eighteen-holes between 1971 and 1972.
| Members Achievements |
Lurgan Golf Club won the Ulster Championship of the Fred Daly Trophy and were drawn against Leinster Champions Castle Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final at Dungarvan Golf Club on 24th August 2005.
First on the tee was G. Douglas who won his match by 3 and 2 against S. Webster, he was followed by A. Shaw who lost his match to D. Lernihan by the same margin. Next up was J. Horan against G. Lenehan who lost his match by 4 and 3. The penultimate match was between A. Gallery and T. O’Connor with the Castle player recording a 5 and 4 victory. The bottom match was halved between A. McReynolds and A. Slaughter.
Graham Douglas was selected on the Ulster team for the Boys' Interprovincial Championships at Warrenpoint from 25th 27th August 2004.
Gareth Shaw was selected on the Irish Boy's team for the Home Internationals at Blairgowrie, Scotland in early August 2002 and the Irish Boys' team that played in Rejkjavik, Iceland on July 9th 2002. He was also selected on the Ulster Boy's team for the Inter-provincials at Headfort Golf Club on August 28-30, 2002. Gareth, won the Irish Boys' Under-17 Trophy at Thurles Golf Club on August 23rd, with rounds of 70,70, 69 and 72. He won the Leinster Boys' Championship at Co. Meath Golf Club in July 2001. He finished with a round of 70 three-under-par. He was selected on the Irish Boys' team for the Home Internationals at Moortown, Leeds in August 2001. Gareth also won the Leinster Boys' under-15 title in 2000. Surely one to watch for the future.
Congratulations to Gareth on winning the North of Ireland Amatuer Championship in 2006.
Paul McCabrey participated in the Boys' Home International matches in 1996, having played Ulster Boys' in 1995.
R. Hanna represented Ulster in 1987 and 1988.
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| Holes-in-One |
| Person |
Date |
Hole No. |
Club Used |
Distance |
| Patrica Hughes |
9 March 2001 |
3rd |
|
95 yd's |
| Daniel McKavanagh |
29 March 2003 |
11th |
|
171 yd's |
| James Hanratty |
2 July 2003 |
8th |
|
160 yd's |
| Bertie Loye |
19 July 2003 |
3rd |
|
112 yd's |
| A. H. Donnelly |
10 September 2003 |
11th |
|
164 yd's |
| Ed Richardson |
30 March 2004 |
11th |
|
171 yd's |
| Joe Turkington |
14 July /2004 |
3rd |
|
112 yd's |
| Barrai McConville |
31 July 2004 |
17th |
|
150 yd's |
| Winston Clarke |
1 January 2005 |
8th |
|
160 yd's |
| Margaret Bryans |
4 January 2005 |
3rd |
|
95 yd's |
| Georgina Hogan |
9 May 2005 |
15th |
|
127 yd's |
| Eileen McCann |
7 July 2005 |
8th |
|
128 yd's |
| Jim McCann |
17 August 2005 |
8th |
|
160 yd's |
| Derek McKinley |
2 January 2006 |
3rd |
|
112 yd's |
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| Name |
Hole No |
White |
Green |
Par |
Index |
Red |
Par |
Index |
| Forest Glade |
1 |
268 |
240 |
4 |
13 |
258 |
4 |
11 |
| Demense |
2 |
227 |
208 |
3 |
5 |
220 |
4 |
17 |
| Back o' the Wall |
3 |
112 |
105 |
3 |
18 |
95 |
3 |
13 |
| Solitude |
4 |
405 |
392 |
4 |
3 |
394 |
4 |
1 |
| Pheasant's Nest |
5 |
420 |
389 |
4 |
9 |
367 |
4 |
5 |
| Devil's Elbow |
6 |
556 |
539 |
5 |
7 |
420 |
5 |
9 |
| Master McGrath |
7 |
419 |
410 |
4 |
1 |
334 |
4 |
7 |
| Sheepwalk |
8 |
160 |
157 |
3 |
16 |
128 |
3 |
15 |
| The Long Hole |
9 |
570 |
562 |
5 |
11 |
394 |
4 |
3 |
| |
Out |
3,137 |
3,002 |
35 |
|
2,610 |
35 |
|
| Peggies |
10 |
324 |
299 |
4 |
14 |
315 |
4 |
16 |
| Bellvue |
11 |
171 |
157 |
3 |
15 |
164 |
3 |
10 |
| Fairy Thorn |
12 |
390 |
379 |
4 |
2 |
329 |
4 |
2 |
| Fox's Den |
13 |
474 |
458 |
5 |
12 |
461 |
5 |
6 |
| Brownlow |
14 |
412 |
403 |
4 |
8 |
299 |
4 |
12 |
| Plateau |
15 |
419 |
400 |
4 |
4 |
309 |
4 |
8 |
| The Lime Tree |
16 |
418 |
408 |
4 |
6 |
412 |
5 |
14 |
| Waterloo |
17 |
150 |
125 |
3 |
17 |
131 |
3 |
18 |
| Lake Side |
18 |
377 |
364 |
4 |
10 |
368 |
4 |
4 |
| |
In |
3,135 |
2,993 |
35 |
|
2,788 |
36 |
|
| |
Total |
6,272 |
5,995 |
70 |
|
5,398 |
71 |
|
| |
SSS |
70 |
69 |
|
|
71 |
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