Foyle International Golf Club

Course Facts:
Address 12 Alder Road Secretary/Manager: Robert Gallagher
Co. Londonderry Captain: George Fitzpatrick
BT48 8DB Lady Captain: Faye McGrotty
Telephone: 028-71-352222 President: Rob Gallagher & Avril Gallagher
Public No: 028-71-350400 Vice-Captain: Denise Callan & Chris Lynch
Fax: 028-71-353967    
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Club Pro: Derek Morrison & Sean Young 048-71-352222
Website: www.foylegolfcentre.co.uk    
Founded: 1994 Designed by: Frank Ainsworth
Open for membership. Societies are welcome and group rates are available.
Membership: 329 Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Green Fees Midweek: ÂŁ17 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to late
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: ÂŁ20 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse
Green Fees With a Member: ÂŁ15/ÂŁ18 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim
Green Fees For Opens: ÂŁ11 Catering: Full catering facilities
Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None
Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends
Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: Phone
Soft spikes: No    



Location
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Course Description
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Course Description:

Foyle International Golf Centre, situated on the outskirts of Derry City, enjoys a unique position in its accessibility to the City of Derry airport together with good trunk roads linking it with Co Donegal and Belfast.

With panoramic views and gentle ambience, "Foyle" qualifies as a must to any visitor to Northern Ireland. The parkland course takes full advantage of its natural setting and has been carefully designed by specialists in golf course construction. Visitors will be delighted with the 18-hole championship standard par 71 course, which measures 6,643 yards off the white tees.

There are numerous holes worthy of mention but none so than the 15th "The Elms". A par at "Foyles" most difficult hole is a score to be cherished. With two lakes and water coming into play on three of the holes and numerous strategically placed bunkers, the course offers an interesting challenge to golfers of all handicaps. Greens and tees have been laid to USGA specification, which enables all year round playing conditions.

Golf Club,and trolley hire is available. The course is open from early morning to dusk and a fully computerized booking system is in operation. Further facilities include 9 hole par 3 course, 2 putting greens, 25 bay indoor floodlight driving range with video analysis teaching, resident PGA golf professional, golf shop, locker/shower rooms & pitching green.

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Open & Major Fixtures 2011
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See Event Calendar here.

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Club History
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Club History

Founded 1994.

Members Achievements

Foyle Golf Club were runners-up to Nuremore Golf Club in the Ulster Fourball in 2007.
Holes-in-One
Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance
Anne Hamilton August 2007      8th    111 yd's
Colm Campbell August 2006      8th    150 yd's
Liam Kerr June 2006      13th    178 yd's
Angela Grant July 2005      5th    115 yd's
Andrina Kelleher July 2003      8th    111 yd's

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Card of the Course
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Card of the Earhart Course (yards)
 
Name Hole No White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index
Springfield 1 397 380 4 6 315 4 5
The Range 2 536 526 5 10 440 5 7
The Pond 3 186 166 3 12 153 3 11
Thornhill 4 430 423 4 2 406 5 9
Scalp 5 172 163 3 14 115 3 15
Amelias Landing 6 405 394 4 4 332 4 1
Gallaghers Folly 7 389 378 4 16 286 4 13
The Farm 8 150 141 3 18 111 3 17
Cow Lane 9 412 406 4 8 342 4 3
  Out 3,077 2,977 34   2,500 35  
Lakeside 10 375 353 4 5 311 4 12
Fir Alley 11 382 359 4 11 338 4 14
Grianan 12 359 335 4 15 312 4 8
The Grave 13 178 168 3 13 135 3 18
Quarry Hole 14 501 472 5 7 400 5 4
Elms 15 439 419 4 1 378 4 2
Woodlands 16 352 340 4 17 300 4 16
Bert's 17 539 499 5 9 428 5 10
Pitchers 18 441 409 4 3 342 4 6
  In 3,566 3,354 37   2,944 37  
  Total 6,643 6,331 71   5,444 72  
  SSS 71 69     72    



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Roll of Honour
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M. E. Miller 1994 Ladies Captain
M. E. Miller 1995 Ladies Captain
M. McCloskey 1996 Ladies Captain
A. McCloskey 1997 Ladies Captain
Mrs. M. T. Sheerin 1998 Ladies Captain
Adrina Kelleher 1999 Ladies Captain
Maureen Louden 2000 Ladies Captain
Margaret Andrews 2001 Ladies Captain
Sheila McLaughlin 2002 Ladies Captain
Ann Fulton 2003 Ladies Captain
Denise Callan 2004 Ladies Captain
Julia Kelly 2005 Ladies Captain
Lorna Thompson 2006 Ladies Captain
Myra Gough 2007 Ladies Captain
Avril Gallagher 1994 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 1995 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 1996 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 1997 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 1998 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 1999 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 2000 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 2001 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 2002 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 2003 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 2004 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 2005 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 2006 Ladies President
Avril Gallagher 2007 Ladies President
C. A. Lynch 1994 Men's Captain
J. D. Swain 1995 Men's Captain
A. E. Kydd 1996 Men's Captain
G. C. Fitzpatrick 1997 Men's Captain
S. N. Bates 1998 Men's Captain
John Louden 1999 Men's Captain
Liam Cregan 2000 Men's Captain
Philip Smyth 2001 Men's Captain
Carl King 2002 Men's Captain
Alan Harkens 2003 Men's Captain
Jim McDaid 2004 Men's Captain
Maurice Temple 2005 Men's Captain
John Logue 2006 Men's Captain
Tony Griffiths 2007 Men's Captain
Rob Gallagher 1994 President
Rob Gallagher 1995 President
Rob Gallagher 1996 President
Rob Gallagher 1997 President
Rob Gallagher 1998 President
Rob Gallagher 1999 President
Rob Gallagher 2000 President
Rob Gallagher 2001 President
Rob Gallagher 2002 President
Rob Gallagher 2003 President
Rob Gallagher 2004 President
Rob Gallagher 2005 President
Rob Gallagher 2006 President
Rob Gallagher 2007 President
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