Castle Barna Golf Club

 

Address Daingean
Co. Offaly
 
Telephone: 057-93-53384
Public No: 057-93-53384
Fax: 057-93-53077
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Website: www.castlebarna.ie
Founded: 1992
Membership: 650
Green Fees Midweek: €20
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €35
Green Fees With a Member: €16/22
Green Fees For Opens: €10
Practice Area: Yes
Club Hire: Yes
Buggy Hire: Yes
Soft spikes: No
Secretary/Manager: Kieran Mangan
Captain: Noel Mooney
Lady Captain: Bridie Fay
President: Kieran Mangan & Maureen Mangan
Vice-Captain: Declan Rogers &  Mavis Scally
Hon. Secretary: Andy Fagan & Angela Lynch
Club Pro: None
Hon. Treasurer: Liam Scally & Doloreen Brereton
Designed by: Allan Duggan
Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 11.30pm
Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse
Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim
Catering: Full catering facilities
Days to Avoid: None
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & weekends
Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance
Location
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Course Description
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Situated in Daingean, Co. Offaly, this oasis of golfing excellence in the midlands has marked itself down as one of the most invigorating courses on the Irish sporting Landscape. Affiliated to the G.U.I., Castle Barna is a most enjoyable 18-hole course. Laid-out on rolling parkland with plenty of mature trees, natural streams and easy-going terrain, which provides a great challenge for all.

Host to the Golfing Union of Ireland’s Millennium Pierce Purcell Shield is proof of the course’s testing features. The nature of the course is a mixture of parkland terrain interspersed with subtle water hazards, which challenge even the best of golfers. Hospitality, warmth and friendliness are what characterise a round of golf at Castle Barna. When you come off the course the charming old-world clubhouse exudes its own welcoming atmosphere. Castle Barna is a popular venue for members, visitors and societies alike.

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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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Members Achievements

2005 Lady Captain Kathleen Elliott and her Captain’s Prize winner Nell Scally qualified in the Volkswagen/Irish Independent Lady Captain’s Classic in this scotch foursomes format. It was off to the National Finals at The Heritage Golf Club on Monday 3rd October where they were paired with the Slieve Russell pair of Collette Ann Harte and Maura McClaffey.

Martin Furlong was awarded the Druids Glen Irish Independent Golf Personality for the month of June in 2002. Martin received the reward for completing 217 holes of golf in an incredible 24-houres on his home course.
On the 27th of May 2001, Martin Furlong played a 130-hole marathon around Castle Barna he said "I wanted to set a record here and to earn a few bob for the Offaly Hospice," to my way of thinking there must be an easier way of doing it. Martin is 60-years of age and playing off 15 walked every hole and completed his marathon in 16 hours and 25 minutes. The amazing thing is he "only" set out to play 100-holes. Well, done Martin. 

 Castle Barna won the Leinster section of The Bulmers Pierce Purcell Shield at St. Anne's, in July, 1999, beating Mount Wolseley, 3.5-1.5 in the final. They were drawn against Warrenpoint G. C. in the Semi-Final at Royal Portrush, on 16th September 1999. The team was Tony McCormack with Eddie Bowes, Michael Cahill with Kenneth Sheridan, Noel Guing with Mark Nolan, Ger Meehan with Hugh Meehan, and Norman Hannigan with John Fleming.

91 years young Paddy Mulldowney had a hole-in-one on the 158 m "Castle" 5th, index 8, in the Millennium year. Maybe there is hope for the rest of us who have never had one!

Holes-in-One
Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance
Norman Hannigan   11th   175 m
Larry Shaw   3rd   161 m
P. J. McIntyre   11th   175 m
John Harte   9th   112 m
Ger Hynes   11th   175 m
Paddy Muldowney   5th   158 m
Sean Clinton 2 June 1997 3rd 4 Iron 161 m
Paddy Kelly 4 April 1999 3rd   161 m

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Card of the Course
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Name Hole No Blue White Par Index Red Par Index
Croghan 1 347 332 4 3 284 4 5
Wells 2 275 272 4 13 207 4 7
Phillipstown 3 178 161 3 7 154 3 11
Volcano 4 262 258 4 9 214 4 9
Castle 5 167 164 3 11 151 3 13
Tower 6 474 449 5 5 404 5 1
Reformatory 7 402 398 5 17 304 5 15
Meadow 8 375 373 4 1 301 4 3
Barge 9 143 137 3 15 130 3 17
  Out 2,634 2,544 35   2,149 35  
Apple Tree 10 422 418 5 18 389 5 8
Foundary 11 175 151 3 14 131 3 16
The Pond 12 346 341 4 10 261 4 12
Cottage 13 282 250 4 16 215 4 18
Milestone 14 333 330 4 8 277 4 6
Figile 15 374 372 4 2 278 4 14
Windmill 16 459 424 5 12 363 5 10
Springs 17 383 371 4 6 324 4 4
Haggard 18 401 379 4 4 329 4 2
  In 3,175 3,036 37   2,567 37  
  Total 5,798 5,580 72   4,716 72  
  SSS 71 70     70    

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Roll of Honour
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Helen Madden 1994 Ladies Captain
Helen Madden 1995 Ladies Captain
Janette McCormack 1996 Ladies Captain
Bridie Fay 1997 Ladies Captain
Maeve Mangan 1998 Ladies Captain
Linda Heffernan 1999 Ladies Captain
Betty Duffy 2000 Ladies Captain
Kay O'Connor 2001 Ladies Captain
Monica Gallagher 2002 Ladies Captain
Kathleen Elliott 2003 Ladies Captain
Bernadette Malone 2004 Ladies Captain
Nell Scally 2005 Ladies Captain
Mary Foy 2006 Ladies Captain
Mary Colgan 2007 Ladies Captain
Maureen Mangan 1994 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 1995 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 1996 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 1997 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 1998 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 1999 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 2000 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 2001 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 2002 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 2003 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 2004 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 2005 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 2006 Ladies President
Maureen Mangan 2007 Ladies President
Mick Carey 1994 Men's Captain
Mick Carey 1995 Men's Captain
Donal Walsh 1996 Men's Captain
Ger Mulligan 1997 Men's Captain
Noel Brown 1998 Men's Captain
Gerard Hynes 1999 Men's Captain
Brian Flynn 2000 Men's Captain
Donal Scally 2001 Men's Captain
Tom Dunne 2002 Men's Captain
J. J. Mulligan 2003 Men's Captain
Pat Rogers 2004 Men's Captain
Kevin Kennedy 2005 Men's Captain
Paddy Kelly 2006 Men's Captain
Stephen Egan Snr. 2007 Men's Captain
Shap Mangan 1994 President
Shap Mangan 1995 President
Shap Mangan 1996 President
Shap Mangan 1997 President
Shap Mangan 1998 President
Shap Mangan 1999 President
Shap Mangan 2000 President
Shap Mangan 2001 President
Shap Mangan 2002 President
Kieran Mangan 2003 President
Kieran Mangan 2004 President
Kieran Mangan 2005 President
Kieran Mangan 2006 President
Kieran Mangan 2007 President

 

   
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