Spanish Point Golf Club

Address Spanish Point
Milltown Malbay
Co. Clare
Telephone: 065-7084198
Public No: 065-7084219
Fax: 065-7084488
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Website: www.spanishpointgolf.com
Founded: 1896
Membership: 426
Green Fees Midweek: €25
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €30
Green Fees With a Member: €15
Green Fees For Opens: €15
Practice Area: Yes
Club Hire: Yes
Buggy Hire: Yes
Soft spikes: Yes
Secretary/Manager: David K. Fitzgerald
Captain: Paddy Cleary
Lady Captain: Maura O'Boyle
President: Dr. Billy O'Connell
Vice-Captain: Tom Mernagh & Valerie Ross
Hon. Secretary: Clive Boyd & Clare MacNamara
Club Pro: None
Hon. Treasurer: Tony Finucane & Geraldine Reddan
Designed by:  
Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Clubhouse opening hours: 11.00am to Midnight
Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse
Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim
Catering: Snacks
Days to Avoid: Sundays
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days
Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance
Location
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Course Description
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Course Description:

Nine hole links course beside Spanish Point beach. Course is situated 2 miles south of Milltown Malbay on the Ferry Road. It is half way between Lahinch Course and the new Greg Norman Course at Doonbeg. The course consists of five par fours and four par threes. Because of its location there is always wind to consider, particularly on the 8th/17th and 9th/18th which are par-threes members have been known to fail to reach the 18th with a ‘driver’. Six of the greens are elevated and the finishing holes command a perfect view of the sea and strand. The Club celebrated its centenary in 1996 and in the last four years has gone from strength to strength with its membership doubled and the number of visitors, particularly foreigners, increased also.
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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

Instituted 1896 affiliated 1915. There is some confusion as to when golf was first played at Milltown Malbay, The "Golfers Guide" 1897, records the club as being " West Clare Golf Club" and "This is a nine-hole course, finely situated on the shores of Malbay. Hazards are hills, sandpits and bents. It is free to visitors staying at the Atlantic Hotel". An entrance fee of two shillings and six pence with a similar annual subscription is listed. Like so many other clubs, the early records are missing and the club credits its foundation to Robert B. Barclay and Capt. Ernest Ellis, in 1912. However, it would appear golf was played here prior to 1912.

 

 

Members Achievements

Spanish Point Golf  Club won the Munster Final of the Holmpatrick Cup in 2005.

Spanish Point won the Munster Country Clubs Championship in 2001. The team was Jim Finnerty, Pat Keane, Ciaran og MacMathuna, David Reidy, Brendan Sexton, Michael Healy, Aiden Moloney, Seamus Cleary, David Fitzgerald and the team manager was Peter Hennessy.

Spanish Point Golf won the Munster Final of the Holmpatrick Cup in 2005, with Michael O'Brien and Ollie McNamara.

The Ladies of Spanish Point won the Munster section of the Huzzar Ladies Foursomes in 1983.

The long standing Secretary/Manager has had a remarkable 7 holes-in-one in his lifetime on his home course, can anybody beat that?
Holes-in-One
Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance
Geraldine Redden 13 June 1998 9th   122 m
David Fitzgerald 9 August 1998 18th   110 m
John O'Brien 26 December 2001 8th   100 m
Kieran O'Brien 24 August 2002 8th   100 m
Len Wilson 6 May 2001 8th   100 m
Michael Hehir 14 May 1998 9th   136 m
Aidan Moloney 25 July 1999 8th   100 m
Mary O'Halloran 21 April 1986 8th   100 m
Clive Boyd 12 July 2002 9th   163 m
Maura O'Boyle 20 September 2002 9th   150 m
Noel McMahon 8 October 2002 2nd   198 m
Brendan O'Brien 14 August 2003 8th   100 m
Mairead O'Carroll 24 August 2003 8th   90 m
Even Talty 22 February 2004 8th   100 m
Gerard Talty 17 March 2004 8th   100 m
Seamus Cleary 5 April 2004 8th   100 m
Tony Wilson 13 November 2004 8th   100 m
Paddy O'Grady 1 March 2005 18th   150 m
David Fitzpatrick 17 June 2005 2nd   170 m
Niamh Reddan 28 June 2005 4th   180 m

 

 
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Card of the Course
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Card of the Course (yards) 
Hole No Blue Par Index Red Par Index
1 307 4 13 250 4 11
2 170 3 9 170 3 5
3 371 4 7 290 4 1
4 195 3 5 190 3 9
5 360 4 1 353 5 13
6 339 4 3 304 4 3
7 287 4 11 212 4 7
8 90 3 17 92 3 17
9 150 3 15 122 3 15
Out 2,269 32   1,983 33  
10 307 4 14 250 4 12
11 170 3 10 170 3 6
12 371 4 8 350 5 2
13 195 3 6 190 3 10
14 360 4 2 353 5 14
15 339 4 4 304 4 4
16 287 4 12 212 4 8
17 90 3 18 92 3 18
18 150 3 16 122 3 16
In 2,269 32   2,043 34  
Total 4,538 64   4,026 67  
SSS 63     66    
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Roll of Honour
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Mrs. J. M. Conlon 1990 Ladies Captain
Mrs. N. Fitzgerald 1991 Ladies Captain
Mrs. M. Treacy 1992 Ladies Captain
Mrs. T. Twomey 1993 Ladies Captain
Mrs. M. Molohan 1994 Ladies Captain
Ms. C. Meade 1995 Ladies Captain
Mrs. C. Cleary 1996 Ladies Captain
Miss K. Twomey 1997 Ladies Captain
Mrs. K. Twomey 1998 Ladies Captain
Grainne Hennessy 1999 Ladies Captain
K. Collins 2000 Ladies Captain
Mrs. M. Mitchell 2001 Ladies Captain
Geraldine Reddan 2002 Ladies Captain
Fiona O'Boyle 2003 Ladies Captain
Aine Burke-Buckley 2004 Ladies Captain
Mary Cleary 2005 Ladies Captain
Kathleen Haugh 2006 Ladies Captain
Dolores Bolton 2007 Ladies Captain
N. J. O'Donnell 1991 Men's Captain
F. R. T. Tuohy 1992 Men's Captain
D. Gallery 1993 Men's Captain
C. Twomey 1994 Men's Captain
S. Tracey 1995 Men's Captain
J. N. Cogan 1996 Men's Captain
B. Reddan 1997 Men's Captain
P. Keane 1998 Men's Captain
B. McKenna 1999 Men's Captain
Padraig Enright 2000 Men's Captain
Gerry O'Loughlin 2001 Men's Captain
John O'Brien 2002 Men's Captain
Gerard Talty 2003 Men's Captain
Tony Finucane 2004 Men's Captain
Seamus Cleary 2005 Men's Captain
P. J. Kyne 2006 Men's Captain
David Browne 2007 Men's Captain
S. Tracy 1990 President
M. Hillery 1991 President
M. Hillery 1992 President
F. Giles 1993 President
F. Giles 1994 President
D. Gallery 1995 President
D. Gallery 1996 President
S. Cleary 1997 President
S. Cleary 1998 President
P. J. Killeen 1999 President
P. J. Killeen 2000 President
D. M. Gallery 2001 President
D. M. Gallery 2002 President
Brendan Redden 2003 President
Brendan Reddan 2004 President
Brendan McKenna 2005 President
Brendan McKenna 2006 President
Dr. Billy O'Connell 2007 President
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