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Course Description
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The Heath Golf Club has the distinction of being the 7th oldest golf club in Ireland, founded in 1889 as the Queen’s County Heath Golf Course. Golf has been played at its present location since then.Renowned for its remarkable dryness it is playable all year round; it is set in magnificent surroundings with scenic views of the rolling hills of Co. Laois.
Measuring 6,120 m off the blue tees it is a Par 71 with a standard scratch to match. The course is renowned for its rough heather and gorse furze; it is a challenge to low and high handicappers alike. Water comes into play on the 463 m Par 5 fourth, followed by the 304 meter Par 4 fifth and again on the challenging finishing hole. Its feature hole is undoubtedly the 164 meter Par 3 eleventh, known as the quarry hole.
The Heath has a magnificent clubhouse built on the site of the original racing stand, where the visitor is extended the warmest of welcomes and can relax in the comfortable surroundings. |
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Open & Major Fixtures 2011
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Club History
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| Club History |
Instituted 1930 affiliated 1931. Although the present club was not formed until 1930, golf has been played at this location as far back as November 1889. The Heath is in fact the seventh oldest club in Ireland and was known as the Queen’s County Heath Golf Club. Viscountess Carlow presented the Emo Challenge Cup in 1891 that was played for annually by lady and gentleman members. It was also known as the Maryboro Golf Club, the pre-Treaty name for Portlaoise. Its location has not changed and the clubhouse was the Grandstand of the racecourse and the present clubhouse is in the exact same position as the old Grandstand.The first President was the Earl of Portarlington and the first Captain was Colonel Cosby. There were 73 members with three ladies on the committee in 1892. |
| Members Achievements |
Brian Keenan was selected to represent Ireland at the Boys' Home Internationals played at Woodhall Spa, Lioncolnshire from 2nd to 4th August 2005.The Heath Golf Club won the J. B. Carr All-Ireland Diamond Trophy in 2000. The team was W. Bunyan, P. O'Keeffe, Fr. J. Walsh, S. Brennan, G. McCarthy, B. Hennessy, Fr. S. Kelly, D. Cook, J. Llewellyn, S. Farrell, J. Fitzpatrick and they were managed b y A. Brennan and D. McGann.
They Won the Jimmy Bruen Shield Leinster Final in 2000. The team was T. Murray, J. Delany, C. Beere, J. Fingleton, L. Horgan, B. Bohane, S. Bohane, S. Beere, L. Adams, M. Cashin. J. Phelan, J. Ireland, M. Fahy, B. Hoare and T. Fogarty they were managed by J. Keenan. They were beaten in the Final at Lahinch Golf Club
Lady Captain Catherine Reilly and her Captain's Prize winner Helen Kelly were runners-up in the last regional qualifier in the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captain's Classic at Headfort Golf Club in September 2001. Catherine playing off 8 and Helen off 13 posted a score of 38 points. They booked their place in the National Finals at Druid's Glen on the 1st of October.
Lady Captain Catherine Reilly, Captain John Arrigan and President Sean Donoghue came close to lifting the Mercedes Benz-Irish Independent Executive Trophy at the K Club on the 13th of August 2001. They returned 74 points in the National Final just one shot off the winners.
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| Holes-in-One |
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Date |
Hole No. |
Club Used |
Distance |
| Alec Bland |
9 August 1999 |
2nd |
3 iron |
176 m |
| P. Keenan |
5 September 1999 |
11th |
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158 m |
| John Meehan |
30 September 2001 |
2nd |
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176 m |
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Card of the Course
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| Card of the Course (metres) |
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| Hole No |
Blue |
White |
Green |
Par |
Index |
Red |
Par |
Index |
| 1 |
471 |
450 |
442 |
5 |
16 |
388 |
5 |
12 |
| 2 |
168 |
160 |
150 |
3 |
12 |
155 |
3 |
18 |
| 3 |
365 |
350 |
339 |
4 |
4 |
287 |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
463 |
458 |
452 |
5 |
10 |
364 |
5 |
10 |
| 5 |
304 |
286 |
286 |
4 |
14 |
284 |
4 |
6 |
| 6 |
376 |
359 |
332 |
4 |
6 |
279 |
4 |
14 |
| 7 |
376 |
347 |
341 |
4 |
8 |
284 |
4 |
8 |
| 8 |
383 |
351 |
330 |
4 |
2 |
290 |
4 |
2 |
| 9 |
172 |
167 |
148 |
3 |
18 |
134 |
3 |
16 |
| Out |
3,078 |
2,928 |
2,820 |
36 |
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2,465 |
36 |
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| 10 |
349 |
341 |
330 |
4 |
7 |
313 |
4 |
3 |
| 11 |
164 |
158 |
132 |
3 |
17 |
119 |
3 |
17 |
| 12 |
361 |
341 |
332 |
4 |
13 |
300 |
4 |
13 |
| 13 |
399 |
388 |
381 |
4 |
1 |
373 |
5 |
15 |
| 14 |
360 |
352 |
346 |
4 |
9 |
315 |
4 |
5 |
| 15 |
379 |
367 |
344 |
4 |
3 |
318 |
4 |
1 |
| 16 |
496 |
496 |
473 |
5 |
15 |
420 |
5 |
9 |
| 17 |
179 |
155 |
145 |
3 |
11 |
130 |
3 |
11 |
| 18 |
355 |
345 |
335 |
4 |
5 |
301 |
4 |
7 |
| In |
3,042 |
2,929 |
2,818 |
35 |
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2,589 |
36 |
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| Total |
6,120 |
5,857 |
5,638 |
71 |
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5,504 |
72 |
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| SSS |
71 |
70 |
69 |
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72 |
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Roll of Honour
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| Mrs. T. Crehan |
1990 |
Ladies Captain |
| Miss M. Croke |
1991 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. M. Tyrrell |
1992 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. W. Brennan |
1993 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. B. Corcoran |
1994 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. A. Doolan |
1995 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. M. Harte |
1996 |
Ladies Captain |
| Dr. G. M. Nolan |
1997 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. J. O'Rourke |
1998 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. K. Treacy |
1999 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs E Fingleton |
2000 |
Ladies Captain |
| Miss Catherine Reilly |
2001 |
Ladies Captain |
| Bernie Aldritt |
2002 |
Ladies Captain |
| Phil O'Brien |
2003 |
Ladies Captain |
| Marion Mills |
2004 |
Ladies Captain |
| Breda Keating |
2005 |
Ladies Captain |
| Maria Delaney |
2006 |
Ladies Captain |
| Caroline Delany |
2007 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. M. Harte |
1990 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. B. Corcoran |
1991 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. K. Conroy |
1992 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. M. Quigley |
1993 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. R. McNamara |
1994 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. R. Arrigan |
1995 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. P. O'Brien |
1996 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. G. O'Connor |
1997 |
Ladies President |
| Miss M. Croke |
1998 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. M. Mills |
1999 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. M. Ryan |
2000 |
Ladies President |
| Ms. A. Phelan |
2001 |
Ladies President |
| Mary McNamara |
2002 |
Ladies President |
| M. O'Callaghan |
2003 |
Ladies President |
| J. O'Rourke |
2004 |
Ladies President |
| Mary Tyrrell |
2005 |
Ladies President |
| Anne Doolan |
2006 |
Ladies President |
| Nuala Arrigan |
2007 |
Ladies President |
| E. Price |
1990 |
Men's Captain |
| B. Devaney |
1991 |
Men's Captain |
| K. O'Rourke |
1992 |
Men's Captain |
| P. Lillis |
1993 |
Men's Captain |
| R. McGowan |
1994 |
Men's Captain |
| J. P. Cahillane |
1995 |
Men's Captain |
| P. J. Doorley |
1996 |
Men's Captain |
| J. Mulligan |
1997 |
Men's Captain |
| T. F. Conway |
1998 |
Men's Captain |
| Mr. P. Doolan |
1999 |
Men's Captain |
| Mr. Coleman Young |
2000 |
Men's Captain |
| Mr. John Arrigan |
2001 |
Men's Captain |
| Pat O'Keeffe |
2002 |
Men's Captain |
| Michael Brody |
2003 |
Men's Captain |
| John Fox |
2004 |
Men's Captain |
| Alex Cleland |
2005 |
Men's Captain |
| Pat Malone |
2006 |
Men's Captain |
| Larry Dunne |
2007 |
Men's Captain |
| T. Devane |
1990 |
President |
| T. Devane |
1991 |
President |
| D. McGann |
1992 |
President |
| D. McGann |
1993 |
President |
| P. J. Murphy |
1994 |
President |
| P. J. Murphy |
1995 |
President |
| P. Kelly |
1996 |
President |
| P. Kelly |
1997 |
President |
| Dr. J. R. O'Sullivan |
1998 |
President |
| Dr. j. R. O'Sullivan |
1999 |
President |
| Mr. Sean Donoghue |
2000 |
President |
| Sean Donoghue |
2001 |
President |
| Kevin O'Rourke |
2002 |
President |
| Tom Tyrrell |
2003 |
President |
| Rory Culliton |
2004 |
President |
| Liam Adams |
2005 |
President |
| Ray McGowan |
2006 |
President |
| J. P. Cahillane |
2007 |
President |
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