Carrickmines Golf Club
9 Hole Parkland   


Course Facts:
Address
Golf Lane
Carrickmines
Co. Dublin
Secretary/Manager: Cedric R. Bailey
Captain: Richard A. Byrne
Lady Captain: Alison Coughlan
Telephone: 01-2955972 President: J. N. S. Pickering
Public No: 01-2955972 Vice-Captain: Peter Kemp & Helen Irwin
Fax:   Hon. Secretary: Cedric R. Bailey & Linda Williams
E-mail: carrickminesgolf@eircom.net Club Pro: None
Website:   Hon. Treasurer: Hugh M. Hamilton & Sonja Buckley
Founded: 1900 Designed by:  
Not open for membership. Societies are welcome and group rates are available.
Membership: 457 Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Green Fees Midweek: €35 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.30am to darkness
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €40 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse
Green Fees With a Member: €10 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim
Green Fees For Opens: N/A Catering: Snacks only
Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Saturdays & Wednesdays
Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days
Buggy Hire: No Pre-booking for open tournaments: N/A
Soft spikes: No    




Course Description:

Carrickmines Golf Club has been in existence since 1900 located at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains. Although somewhat hilly, Carrickmines is a pleasure to play with some interesting and challenging golf holes. The course although an 9-hole Parkland has 18-tee boxes and the most interesting hole is the 429 yards 9th played as a Par 5 as the 18th second time around. Carrickmines has a charming clubhouse where the visitor is extended a very warm welcome. As Carrickmines Golf Club has a high membership it is advisable to phone in advance to ensure a tee time and getting good directions would be a help.




Open & Major fixtures 2008:

Event

Start

Finish

Type

Duration


No fixtures until 2009.
       




Club History

Instituted 1900 affiliated 1901.

Carrickmines lists among its founder-members, H. J. Daly, Hon. Secretary Golfing Union. A report in the Irish Golfer, dated 6th April, 1904, giving the origins of the club states "It was founded about four years ago and only those who had previously seen the ground can fully appreciate the pluck of those two sportsmen, W. H. Wilson and Andrew Armstrong, in purchasing the tenants' interest in that wilderness which has been transformed.

The ground was practically covered with bracken, and a good portion of it with granite boulders, black-and whitethorn and brambles. However, almost immediately, early in 1900, a number of foundation members combined together, who were not afraid to go ahead.

They formed a committee and appointed one of themselves, N. H. Hone as Secretary, and to his indefatigable energy and knowledge of what work should be done and how to set about it is due the lion’s share in the success of the undertaking". The Irish Field, on 17th January, 1914, reported a second nine under construction, however it would seem these plans were scrapped due to the Great War.

The story of Carrickmines Golf Club 1900-2000 "On Carrickmines Hill" was published during their centenary year.





Location

Come off the Motorway directing you towards Kilternan at the next roundabout you will see a sign for Golf Course, Carrickmines G. C. is up the top of the road.






Members Achievements

2005 Lady Captain Caroline Kennedy and her Captain’s Prize winner Kate Overend 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 Edmondstown pair of Elizabeth Caffrey and Dorothy McKenna.




Card of the Course (yards)
 
Hole No White Winter Par Index Red Par Index
1 362 338 4 8 307 4 5
2 313 305 4 16 270 4 15
3 320 305 4 6 279 4 9
4 174 165 3 12 120 3 17
5 371 370 4 2 304 4 1
6 491 451 5 14 376 5 13
7 135 140 3 18 137 3 11
8 490 462 5 10 421 5 7
9 429 358 4 4 314 4 3
Out 3,085 2,894 36   2,528 36  
10 372 347 4 9 290 4 8
11 185 178 3 13 175 3 10
12 353 346 4 3 289 4 2
13 156 136 3 17 138 3 12
14 341 326 4 7 278 4 4
15 431 405 4 1 427 5 6
16 161 140 3 11 117 3 18
17 499 497 5 5 365 5 14
18 480 460 5 15 366 5 16
In 2,978 2,835 35   2,445 36  
Total 6,063 5,929 71   4,973 72  
SSS 69 68     71    

Men's Course Record: 64 Gery Bray (4)
Ladies Course Record: 64 Kate Overend


Roll of Honour
Mrs S. I. Merchant 1990 Ladies Captain
Mrs. D. O. Fry 1990 Ladies President
D. W. Beatty 1990 Men's Captain
I. G. Vaughan 1990 President
Mrs. G. H. E. Judge 1991 Ladies Captain
Mrs. C. P. Pearson 1991 Ladies President
R. H. Merchant 1991 Men's Captain
I. G. Vaughan 1991 President
Mrs. J. H. Bailey 1992 Ladies Captain
Mrs. C. P. Pearson 1992 Ladies President
R. B. FitzSimon 1992 Men's Captain
I. G. Vaughan 1992 President
Mrs. E. Redman 1993 Ladies Captain
Mrs. B. Ganly 1993 Ladies President
F. J. Morton 1993 Men's Captain
W. H. Thompson 1993 President
Mrs. C. E. Murphy 1994 Ladies Captain
Mrs. B. Ganly 1994 Ladies President
M. G. T. Webb 1994 Men's Captain
W. H. Thompson 1994 President
Mrs. G. E. Allen 1995 Ladies Captain
Mrs. D. Beattie 1995 Ladies President
N. V. Williams 1995 Men's Captain
W. H. Thompson 1995 President
Mrs. J. R. Johnston 1996 Ladies Captain
Mrs. D. Beattie 1996 Ladies President
J. N. Lavan 1996 Men's Captain
G. Buttanshaw 1996 President
Mrs. F. M. Tomkin 1997 Ladies Captain
Mrs. D. M. Shaw 1997 Ladies President
J. N. S. Pickering 1997 Men's Captain
G. Buttanshaw 1997 President
Mrs. S. Dahl 1998 Ladies Captain
Mrs. D. M. Shaw 1998 Ladies President
T. J. Ballagh 1998 Men's Captain
C. J. Ryan 1998 President
Mrs. J. Mawhinney 1999 Ladies Captain
Mrs. L. Martin 1999 Ladies President
J. R. Beatty 1999 Men's Captain
C. J. Ryan 1999 President
Mrs. H. Little 2000 Ladies Captain
Mrs. L. Martin 2000 Ladies President
C. R. Bailey 2000 Men's Captain
B. K. Overend 2000 President
Mrs J. Wall-Morris 2001 Ladies Captain
Mrs. N. Kershaw 2001 Ladies President
H. St. J. Lauder 2001 Men's Captain
B. K. Overend 2001 President
Mrs. Jane Cremin 2002 Ladies Captain
Mrs. N. Kershaw 2002 Ladies President
H. St. J. Lauder 2002 Men's Captain
D.  G. Williams 2002 President
Mrs. J. Cremin 2003 Ladies Captain
Mrs. N. Kershaw 2003 Ladies President
C. J. Henderson 2003 Men's Captain
Walter Wilkie 2003 President
Hilary Cran 2004 Ladies Captain
Neale Webb 2004 Men's Captain
Walter Wilkie 2004 President
Kate Overend 2005 Ladies Captain
Brian Levis 2005 Men's Captain
R. H. Merchant 2005 President
N. F. O'Reilly 2006 Ladies Captain
Don Briggs 2006 Men's Captain
R. H. Merchant 2006 President
Noo Wallis 2007 Ladies Captain
G. R. Donald 2007 Men's Captain
J. N. S. Pickering 2007 President
Mrs. K. M. Overend  (5) 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap
Garry Bray (4) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap


Holes-in-One
Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance
Eddie Reid 22 November 1998 7th 7 Iron 165 yd's




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