Carnalea golf club Down
Carnalea Golf Course
Carnalea was the first municipal golf Course in Ireland and the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland drove the first ball. It was located at the home of the Royal Belfast Club from 1891 to 1926. On the 1st April, 1964, the club took over the management of the club. Golf has been played at Carnalea for over 100 years with the Club growing in popularity in North Down and beyond with every given year.
It is not just golf at Carnalea, we have always been proud of our full and varied social calendar.
Browse our site which give details on every aspect of Carnalea, View the gallery which provides pictures of our splendid 18 hole Par 69 course, the stunning panoramic sea views from our Ailsa Craig Suite or simply come and visit us at Carnalea Golf Club.
A warm welcome awaits you.
Carnalea Golf Club was recognised as the number one Hidden Gem in Northern Ireland according to Tourism Ireland in 2024.
| Green Fees Midweek: | £30 |
| Green Fees Weekends & B. H.: | £40 |
| Green Fees with a Member: | £23 |
| Green Fees for Opens: | £20/23 |
| Practice Area: | Yes |
| Club Hire: | Yes |
| Buggy Hire: | Yes |
| Soft Spikes: | Yes |
| Full Membership Available: | Yes |
| Full Membership Fee: | £980 |
| Full 6-Day Membership Fee: | £885 |
| Full 5-Day Membership Fee: | £795 |
| Full Senior +80 Membership Fee: | £355 |
| Full Senior +80 5-Day Membership Fee: | £290 |
| Full Student Membership Fee: | £370 |
| Full Junior Membership Fee: | £115 |
| Entrance Fee: | Yes |
| Course Type | Links |
| No Holes | 18 |
| Members | 1590 |
| Designer | Nature |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Address | Station Road |
| Telephone | +44 (0)28-91-270368 |
| info@carnaleagolfclub.com | |
| Website | Carnalea golf club website |
| Office Manager: | Debbie Eadie |
| Captain: | John Bennett (in April) |
| Lady Captain: | Joanne Williamson (in April) |
| President: | Jackie McAuley & Margaret Clarke |
| Junior Boys' Captain: | Callum Duncan |
| Junior Girls' Captain | Ciara McStay |
| Vice-Captains': | & |
| Hon. Secretary: | Roy Gabbey |
| Club Pro: | Thomas Loughran 91-270122 |
| Comp. Secretary: | Roy Gabbey & Debbie Eadie |
Course Layout
Location Map
GPS Coord*
Lat:54.664646
Long:-5.695467
Lat:54.664646
Long:-5.695467
*Please check information before travelling
General Facts & Information
| Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: 11.30am to 11.30pm |
| Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
| Catering: Full catering, facilities | Days to Avoid: Sundays & Bank Holidays |
| Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days | Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance |
Carnalea Golf Club Fixtures 2025 provisional*
| Open & Major Fixtures 2025 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
| Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captains' Drive-In | Sunday |
Closed | 1 | |
| President’s Prize | Saturday 24 May |
Closed | 1 | |
| Captain’s Prize | Friday 13 June | Saturday 14 June | Closed | 2 |
| Captain’s Prize | Saturday 14 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain’s Prize | Friday 4 July |
Closed | 1 | |
| Junior Captains Prize | Thursday 7 August | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady President’s Prize | Friday 15 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| Professional’s Prize | Saturday 6 September | Closed | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 9 April | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 7 May | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Tuesday 27 May | Open | 1 | |
| Cystic Fibrosis Golf Classic |
Sunday 8 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 11 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 9 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 13 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 27 August | Open | 1 | |
| Captains' Charity Day | Sunday 7 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 10 September | Open | 1 | |
| Charity Scramble | Friday 26 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Seniors' Singles Stableford 50+ | Wednesday 24 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 8 October | Open | 1 |
*Please check information before travelling
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 69 SSS 68 5,706 yd's |
| Red | Par 70 SSS 71 5,116 yd's |
| Green | Par 69 SSS 67 5,406 yd's |
Card
| Hole Name | Hole No. | White | Green | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
| Railway | 1 | 260 | 240 | 4 | 17 | 250 | 4 | 17 |
| Balckthorn | 2 | 355 | 336 | 4 | 5 | 333 | 4 | 5 |
| Bryansglen | 3 | 191 |
181 | 3 | 9 |
174 | 3 | 15 |
| Clubhouse | 4 | 529 | 508 | 5 | 7 | 496 | 5 | 1 |
| Copelands | 5 | 404 | 382 |
4 | 3 |
378 | 4 | 3 |
| Smelt Mill Bay | 6 | 358 | 337 | 4 | 15 | 318 | 4 | 11 |
| St John's Point | 7 | 299 | 279 |
4 | 13 | 244 | 4 | 7 |
| Swinley Point | 8 | 427 | 408 | 4 | 1 |
404 |
5 | 9 |
| Plateau | 9 | 123 | 119 | 3 | 11 |
107 | 3 | 13 |
| Out | 2,936 | 2,790 | 35 | 2,704 | 36 | |||
| Kers Wood | 10 | 292 | 279 | 4 | 8 |
251 | 4 | 4 |
| Carsons | 11 | 166 | 153 | 3 | 16 |
149 | 3 | 12 |
| The Well | 12 | 324 | 314 | 4 | 10 |
301 |
4 | 8 |
| Rowleys | 13 | 174 | 149 | 3 | 18 | 163 | 3 | 18 |
| Summit | 14 | 308 | 274 | 4 | 14 |
268 | 4 | 10 |
| Hawthorne | 15 | 182 | 180 | 3 | 12 | 156 | 3 | 16 |
| Springhill | 16 | 508 | 498 |
5 | 6 |
468 | 5 | 2 |
| Plantation | 17 | 374 | 338 | 4 | 4 | 303 | 4 | 14 |
| Pat's Way Home | 18 | 442 | 431 | 4 | 2 |
353 | 4 | 6 |
| In | 2,770 | 2,616 | 34 | 2,412 | 34 | |||
| Total | 5,706 | 5,406 | 69 | 5,116 | 70 | |||
| SSS | 68 | 67 | 71 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record Am: 63 A. Robinson 1991
Ladies Course Record:
Members Achievements
Our congratulations, to Carnalea Golf Club on winning, the Ulster AIB-GUI-ILGU award in the Clubhouse-Course Presentation Category in 2003.
History of Carnalea
Founded 1927 affiliated 1927
Carnalea was the first municipal golf Course in Ireland and the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland drove the first ball. It was located at the home of the Royal Belfast Club from 1891 to 1926. On the 1st April, 1964, the club took over the management of the Course.
Roll of Honour
| Member | Year | Hon. Position |
| T. Meredith | 1989 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs V. Mulholland | 1989 | Ladies Captain |
| J. Kennedy | 1989 | President |
| R. R. Conroy | 1990 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs E. Moore | 1990 | Ladies Captain |
| R. H. Whitley | 1990 | President |
| S. McKeown | 1991 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs H. Bingham | 1991 | Ladies Captain |
| E. Bell | 1992 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs A. Dunn | 1992 | Ladies Captain |
| R. H. Whitley | 1992 | President |
| R. Gabbey | 1993 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs R. Watson | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
| G. A. Smythe | 1993 | President |
| W. S. McVeigh | 1994 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs H. Henry | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
| W. Stevenson | 1995 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs. A. Graham | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
| G. A. Smythe | 1995 | President |
| H. Cree | 1996 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs L. Bell | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
| J. C. Emerson | 1996 | President |
| G. Wade | 1997 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs B. Bell | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
| J. C. Emerson | 1997 | President |
| C.R. Bennett | 1998 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs R. Allen | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
| J. C. Emerson | 1998 | President |
| Edward Graham | 1999 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs. Jennifer Weir | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
| J. H. Crozier | 1999 | President |
| C. Cummins | 2000 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs Kate Stevenson | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
| J. H Crozier | 2000 | President |
| Paul Allen | 2001 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs. Karen McMillen | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
| A. Dunn | 2001 | President |
| Marshall mCkee | 2002 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs. Jenny Cummins | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
| A. Dunn | 2002 | President |
| Danny Loughran | 2003 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs. Jenny Cummins | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
| Len Jackson | 2003 | President |
| 2004 | Men's Captain | |
| 2004 | Ladies Captain | |
| Len Jackson | 2004 | President |
| 2005 | Men's Captain | |
| 2005 | Ladies Captain | |
| Len Jackson | 2005 | President |
| 2006 | Men's Captain | |
| 2006 | Ladies Captain | |
| Len Jackson | 2006 | President |
| Donna Rankin | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
| Jackie McCauley | 2007 | Men's Captain |
| Len Jackson | 2007 | President |
| Elizabeth Ogle | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
| Raymond Burton | 2008 | Men's Captain |
| Thomas Meredith | 2008 | President |
| Shelia Glover | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
| Alexis Graham | 2009 | Ladies President |
| Colin Crozier | 2009 | Men's Captain |
| John Cathcart | 2009 | President |
| Marie Murnin | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
| Lillian Bell | 2010 | Ladies President |
| Stephen Graham | 2010 | Men's Captain |
| John Cathcart | 2010 | President |
| Ann McGregor | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
| Patsy Allen | 2011 | Ladies President |
| Jim Moffett | 2011 | Men's Captain |
| Sean McKeown | 2011 | President |
| Gillian Dixon | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
| Patsy Allen | 2012 | Ladies President |
| Jonathan Adair | 2012 | Men's Captain |
| Sean McKeown | 2012 | President |
| Margaret Clarke | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
| Patsy Allen |
2013 | Ladies President |
| Jim Murphy | 2013 | Men's Captain |
| Bobby Conroy |
2013 | President |
| Margaret Bailie | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
| Beverley Bell | 2014 | President |
| Chris Tanham | 2014 | Men's Captain |
| Bobby Conroy | 2014 | President |
| Val Owens | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
| Kate Stephenson | 2015 | President |
| William Martin | 2015 | Men's Captain |
| Gladys Bond | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
| Jenny Cummins | 2016 | Lady President |
| W. Steveson | 2016 | President |
| R. Beattie | 2016 | Men's Captain |
| Michelle Holland | 2017 | Ladies Captain |
| 2017 | Lady President | |
| 2017 | President | |
| B. Duffy | 2017 | Men's Captain |
| Isobel Colhoun | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
| Donna Rankin | 2018 | Lady President |
| A. Coyle | 2018 | Men's Captain |
| R. Bennett | 2018 | President |
| Pat Turkington | 2019 | Ladies Captain |
| Donna Rankin | 2019 | Lady President |
| G. Morrow | 2019 | Men's Captain |
| R. Bennett | 2019 | President |
| Lorraine Lindsay | 2020 | Ladies Captain |
| Denise Elliot | 2020 | Lady President |
| Jim McFerran | 2020 | Men's Captain |
| Danny Loughran | 2020 | President |
| Lorraine Lindsay |
2021 | Ladies Captain |
| Denise Elliot | 2021 | Lady President |
| Jim McFerran |
2021 | Men's Captain |
| Danny Loughran | 2021 | President |
| Liz Burnside | 2022 | Ladies Captain |
| Ann McGregor | 2022 | Lady President |
| Jim Burnside | 2022 | Men's Captain |
| Reg Matchett | 2022 | President |
| Nuala Kyle | 2023 | Ladies Captain |
| Gillian Dixon | 2023 | Lady President |
| Brian Cunningham | 2023 | Men's Captain |
| Reg Matchett | 2023 | President |
| Jane Watson | 2024 | Ladies Captain |
| Margaret Clarke | 2024 | Lady President |
| Johnny McKimm | 2024 | Men's Captain |
| Jackie McAuley | 2024 | President |
| Callum Duncan | 2024 | Junior Boys' Captain |
| Ciara McStay | 2024 | Junior Girls' Captain |
| Joanne Williamson | 2025 | Ladies Captain |
| 2025 | Lady President | |
| John Bennett | 2025 | Men's Captain |
| Jackie McAuley | 2025 | President |
| 2025 | Junior Boys' Captain | |
| 2025 | Junior Girls' Captain | |
| 2025 | Lowest Men's Handicap | |
| 2025 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at Carnalea
| Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
| Brian (Alan), Jones | 15 June 2022 |
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| Paul Edgar | 14 August 2022 | |||
| Cole Graham | 8 August 2024 | 15th | 180 yd's | |
| Michael Wallace | 9 August 2024 | 9th | 119 yd's | |
| Michael Wallace | 12 August 2024 | 9th | 119 yd's | |
| Ronan Poots | 3 October 2024 | 9th | 119 yd's | |
| Gordon Davidson | 27 October 2024 | 9th | 119 yd's | |
| Sean McStraw | 12 November 2024 | 13th | 149 yd's |
