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Kilkeel Golf Course

Kilkeel Club Crest

Originally an, 9-hole Parkland set in what was the ancestral estate of the Earl of Kilmorey, where Lord Justice Babington designed the original nine holes. He was followed by the late Eddie Hackett who did what he was so gifted at marrying the old with the new.

The 18-hole championship course opened for play in 1993 and has jointly hosted the British Amateur Championship and the PGA Senior Tour together with its more illustrious neighbour Royal Co. Down just up the coast. Nestling between the shores of Carlingford Lough and the Mountains of Mourne, Kilkeel is on 120 acres of the original estate, surrounded by woodlands and at the foot of Knockcree Mountain.

The excellent clubhouse has all the facilities the golfer can require together with a well-equipped golf shop.

Green Fees Midweek: £25 
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: £35
Green Fees Midweek Non G.I.M.:

£35

Green Fees Weekends & B.H. Non G.I.M.: £50
Green Fees with a Member: £25/30
Green Fees for Opens: £15
Practice Area: Yes
Club Hire: Yes
Buggy Hire: Yes
Soft Spikes: No
Full Membership Available: Yes
Full Membership Fee: £875
Full Senior Membership Fee: £705
Full 5-Day Membership Fee: £720
Full Student 22-25 Membership Fee: £545
Full Student 18-21 Membership Fee: £255
Full Juvenile Membership Fee: £120
Full Junior Membership Fee: £60
Course Type Parkland
No Holes 18
Members 496
Designer Eddie Hackett & Lord Justice Babington
Founded 1924
Address

Mourne Park,
Ballyardle,
Kilkeel,
Co. Down
BT34 4LB

Telephone 028-417-65095
Email info@kilkeelgolfclub.com
Website Kilkeel golf club website
Secretary/Manager: Maire McKibbin
Captain: Robin McCullough
Lady Captain: Lorna Orr
Presidents': Victor Quinn & Diane McDowell
Vice-Captains': Frank ReillyAnne Marie Higgins
Hon. Secretary: Jeremy Murray & Anne Marie Higgins
Club Pro: Angela Kilmartin
Hon. Treasurer: Joe Scullion & Marie Walls
Comp. Secretary: Catherine Quinn
Kilkeel Golf Course Layout Course Layout

Location Map

GPS Coord*
Lat:54.065636
Long:-6.107368
*Please check information before travelling

General Facts & Information

Course opening hours: Daylight hours Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 11.00pm
Mobile phones: Not on course
Dress Code: Neat and casual, jacket and tie required evenings
Catering: Full catering, facilities Days to Avoid: Tuesday & Saturday
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance

Kilkeel Golf Club Fixtures 2024 provisional*

Open & Major Fixtures 2004 (Confirmed)        
Event Start Finish Type Duration
Captains' Drive-In Sunday 10 March   Closed 1
President's Prize to the Ladies Tuesday 4 June   Closed 1
President's Prize Thursday 6 June   Closed 1
President's Prize Saturday 8 June   Closed 1
Captain's Prize to the Ladies Tuesday 25 June   Closed 1
Captain's Prize Saturday 29 June   Closed 1
Lady Captains's Prize Friday 26 July
  Closed 1
Vice-Captain's Prize to the Ladies
Thursday 8 August   Closed 1
Vice-Captain's Prize Saturday 10 August   Closed 1
Lady President's Prize Friday 23 August   Closed 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 14 March   Open 1
L. & G. Singles Stableford Friday 15 March   Open 1
Singles Stableford Satherday 16 March Sunday 17 March Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 17 March   Open 1
Singles Strokes Thursday 21 March   Open 1
Singles Strokes Saturday 23 March   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 24 March   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 28 March   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 30 March
Sunday 31 March
Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 31 March
  Open 1
Seniors Singles Stableford Wednesday 3 April   Open 1
Singles Strokes Thursday 4 April   Open 1
Singles Strokes Saturday 6 April   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 7 April   Open 1
L. & G. Singles Stableford Monday 8 April   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 13 April   Open 1
L. & G. Singles Stableford Sunday 14 April   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 18 April   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 20 April Sunday 21 April
Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 21 April   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 25 April   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 27 April Sunday 28 April
Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 28 April
  Open 1
Seniors Singles Stableford 50+
Wednesday 1 May   Open 1
Singles Stableford
Thursday 2 May   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 4 May   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 5 May   Open 1
L. & G. Singles Stableford Monday 6 May   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 9 May   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 11 May Sunday 12 May
Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 12 May   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 16 May   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 18 May Sunday 19 May Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 19 May   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 23 May
  Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 25 May
Sunday 26 May
Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 26 May   Open 1
L. & G. Singles Stableford Monday 27 May   Open 1
Play-in-Pink 4-Person Scramble
Friday 31 May
  Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 2 June   Open 1
Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ Wednesday 5 June   Open 1
Kilkeel Hockey Club Golf Classic
Friday 7 June   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 9 June   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 13 June   Open 1
Ballymartin Golf Classic Friday 14 June
Open 1
 Singles Stableford Saturday 15 June Sunday 16 June Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 16 June   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 20 June   Open 1
Rathfriland F.C. Golf Classic Friday 21 June   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 23 June   Open 1
Ladies Scramble
Thursday 27 June   Open 1
Glassdrumman Golf Classic Friday 28 June   Open 1
Seniors Singles Stableford 50+
Wednesday 3 July   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 4 July   Open 1
Valley Rangers Golf Classic
Friday 5 July   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 6 July Sunday 7 July
Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 7 July   Open 1
Ladies Singles Stableford Tuesday 9 July   Open 1
Start of Open Week Thursday 11 July Sunday 21 July Open 11
Juniors Singles Stableford Thursday 11 July   Open 1
Singles Stableford Friday 12 July   Open 1
L. & G. Singles Stableford Saturday 13 July   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 14 July   Open 1
Singles Strokes Monday 15 July   Open 1
Singles Stableford Tuesday 16 July   Open 1
L. & G. Singles Stableford Wednesday 17 July   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 18 July Sunday 21 July
Open 4
Singles Stableford Friday 19 July   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 20 July  
Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 21 July   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 25 July   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 27 July Sunday 28 July Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 28 July   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 1 August   Open 1
Mourne Stimulas Golf Classic Friday 2 August   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 3 August   Open 1
Junior Scratch Cup 27-Hole (4 to 10) Sunday 4 August   Open 1
Inter. Scratch Cup 27-Hole (11 to 18) Sunday 4 August   Open 1
Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ Wednesday 7 August   Open 1
Ballyvea F. C. Classic Friday 9 August   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 11 August   Open 1
Irish Senior Men & Women's Close Championship Monday 12 August Friday 16 August G.I. 5
Irish Senior Men & Women's Close Championship Tuesday 13 August   G.I. 1
Irish Senior Men & Women's Close Championship Wednesday 14 August   G.I. 1
Irish Senior Men & Women's Close Championship Thursday 15 August   G.I.
1
Irish Senior Men & Women's Close Championship Friday 16 August   G.I. 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 17 August Sunday 18 August
Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 18 August   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 25 August Monday 26 August Open 2
Singles Stableford Monday 26 August   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 29 August   Open 1
Annalong Masonic Golf Classic Friday 30 August   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 31 August
  Open 1
Seniors Singles Stableford 50+
Wednesday 4 September   Open 1
Singles Strokes Thursday 5 September   Open 1
The Well Golf Classic Friday 6 September   Open 1
Singles Strokes Saturday 7 September
Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 8 September   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 15 September   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 19 September   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 21 September Sunday 22 September
Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 22 September   Open 1
Singles Stableford Thursday 26 September   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 28 September Sunday 29 September Open 2
Singles Stableford Sunday 29 September
  Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 6 October   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 24 October   Open 1
Singles Stableford Saturday 26 October
Open 1

*Please check information before travelling

Card of the Course

KeyData
White Par 72 Slope 124 6,579 yd's
Red Par 74 Slope 125 5,830 yd's
Green Par 72 Slope 122 6,254 yd's

Card

Hole Name Hole No. White Green Par Index Red Par Index
The Brook 1 480 459 5 10 435 5 9
Gaint's Grave 2 450 435 4 4 412 5 17
Ashgrove 3 382 366 4 16 322 4 11
Black Thorns 4 394 382 4 14 352 4 7
The Penny Wall 5 288 268 4 18 260 4 15
Veetchill 6 487 471 5 6 424 5 5
Standing Stone 7 356 343 4 2 330 4 1
Badger's Sett 8 165 148 3 12 135 3 13
The Orchard 9 388 378 4 8 368 4 3
  Out 3,388 3,260 37   3,038 38  
Rhododendrons 10 395 378 4 13 347 4 10
The Dell 11 172 158 3 17 151 3 18
Hackett's 12 342 327 4 9 295 4 12
Casualty Corneer 13 378 354 4 5 348 4 2
Magnacarpa 14 411 391 4 1 373 5 14
Copper Beech 15 130 114 3 15 105 3 8
Binnian 16 422 393 4 7 325 4 16
Pine Ridge 17 414 407 4 3 387 4 4
Knockchree 18 527 472 5 11 461 5 6
  In 3,191 2,994 35   2,792 36  
  Total 6,579 6,254 72   5,830 74  
  SSS 72 70     74    
  Slope 124 122     125    

Notable rounds

Men's Course Record Am: 67 S. P. McVeigh 1996

Ladies Course Record:

Members Achievements

Grainne Killen and Anne Marie Higgins won the Australian Spoons champions at County Longford Golf Club in August 2022 with 42-points to beat Raffeen Creak’s duo of Cora Humphreys and Anne Payne by 1-point.

Kilkeel Golf Club won the Ulster Championship of the Jimmy Bruen Shield and where drawn against Connacht Champions Portumna Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final at Shannon Golf Club on Friday 17th September 2004.

They had a convincing 4 matches to 1 match victory over the Connacht Champions. The team on the day was Rory Sloane and Kieran Poland, who beat Pat Quinlan and James Porter by 6 & 5, Anthony Ward and Ciaran Hartigan beat Joe Slattery and Dick Quinlivan by 5 & 4, Trevor Weir and Graeme Morrow won their match on the 19th against Matt Donohoe and Peadar Ryan, Mark Trainor and Paul Higgins beat Michael McGivem and Sean Robinson on the 18th and Johnny Aiken with Pascal Morgan lost their match on the 17th to Leslie O'Meara and Francis McCleam.

They met Leinster Champions Dundalk Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final on Saturday 18th September, when the team was Rory Slone with Kieran Poland against Ken Norton with Michael Coburn, Johnny Aiken with Pascal Morgan against Sean Reidy with Kevin Barry, Anthony Ward with Ciaran Hartigan against Alan McCabe with Michael Gill, Trevor Weir with Graeme Morrow against Damien English with Ruairi Gogarty and Paul Higgins with Mark Trainor against Gareth Duffy and Michael Duffy.

Shauna McVeigh was selected for the Ulster Girls' team in the Smurfit Interprovincial Championship at Enniscrone Golf Club from the 18 th to the 20th of April 2001.

Prior to 2001:

Kilkeel won the All-Ireland Irish Mixed Foursomes at Kilkenny G. C. in 1996, when the team was S. P. McVeigh, W. Sloan, T. McVeigh, H. J. Flynn, P. Morgan, E. McAteer, M. McDowell, H. Matthews, D. McDowell, N. Murphy and A. Orr, they were captained by E. McDowell.

Kilkeel won the Ulster Final of the All-Ireland Jimmy Bruen Shield when they beat Dunmurry. They went on to meet East Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final at Lahinch on 22 nd September 2000. The squad was Willie Sloan, Jim McKay, Michael Concannon, Pascal Morgan, Sean Leneghan, Stanley Weir, Robert Gordon, Brian Morgan, Eric Nicholson, Joey Annett and Thomas McVeigh.

They beat East Cork 3 to 2 in the Semi-Final and went on to beat The Heath 3.5 to 1.5 in the All-Ireland National Final. The team was J. McKay with Michael Concannon, P. Morgan with Sean Leneghan, S. Weir with R. Gordon, B. Morgan with E. Nicholson and T. McVeigh with J. Annett.

They won the Ulster Fourball Trophy in 1996 and 1997.

They won the Rossmore Cup in 1998 and 1996.

Members who played representative golf for their Province;

S. McVeigh represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships in 1992 playing 5-times won 3-matches halved one and lost 1-match accumulating 7-points;

History of Kilkeel

Way back in 1922 some townspeople in Kilkeel looked enviously at Warrenpoint and Greenore and their 18-hole golf courses dating back to their foundation in the 1890's. Also some of the locals made the journey to both Clubs and got the golf bug!
An ideal piece of ground for a 9-hole course was on hand at Cranfield on land adjoining the Carlingford Lough seashore. It belonged to the Earl of Kilmorey and Mr Harry Nicholson both of whom favoured the idea of a golf course.
In 1924 a meeting was held of all interested parties and a decision was made to go ahead with the course and the first trustees appointed were Pat Carey Headmaster of Mourne Grange School, Harry Nicholson, a Mr Prentice and a Mr Gibbons. The task of designing the 9 holes was entrusted to Lord Justice Babington who had a Summer residence at Cranfield and was a member of the Golfing Union of Ireland.
The first Clubhouse was the little cottage opposite Harry Nicholson's gate and later a wooden-framed building was erected at the 1st tee. The builder was Major W.J. Hanna and it was later bought by the British Legion for erection in the hospital grounds. The cottage of one of the first groundsmen Pat Rogers overlooked the 7th green and marked the boundary of the course. Other groundsmen were James Morgan, Sydney Graham and Harvey Quinn who worked on the course at different times up to 1940. Other founder members were Dick Nicholson, Edmund Hanna, Bob Linton, J.J. Small, H.H. Stevenson (Kilmorey Hotel), J.F. Morgan, Bobbie Nicholson, Rev. Belton, T.H. Ferguson, Pierson Ferguson, T McGonigle and John Boyd McKeown.

Roll of Honour

Member Year Hon. Position
Mrs. B Murion 1989 Ladies Captain
R. Burton 1989 Mens Captain
C. A. Baxter 1989 President
Mrs. C. Sloan 1990 Ladies Captain
E. Ferris 1990 Mens Captain
C. A. Baxter 1990 President
Mrs. M. Flynn 1991 Ladies Captain
J. C. Murion 1991 Mens Captain
A. Robinson 1991 President
Mrs. O. Aiken 1992 Ladies Captain
W. Sloan 1992 Mens Captain
A. Robinson 1992 President
Miss M. McKeown 1993 Ladies Captain
I. McKibbin 1993 Mens Captain
A. Robinson 1993 President
Mrs. Mathews 1994 Ladies Captain
L. Feron 1994 Mens Captain
S. C. Knox 1994 President
Mrs. A. Hanna 1995 Ladies Captain
L. McCartan 1995 Mens Captain
S. C. Knox 1995 President
Mrs. M. Curran 1996 Ladies Captain
D. Hanna 1996 Mens Captain
Dr. J. Craig 1996 President
Mrs. D. Priestly 1997 Ladies Captain
S. Leneghan 1997 Mens Captain
Dr. J. Craig 1997 President
Mrs. B. Knox 1998 Ladies Captain
L. Rowland 1998 Mens Captain
M. P. Small 1998 President
Miss D. McDowell 1999 Ladies Captain
Mrs. C. Conville 1999 Ladies President
G. Coulter M.B.E. 1999 Mens Captain
M. P. Small 1999 President
Mrs. I. McVeigh 2000 Ladies Captain
Mrs. C. Conville 2000 Ladies President
P. Cotter 2000 Mens Captain
C. A. McCullough 2000 President
Mrs. E. Devlin 2001 Ladies Captain
Mrs. J. Cassidy 2001 Ladies President
T. O'Hare 2001 Mens Captain
C. A. McCullough 2001 President
Mrs. D. Morgan 2002 Ladies Captain
Mrs. J. Cassidy 2002 Ladies President
D. McAuley 2002 Mens Captain
Barry Davison 2002 President
Marie McKibbin 2003 Ladies Captain
  2003 Ladies President
S. C. McBride 2003 Mens Captain
Barry Davison 2003 President
Daphne Priestly 2004 Ladies Captain
Maureen McKeown 2004 Ladies President
Paul McKibbin 2004 Mens Captain
Moore Macauley 2004 President
Pauline Cole 2005 Ladies Captain
Maureen McKeown 2005 Ladies President
Michael Fegan 2005 Mens Captain
Harold Nicholson 2005 President
Tracy Hanna 2006 Ladies Captain
Daphne Priestly 2006 Ladies President
Jarlath McKibbin 2006 Mens Captain
Harold Nicholson 2006 President
Cynthia Cranston 2007 Ladies Captain
Daphne Priestly 2007 Ladies President
Desmond Wilson 2007 Mens Captain
George McCullough 2007 President
Anne Macauley 2008 Ladies Captain
Daphne Priestly 2008 Ladies President
Victor Quinn 2008 Mens Captain
George McCullough 2008 President
Catherine Quinn 2009 Ladies Captain
N. Murphy 2009 Ladies President
Stephen Cranston 2009 Mens Captain
Carson McBride 2009 President
C. Quinn 2010 Ladies Captain
Margaret McBride 2010 Ladies President
Christy Quinn 2010 Mens Captain
Carson McBride 2010 President
Florence Sloane 2011 Ladies Captain
Rhona Clark 2011 Ladies President
Gerard Murphy 2011 Mens Captain
Henry Flynn 2011 President
Dympna Sands 2012 Ladies Captain
Rhona Clark 2012 Ladies President
Robert Sloane 2012 Mens Captain
Henry Flynn 2012 President
Bertie Magee 2013 Ladies Captain
Maire McKibbin
2013 Ladies President
Brian Groves 2013 Mens Captain
Jarlath McKibbin 2013 President
Fiona Campbell 2014 Ladies Captain
Maire McKibbin 2014 Ladies President
Leslie Edgar 2014 Mens Captain
Jarlath McKibbin 2014 President
Daphne Preistly 2015 Ladies Captain
Marina McDowell
2015 Ladies President
David Niblock 2015 Mens Captain
William Sloan
2015 President
Ida Johnston 2016 Ladies Captain
Marina McDowell 2016 Ladies President
Jeremy Murray 2016 Mens Captain
William Sloan 2016 President
Ann Teggarty
2017 Ladies Captain
Adelaide Orr
2017 Ladies President
Declan Fitzpatrick 2017 Mens Captain
Liam McCarton
2017 President
Grainne Killen 2018 Ladies Captain
Adelaide Orr 2018 Ladies President
Austin Crawford 2018 Mens Captain
Liam McCarton
2018 President
Lorna Baird 2019 Ladies Captain
Carol Sloan 2019 Ladies President
Shane Lowey 2019 Mens Captain
David Hanna 2019 President
Heather Henning 2020 Ladies Captain
Carol Sloan 2020 Ladies President
Conall Kerr 2020 Mens Captain
David Hanna 2020 President
Heather Henning 2021 Ladies Captain
Carol Sloan
2021 Ladies President
Conall Kerr
2021 Mens Captain
David Hanna
2021 President
Linda Moorhead 2022 Ladies Captain
  2022 Ladies President
Robert Hall 2022 Mens Captain
Monica Flynn 2022 President
Kathleen Sloan 2023 Ladies Captain
  2023 Ladies President
Paschal Morgan 2023 Mens Captain
Paul McKibbin 2023 President
Lorna Orr
2024 Ladies Captain
Diane McDowell 2024 Ladies President
Robin McCullough 2024 Mens Captain
Victor Quinn 2024 President
Danielle McVeigh (5) 2024 Lowest Ladie's H'cap
William Hanna (0)
2024 Lowest Men's H'cap
Sean P. McVeigh (1) 2024 Lowest Men's H'cap

Holes in One at Kilkeel

Member Date Hole No. Club Used Distance


6th   221 yd's

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