Ross golf club Kerry
Ross Golf Course
Designed by Roger Jones, Ross golf club opened in 1995. affiliated to the golfing union of Ireland, it is regarded as one of the best nine-hole courses in Ireland. Ross golf club is situated in the south west, in the attractive tourist town of Killarney, surrounded by mountains, lakes and national park. Ross golf club boasts magnificent scenery, water and woodlands. It is a unique championship standard 9-hole course, open each day from 8.00am to sunset.
Located within walking distance of Killarney town centre, we are open to locals and visitors alike. Golf tuition available 7 days a week by Alan O’ Meara, PGA golf professional. Groups and golf are also catered for. Full bar and snack bar open all day and barbeques can be arranged to suit. Booking is advisable especially in high season.
Ross golf club has a pro shop in the clubhouse, sporting all of the latest golfing equipment and clothing.
| Green Fees Midweek 9-hole High Season: | €30 |
| Green Fees Midweek 18-hole High Season: | €40 |
| Green Fees with a Member 9-holes: | €20 |
| Green Fees with a Member 18-holes: | €20/30 |
| Green Fees for Opens: | €15 |
| Practice Area: | Yes |
| Club Hire: | Yes |
| Buggy Hire: | No |
| Soft Spikes: | Yes |
| Full Membership Available: | Yes |
| Full Introductory Offer Fee: | €372 |
| Full Renewal Membership Offer Fee: | €450 |
| Full Country Membership Offer Fee: | €325 |
| Full Student Membership Offer Fee: | €175 |
| Full Junior U-18 Membership Offer Fee: | €150 |
| Entrance Fee: | None |
| Course Type | Parkland |
| No Holes | 9 |
| Members | 279 |
| Designer | Roger Jones |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Address | Ross Road, |
| Telephone | +353 (0)64-66-31125 |
| rossgolf@killarneyraces.ie | |
| Website | Ross golf club website |
| Secretary/Manager: | Padraig Bruton |
| Captain: | Peter Wickham |
| Lady Captain: | Elaine Casey |
| President: | Betty O’Farrell |
| Vice-Captains': | & |
| Hon. Secretary: | Matt Watters & Noreen O'Mahony |
| Club Pro: | Gordon Howard |
| Hon. Treasurer: | Des O’Connor & Bridie Doyle |
| Comp. Secretary: | Neil McGinn |
Course Layout
Location Map
GPS Coord*
Lat:52.044624
Long:-9.516864
Lat:52.044624
Long:-9.516864
*Please check information before travelling
General Facts & Information
| Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to dusk |
| Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, |
| Catering: Full bar & Snacks | Days to Avoid: None |
| Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends | Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance |
Ross Golf Club Fixtures 2025 provisional*
| Open & Major Fixtures 2025 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
| Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captain's Drive-In | Sunday 2 February | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize | Sunday 1 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize to the Men |
Saturday 14 June | Sunday 15 June | Closed | 2 |
| Lady Captain's Prize to the Men | Sunday 15 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize | Sunday 22 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize to the Ladies |
Wednesday 2 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize | Saturday 2 August | Sunday 3 August | Closed | 1 |
| Captain's Prize | Sunday 3 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Tuesday 5 August | Open | 1 | |
| 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Tuesday 12 August | Open | 1 | |
| 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Tuesday 19 August | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Friday 23 August |
Open | 1 | |
| 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Tuesday 26 August |
Open | 1 | |
| 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Tuesday 2 September | Open | 1 | |
| 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Tuesday 9 September | Open | 1 | |
| Grand Final 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Tuesday 16 September | Open | 1 | |
| Play-in-Pink | Saturday 20 September | Open | 1 |
*Please check information before travelling
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 72 SSS 72 6,330 yd's |
| Red | Par 73 SSS 72 5,284 yd's |
| Green | Par 72 SSS 71 6,118 yd's |
| Blue | Par 72 SSS 73 6,514 yd's |
Card
| Hole No. | Blue | White | Green | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
| 1 | 339 | 331 | 320 | 4 | 10 | 307 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 516 | 506 | 527 | 5 | 14 | 455 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 408 | 401 | 396 | 4 | 4 | 324 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 398 | 388 | 377 | 4 | 12 | 351 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 400 | 393 | 377 | 4 | 2 | 355 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 3 | 18 | 91 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | 271 | 266 | 264 | 4 | 8 | 236 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | 170 | 152 | 143 | 3 | 6 | 100 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | 600 | 570 | 535 | 5 | 16 | 423 | 5 | 12 |
| Out | 3,257 | 3,108 | 2,988 | 36 | 2,642 | 36 | ||
| 10 | 338 | 330 | 317 | 4 | 9 | 307 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 548 | 543 | 527 | 5 | 13 | 455 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | 408 | 401 | 396 | 4 | 3 | 324 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | 398 | 388 | 377 | 3 | 11 | 351 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | 400 | 393 | 380 | 4 | 1 | 355 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 3 | 17 | 91 | 3 | 17 |
| 16 | 271 | 266 | 264 | 4 | 7 | 236 | 4 | 13 |
| 17 | 170 | 152 | 143 | 3 | 5 | 100 | 3 | 15 |
| 18 | 600 | 570 | 535 | 5 | 15 | 423 | 5 | 11 |
| In | 3,257 | 3,165 | 3,059 | 36 | 2,642 | 36 | ||
| Total | 6,514 | 6,330 | 6,118 | 72 | 5,284 | 72 | ||
| Extra Hole | 240 | 235 | 230 | 4 | 220 | 4 | ||
| SSS | 73 | 72 | 71 | 72 |
Notable rounds
Mens Course Record:
Ladies Course Record:
Members Achievements
The Ladies from Ross Golf Club won the Joe Quinlan competition at Ballyheigue Golf Club on 11th August 2024.
Ross Golf Club won the Munster County Clubs Championship at Mitchelstown in 2002, when the team was Simon Gallivn, Donie Mulcahy, Peter Wickham, Ger Linehan, Diarmuid O'Shea, Barry Woulfe, Damien Fleming, Ambrose O'Donovan, Anthony O'Carroll and they were captained by Alan O'Meara.
Ross won the Kerry 9s in 2003
They won the Country Clubs in 2002
History of Ross
Roll of Honour
| Member | Year | Hon. Position |
| Mrs. Phyllis O'Sullivan | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
| Con O'Mahony | 1995 | Men's Captain |
| Margaret O'Donoghue | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
| Brendan Cussack | 1996 | Men's Captain |
| Mrs. Ann O'Shea | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
| Sean MacMonagle | 1997 | Men's Captain |
| Jim Fleming | 1997 | President |
| Mrs. Ann O'Shea | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
| Diarmuid O'Shea | 1998 | Men's Captain |
| Maurice O'Donoghue | 1998 | President |
| Agnes Lenihan | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
| Frank Doran | 1999 | Men's Captain |
| Humphrey Towmey | 1999 | President |
| Ann O'Rourke | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
| Sean O'Brien | 2000 | Men's Captain |
| Humphrey Twomey | 2000 | President |
| Margaret Lanigan | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
| Barry Woulfe | 2001 | Men's Captain |
| Niall Brosnan | 2001 | President |
| Bridie Brosnan | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
| Tadhg Moynihan | 2002 | Men's Captain |
| Bridie Doyle | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
| Margaret O'Donoghue | 2003 | Ladies President |
| Mossie Cremin | 2003 | Men's Captain |
| Con O'Mahony | 2003 | President |
| Noreen O'Mahoney | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
| Margaret O'Donoghue | 2004 | Ladies President |
| Andy Goulding | 2004 | Men's Captain |
| Con O'Mahony | 2004 | President |
| Martina Cusack | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
| Peggy Cronin | 2005 | Ladies President |
| Mike Brosnan | 2005 | Men's Captain |
| Mossie Cremin | 2005 | President |
| Eileen Switzer | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
| 2006 | Ladies President | |
| Noel O'Donoghue | 2006 | Men's Captain |
| Mossie Cremin | 2006 | President |
| Ailish O'Sullivan | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
| 2007 | Ladies President | |
| Dermot O'Connor | 2007 | Men's Captain |
| Con Healy | 2007 | President |
| Annamaria Gallivan | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
| 2008 | Ladies President | |
| Tony Lenihan | 2008 | Men's Captain |
| Con Healy | 2008 | President |
| Ailish Mulcahy | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
| Anne O'Shea | 2009 | Ladies President |
| Michael Casey | 2009 | Men's Captain |
| Noel O'Donoghue | 2009 | President |
| Helen O'Donoghue | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
| Anne O'Shea | 2010 | Ladies President |
| Donie Mulcahy | 2010 | Men's Captain |
| Noel O'Donoghue | 2010 | President |
| Julliette O'Sullivan | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
| Anne O'Shea | 2011 | Ladies President |
| Louis Holland | 2011 | Men's Captain |
| Aidan McGaley | 2011 | President |
| Helen O'Donoghue | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
| Anne O'Shea | 2012 | Ladies President |
| Jonothan Casey | 2012 | Men's Captain |
| Aidan McGaley | 2012 | President |
| Betty Farrell |
2013 | Ladies Captain |
| Michael O'Shea |
2013 | Men's Captain |
| Ambrose O'Donovan |
2013 | President |
| Mary Cronin | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
| Aidan O'Connor | 2014 | Men's Captain |
| Ambrose O'Donovan | 2014 | President |
| 2015 | Ladies Captain | |
| 2015 | Men's Captain | |
| Ambrose O'Donovan | 2015 | President |
| Lisa Kerfoot |
2016 | Ladies Captain |
| Sean Moynihan |
2016 | Men's Captain |
| Donie Mulcathey | 2016 | President |
| 2017 | Ladies Captain | |
| Jimmie Smith |
2017 | Men's Captain |
| Terence Mulcahy |
2017 | President |
| Mary McCarrick | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
| Alan Flynn | 2018 | Men's Captain |
| Terence Mulcahy | 2018 | President |
| 2019 | Ladies Captain | |
| 2019 | Men's Captain | |
| 2019 | President | |
| Therese O'Keeffe | 2020 | Ladies Captain |
| John Cuskelly | 2020 | Men's Captain |
| Ivo O'Sullivan |
2020 | President |
| Mary Gorman | 2021 | Ladies Captain |
| Seamus McCarthys | 2021 | Men's Captain |
| Ivo O'Sullivan | 2021 | President |
| Kaye Cremin | 2022 | Ladies Captain |
| Donie Broderick | 2022 | Men's Captain |
| 2022 | President | |
| Mary Moynihan | 2023 | Ladies Captain |
| John Ivory | 2023 | Men's Captain |
| Michael Casey | 2023 | President |
| Mary McCarrick | 2024 | Ladies Captain |
| Johnny Brosnan | 2024 | Men's Captain |
| Betty O’Farrell | 2024 | President |
| Elaine Casey | 2025 | Ladies Captain |
| Peter Wickham | 2025 | Men's Captain |
| 2025 | President | |
| Ailish Mulcahy (13) | 2025 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
| Mick Brosnan (6) | 2025 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at Ross
| Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
| Alan O'Meara | 4th | Wedge | 116 yd‘s | |
| Mary Swanson | 4th | 5 iron | 90 yd‘s | |
| Sean McGillaway | 6th | 6 iron | 154 yd‘s | |
| Neill Brosnan | 4th | Wedge | 116 yd‘s | |
| Connie Brosnan | 1 September 1994 | 6th | 7 Iron | 154 yd‘s |
| Ray Scanlon | 20 July 1998 | 4th | 100 yd’s | |
| John J. Goggin | 25 June 2006 | 15th | 150 yd’s | |
| Ivo O'Sullivan | 16 November 2024 | 10th | 317 yd's |
