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Ashbourne golf club Meath

Ashbourne golf course Meath

Ashbourne Golf Course

Ashbourne Club Crest

Designed by Ryder Cup star Des Smyth, Ashbourne Golf Club opened in 1991. A Parkland Golf Course it measures 5,869 m off the blue stakes with a Par of 71 and Standard Scratch of 70 it is not unduly long by championship standards. Nevertheless by virtue of its design, it is a true test for every category of golfer.


The Broadmeadow River is complemented by, three man-made lakes bringing water into play on nine of the holes. The course has a multitude of mature trees and these combined with the water sets the challenge to every golfer who graces its fairways.


The feature hole on the outward nine is undoubtedly the 340 meter 3rd Index 2 which requires a demanding tee shot followed by a medium iron to an inviting green protected by the Broadmeadow River. Ashbourne boasts its own Amen Corner, from the 11th to 14th inclusive are as challenging a sequence of holes you will find anywhere and if you negotiate these in regulation you are assured of a good score. Your game will finish with a gentle Par 4 at 327 m Index 13 to an inviting green well protected by mature Beech trees.
A full bar and catering service is available in the friendly atmosphere of the fine clubhouse. 
Societies are welcome and group rates are available.

Ashbourne was voted the No. 88-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2010;

Ashbourne was voted the No. 85-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2009;

Green Fees Midweek: €30
Green Fees Fourball Midweek: €90
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €50
Green Fees Fourball Weekends & B.H.: €150
Green Fees with a Member: €15/20
Green Fees for Opens: €25
Practice Area: Yes
Club Hire: Yes
Buggy Hire: Yes
Soft Spikes: Yes
Full Membership Available: Yes
Full Membership Fee: €999
Full Under-30 Membership Fee: €699
Full Under-25 Membership Fee: €350
Full 5-Day Membership Fee: €699
Full Country Membership Fee: €350
Full Overseas Membership Fee: €250
Full Junior Membership Fee: €150
Entrance Fee: None
Course Type Parkland
No Holes 18
Members 913
Designer Des Smyth
Founded 1991
Address

Archerstown,
Ashbourne,
Co. Meath

Telephone 01-8352005
Email ciara@ashbournegolfclub.ie
Website Ashbourne golf club website
Administrator: Ciara Nolan
Captain: Ken Walsh
Lady Captain: Angela Walsh
President: Martin Farrell
Junior Captain: J. J. McManus
Vice-Captains': Mark Shortt Alice Smith  
Hon. Secretary: Brona CartonSean Murphy & Adele Dooley
Club Pro: Ciaran Carroll 01-8359002
Hon. Treasurer: Colin FarquharsonKevin Madden & Nuala Somers
Comp. Secretary: Ian Dowd & Paula Leonard
Ashbourne Golf Course Layout Course Layout

Location Map

GPS Coord*
Lat:53.504616
Long:-6.378121
*Please check information before travelling

General Facts & Information

Course opening hours: 9.00am to Dusk Clubhouse opening hours: Liceneing hours
Mobile phones: Not on course
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim
Catering: Full catering, facilities Days to Avoid: Weekends
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other Days Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance

Ashbourne Golf Club Fixtures 2024 provisional*

Open & Major Fixtures 2025 (to be Confirmed)        
Event Start Finish Type Duration
Captains' Drive-In Saturday 8 March
  Closed 1
Professional's Prize Saturday 17 May
  Closed 1
Lady Captain's Prize (Q)
Saturday 14 June   Closed 1
Lady Captain's Prize (Q) Sunday 22 June   Closed 1
Lady Captain's Prize Saturday 28 June   Closed 1
Captain's Prize
Saturday 5 July
  Closed 1
President's Prize to Juniors 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Tuesday 15 July   Closed 1
Captain's Prize to Juniors 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Tuesday 22 July   Closed 1
President's Prize
Saturday 9 August   Closed 1
Lady Vice-Captain's Prize Thursday 14 August   Closed 1
Vice-Captain's Prize Saturday 24 August   Closed 1
Captain's Prize to the Ladies
Sunday 21 September   Closed 1
Lady Captains Prize to the Men Sunday 21 September   Closed 1
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ Tuesday 4 February   Open 1
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ Tuesday 4 March   Open 1
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+
Tuesday 1 April   Open 1
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ Tuesday 6 May   Open 1
Play-in-Pink Thursday 8 May   Open 1
Club Development
Friday 9 May   Open 1
Ladies Singles Stableford Thursday 15 May   Open 1
Start of Open Week Sunday 1 June Saturday 7 June Open 7
L. & G. 2-Person Team Event
Sunday 1 June
Open 1
L. & G. 4-Person Team Scramble
Monday 2 June   Open 1
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+
Tuesday 3 June   Open 1
L. & G. Junior Singles Stableford Wednesday 4 June   Open 1
L. & G. Junior Singles Stableford Thursday 5 June   Open 1
L. & G. 4-Person Team Friday 6 June   Open 1
L. & G. 4-Person Team Saturday 7 June   Open 1
L. & G. Singles Stableford Sunday 15 June   Open 1
Junior Singles Stableford Tuesday 24 June   Open 1
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ Tuesday 1 July   Open 1
Ashbourne United Classic 1.00 p.m. to 5.39 p.m. Friday 18 July   Open 1
Ladies Singles Stableford Thursday 24 July
  Open 1
4-Person Team Event Monday 4 August   Open 1
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ Tuesday 5 August   Open 1
Ashbourne RFC Classic 12.24 p.m. to 4.27 p. m. Friday 8 August   Open 1
Ladies Singles Stableford Thursday 21 August
  Open 1
Fourball Betterball Saturday 30 August
  Open 1
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ Tuesday 2 September   Open 1
Singles Stableford Sunday 14 September   Open 1
Ladies Single Stableford Thursday 25 September   Open 1
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ Tuesday 30 September
  Open 1
Ladies Single Stableford Thursday 16 October
  Open 1
4-Person Team Event Monday 27 October
  Open 1
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ Tuesday 4 November   Open 1

*Please check information before travelling

Card of the Course

KeyData
White Par 71 SSS 70 5,682 m
Red Par 72 SSS 72 5,072 m
Green Par 71 SSS 69 5,541 m
Blue Par 71 SSS 70 5,856 m

Card

Hole No. Blue White Green Par Index Red Par Index
1 324
309
270 4 8
309
4 6
2 377
356
147 4
4
294
3 8
3 497
487
322 5
10
437
4 2
4 292
282
440 4
16 240
5 14
5 158 143 136 3 14 116 3 16
6 458 450 477 5 12 398
5 10
7 149
149
346 3
18
130
4 18
8 408 408 396 4 2
383 5 12
9 358 346 334 4 6
321 4 4
Out 3,021 2,922 2,858  36   2,628  37  
10 181 170 149 3 9
141 3 13
11 370 362 347 4 3 282 4 11
12 373 358 350 4 1 323 4 1
13 151 140 133 3 15 128 3 15
14 465 461 454 5 7
391 5 7
15 328 322 314 4 11 292 4 9
16 151 138 131 3 17 130 3 17
17 596 489 481 5 5
450 5 3
18 320 320 314 4 13 307
4 5
In 2,835 2,760 2,673  35   2,444 35   
Total 5,856 5,682 5,541  71   5,072  72  
SSS 70 70 69     72    

Notable rounds

Men's Course Record: 67 Damien McCartan

Ladies Course Record:

Members Achievements

Ashbourne has been twice Finalist in the Best Cup in their short history. However they overcame the bridesmaid tag at Malahide Golf Club on the 8th of September 2001. They beat Sutton by 4 1.5 matches to 1.5 matches in the final.

Lady Captain Maeve Crulfield (23) and her Captains Prize Winner Noeline Byrne (36) qualified for the National Finals of the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captains Golf Classic at Druid's Glen Golf Club in 2002. They returned 36 points at Headfort to make the cut.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

Fintan Bonner represented Leinster at Boys'  Interprovincial level in 2001 playing 5-times won 1-match and lost 4-matches accumulating 2-points;

Damien McCartan represented Leinster at Boys' Interprovincial level in 2003 playing 5-times won 2-matches halved one and lost 1-match accumulating 5-points;

15-year-old Dawn Marie Conaty was selected on the Irish Girls' team for the Home Internationals at The Hermitage Golf Club on August 13th-15th 2002. She won the Irish Girls' Championship at Belvoir Park in 2001 and was selected for the Irish Girls' team for the Home Internationals in Yorkshire in August.

Dawn Marie Conaty was selected on the ILGU Junior squad in November 2000.

History of Ashbourne

Founded 1991, affiliated 1994.

Roll of Honour

Member Year Hon. Position
Carmel Conway 1994 Ladies Captain
Gerry Rooney 1994 Men's Captain
Tom Keenan 1994 President
Carmel Conway 1995 Ladies Captain
Gerry Rooney 1995 Men's Captain
Tom Keenan 1995 President
Brenda Barry 1996 Ladies Captain
Larry Whelan 1996 Men's Captain
Tom Keenan 1996 President
Rose Rooney 1997 Ladies Captain
Tom Lonergan 1997 Men's Captain
Tom Keenan 1997 President
Margaret Clancy 1998 Ladies Captain
Greg Hara 1998 Men's Captain
Betty Hussey 1998 President
Elsie Moran 1999 Ladies Captain
Tom O'Keefe 1999 Men's Captain
Betty Hussey 1999 President
Angela Smyth 2000 Ladies Captain
Micheal O'Braonain 2000 Men's Captain
Betty Hussey 2000 President
Deirdre Miller 2001 Ladies Captain
Gerry Lyons 2001 Men's Captain
Tom Lonergan 2001 President
Maeve Caulfield 2002 Ladies Captain
Jack Barret 2002 Men's Captain
Tom Lonergan 2002 President
Pauline Gleeson 2003 Ladies Captain
Martin Power 2003 Men's Captain
Larry Whelan 2003 President
Helen Caulfield 2004 Ladies Captain
Mervyn Miller 2004 Men's Captain
Larry Whelan 2004 President
Patricia Blaney 2005 Ladies Captain
Paddy Power 2005 Men's Captain
Larry Whelan 2005 President
Margaret Daly 2006 Ladies Captain
Paul Donnelly 2006 Men's Captain
Gerry Rooney 2006 President
Margaret Ryan  2007 Ladies Captain
Frank O'Donnell 2007 Men's Captain
Gerry Lyons 2007 President
Rita Young 2008 Ladies Captain
Aidan Punch 2008 Men's Captain
Gerry Lyons 2008 President
Kathryn Johnston 2009 Ladies Captain
David Dooley 2009 Men's Captain
Sheila Cooney 2009 President
Marie Kennedy 2010 Ladies Captain
Brendan Ward  2010 Men's Captain
Sheila Cooney 2010 President
Deirdre Whelan 2011 Ladies Captain
Martin Farrell 2011 Men's Captain
Tom O'Keeffe 2011 President
Elizabeth Kane 2012 Ladies Captain
Eamonn Butler 2012 Men's Captain
Tom O'Keeffe 2012 President
Noeleen Byrne 2013 Ladies Captain
Keith Ludlow 2013 Men's Captain
Greg O'Hara
2013 President
Mary Cassidy 2014 Ladies Captain
Tom Mulcahy 2014 Men's Captain
Greg O'Hara 2014 President
Eileen Doolan 2015 Ladies Captain
Richard Moran 2015 Men's Captain
Carmel Conway
2015 President
Kay Doyle 2016 Ladies Captain
Diarmuid Golden 2016 Men's Captain
Carmel Conway 2016 President
Pauline Dooley 2017 Ladies Captain
Pat Murtagh 2017 Men's Captain
Billy Doyle 2017 President
 Winnie Morris 2018 Ladies Captain
Brian Purcell 2018 Men's Captain
Billy Doyle 2018 President
Brid Ui Bhraonain 2019 Ladies Captain
David Doolan  2019 Men's Captain
Brendan War 2019 President
Sam Flood 2019 Junior Captain
Orla Laird 2020 Ladies Captain
John Gorman 2020 Men's Captain
Brendan Ward 2020 President
Alex Merrigan 2020 Junior Captain
Orla Laird
2021 Ladies Captain
John Gorman
2021 Men's Captain
Angela Smyth 2021 President

2021 Junior Captain
Helena Boxwell 2022 Ladies Captain
Denis
2022 Men's Captain
Angela Smyth 2022 President
Jodi 2022 Junior Captain
Alex 2022 Junior Girls' Captain
  2023 Ladies Captain
  2023 Men's Captain
  2023 President
  2023 Junior Captain
  2024 Junior Girls' Captain
Angela Walsh 2024 Ladies Captain
Ken Walsh 2024 Men's Captain
Martin Farrell 2024 President
J. J. McManus 2024 Junior Captain
  2025 Ladies Captain
  2025 Men's Captain
  2025 President
  2025 Junior Captain
Dawn-Marie Conaty (10) 2025 Lowest Ladies H'cap
Peter Kane (-1)
2025 Lowest Men's H'cap
Cathal Conaty (2) 2025 Lowest Men's H'cap

Holes in One at Ashbourne

Member Date Hole No. Club Used Distance
Leif Lundholm 25 June 1995 10th   170 m
Mary Bannon 2 July 1995 16th   117 m
Che Barnwell 19 November 1995 10th   170 m
Paul Bizzell 1 December 1995 16th   138 m
Kay Byrne 21 August 1997 10th   143 m
Dessie Kearney 1 June 1998 10th   143 m
Kay Byrne 27 April 1999 16th   117 m
Mary Bannon 9 May 1999 16th   117 m
Dolores Beggan 9 May 1999 2nd   119 m
Katherine O'Carroll 14 June 1999 13th   128 m
John Gorman 1 July 1999 10th   143 m
Tommy Martin 1 August 1999 13th   140 m
Gerry Quigley 1 August 1999 16th   138 m
Jim Tunnah 29 August 1999 16th   138 m
Gerry Quigley 4 September 1999 16th   138 m
David Cox 1 July 2000 2nd   155 m
John Pender 1 July 2000 5th   144m
Derek Conway 9 July 2000 16th   138 m
Tom O'Keeffe 1 August 2000 5th   144 m
Rita Young 1 September 2000 16th   117 m
Michael Hawkshaw 8 October 2000 10th   170 m
Gerry Quigley 1 December 2000 5th   144 m
Kathleen Lonergan 17 June 2001 16th   128 m
Kathryn Johnston 17 June 2001 16th   128 m
Liam Greene 7 July 2001 5th   144 m
Ronnie Sheehan 27 April 2002 5th   144 m
Dave Morgan 1 June 2002 5th   144 m
Deirdre Miller 14 July 2002 2nd   139 m
Cindy Pender 29 September 2002 10th   143 m
Declan Kelly 13 October 2002 5th   144 m
Eileen Wall 17 March 2003 2nd   119 m
Ronnie Sheehan 27 April 2003 5th   144 m
Brendan Morris 24 May 2003 16th   138 m
Martin Power 1 June 2003 10th   170 m
Shane White 1 June 2003 2nd   155 m
Paul F. Kelly 14 June 2003 13th   140 m
Jack Barrett 12 September 2003 13th   140 m
Damien Walsh 5 October 2003 13th   140 m
Brendan Fitzpatrick 1 December 2003 5th   144 m
Brendan Fitzpatrick 27 December 2003 5th   165 m
Deirdre Miller 26 July 2004 10th   143 m
Rita Young 27 February 2005 2nd   119 m
Phil Duffy 8 October 2005 16th   117 m
Valerie Fitzgerald 21 April 2006 16th   117 m
John Sullivan 7 April 2007 16th   150 m
Danny McKinney 31 August 2007 16th   147 m
Mary Phelan 6 September 2007 5th   120 m
Joan Lucid 16 October 2007 13th   138 m
Joan Lucid 19 April 2008 2nd   119 m
Damien Walsh 19 July 2008 3rd   170 m
Bryan Fitzsimons 31 October 2008 16th   138 m
John Sullivan 14 March 2009 16th   150 m
Eoin King 13 July 2009 16th   152 m
Colm Mullen 4 August 2009 10th   189 m
Kevin Phipps 11 May 2022      
Simon Flood 28 August 2022      
Jimmy Sutton 15 February 2023 16th   150 m
Paul Teeling 21 April 2023 16th 8-iron 150 m
Judy Baxter 14 April 2024 5th   116 m