Ballymote golf club Sligo
Ballymote Golf Course
There is a long and proud tradition of golf in the Ballymote area Co. Sligo. Although club didn't affiliate to GUI until 1947, game can be traced back 1930 when course was based Deroon 1942 land was, divided by Irish Commission. It then moved Carrigans before relocating Templehouse 1954 returning Carrigans.
The club represented Connaught in on two occasions the Carroll's Pro-Am at Portmarnock Golf 1985 and 1986.
In 1993 Ballymote Golf Club moved to its present location at Ballinascarrow. The new course was up and running within a short time. greens were built several hundred trees planted. clubhouse, changing rooms, car park rough manicured, all of which are major features course.
The club continues to make improvements over the years and committee have added additional bunkers, reconstructed greens building of new tees are all being pursued with introduction a five year development plan.
Visitors are always extended a warm welcome and memorable game of golf at very affordable rates Ballymote Club.
Societies are welcome and group rates available.
| Green Fees Midweek: | €15 |
| Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: | €15 |
| Green Fees with a Member: | €15 |
| Green Fees for Opens: | €15 |
| Practice Area: | Yes |
| Club Hire: | Yes |
| Buggy Hire: | Yes |
| Soft Spikes: | No |
| Full Membership Available: | Yes |
| Full Membership Fee: | €295 |
| Full Ladies Membership Fee: | €250 |
| Full Family Membership Fee: | €395 |
| Full Beginners Membership Fee: | €200 |
| Full Beginners Ladies Membership Fee: | €170 |
| Entrance Fee: | None |
| Course Type | Parkland |
| No Holes | 9 |
| Members | 370 |
| Designer | Nature |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Address | Ballinascarrow, |
| Telephone | 071-9189059 |
| oconnor.johnny@gmail.com | |
| Website | Ballymote golf club website |
| Secretary/Manager: | John O'Connor |
| Captain: | |
| Lady Captain: | Brenda Duffy |
| President: | Michael Henry |
| Vice-Captains': | & |
| Hon. Secretary: | John McCarrick & Maura Murray |
| Club Pro: | None |
| Hon. Treasurer: | Brenda Duffy |
| Comp. Secretary: | Padraic Hurley & Maureen Madden |
Course Layout
Location Map
Lat:54.084019
Long:-8.521995
General Facts & Information
| Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 10.00pm |
| Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
| Catering: None | Days to Avoid: Sunday Mornings |
| Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other times | Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance |
Ballymote Golf Club Fixtures 2024 provisional*
| Open & Major Fixtures 2018 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
| Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captains Drive-In | Saturday 3 March |
Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize to the Men | Sunday 29 May | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize to the Men | Saturday 26 May | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize | Sunday 1 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize | Sunday 11 August | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize | Sunday 12 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| 4-Person Scramble |
Friday 18 May | Open | 1 |
|
| Seniors 18-hole Stableford |
Thursday 19 July |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. 9-hole Singles Stableford |
Wednesday 5 September |
Open | 1 |
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 70 SSS 68 5,225 m |
| Red | Par 72 SSS 68 4,587 m |
Card
| Name | Hole No. | White | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
| White Hill | 1 | 306 | 4 | 4 |
302 | 5 | 4 |
| Hermitage | 2 | 110 | 3 | 16 | 110 | 3 | 18 |
| Homeward Bound | 3 | 347 | 4 | 10 |
232 | 4 | 14 |
| Fort Hill | 4 | 128 | 3 | 18 | 128 | 3 | 16 |
| Red Earl | 5 | 346 | 4 | 8 |
312 | 4 | 6 |
| Fox's Den | 6 | 343 | 4 | 6 | 283 | 4 | 2 |
| Lake View | 7 | 258 | 4 | 14 | 258 | 4 | 12 |
| The Valley | 8 | 433 | 5 | 12 | 359 | 5 | 8 |
| Duffy | 9 | 336 | 4 | 2 |
296 | 4 | 10 |
| Out | 2,607 | 35 | 2,280 | 36 | |||
| White Hill | 10 | 306 | 4 | 3 |
302 | 5 | 3 |
| Hermitage | 11 | 137 | 3 | 15 | 137 | 3 | 17 |
| Homeward Bound | 12 | 347 | 4 | 9 |
232 | 4 | 13 |
| Fort Hill | 13 | 128 | 3 | 17 | 128 | 3 | 15 |
| Red Earl | 14 | 346 | 4 | 7 |
312 | 4 | 5 |
| Fox's Den | 15 | 343 | 4 | 5 | 283 | 4 | 1 |
| Lake View | 16 | 258 | 4 | 13 | 258 | 4 | 11 |
| The Valley | 17 | 433 | 5 | 11 | 359 | 5 | 7 |
| Duffy | 18 | 320 | 4 | 1 |
296 | 4 | 9 |
| In | 2,618 | 35 | 2,307 | 36 | |||
| Total | 5,225 | 70 | 4,587 | 72 | |||
| SSS | 68 | 68 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record: 67 P. Mullen
Ladies Course Record:
Members Achievements
Ballymote Golf Club won the Cecil Ewing Shield in 2003, when the team was, Ian Porter, Ciaran Dennedy, Graig Clarke, Paul O'Reilly, Tom Lavin, John Owens, Tony Ballintyne, Trevor Mattimoe, Pat Hough, Liam Dennedy and they were captained by Sean Henry.
Ballymote won the All-Irelaqnd J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy at Woodenbridge G. C. in 1999, team was Noel Mullaney, T. Hunt, Michael Fitzpatrick, Tom Cannon, Bartley Cryan, Jimmy White, Paddy Kerins, Joe Fitzgerald, Alfie Banks, Gerry Sheridan and they were captained by Micky Cunnane. Seniors County Championship.
Lady Captain Kitty Farren, Captain Manzoor Hussain and Mickie Guanne, qualified for the Mercedes Benz-Irish Independent Executive Golf Classic at The K Club in 1997, they finished 5th.
Paddy Mullen, Pat Ridge and Charlie Scanlon represented Connaught in the Carroll's Pro-Am at Portmarnock Golf Club in 1985 playing with Christy O'Connor Jnr. The club was represented by Charlie Scanlon, Paddy Mullen and Par Ridge.
Tommy Joe Hunt, Brian Kennedy and Stephen Cannon represented Connaught in the Carroll's Pro-Am at Portmarnock Golf Club in 1986 playing with my hero Seve Ballesteros.
History of Ballymote
Roll of Honour
| Member | Year | Hon. Position |
| Anne Harrison | 1990 | Ladies Captain |
| Tom Cannon | 1990 | Men's Captain |
| John Kilcoyne | 1990 | President |
| Brenda Duffy | 1991 | Ladies Captain |
| Nigel Cannon | 1991 | Men's Captain |
| John O'Connor | 1991 | President |
| Rosaleen Mullen | 1992 | Ladies Captain |
| Roy Hewitt | 1992 | Men's Captain |
| Kieran McGowan | 1992 | President |
| Christine Tighe | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
| James McGuinness | 1993 | Men's Captain |
| Billy Healy | 1993 | President |
| Cathy Flynn | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
| Owen Duffy | 1994 | Men's Captain |
| Gerry Sherdan | 1994 | President |
| Maureen Sheridan | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
| Stephen Cannon | 1995 | Men's Captain |
| Sean Henry | 1995 | President |
| Agnes Kennedy | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
| Damien Mullaney | 1996 | Men's Captain |
| Pat Mullen | 1996 | President |
| Kitty Farren | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
| Mansoon Hussain | 1997 | Men's Captain |
| James Lyons | 1997 | President |
| Christine Tighe | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
| Michael Sweeney | 1998 | Men's Captain |
| Dr. Julian Flynn | 1998 | President |
| Nance Tighe | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
| John Kielty | 1999 | Men's Captain |
| Padraic Hurley | 1999 | President |
| Mary Golden | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
| Ciaran Dennedy | 2000 | Men's Captain |
| Jimmy White | 2000 | President |
| Maureen Madden | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
| Sean Henry | 2001 | Men's Captain |
| Roy Hewitt | 2001 | President |
| Anne Costello | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
| Gerry Harte | 2002 | Men's Captain |
| Joe Stagg | 2002 | President |
| Brenda Duffy | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
| Nance Tighe | 2003 | Ladies President |
| Gerry Gillhooly | 2003 | Men's Captain |
| Alfie Parke | 2003 | President |
| Marie Ownes | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
| Liam Dennendy | 2004 | Men's Captain |
| Alfie Parke | 2004 | President |
| Ann Henry | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
| John McCarrick | 2005 | Men's Captain |
| Tom Lavin | 2005 | President |
| Mary O'Connor | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
| Kenneth Drury | 2006 | Men's Captain |
| Tom Lavin | 2006 | President |
| Owen Duffy | 2007 | Men's Captain |
| Michael Farrell | 2007 | President |
| Breege Scanlon | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
| Trevor Mattimoe | 2008 | Man's Captain |
| Micky Cunnane | 2008 | President |
| Maura O'Reilly | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
| Martin McGettrick | 2009 | Men's Captain |
| Micky Cunnane | 2009 | President |
| Breege Scanlon | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
| Padraic Hurley | 2010 | Men's Captain |
| Sean Henry | 2010 | President |
| Brenda Duffy | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
| Sean Ross | 2011 | Men's Captain |
| Sean Henry | 2011 | President |
| Carmel McGettrick | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
| Paul Saunders | 2012 | Men's Captain |
| John McCarrick | 2012 | President |
| Maura Murphy | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
| Alfie Parke | 2013 | Men's Captain |
| Eamon Scanlon | 2013 | President |
| Maura Horan | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
| Michael Connolly | 2014 | Men's Captain |
| Liam Dennedy | 2014 | President |
| Margaret Tonry | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
| Michael Connolly |
2015 | Men's Captain |
| Kenneth Drury |
2015 | President |
| Maura O’Reilly | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
| Joe Fitzgerald | 2016 | Men's Captain |
| Padraig Hurley |
2016 | President |
| Mary O'Connor |
2017 | Ladies Captain |
| John Fitzgerald | 2017 | Men's Captain |
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2017 | President |
| Brenda Duffy | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
| 2018 | Men's Captain | |
| 2018 | President | |
| 2019 | Ladies Captain | |
| 2019 | Men's Captain | |
| 2019 | President | |
| 2020 | Ladies Captain | |
| 2020 | Men's Captain | |
| 2020 | President | |
| 2021 | Ladies Captain | |
| 2021 | Men's Captain | |
| 2021 | President | |
| 2022 | Ladies Captain | |
| Michael Henry | 2022 | Men's Captain |
| 2022 | President | |
| Mary Golden (16) | 2022 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
| Paul O'Reilly (5.4) | 2022 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at Ballymote
| Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
| Cathy Flynn | 25 June 1999 | 11th | 142 m | |
| Karl Hughes | 10 June 2000 | 13th | 134 m | |
| John Sexton | June 2004 | |||
| John O'Connor | July 2005 | |||
| Martin McGettrick | 2013 | 3rd | 128 m | |
| Gerry Harte |
