New Forest golf club Westmeath
New Forest Golf Course
I consider the New Forest site to be the best I have ever worked with. Indeed, I believe that New Forest is the best golf course I have yet designed."
Peter McEvoy
Golf is progressing in many ways. Modern equipment and big, strong players are totally overpowering many courses. At New Forest such tactics are unlikely to be successful. The course is one that is designed to respond to the challenges that the game is experiencing. Thought off the tee will be rewarded much more than raw power.
New Forest restores that balance whereby the less strong but canny player, with good course management skills, can compete against his stronger hitting opponent. Generous areas for high handicappers are built in to the design where greens are not sought in par figures, but make no mistake: this is a real test for the big boys, if it is set up to be so.
We believe that the course blends happily with its surroundings. Most important of all was to use the beauty that nature has given, to highlight trees and water and give golfers the chance to notice.
Peter McEvoy
Golf Architect
• Greens and tees are constructed to USGA specifications.
• Greens are seeded with the latest A4 and G6 bentgrass cultivars, planted at a 60-40% ratio
• All tees are seeded with a 100% rye grass mix
• The site contains a glacial deposit of pure gravel and sand with the added bonus of being free draining, ensuring all year play.
New Forest was voted the No. 67-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Irish Golfer” in 2023 (Down-3);
New Forest was voted the No. 64-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Irish Golfer” in 2022;
New Forest was voted the No. 91-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2020 (Up-1);
New Forest was voted the No. 92-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2019 (Down-3);
New Forest was voted the No. 89-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2018 (Up-2);
New Forest was voted the No. 91-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2017 (Up-1);
New Forest was voted the No. 92-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2016 (Up-2);
New Forest was voted the No. 94-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2015;
New Forest was voted the No. 95-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2012;
New Forest was voted the No. 61-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2009;
New Forest was voted the No. 62-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2008;
New Forest was voted No. 32 Parkland/Inland Course in Ireland by "Backspin" Irelands leading Golf magazine in 2008, the panel comprised of a selection of 52 Professional and amateur golfers throughout Ireland.
| Green Fees Midweek: | €35 |
| Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: | €45 |
| Green Fees with a Member: | €20 |
| Green Fees for Opens: | €25 |
| Practice Area: | Range |
| Club Hire: €30 |
Yes |
| Buggy Hire: €30 | Yes |
| Soft Spikes: | Yes |
| Membership Available: | Yes |
| Full Membership Fee: | €855 |
| Full Couples Membership Fee: | €1,510 |
| Full Senior Membership Fee: | €655 |
| Full Country Membership Fee: | €500 |
| Full Under-30 Membership Fee: | €655 |
| Full Under-24 Membership Fee: | €475 |
| Full Student Membership Fee: | €355 |
| Full Under-18 Membership Fee: | €150 |
| Full Under-14 Membership Fee: | €100 |
| Entrance Fee: | None |
| Course Type | Parkland |
| No Holes | 18 |
| Members | 300 |
| Designer | Peter McEvoy |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Address | Higginstown |
| Telephone | +353 (0)44-92-21100 |
| info@newforest.ie | |
| Website | New Forest golf club website |
| Director of Golf: | Stephen Barrett |
| Captain: | Conor Elliffe |
| Lady Captain: | Kathryn Cooney |
| President: | Peter McKenna |
| Boys Junior Captain: | Padraig Carton |
| Girls Junior Captain: | Ciara Doyle |
| Vice-Captains: | & |
| Hon. Secretary: | Tony Buckley |
| Club Pro: | Stephen Barrett |
| Hon. Treasurer: | John McCormack & Margaret Keegan |
| Comp. Secretary: | Derek Doyle & Sandra McKevitt |
Course Layout
Location Map
Lat:53.387169
Long:-7.427187
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, no denim |
| Catering: Full catering, facilities in hotel | Days to Avoid: None (phone in advance) |
| Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek &Weekends | Pre-booking for open Tournaments:N/A |
New Forest Golf Club Fixtures 2023 provisional*
| Open & Major Fixtures 2023 (Confirmed) | ||||
| Event* | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captains' Drive-In | Sunday |
Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Vice-Captain's Prize | Wednesday |
Closed | 1 | |
| Professionals Prize | Saturday 24 June | Sunday 25 June | Closed | 2 |
| Professionals Prize | Sunday 25 June | Closed | 1 |
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| Captain's Prize (Q) |
Saturday 18 June | Sunday 19 June | Closed | 2 |
| Captain's Prize (Q) | Sunday 19 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize | Sunday 25 June | Closed |
1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize | Sunday 16 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Vice-Captain's Prize | Sunday 30 July | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize to the Ladies |
Wednesday 2 August | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize to the Ladies | Sunday 6 August | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize | Saturday 19 August |
Saturday 20 August |
Closed | 1 |
| President's Prize | Saturday 20 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Friday 17 March | Open |
1 |
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| L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford | Wednesday 29 March | Open | 1 |
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| L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford | Wednesday 26 April | Open | 1 |
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| Singles Stableford | Friday 19 May | Open | 1 |
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| L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford | Wednesday 24 May | Open | 1 |
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| Senior Scratch Cup (0-3) | Sunday 28 May | Open | 1 |
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| Junior Scratch Cup (4-9) | Sunday 28 May | Open | 1 |
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| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Tuesday 30 May | Wednesday 31 May | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 31 May | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 2 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 4 June | Monday 5 June | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 5 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 9 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 16 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 23 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 55+ |
Wednesday 28 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 30 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 7 July | Open | 1 | |
| Leinster U-18 Boys' & Girls' Amateur Open Championships | Tuesday 11 July | Thursday 13 July | G.I. | 3 |
| Leinster U-18 Boys' & Girls' Amateur Open Championships | Wednesday 12 July | G.I. | 1 | |
| Leinster U-18 Boys' & Girls' Amateur Open Championships | Thursday 13 July | G.I. | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 14 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 21 July |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 55+ |
Wednesday 26 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 28 July |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 4 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 11 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 18 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 25 August |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 55+ | Wednesday 30 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 1 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 8 September | Open | 1 | |
| Matt Poynton Memorial Singles Stableford | Saturday 9 September |
Sunday 10 September |
Open | 2 |
| Matt Poynton Memorial Singles Stableford | Sunday 10 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 22 September |
Open | 1 | |
| Ryder Cup Open | Saturday 23 September | Sunday 24 September | Open | 2 |
| Ryder Cup Open | Sunday 24 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 55+ |
Wednesday 27 September | Open | 1 | |
| Grand Final L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 30 September |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 6 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 13 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 20 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 27 October | Open | 1 | |
| Bank Holiday Team Event |
Saturday 28 October | Open | 1 |
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 72 SSS 72 6,546 yd's |
| Yellow | Par 72 SSS 70 6,174 yd's |
| Red | Par 74 SSS 74 5,702 yd's |
| Blue | Par 72 SSS 74 6,928 yd's |
Card
| Hole No. | Blue | White | Yellow | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
| 1 | 406 | 365 | 358 | 4 | 8 |
312 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 183 | 162 | 154 | 3 | 10 | 142 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | 314 | 306 | 300 | 4 | 14 | 288 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 452 | 413 | 360 | 4 | 2 |
354 |
5 |
4 |
| 5 | 479 | 455 | 445 | 5 | 16 | 414 |
5 | 14 |
| 6 | 573 | 539 | 464 | 5 | 4 |
459 |
5 | 2 |
| 7 | 413 | 397 |
385 | 4 | 6 |
306 |
4 | 6 |
| 8 | 412 | 390 |
381 | 4 | 12 |
348 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | 124 | 118 | 115 | 3 | 18 | 108 | 3 | 18 |
| Out | 3,356 | 3,154 | 2,962 | 36 | 2,731 | 37 | ||
| 10 | 451 | 441 | 414 | 4 | 3 |
385 |
4 | 3 |
| 11 | 219 | 202 | 171 | 3 | 9 |
166 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | 445 | 414 | 387 | 4 | 1 |
385 |
5 |
15 |
| 13 | 401 | 377 | 367 | 4 | 13 | 349 |
4 | 5 |
| 14 | 388 |
372 | 367 | 4 | 5 |
331 |
4 | 1 |
| 15 | 553 | 530 | 480 | 5 | 15 | 433 |
5 | 9 |
| 16 | 230 | 210 | 187 | 3 | 7 |
131 | 3 | 17 |
| 17 | 525 | 503 |
498 | 5 | 17 | 478 | 5 | 13 |
| 18 | 360 | 352 | 341 | 4 | 11 | 313 | 4 | 7 |
| In | 3,572 | 3,401 | 3,212 | 36 | 2,971 | 37 | ||
| Total | 6,928 | 6,546 | 6,174 | 72 | 5,702 | 74 | ||
| SSS | 74 | 72 | 70 | 74 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record Am: 69 Colm Moriarty
Ladies Course Record:
Members Achievements
New Forest Golf Club were Runners-Up the Leinster Central Regional Final of the Irish Mixed Foursomes when they lost out to Gowran Park Golf Club by 4-matches to 1-match at Carlow Golf Club Saturday 29th July 2023.
Adam Kelly was selected to play for Leinster U-18 Boys in the Interprovincial Championship in Templepatrick in 2022. He also played for the Leinster U-18 in 2022.
The Ladies of New Forest Golf Club won the Mid-Leinster Regional Final of the Irish Ladies Minor Cup when they beat the Ladies of New Ross Golf Club by 3-matches to 2-matches at Bunclody Golf Club on Saturday 31st August 2019.
They were led out by Carmel Scally who lost her match against Margaret Murphy by 5 and 3. She was followed by Deirdre O'Connor who beat Dympna Molloy by 3 and 1, next on the tee was Rita O'Shea who had a 2 and 1 win against Eleanor Roche, in the penultimate match Shirley Donegan beat Mary J. Maher by 2 and 1 and the bottom match of Anne Naughton went 6 and 5 to the Wexford player Briget Murphy.
History of New Forest
In 1799, the estate was granted and came into the ownership of the Daniels family. The estate was passed down through the Daniels family for generations until the death of the last heir of the family in 1948. The magnificent estate was then donated to the church who then sold it to Sir Charles Gardner.
Sir Charles Gardner acquired the estate only a few years after serving in World War II. His wife, Lady Gardner, was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth. In 1953, Sir Charles immigrated to Australia taking a number of staff with him.
Whilst in Australia, Sir Charles rented the estate to Senator Crosby for a year and in 1954 he sold the estate to the Hanevig family from Norway.
The estate passed through the hands of a few other owners until 1998 when it was purchased by the current owners, the Jackson family. Initially, it was the family’s intention to renovate the country house and move in as it was close to where the younger children were educated near Mullingar. However, the Jackson family had a vision to develop New Forest into the world class golf resort we know today.
With a lavish history, the future promises to be every bit as exciting with a 100 bedroom luxury hotel including a state of the art health club & spa and a new clubhouse allowing the mansion house to be returned to a stately home for special occasions including weddings. Further developments include residential homes around the course and throughout the resort.
Roll of Honour
| Member | Year | Hon. Position |
| Gerard Gavin |
2010 |
Men's Captain |
| Alec Jackson | 2010 | President |
| Sean Donaghy | 2011 | Men's Captain |
| Vincent Bagnall | 2011 | President |
| Kieran Mohan | 2012 | Men's Captain |
| Vincent Bagnall | 2012 | President |
| Seamus Lynam | 2013 | Men's Captain |
| Vincent Bagnall | 2013 | President |
| Rita O'Shea | 2014 | Lady Captain |
| Vinnie Bagnall | 2014 | Men's Captain |
| Peter Deegan | 2014 | President |
| Sherrie E. Buckley |
2015 | Lady Captain |
| Eammon Clarke | 2015 | Men's Captain |
| John Cunningham |
2015 | President |
| Mary McCormack |
2016 | Lady Captain |
| Conor McGuinness | 2016 | Men's Captain |
| John Cunningham |
2016 | President |
| 2017 | Lady Captain | |
| Matt Kenny | 2017 | Men's Captain |
| 2017 | President | |
| Patricia Lambe | 2018 | Lady Captain |
| Michael Donegan | 2018 | Men's Captain |
| David Bollard | 2018 | President |
| Mary Fallon | 2019 | Lady Captain |
| John McCormack | 2019 | Men's Captain |
| Peter McKenna | 2019 | President |
| Mary Daly | 2020 | Lady Captain |
| Peter McKenna | 2020 | Men's Captain |
| Peter McKenna |
2020 | President |
| Mary Daly | 2021 | Lady Captain |
| Tony Buckley | 2021 | Men's Captain |
| Peter McKenna | 2021 | President |
| Regan Kelly | 2021 | Boys Junior Captain |
| Riona Egan |
2021 | Girls Junior Captain |
| Kathryn Cooney | 2022 | Lady Captain |
| Miceal Kelly | 2022 | Men's Captain |
| Peter McKenna | 2022 | President |
| Padraig Carton | 2022 | Boys Junior Captain |
| Ciara Doyle |
2022 | Girls Junior Captain |
| 2023 | Lady Captain | |
| Conor Elliffe | 2023 | Men's Captain |
| 2023 | President | |
| 2023 | Boys Junior Captain | |
| 2023 | Girls Junior Captain | |
| Stephen Cunningham | 2023 | Lowest Men's Handicape |
| Adam Kelly | 2023 | Lowest Men's Handicape |
Holes in One at New Forest
| Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
| Tony Maloney | 20 January 2016 |
16th | 206 m |
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| Pat Byrne | 10 October 2020 | 2nd | Wedge | 162 m |
| Ann Whelan | 28 April 2021 | 9th | 108 m | |
| David Ganner | 1 May 2021 | 9th | 124 m | |
| John McGuinness | 22 May 2021 | 16th | 206 m | |
| Noel Davey | 4 February 2022 | 2nd | 162 m | |
| Jacinta Dillon | 10 June 2022 | |||
| Liam Murtagh | 16 March 2022 |
