Ardee golf club Louth

Ardee Golf Course

Ardee Golf Course is a very mature Parkland course founded in 1911. The original 9-hole, course was designed by Lionel Hewson, the course was extended to 18-holes in 1984 under the watchful eye of the late great Eddie Hackett and five new holes were designed by Declan Brannigan in the mid nineties.
Since then Ardee Golf Club has established itself as one of Irelands finest inland courses, measuring 6,510 yd‘s off the white tees with a Par of 71 and a Standard Scratch to match. The modern clubhouse is extremely well maintained and visitors can enjoy fine food in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Ardee is renowned for its greens and is always well manicured.
Green Fees Monday to Friday: | €35 |
Green Fees Saturday & B.H.: | €50 |
Visitor 4-Ball +2 Buggies Special: | €120 |
Green Fees with a Member: | €25/35 |
Green Fees for Opens: | €16 |
Practice Area: | Yes |
Club Hire: | No |
Buggy Hire: | Yes |
Soft Spikes: | Yes |
Full Membership Available: | Yes |
Full Membership Fee: | €800 |
Entrance Fee: | None |
Course Type | Parkland |
No Holes | 18 |
Members | 809 |
Designer | Eddie Hackett & Declan Branagan |
Founded | 1911 |
Address | Townparks, |
Telephone | +353 (0)41-6853227 |
office@ardeegolfclub.com | |
Website | Ardee golf club website |
Secretary: | Seamus Kelly |
Captain: | Ronan Phipps |
Lady Captain: | Sheila Roche |
Presidents': | Paudie Kelly & Imelda Hurst |
Junior Captains: | |
Vice-Captains': | Timmy O'Callaghan & Susan Shekelton |
Hon. Secretary: | Philip Price, David Robinson & Lorraine McMahon |
Club Pro: | Brian Kerley 041-6857472 |
Hon. Treasurer: | Patrick Butterly, Sean McCann & Breda Jones |
Comp. Secretary: | Timmy O'Callaghan & Mary Reilly |
Location Map
Lat:53.861008
Long:-6.555877
General Facts & Information
Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: 10.00 am to 11.30pm |
Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim, tracksuits or football jerseys |
Catering: Full catering, facilities | Days to Avoid: Weekends & Wednesdays |
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other Days | Pre-booking for open Tournaments: 14 Days in advance |
Ardee Golf Club Fixtures 2022 provisional*
Open & Major Fixtures 2022 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
Captains' Drive-In | Sunday |
Closed | 1 | |
Lady Presidents Prize | Wednesday 15 June | Closed | 1 | |
President's Prize to the Ladies | Wednesday 5 July | Closed | 1 | |
President's Prize | Sunday 17 July | Closed | 1 | |
Lady Captain's Prize to the Men |
Sunday 24 August | Closed | 1 | |
Lady Captain's Prize Day 1 | Wednesday 3 August |
Closed | 1 | |
Lady Captain's Prize Day 2 | Saturday 6 August |
Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize (Q) | Saturday 6 August |
Sunday 7 August |
Closed | 2 |
Captain's Prize (Q) | Sunday 7 August |
Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize | Saturday 13 August |
Sunday 14 August |
Closed | 2 |
Captain's Prize | Sunday 14 August |
Closed | 1 | |
Start of Open Week | Wednesday 25 May |
Tuesday 31 May |
Open | 7 |
Ladies 3-Person Team Event |
Wednesday 25 May |
Open | 1 |
|
Singles |
Thursday 26 May |
Open | 1 | |
Fourball V-Par |
Friday 27 May |
Open | 1 | |
4-Person Team Event | Saturday 28 May |
Open | 1 | |
Fourball |
Sunday 29 May |
Open | 1 | |
2-Person Scramble |
Monday 30 May |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Seniors 50+ Singles Stableford | Tuesday 31 May |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 2 June | Open | 1 | |
Ladies Singles Stableford | Wednesday 8 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 9 June | Open | 1 | |
Ladies 4-Person Team Event | Friday 10 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. 4-Person Team Event | Sunday 12 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 16 June | Open | 1 | |
Leinster Women's Australian Spoons Area Finals | Monday 20 June | G. I. | 1 | |
Ladies 3-Person Team Event | Wednesday 22 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 23 June | Open | 1 | |
Singles | Sunday 26 June |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Seniors 50+ Singles Stableford | Tuesday 28 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 30 June | Open | 1 | |
Ladies Singles Stableford | Wednesday 6 July | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 7 July | Open | 1 | |
Mixed Foursomes |
Sunday 10 July | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 14 July | Open | 1 | |
Fourball | Sunday 17 July | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 21 July |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. 4-Person Team Event | Monday 25 July |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Seniors 50+Singles Stableford | Tuesday 26 July |
Open | 1 | |
Ladies 3-Person Team Event | Wednesday 27 July |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 28 July |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ | Tuesday 2 August | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 4 August | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 11 August | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 18 August | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. 4-Person Team Event |
Friday 19 August | Open | 1 | |
Fourball | Sunday 21 August | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 25 August |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Seniors 50+ Singles Stableford | Tuesday 30 August |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 1 September | Open | 1 | |
Mixed Foursomes | Sunday 4 September | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 8 September | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 15 September | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 22 September |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Senior Singles Stableford | Tuesday 27 September |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 29 September |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 6 October | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 13 October | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 20 October | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 27 October |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ | Tuesday 1 November | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 3 November | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 10 November | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 17 November | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 24 November |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Senior 50+ Singles Stableford | Tuesday 29 November |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 1 December | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 8 December | Open | 1 |
Card of the Course
Key | Data |
White | Par 71 SSS 70 6,449 yd's |
Red | Par 73 SSS 72 5,476 yd's |
Green | Par 71 SSS 70 5,973 yd's |
Blue | Par 71 SSS 72 6,449 yd's |
Card
Hole No. | Blue | White | Green | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
1 | 353 | 343 | 331 | 4 | 4 | 299 | 4 | 8 |
2 | 179 | 170 | 154 | 3 | 14 | 124 | 3 | 18 |
3 | 403 | 395 | 380 | 4 | 8 | 389 | 5 | 14 |
4 | 485 | 473 | 436 | 5 | 18 | 408 | 5 | 10 |
5 | 391 | 382 | 375 | 4 | 2 | 322 | 4 | 4 |
6 | 312 | 378 | 299 | 4 | 16 | 298 | 4 | 6 |
7 | 363 | 351 | 336 | 4 | 10 | 277 | 4 | 12 |
8 | 350 | 346 | 317 | 4 | 6 | 341 | 4 | 2 |
9 | 191 | 176 | 170 | 3 | 12 | 140 | 3 | 16 |
Out | 3,027 | 2,944 | 2,795 | 35 | 2,598 | 36 | ||
10 | 390 | 387 | 381 | 4 | 11 | 319 | 4 | 13 |
11 | 338 | 335 | 325 | 4 | 17 | 317 | 4 | 3 |
12 | 370 | 358 | 342 | 4 | 7 | 322 | 4 | 9 |
13 | 157 | 190 | 170 | 3 | 15 | 136 | 3 | 7 |
14 | 541 | 516 | 503 | 5 | 1 | 456 | 5 | 1 |
15 | 418 | 409 | 394 | 4 | 13 | 307 | 4 | 15 |
16 | 363 | 364 | 335 | 4 | 5 | 319 | 4 | 5 |
17 | 410 | 376 | 365 | 4 | 9 | 388 | 5 | 17 |
18 | 435 | 369 | 363 | 4 | 3 | 314 | 4 | 11 |
In | 3,422 | 3,034 | 3,178 | 36 | 2,878 | 36 | ||
Total | 6,449 | 6,248 | 5,973 | 71 | 5,473 | 73 | ||
SSS | 72 | 70 | 70 | 72 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record: Am. 67 J. Carroll, Pro: 70 C. O'Connor
Ladies Course Record: 71 J. Campbell 2004
Members Achievements
Having accounted for Larne Golf Club by 4-matches to 1-match on the Friday Ardee Golf Club met the Ladies from Newlands Golf Club on Saturday 18th September 2021 and lost out by 3½-matches to 1½-matches.
First on the tee was Karen Forrester who lost her match against Margaret O’Connell by 2 and 1, next on the tee was Liz Halpenny who had a 2-hole win against Ann Hughes, she was followed by Aoife Caffrey who lost her match by 2 and 1 against Fiona Ryan, in the penultimate match Sharon McQuaid went down by 4 and 3 against Louise Murphy and the bottom match of Sara Byrne against Pauline Curtis was halved when called-in.
The Ladies of Ardee Golf Club qualified for the All-Ireland deciders of the Junior Cup at Limerick Golf Club on Friday 17th September 2021 by winning their Leinster Regional Finals and were drawn against Larne Golf Club in the All-Ireland Quarter Finals, they won their match by 4-matche to 1-match.
First on the tee was Karen Forrester who won her match against Gail McNabb by 4 and 3, she was followed by Liz Halpenny against Audrey Faulkner who also won her match by 4 and 3, next on the tee was Aoife Caffrey who halved he match against Sheelagh Brown, Sharon McQuaid also halved her match against Barbara-Ann Hay and the bottom match Sara Byrne had a conclusive 4 and 3 win against Margaret Gray.
Ardee Golf Club won the All-Ireland Fourball Inter Club Championship in 2019 when they beat Limerick Golf Club in the final on 25th September.
Ardee Golf Club won the North Leinster Mixed Matchplay Competition in 2005.
The Ladies of Ardee Golf Club won the North Leinster Past and Present Lady Captain's Society in 2002.
Ardee Golf Club won the County Championship J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 2001.
Prior to 2001
Ardee Golf Club won the All-Ireland Jimmy Bruen Shield at Westport G. C. in 1990, when the team was. Gerry O'Loughlin, Turlough McDonald, Michael Rice, Paudie Kelly, Kevin Commins, Gerry Cromwell, Brendan Healy, Derry Maguire and Tom Muldoon, they were captained by Tony O'Rourke.
Ardee Golf Club won the Provincial Towns Cup in 1998, when the team was,
Ardee Golf Club won the Hibernian Trophy in 1998.
Ardee Golf Club won the, Bloomfield Cup in 1991, when the team was, T. Muldoon, P. Rundle, K. Commins, T. McDonald, R. Dowdall, D. Maguire, M. Commins, H. Thorne, G. Cromwell and P. Kelly, they were selected by B. Healey.
Ardee Golf Club won the, won the Gallagher Trophy at Laytown/Bettystown Golf Club in 1962, when the team was, W. Roe, O. O'Neill, P. Beahan, H. O'Neill, M. McGlynn, M. Carolan, M. O'Neill, E. Kerley, B. Hackett and H. Thorne.
The Boys' of Ardee Golf Club won the, Squire Ennis Cup in 1984, when the team was, K. Carrie, K. Commins Jnr., M. Malone, M. Commins and B. Healy, they were captained by A. Burns.
The Girls' of Ardee Golf Club won the All-Ireland Smurfit Junior Girls' Championship in 1994.
The Girls' of Ardee Golf Club won the Leinster Smurfit Junior Girls' Championship in 1997.
Ardee Golf Club won the Newsam Cup in 1998 and 1985.
K. McIntyre was elected to the council of the Leinster Branch of the GUI for 2001.
History of Ardee
Instituted 1911 affiliated 1911
First known as the South Louth Golf Club and lists its first Captain, a Captain G. Taafe, and President, as Sir Henry Bellingham. It was located at the other end of the town.
In the Irish Field, on 8th February, 1913, Lionel Hewson wrote "I was this week assisting the Committee of the Ardee club to lay out a new course in the Ruxton Demesne beautifully situated a few minuets' walk from the centre of the town. For some three years past, the club has had a small course at the opposite end of the town.
What the Club tells us:
Established in 1911 and with over a century of golfing history behind it, the Club has become one of the premier golfing destinations in Ireland’s North East.
Situated in the centre of Co. Louth and only 5 miles west of the M1 Dublin-Belfast motorway (junction 14), it is only 45 minutes from Dublin city, making it very accessible from both north and south. Ardee town is sited at the junction of the N52 west and the old Dublin-Derry road (N2) and as such also provides excellent accessibility from the west and north-west.
Roll of Honour
Member | Year | Hon. Position |
Mrs. N. McGee | 1990 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. P Taaffe | 1990 | Ladies President |
Louis Taaffe | 1990 | Men's Captain |
Louis Taaffe | 1990 | President |
Ms. S. Boyle | 1991 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. M. Quinn | 1991 | Ladies President |
Dr. F. Fenton | 1991 | Men's Captain |
Mr. J. Callaghan | 1991 | President |
Mrs. A. McDonnell | 1992 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. M. Quinn | 1992 | Ladies President |
Dr. N. McCarthy | 1992 | Men's Captain |
P. J. Beahan | 1992 | President |
Mrs. A. Griffin | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. M. Muldoon | 1993 | Ladies President |
D. McGoey | 1993 | Men's Captain |
P. J. Beahan | 1993 | President |
Mrs. K. Whatley | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
V. Coyne | 1994 | Men's Captain |
M. Kerley | 1994 | President |
Ms. P. Dowdall-Kerr | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. M. Kerr | 1995 | Ladies President |
Dr. D. O'Neill | 1995 | Men's Captain |
E. M. Kerley | 1995 | President |
Mrs. P. Leahy | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. A. Kerr | 1996 | Ladies President |
Donal Clarke | 1996 | Men's Captain |
H. Thorne | 1996 | President |
Mrs. V. Commins | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. S. Gaffney | 1997 | Ladies President |
D. Kerr | 1997 | Men's Captain |
H. Thorne | 1997 | President |
Mrs. Karen Hughes | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. Sheila Gaffney | 1998 | Ladies President |
B. Kieran | 1998 | Men's Captain |
T. O'Rourke | 1998 | President |
Mrs. Patricia McIntyre | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
S. Malone | 1999 | Ladies President |
M. Whately | 1999 | Men's Captain |
Tony O'Rourke | 1999 | President |
Dr. N. McCarthy | 1999 | Men's President |
Mrs. Anne Kieran | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. Sheila Malone | 2000 | Ladies President |
Fintan Kerr | 2000 | Men's Captain |
Dr. Noel McCarthy | 2000 | President |
Mrs. Claire Gillespie | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
E. O'Neill | 2001 | Ladies President |
Raymond Dowdell | 2001 | Men's Captain |
Dr. Noel McCarthy | 2001 | President |
Margaret Malone | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
Lily O'Neill | 2002 | Ladies President |
Harry Barrett | 2002 | Men's Captain |
Kevin Commins Snr. | 2002 | President |
Mary Brennan | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
Kathleen Malone | 2003 | Ladies President |
Noel Malone | 2003 | Men's Captain |
Kevin Commins Snr. | 2003 | President |
Imelda Toole | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
K. Malone | 2004 | Ladies President |
Padraic McKenna | 2004 | Men's Captain |
Jack Duffy | 2004 | President |
Imelda Hurst | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
A. Healy | 2005 | Ladies President |
Brendan Healy | 2005 | Men's Captain |
Jack Duffy | 2005 | President |
Anne-Marie Kerr | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
Ann Healy | 2006 | Ladies President |
Tony Carrie | 2006 | Men's Captain |
Jack Duffy | 2006 | President |
Celia Tully | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
T. Morgan | 2007 | Ladies President |
Paudie Kelly | 2007 | Men's Captain |
Alphonsus McGahan | 2007 | President |
Beid Fenton | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
T. Morgan | 2008 | Ladies President |
Michael Watters Snr. | 2008 | Men's Captain |
Derek McDonnell | 2008 | President |
Breda Dromgoole | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
Geraldine Woods | 2009 | Ladies President |
Sean McCann | 2009 | Men's Captain |
Kevin Carrie | 2009 | President |
Eithne Fahy | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
Geraldine Woods | 2010 | Ladies President |
Eddie Burke | 2010 | Men's Captain |
Louis Taaffe | 2010 | President |
Kathtryn Whately | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
Edie Halpenny | 2011 | Ladies President |
Brendan Healy | 2011 | Men's Captain |
Frank Fenton | 2011 | President |
Nula Thorne | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
Kathleen Kelly | 2012 | Ladies President |
Martin Commins | 2012 | Men's Captain |
Donal McGoey | 2012 | President |
Bernie Breen | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
Susan Boyle |
2013 | Ladies President |
John Travers | 2013 | Men's Captain |
David O'Neill |
2013 | President |
Vivienne Meade | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
Anne McDonnell | 2014 | Ladies President |
Tony Gillespie | 2014 | Men's Captain |
Donal Clarke | 2014 | President |
Miriam Carroll | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
Anne Griffin |
2015 | Ladies President |
Eugene Roe | 2015 | Men's Captain |
Brian Kieran |
2015 | President |
Nancy Magennis | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
Kathyrn Whately |
2016 | Ladies President |
Eamonn Gaffney | 2016 | Men's Captain |
Fintan Kerr | 2016 | President |
Linda Shannon | 2017 | Ladies Captain |
Vera Commins | 2017 | Ladies President |
Andrew Callaghan | 2017 | Men's Captain |
Ray Dowdall | 2017 | President |
Maureen Duffy | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
Claire Gillespie | 2018 | Ladies President |
Ken McKeever | 2018 | Men's Captain |
Noel Malone | 2018 | President |
Janette Commins | 2019 | Ladies Captain |
Margaret Malone | 2019 | Ladies President |
Paul Flanagan | 2019 | Men's Captain |
Paudie McKenny | 2019 | President |
Lorna Shannon | 2020 | Ladies Captain |
Mary Brennan | 2020 | Ladies President |
Paul Flanagan | 2020 | Men's Captain |
Brendan Healy | 2020 | President |
Monica Watters | 2021 | Ladies Captain |
Imelda Toole | 2021 | Ladies President |
Eric McKeever | 2021 | Men's Captain |
Tony Carrie | 2021 | President |
Sheila Roche | 2022 | Ladies Captain |
Imelda Hurst | 2022 | Ladies President |
Ronan Phipps | 2022 | Men's Captain |
Paudie Kelly | 2022 | President |
Joanna Campbell (6) | 2022 |
Lowest Ladies H'cap |
Eugene Smith (-3) |
2022 | Lowest Men's H'cap |
Evan Farrell (-0.7) |
2022 |
Lowest Men's H'cap |
Holes in One at Ardee
Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
Seamus Gafney | 15 June 2001 | 5th | 171 yd’s | |
W. Beilly | 10 June 2001 | |||
M. Watters | 30 August 2004 | |||
Gerry Caffrey | 30 March 2002 | 5th | 191 yd’s | |
Paddy Farrell | 21 July 2002 | 5th | 191 yd’s | |
John Hoey | 29 September 2002 | 13th | 200 yd’s | |
John Hoey | 3 March 2003 | 13th | 200 yd’s | |
Kevin Commins | 5 May 2003 | 5th | 191 yd’s | |
Vera Commins | 25 August 2003 | 5th | 140 yd’s | |
Liam Farrell | 21 September 2003 | 5th | 191 yd’s | |
Elizabeth Tuite | 13 October 2003 | 14th | 133 yd’s | |
Dermot Carolan | 7 August 2004 | 13th | 200 yd’s | |
Andy Devine | 9 October 2005 | 2nd | 182 yd’s | |
Teresa Fitzpatrick | 19 September 2005 | 13th | 136 yd’s | |
Vera Commins | 29 May 2006 | 2nd | 125 yd’s | |
Edmund Mathews | 28 June 2006 | 5th | 175 yd’s | |
Joe McGuirk | 7 August 2006 | 5th | 191 yd’s | |
Paul Rundle | 20 August 2006 | 5th | 191 yd’s | |
Anne Hickey | 13 May 2007 | 2nd | 125 yd’s | |
Anne Hickey | 15 May 2007 | 2nd | 125 yd’s | |
Ena O’Hare | 10 June 2008 | 13th | 136 yd’s | |
Leo Flanagan | 19 November 2008 | 5th | 191 yd’s | |
Noeleen Cunningham | 28 November 2008 | 13th | 137 yd’s | |
Liam Doran | 1 June 2009 | 5th | 191 yd’s | |
Ann Enrght | 2009 | 13th | 136 yd's | |
Terry Leddy | 2011 | 9th | 170 yd's | |
Denise Cunningham | 3 July 2014 | 9th | 6-iron | 140 yd's |
Paul Rundle | 11 July 2021 | |||
Bryan Lynch | 19 November 2021 | 13th | 200 yd's |