27 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Bellinter
Navan
Co. MeathSecretary/Manager: Francis Duffy Captain: John F. Byrne Lady Captain: Liz Turley Telephone: 046-9025508 President: John M. O'Brien & Peg Honan Public No: 046-9025584 Vice-Captain: Damian Usher & Vonnie Macken Fax: 046-9026684 Hon. Secretary: John McGrath, Garry Leonard & Siobhan O'Donoghue E-mail: info@royaltaragolfclub.com Club Pro: John Byrne 046-9026009 Website: www.royaltaragolfclub.com Hon. Treasurer: Padraig J. Hoey, Phil Cuffe & Val Park Founded: 1906 Designed by: Des Smyth Membership: 1108 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €45 Clubhouse opening hours: 10.30am to 11.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €50/55 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €25 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €20 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Tuesdays Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Designed by Des Smyth a legend in professional golf and course architecture Royal Tara consists of 27 holes of championship quality situated just 25 minutes northwest of the M50 motorway that encircles Dublin City. The main 18-hole, par 72 course measures 6000 m and is on a par with the best parkland courses in the country. With its sand based greens the course is playable all year round and the proliferation of mature trees makes it a fair test for all golfers. A further 9-holes measuring almost 3000 m (without sand based greens) provides ample opportunity to vary the courses.
A new state of the art clubhouse opened in November 2000 provides all the facilities that golfers have come to expect from a top quality club. Excellent catering and a chance to converse with some members will ensure a pleasant visit to Royal Tara. Voted the No. 93-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1922, affiliated 1923. The, original Bellinter Park Golf Club was founded about 1922, by disgruntled members of the Navan Golf Club founded in 1907. In the early 1960's the Land Commission acquired the Briscoe Estate, near Bellinter, on which the club had a nine course. Enough additional land became available to allow the, club expand to an eighteen-hole between 1966-67 at which time the club changed its name to Royal Tara.The Royal in Royal Tara refers to the proximity of the Hill of Tara, the residence of the High Kings of Ireland. In 1995, an additional nine-holes were added and in the millennium year Royal Tara opened its magnificent new clubhouse.
Location
Come off the Dublin/Navan Road N3, when you see the signpost for Royal Tara Golf Club, 25 miles from Dublin.
Members Achievements
Royal Tara Golf Club were Leinster Champions and All-Ireland Finalists in the Pierce Purcell Shield in 2003, when the team was, Gerry Powderly, Jack Kane, Ger Toher, Ciaran Loughlin, Peter Henshaw, Pearse O'Dwyer, Michael Moran, Paddy O'Brien, Joe Mitchell, John F. Byrne, Francis Collier, Sean Clerkin, John Moylan, Dominic O'Brien, Jim Bannon, Pat Wade, Louis Murray, Michael Clarke and Allen Foley.They won the Kestrel Cup in 2003 and the Balcarrick Shield the same year.
Noelle Ratty won the green Medal of the inaugural Ulster Bank Al-Ireland Medal Championship at Athlone Golf Club on October 6th 2002, when she returned a score of 73.
Congratulations to Michael Knight (11), Johnny Bennett, Archie Grimes (14) and Tommy Monaghan (10). They won the Mitsubishi Electric-Irish Independent competition for the Special Olympics at Hermitage Golf Club in August 2001. Then it was on to Mount Juliet for the National Finals, where they qualified for the Grand Final in the Algarve in October where they beat Woodbrook by 4pts. Johnny Bennett was unable to travel because he was struck down with pneumonia was replaced by Club Captain Michael Goggins.
J. Byrne participated in the Boys; Home International matches in 1995.
Royal Tara Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Pierce Purcell Shield in 1980 and 1978.
They were Leinster Champions of the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 1997, and were county champions in 2004, 2002, 1998, 1997 and 1996.
They won the Provincial Towns Cup in 1986, 1978, 1963, 1951 and 1936.
They won the Squire Ennis Trophy at Balbriggan in 1998.
They won the Hibernian Insurance Trophy in 1986.
Card of the Cluide & Tara Course (metres)
Name Hole No White Green Par Index Red Par Index Tar Brooch 1 433 426 5 12 419 5 6 Lia Fail 2 374 369 4 4 324 4 4 Croppy Tree 3 447 429 5 6 357 5 16 Cuchulain's Grave 4 274 257 4 16 205 4 18 Tuatha De Grave 5 127 117 3 18 115 3 12 Royal Seat 6 309 291 4 14 243 4 14 Demon of Tara 7 401 387 4 2 344 4 2 Fin Mac Cumhaill 8 166 157 3 10 131 3 10 Mystical Road 9 459 434 5 8 380 5 8 Out 2,990 2,867 37 2,518 37 Rath Maeve 10 395 368 4 1 344 4 1 St. Patrick's Fire 11 159 145 3 17 116 3 17 Grainne's Curse 12 366 350 4 5 292 4 13 Ruadhain's Curse 13 160 146 3 15 130 3 15 Sloping Trenches 14 468 457 5 11 399 5 9 Feis Teamhair 15 176 164 3 13 124 3 11 Mound of the Hostages 16 388 374 4 3 322 4 3 God of Tara 17 376 344 4 7 290 4 5 Banqueting Hall 18 500 453 5 9 404 5 7 In 2,988 2,801 35 2,421 35 Total 5,978 5,668 72 5,002 72 SSS 72 71 71
Men's Course Record: Am. 66 M. McQuaid
Ladies Course Record: 71 Patricia Nannery (6) July 2000
Card of the Cludide & Belinter Course (metres)
Name Hole No White Green Par Index Red Par Index Tar Brooch 1 433 426 5 12 419 5 6 Lia Fail 2 374 369 4 4 324 4 4 Croppy Tree 3 447 429 5 6 357 5 16 Cuchulain's Grave 4 274 257 4 16 205 4 18 Tuatha De Grave 5 127 117 3 18 115 3 12 Royal Seat 6 309 291 4 14 243 4 14 Demon of Tara 7 401 387 4 2 344 4 2 Fin Mac Cumhaill 8 166 157 3 10 131 3 10 Mystical Road 9 459 434 5 8 380 5 8 Out 2,990 2,867 37 2,518 37 Tara of the Kings 10 334 324 4 15 315 4 9 Blood of Leinster 11 183 176 3 5 151 3 15 Rath na Riogh 12 472 467 4 13 382 5 7 Royal Smithy 13 344 340 4 7 293 4 3 Warriors Song 14 372 369 4 3 348 5 5 Bridge of Desire 15 280 272 4 17 256 4 11 GOddess of Tara 16 150 144 3 9 119 3 17 The Harp that Once 17 398 393 4 1 348 4 1 Glory of Tara 18 349 344 4 11 272 4 13 In 2,882 2,827 35 2,484 36 Total 5,872 5,694 72 5,002 73 SSS 71 70 71
Card of the Tara & Belinter Course (metres)
Name Hole No White Green Par Index Red Par Index Rath Maeve 1 395 368 4 2 344 4 2 St. Patrick's Fire 2 159 145 3 18 116 3 18 Grainne's Curse 3 366 350 4 6 292 4 8 Ruadhain's Curse 4 160 146 3 16 130 3 16 Sloping Trenches 5 468 457 5 12 399 5 10 Feis Teamhair 6 176 164 3 14 124 3 12 Mound of the Hostages 7 388 374 4 4 322 4 4 God of Tara 8 376 344 4 8 290 4 6 Banqueting Hall 9 500 453 5 10 404 5 8 Out 2,988 2,801 35 2,421 35 Tara of the Kings 10 334 324 4 15 315 4 9 Blood of Leinster 11 183 176 3 5 151 3 15 Rath na Riogh 12 472 467 4 13 382 5 7 Royal Smithy 13 344 340 4 4 293 4 3 Warriors Song 14 372 369 4 3 348 5 5 Bridge of Desire 15 280 272 4 17 256 4 11 GOddess of Tara 16 150 144 3 9 119 3 17 The Harp that Once 17 398 393 4 1 348 4 1 Glory of Tara 18 349 344 4 11 272 4 13 In 2,882 2,827 35 2,484 36 Total 5,870 5,628 70 4,905 71 SSS 71 70 71
Roll of Honour Angela Macken 1989 Ladies Captain Rev. Sean Brazil 1989 Men's Captain Kevin J. Maher 1989 President Nuala Ward 1990 Ladies Captain John O'Brien 1990 Men's Captain Kevin J. Maher 1990 President Irene Giles 1991 Ladies Captain Tom O'Connell 1991 Men's Captain Joe Furlong 1991 President Bernie Ward 1992 Ladies Captain Denis A. Smyth 1992 Men's Captain Joe Furlong 1992 President Helen McEntagart 1993 Ladies Captain Desmond Foley 1993 Men's Captain Jim K. Martin 1993 President Therese Nolan 1994 Ladies Captain John McGrath 1994 Men's Captain Jim K. Martin 1994 President Ramona Mulligan 1995 Ladies Captain Mossie McElhinney 1995 Men's Captain Val Lyons 1995 President Ann Battersby 1996 Ladies Captain Vincent Lane 1996 Men's Captain Val Lyons 1996 President Patty Holland 1997 Ladies Captain Tommy Byrne 1997 Men's Captain Paddy Brady 1997 President Eilish Boyle 1998 Ladies Captain Larry Reynolds 1998 Men's Captain Paddy Brady 1998 President Ann Brady 1999 Ladies Captain Michael Moran 1999 Men's Captain Gary Leonard 1999 President Mrs. Marjorie Moroney 2000 Ladies Captain Mary McKeever 2000 Ladies President Benny Crookes 2000 Men's Captain Kevin Honan 2000 President Lucy Farrell 2001 Ladies Captain Mary McKeever 2001 Ladies President Michael Goggins 2001 Men's Captain Kevin Honan 2001 President Marie McGrath 2002 Ladies Captain Eithne McDonough 2002 Ladies President Michael Burke 2002 Men's Captain Kevin Honan 2002 President Maureen McElhinney 2003 Ladies Captain Eithne McDonough 2003 Ladies President Jim Bannon 2003 Men's Captain Dominic O'Brien 2003 President Bernie Lane 2004 Ladies Captain Mary Dowd 2004 Ladies President Paddy O'Brien 2004 Men's Captain Dominic O'Brien 2004 President Marie Foley 2005 Ladies Captain Mary Dowd 2005 Ladies President Gerard Branigan 2005 Men's Captain Dennis Smyth 2005 President Breda Farrell 2006 Ladies Captain Mary Moloney 2006 Ladies President Liam Murphy 2006 Men's Captain Dennis Smyth 2006 President Aida O'Gorman 2007 Ladies Captain Mary Moloney 2007 Ladies President Dave Byrne 2007 Men's Captain John O'Brien 2007 President Patricia Nannery (5) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Mark O'Rourke (2) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Dominic O'Brien 21 September 1997 11th 149 m Carmel Drum 18 July 1999 13th 155 m Vera Barry 1 July 2000 11th 115 m Vincent Byrne 7 July 2001 5th 117 m Con O'Sullivan 1 September 2004 15th 5 wood 164 m