Ashbourne golf club Meath
Ashbourne Golf Course
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 | 758 |
| Designer | Des Smyth |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Address | Archerstown, |
| Telephone | 01-8352005 |
| ciara@ashbournegolfclub.ie | |
| Website | Ashbourne golf club website |
| Administrator: | Ciara Nolan |
| Captain: | Simon |
| Lady Captain: | Laura |
| President: | Angela Smyth |
| Junior Captain: | Jack |
| Vice-Captains': | & |
| Hon. Secretary: | Michael Reidy, Billy O'Sullivan & Laura O’Neill |
| Club Pro: | Ciaran Carroll 01-8359002 |
| Hon. Treasurer: | Gerry Harpur, Denis Walsh & Nuala Somers |
| Comp. Secretary: | Ger Baker & Thea Crumlish |
Course Layout
Location Map
GPS Coord*
Lat:53.504616
Long:-6.378121
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 2024 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
| Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captains' Drive-In | Saturday 16 March |
Closed | 1 | |
| Professional's Prize | Saturday 18 May |
Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize (Q) | Saturday 15 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize (Q) | Sunday 23 June | Closed | ||
| Lady Captain's Prize | Saturday 29 June |
Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize |
Saturday 6 July | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize to Juniors 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. | Tuesday 16 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize to Juniors 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. | Tuesday 23 July | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize |
Saturday 10 August | Closed | 1 | |
| Junior Captain's Prize | Tuesday 27 August | Closed | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 27 March | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Seniors Singles Stableford | Monday 1 April | Open | 1 | |
| Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ |
Tuesday 2 April | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 3 April | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 10 April | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 17 April | Open | 1 | |
| Mixed Scotch Foursomes |
Sunday 21 April | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 1 May | Open | 1 | |
| Junior Scratch Cup | Saturday 4 May | Open | 1 | |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Saturday 4 May | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Seniors Singles Stablefod | Monday 6 May | Open | 1 | |
| Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ | Tuesday 7 May | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 8 May | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 15 May | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 16 May | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 22 May | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 29 May | Open | 1 | |
| Start of Open Week | Sunday 2 June | Saturday 8 June | Open | 7 |
| L. & G. 2-Person Team Event |
Sunday 2 June | Open | 1 |
|
| L. & G. 4-Person Team Scramble |
Monday 3 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ |
Tuesday 4 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Fourball Stableford | Wednesday 5 June | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 3-Person Team Event | Thursday 6 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Friday 7 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 8 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 12 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 16 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 19 June | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 20 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Junior Singles Stableford | Tuesday 25 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 26 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 3 July | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Senior Singles Stableford | Monday 8 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 10 July | Open | 1 | |
| Club Fundraiser | Friday 12 July | Open | 1 | |
| Flogas Irish Junior Open | Monday 15 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 17 July | Open | 1 | |
| Ashbourne United Classic 1.00 p.m. to 5.39 p.m. | Friday 19 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 21 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 24 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 25 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Single Stableford | Wednesday 31 July |
Open |
1 | |
| 4-Person Team Event | Monday 5 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 7 August | Open | 1 | |
| Ashbourne RFC Classic 12.24 p.m. to 4.27 p. m. | Friday 9 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 14 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 21 August | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 22 August |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford |
Wednesday 28 August |
Open | 1 | |
| Fourball Betterball | Saturday 31 August |
Open | 1 | |
| Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ | Tuesday 3 September | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 4 September | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 11 September | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 18 September | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wednesday 25 September |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Single Stableford | Thursday 26 September | Open | 1 | |
| Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ | Tuesday 1 October |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Seniors Singles Stableford 50+ | Monday 14 October |
Open | 1 | |
| 4-Person Team Event | Monday 28 October |
Open | 1 |
*Please check information before travelling
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| 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 | |
| 2024 | Ladies Captain | |
| 2024 | Men's Captain | |
| 2024 | President | |
| 2024 | Junior Captain | |
| 2024 | Junior Girls' Captain | |
| Dawn-Marie Conaty (10) | 2024 | Lowest Ladies H'cap |
| Peter Kane (-1) |
2024 | Lowest Men's H'cap |
| Cathal Conaty (2) | 2024 | 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 |
