Clones golf club Monaghan

Clones Golf Course

Clones Golf Club extended to an 18-hole Parkland course having been an 9-hole since its inception in 1913. The work was carried out under the watchful eye of Arthur Spring who has carried out several fine new and remodelling courses throughout the country.
Located in the grounds of Hilton Park some three miles outside the town, Clones is one of the driest golf courses to be found in this part of the country, making it playable all year round. The new course combines stunning views of the surrounding hills, lakes, streams and forests, and a superb golf course, makes Clones a true test of golf and a memorable day out.
The clubhouse is very friendly and full catering facilities are available during the summer months.
Golf Deals » Clones
Stay & Play @ Creighton Hotel, Clones €139.00
Offer valid from 01 May 2023 to 30 Nov 2023 Detail:
The Clones Golf Club is situated just a five minute drive from the hotel.
Package Deal Includes:
One Night Bed & Breakfast: Three Course Evening Meal: One Round of Golf
From: €139.00 pps
Green Fees Midweek: | €25 |
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: | €25 |
Green Fees with a Member: | €20 |
Green Fees Midweek Fourball: | €80 |
Green Fees for Opens: | €15 |
Practice Area: | Yes |
Club Hire: | Yes |
Buggy Hire: €20 | Yes |
Soft Spikes: | No |
Membership Available: | Yes |
Full Membership Fee: | €700 |
Full Family Membership Fee: | €1,080 |
Full Distance Membership Fee: | €340 |
Full Introductory Membership Fee: | €340 |
Full Distance Membership Fee: | €340 |
Full Student Membership Fee: | €110 |
Full Juvenile U-18 Membership Fee: | €75 |
Full Pavillion Membership Fee: | €25 |
Entrance Fee: | None |
Course Type | Parkland |
No Holes | 18 |
Members | 446 |
Designer | Arthur Spring |
Founded | 1913 |
Address | Hilton Park, |
Telephone | 047-56017 |
info@clonesgolfclub.com | |
Website | Clones golf club website |
Secretary/Manager: | Paddy McKeown |
Captain: | Stephen Trant |
Lady Captain: | Elaine Moran |
President: | Ollie Walsh |
Vice-Captains': | & |
Hon. Secretary: | Paddy McKeown & Eileen Kerr |
Club Pro: | None |
Hon. Treasurer: | Donol O'Reilly & Teresa Hanawin |
Comp. Secretary: | Michael Connolly & Mary O'Toole |
Location Map
Lat:54.139866
Long:-7.235785
General Facts & Information
Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: 2.00pm to 11.00pm |
Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
Catering: Full catering, facilities in Summer | Days to Avoid: Weekend mornings |
Green fees and Societies Welcome: Other times | Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance |
Clones Golf Club Fixtures 2023 provisional*
Open & Major Fixtures 2023 (Confirmed) | ||||
Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
Captain's Drive-In | Saturday 4 March |
Closed | 1 | |
Lady Captain's Prize | Saturday 8 July | Closed | 1 | |
President's Prize | Saturday 22 July |
Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize | Saturday 26 August |
Closed | 1 | |
Easter 4-Person Team Event | Friday 7 April | Monday 10 April | Open | 4 |
Easter 4-Person Team Event | Saturday 8 April | Open | 1 | |
Easter 4-Person Team Event | Sunday 9 April | Open | 1 | |
Easter 4-Person Team Event | Monday 10 April | Open | 1 | |
Heineken Open Week | Monday 8 May | Sunday 14 May | Open | 7 |
Heineken Open Week | Tuesday 9 May | Open | 1 | |
Heineken Open Week | Wednesday 10 May | Open | 1 | |
Heineken Open Week | Thursday 11 May | Open | 1 | |
Heineken Open Week | Friday 12 May | Open | 1 | |
Heineken Open Week | Saturday 13 May | Open | 1 | |
Heineken Open Week | Sunday 14 May | Open | 1 | |
Leo Rooney Open Week | Monday 29 May | Monday 5 June | Open | 8 |
Leo Rooney Open Week | Tuesday 30 May | Open | 1 | |
Leo Rooney Open Week | Wednesday 31 May | Open | 1 | |
Leo Rooney Open Week | Thursday 1 June | Open | 1 | |
Leo Rooney Open Week | Friday 2 June | Open | 1 | |
Leo Rooney Open Week | Saturday 3 June | Open | 1 | |
Leo Rooney Open Week | Sunday 4 June | Open | 1 | |
Leo Rooney Open Week | Monday 5 June | Open | 1 | |
McDaid's Pharmacy Open Week | Monday 12 June | Sunday 18 June | Open | 7 |
McDaid's Pharmacy Open Week | Tuesday 13 June | Open | 1 | |
McDaid's Pharmacy Open Week | Wednesday 14 June | Open | 1 | |
McDaid's Pharmacy Open Week | Thursday 15 June | Open | 1 | |
McDaid's Pharmacy Open Week | Friday 16 June | Open | 1 | |
McDaid's Pharmacy Open Week | Saturday 17 June | Open | 1 | |
McDaid's Pharmacy Open Week | Sunday 18 June | Open | 1 | |
Junior Scratch Cup |
Saturday 24 June | Sunday 25 June |
Open | 2 |
Junior Scratch Cup | Sunday 25 June | Open | 1 | |
Inter. Scratch Cup | Saturday 14 June | Sunday 25 June | Open | 2 |
Inter. Scratch Cup | Sunday 25 June | Open | 1 | |
Minor Scratch Cup | Saturday 24 June | Sunday 25 June | Open | 2 |
Minor Scratch Cup | Sunday 25 June | Open | 1 | |
4-Person Team Event |
Friday 4 August |
Monday 7 August | Open | 4 |
4-Person Team Event | Saturday 5 August |
Open | 1 | |
4-Person Team Event | Sunday 6 August |
Open | 1 | |
4-Person Team Event |
Monday 7 August |
Open | 1 | |
Conagra Open Week | Sunday 13 August | Sunday 20 August | Open | 1 |
Conagra Open Week |
Monday 14 August |
Open | 7 |
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Conagra Open Week | Tuesday 15 August |
Open | 1 | |
Conagra Open Week | Wednesday 16 August |
Open | 1 | |
Conagra Open Week | Thursday 17 August |
Open | 1 | |
Conagra Open Week | Feiday 18 August |
Open | 1 | |
Conagra Open Week | Saturday 19 August |
Open | 1 | |
Conagra Open Week | Sunday 20 August |
Open | 1 | |
Fitzpatrick's Fuels Open Week | Sunday 27 August | Sunday 3 September |
Open | 7 |
Fitzpatrick's Fuels Open Week | Monday 28 August | Open | 1 |
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Fitzpatrick's Fuels Open Week | Thesday 29 August | Open | 1 | |
Fitzpatrick's Fuels Open Week |
Wednesday 30 August |
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Open | 1 |
Fitzpatrick's Fuels Open Week | Thursday 31 August |
Open | 1 | |
Fitzpatrick's Fuels Open Week | Friday 1 September | Open | 1 | |
Fitzpatrick's Fuels Open Week | Saturday 2 September | Open | 1 | |
Fitzpatrick's Fuels Open Week | Sunday 3 September | Open | 1 | |
Clones Credit Union Open Week |
Monday 18 September | Sunday 24 September |
Open | 7 |
Clones Credit Union Open Week | Tuesday 19 September | Open | 1 | |
Clones Credit Union Open Week | Wednesday 20 September | Open | 1 | |
Clones Credit Union Open Week | Thursday 21 September | Open | 1 | |
Clones Credit Union Open Week | Friday 22 September | Open | 1 | |
Clones Credit Union Open Week | Saturday 23 September | Open | 1 | |
Clones Credit Union Open Week | Sunday 24 September |
Open | 1 | |
3-Person Team Event | Saturday 28 October | Monday 30 October |
Open | 3 |
3-Person Team Event | Sunday 29 October | Open | 1 | |
3-Person Team Event | Monday 30 October | Open | 1 |
Card of the Course
Key | Data |
White | Par 71 SSS 70 5,910 m |
Yellow | Par 71 SSS 68 5,548 m |
Red | Par 71 SSS 72 4,887 m |
Card
Hole No. | White | Yellow | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
1 | 342 | 330 | 4 | 4 | 262 |
4 | 7 |
2 | 134 | 124 | 3 | 18 | 121 | 3 | 15 |
3 | 471 | 416 | 5 | 12 | 379 | 5 | 11 |
4 | 158 | 134 | 3 | 16 | 125 | 3 | 17 |
5 | 327 | 310 | 4 | 10 | 283 | 4 | 5 |
6 | 352 | 335 | 4 | 6 | 316 | 4 | 3 |
7 | 378 | 357 | 4 | 2 | 322 | 4 | 1 |
8 | 344 | 319 | 4 | 8 | 304 | 4 | 9 |
9 | 304 | 276 |
4 | 14 | 264 | 4 | 13 |
Out | 2,810 | 2,610 | 35 | 2,376 | 35 | ||
10 | 173 | 155 | 3 | 13 | 142 | 3 | 16 |
11 | 416 | 416 | 5 | 17 | 338 | 5 | 12 |
12 | 363 | 345 | 4 | 3 | 324 | 4 | 2 |
13 | 199 |
170 | 3 | 11 | 148 | 3 | 18 |
14 | 366 | 350 | 4 | 5 | 306 | 4 | 6 |
15 | 386 |
372 | 4 | 1 | 372 | 4 | 8 |
16 | 504 |
502 |
4 | 15 | 275 | 4 | 14 |
17 | 336 | 326 | 4 | 9 | 315 | 4 | 4 |
18 | 357 | 333 | 4 | 7 | 291 | 4 | 10 |
In | 3,100 | 2,947 | 36 | 2,511 | 36 | ||
Total | 5,910 | 5,548 | 71 | 4,887 |
71 | ||
SSS | 70 | 68 | 72 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record: 63 Dermot Mc Guigan (4) 12/08/1990 (Old Course)
Ladies Course Record:
Members Achievements
Clones Golf Club won the Ronan Rafferty in 1999. when the team was Dick Clerkin, S. McKiernan, D. O'Reilly, M. Gilliard, they were captained by Packie McCarbille and managed by P. Connolly.
Clones won the Ronan Rafferty in 1997, when the team was, Niall Cassidy, Lee Mullally, John Rooney, Dick Clerkin, Packie McCarville and they were managed by Leo Rooney.
History of Clones
Instituted 1913 affiliated 1915.
Clones Golf Club, was founded in 1913, with Mr. Michael E. Knight as the inaugural Captain. It first located at Lisnaroe, near Clones. The club moved to its present home Hilton 1929. Clones, is a nine-hole course which affiliated GUI 1915.
Clones Golf Club was established in 1912 when a lease for land to construct a golf course was signed with Mr. Bamford at Lisnaroe. The course measured 2330 yards and the greens, constructed by flattening the land with a roller, were fenced with wire to protect them from wandering animals. The lease allowed the greens to be mowed but not the fairways as they were reserved for grazing for the cattle. The lease also prohibited golf on Sundays!
The prohibition of Sunday golf and the grazing of cattle on the land became contentious issues and in 1928 the club moved to its present site at Hilton Park.
The course at that time was essentially the same as the old nine hole course we all remember. It was designed by an eminent golf architect, Mr Coombe and the greens were laid by the green keeper, Frank McPhillips over a 3 year period.
Things remained static for the next 60 years until in 1988 the then secretary, Mr Martin Taylor, who was eager to keep up with the times, inspired the committee and the general membership to embark on a programme of development. Over the next 12 years the existing nine holes were purchased, another 65 acres of land was acquired and nine additional holes, designed by Dr Arthur Spring, were officially opened by Barry McGuigan on 1st August 2001. In 2005 another 2 holes were brought into play and the club must be unique in being one of the few 20 hole courses in these islands.
The course, which is set in rolling woodland, is now highly acclaimed and is an ideal venue for the society golfer. Visitors to our clubhouse are always made very welcome and are extremely well looked after by our senior bar person Mary. After an enjoyable round of golf they can relax over a drink or a meal in our homely and newly refurbished Clubhouse.
Roll of Honour
Member | Year | Hon. Position |
M. McLoughlin | 1989 | Ladies Captain |
J. Cassidy | 1989 | Ladies President |
Rev. G. White | 1989 | Men's Captain |
B. O'Reilly | 1989 | President |
I. Anderson | 1990 | Ladies Captain |
B. McCabe | 1990 | Ladies President |
N. Doonan | 1990 | Men's Captain |
B. O'Reilly | 1990 | President |
M. Douglas | 1991 | Ladies Captain |
U. McCarra | 1991 | Ladies President |
L. Quigley | 1991 | Men's Captain |
C. Brown | 1991 | President |
J. Curran | 1992 | Ladies Captain |
M. McGuigan | 1992 | Ladies President |
D. Cosgrave | 1992 | Men's Captain |
C. Brown | 1992 | President |
M. Copas | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
C. McKiernan | 1993 | Ladies President |
J. Copas | 1993 | Men's Captain |
C. Brown | 1993 | President |
N. Brown | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
N. McKenna | 1994 | Ladies President |
M. Reihill | 1994 | Men's Captain |
D. McGuigan | 1994 | President |
M. Douglas | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
M. O'Toole | 1995 | Ladies President |
S. S. Kelleher | 1995 | Men's Captain |
D. McGuigan | 1995 | President |
H. Connolly | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
N. Browne | 1996 | Ladies President |
K. Hickey | 1996 | Men's Captain |
D. McGuigan | 1996 | President |
I. Rooney | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
M. Douglas | 1997 | Ladies President |
M. O'Toole | 1997 | Men's Captain |
T. Tighe | 1997 | President |
V. Tighe | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
M. O'Reilly | 1998 | Ladies President |
P. McCrystal | 1998 | Men's Captain |
T. Tighe | 1998 | President |
Ms. Anne McCarthy | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
Mr. Hugo Maguie | 1999 | Men's Captain |
Mr. Tony Tighe | 1999 | President |
Mrs. Maureen Lynch | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
Mr. Benny McDermott | 2000 | Men's Captain |
Tony Tighe | 2000 | President |
Ann Madden | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
Paul M. Flynn | 2001 | Men's Captain |
N. Browne | 2001 | President |
Mrs. Martha O'Grady | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
Frank McCabe | 2002 | Men's Captain |
N. Browne | 2002 | President |
Mrs. Kathleen Leonard | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
Gerry Douglas | 2003 | Men's Captain |
Phil McCrystal | 2003 | President |
Catherine Farrell | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
Paddy Clarke | 2004 | Men's Captain |
Phil McCrystal | 2004 | President |
Mary O'Toole | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
Thomas Cassidy | 2005 | Men's Captain |
Michael Connolly | 2005 | President |
Doli Maguie | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
Frankie Dolan | 2006 | Men's Captain |
Michael Connolly | 2006 | President |
Eileen Kerr | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
Pat Connolly | 2007 | Men's Captain |
Paul Flynn | 2007 | President |
Noleen McKenna | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
Paul Fitzpatrick | 2008 | Men's Captain |
Paul Flynn | 2008 | President |
Teresa Fitzpatrick | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
Leslie McConkey | 2009 | Men's Captain |
Liam Quigley | 2009 | President |
Elaine Hamilton | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
Olly Walsh | 2010 | Men's Captain |
Liam Quigley | 2010 | President |
Noeleen McCague | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
Tommy O'Harte | 2011 | Men's Captain |
Mary Taylor | 2011 | President |
Veronica McGorman | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
Sean Bonner | 2012 | Men's Captain |
Martin Taylor | 2012 | President |
Roisin Kerr | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
Gerard Kelly | 2013 | Men's Captain |
Martin Taylor |
2013 | President |
Roisin Kerr | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
Paul Jenkins | 2014 | Men's Captain |
Frankie Dolan | 2014 | President |
Rosita McCabe | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
Gerry Traynor | 2015 | Men's Captain |
Frankie Dolan | 2015 | President |
Geraldine Fitzpatrick | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
Paddy McKeown |
2016 | Men's Captain |
Ann McCarthy |
2016 | President |
Teresa Hanawin |
2017 | Ladies Captain |
Joe Smith |
2017 | Men's Captain |
Ann McCarthy |
2017 | President |
Brid Finlay | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
Pat McCabe | 2018 | Men's Captain |
2018 | President | |
2019 | Ladies Captain | |
2019 | Men's Captain | |
2019 | President | |
Bridie Keenan |
2020 | Ladies Captain |
Padraig Connolly | 2020 | Men's Captain |
Catherine Farrell | 2020 | President |
Bridie Keenan | 2021 | Ladies Captain |
Padraig Connolly | 2021 | Men's Captain |
Catherine Farrell | 2021 | President |
Eileen McDonald | 2022 | Ladies Captain |
Denis Parker | 2022 | Men's Captain |
Catherine Farrell | 2022 | President |
Elaine Moran | 2023 | Ladies Captain |
Stephen Trant | 2023 | Men's Captain |
Ollie Walsh | 2023 | President |
Una O'Reilly (16) | 2023 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
Packie McCarville (4) | 2023 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at Clones
Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
Mark O'Driscoll | 1st | 161 m | ||
Hugo Maguire | 3rd | 159 m | ||
Sean Kelleher | 14 October 1995 | 12th | 159 m | |
John Douglas | 1 March 1998 | 3rd | 159 m | |
Michael Connolly | 8 August 1998 | 3rd | 159 m | |
Macartan Sammon | 1 July 1999 | 15th | 145 m | |
M. Sammon | 15 July 1999 | 15th | 129 m | |
Michael Cadden | 16 January 2000 | 6th | 129 m | |
John P. Foy | 21 March 2000 | 3rd | 159 m | |
Mark T. O'Driscoll | 28 June 2000 | 1st | 150 m | |
Nuala Brown | 20 July 2000 | 3rd | 126 m | |
Kenny Farrelly | 7 October 2000 | 1st | 161 m | |
Gerald O'Reilly | 10 August 2003 | 1st | 161 m | |
Roderick Nicholson | 15 May 2005 | 15th | 129 m | |
Patrick Devine | 23 July 2005 | 3rd | 159 m | |
Marie Douglas | 25 March 2007 | 4th | 126 m | |
Collette McCahery | 21 August 2021 | 10th | 145 m | |
Ronnie Flanagan | 7 October 2021 | 4th | 159 m |