Portadown golf club Armagh
Portadown Golf Course
Portadown Golf Club was founded in 1900, and has all the attributes attributed to a mature course of its vintage, although the present 18-holes date from 1974. It is festooned with tree-lined fairways bunkers and water coming into play on several holes. The River Bann comes into play especially on the on the 452 metres 9th where the tee shot is played over the River. The Bann again becomes a magnet on the 14th and 17th when its inviting water comes into play all the way up the right-hand-side.
By no means an easy course measuring 6,118 yards off the white stakes with a Par of 70 and a standard scratch of 69, whereas the ladies is 5,136 metres with a Par of 73 and a standard scratch to match. The course record was set by A. Polle as far back as 29th August 1996 even with the strident advances of golf equipment in the meantime it still stands.
After what has to be an enjoyable and memorable days golf, take some time to relax and saver the clubhouse facilities and meet the members who always extend a warm Ulster hand of friendship to visitors.
Green Fees Midweek: | £22 |
Green Fees Saturday, Sundays & B.H.: | £30 |
Green Fees with a Member: | £15/18 |
Green Fees for Opens: | £20/25 |
Practice Area: | Yes |
Club Hire: | Yes |
Buggy Hire: | Yes |
Soft Spikes: | Yes |
Full Membership Available: | Yes |
Full Membership Fee: | £843 |
Full 6-Day Membership Fee: | £614 |
Full 5-Day Membership Fee: | £499 |
Full Young Adult 26-30 Membership Fee: | £537 |
Full Young Adult 19-25 Membership Fee: | £296 |
Full Student Membership Fee: | £181 |
Full Juvenile Membership Fee: | £87 |
Full Child Membership Fee: | £48 |
Course Type | Parkland |
No Holes | 18 |
Members | 630 |
Designer | Wilson & Jameson |
Founded | 1900 |
Address | 192 Gilford Road, |
Telephone | 028-38-355356 |
info@portadowngolfclub.co.uk | |
Website | Portadown golf club website |
Office Manager: | Emma Taylor |
Captain: | Mark Jones |
Lady Captain: | Sharon Horsfall |
Presidents': |
Colum McKeever & Doreen Johnston |
Juvenile Captain: | Harry Stevenson |
Vice-Captains': | & |
Hon. Secretary: | Dennis Thornbury & Mavis McCallum |
Club Pro: | Paul Stevenson 028-38-334655 |
Hon. Treasurer: | Brian Friar |
Comp. Secretary: | Michael Connolly & Anne Brisbane |
Location Map
Lat:54.408211
Long:-6.420506
General Facts & Information
Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: 12.00am to 11.00pm |
Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
Catering: Full catering, facilities | Days to Avoid: Tuesdays |
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other Days | Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance |
Portadown Golf Club Fixtures 2024 provisional*
Open & Major Fixtures 2025 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
Pro Prize to the Men | Saturday 10 May |
Closed | 1 | |
Lady Vice-Captain's Prize | Tuesday 27 May | Closed | 1 | |
Lady Captain's Prize | Saturday 26 July | Closed | 1 | |
President's Prize | Saturday 18 August | Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize | Saturday 23 August |
Closed | 1 | |
Lady President's Prize | Tuesday 2 September | Closed | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 23 January | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 30 January |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 6 February | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 13 February | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 20 February | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Mondayday 17 March |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Tuesday 8 April | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 10 April | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 17 April | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 21 April | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 24 April |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 1 May | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford for Cystic Fibrosis Trophy | Saturday 3 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 5 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 8 May | Open | 1 | |
Ladies Challenge Cup Stableford | Friday 9 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 11 May | Open | 1 |
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L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 15 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | SUNday 18 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 22 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 24 May |
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Open | 1 |
Mixed Foursomes Stableford | Sunday 25 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 26 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 29 May |
Open | 1 |
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L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 1 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Thursday 5 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 8 June | Open | 1 | |
Singles Strokes | Thursday 12 June | Open | 1 | |
Ladies Singles Stableford | Friday 13 June | Open | 1 | |
Singles Strokes | Saturday 14 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 15 June | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford |
Thursday 19 June | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Saturday 20 June | Open | 1 | |
Mixed Greensomes | Sunday 22 June | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Thursday 26 June | Open | 1 | |
Singles Strokes | Thursday 3 July | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Thursday 10 July | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 11 July | Open | 1 | |
Singles Strokes | Saturday 12 July | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 13 July | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Thursday 17 July | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 20 July | Open | 1 | |
Junior Singles Stableford | Wednesday 23 July | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Thursday 24 July | Open | 1 | |
Mixed Fourball Betterball |
Sunday 27 July | Open | 1 | |
Singles Strokes | Thursday 31 July |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 3 August | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Thursday 7 August |
Open | 1 | |
Ladies 3-Person Team Event |
Friday 8 August | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Thursday 14 August | Open | 1 | |
Mixed Greensomes Stableford |
Sunday 17 August | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Thursday 21 August | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 25 August | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Thursday 28 August |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 31 August |
Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Thursday 4 September | Open | 1 | |
Mixed Greensomes Stableford | Sunday 7 September | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Saturday 13 September | Open | 1 |
Card of the Course
Key | Data |
White | Par 70 SSS 69 6,118 yd's |
Red | Par 72 SSS 72 5,618 yd's |
Green | Par 70 SSS 67 5,786 yd's |
Card
Hole Name | Hole No. | White | Green | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
The Mournes | 1 | 283 | 262 | 4 | 15 | 259 | 4 | 15 |
The Colonel | 2 | 326 | 320 | 4 | 13 | 322 | 4 | 9 |
Moyallen | 3 | 425 | 396 | 4 | 3 | 411 | 4 | 1 |
The Blacker | 4 | 156 | 143 | 3 | 11 | 155 | 3 | 13 |
Long Borrow | 5 | 430 | 425 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 5 | 11 |
The Pond | 6 | 120 | 112 | 3 | 17 | 104 | 3 | 17 |
The Loanin' | 7 | 380 | 363 | 4 | 7 | 330 | 4 | 5 |
Moneypenny's | 8 | 400 | 385 | 4 | 5 | 382 | 4 | 3 |
BannLeap | 9 | 494 | 472 | 5 | 9 | 430 | 5 | 7 |
Out | 3,014 | 2,878 | 35 | 2,820 | 36 | |||
Viewpoint | 10 | 362 | 341 | 4 | 12 | 347 | 4 | 6 |
Devil's Elbow | 11 | 375 | 360 | 4 | 6 | 371 | 4 | 4 |
Three Meadows | 12 | 406 | 386 | 4 | 2 | 347 | 4 | 2 |
Shrubbery | 13 | 188 | 164 | 3 | 10 | 168 | 3 | 12 |
Sydney Jones | 14 | 281 | 255 | 4 | 18 | 261 | 4 | 18 |
The Beech | 15 | 139 | 132 | 3 | 16 | 127 | 3 | 16 |
Fairy Hollow | 16 | 357 | 339 | 4 | 14 | 305 | 4 | 14 |
The Ford | 17 | 564 | 502 | 5 | 8 | 441 | 5 | 8 |
Hill Home | 18 | 432 | 429 | 4 | 4 | 431 | 5 | 10 |
In | 3,104 | 2,978 | 35 | 2,798 | 36 | |||
Total | 6,118 | 5,786 | 70 | 5,618 | 72 | |||
SSS | 69 | 67 | 72 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record: 63 Stephen Poole (2) 3/06/2010
Ladies Course Record:
Members Achievements
Portadown Golf Club won the Cowdy Cup after a laps of 46-years when they beat Lisburn Golf Club on Sunday 27th October 2024.
Joseph Stevenson was selected on the Ulster Under-18 team to participate in the Interprovincial Championships at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club from 19th to 21st July 2022, the others on the squad were Samuel Allister (Belvoir Park Golf Club), Noah Bickerstaff (Masseereen Golf Club), Max Carson (Royal Belfast Golf Club), Joshua McKee (Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club), Oscar Murphy (Omagh Golf Club) and Michael Rocks (Lisburn Golf Club) the non-travelling reserve was Euan Knox (Clandeboye Golf Club) they were managed by Jeff Forde from Tandragee Golf Club and captained by Tony Cassidy from Dunmurry Golf Club.
Members who played representative golf for their Province;
J. Turley* represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships in 1971 playing 2-times won 1-matches and lost 1-matches accumulating 2-points;
History of Portadown
Instituted 1894 affiliated 1902
There is some confusion as to when Portadown Golf Club was first founded. The "Belfast Newsletter", 2nd March, 1895 records "The members of this club held their annual meeting in the Young Men’s Institution. There was a large attendance, thus testifying to the healthy interest, which is taken in the club by the young men of the town. The chair was occupied by Mr. John Lutton, Captain" It gives the President as Charles Johnston J. P, the Hon. Secretary as Mr. Waugh and the Treasurer, as Mr. T. Alexander.
The original course was at Drumcree, when it moved to Mahon in 1919 and to its present location at Carrickbracke in 1934, where an eighteen-hole course was officially opened in 1936. During the Second World War, nine holes were given over to grow flax and potatoes and it wasn’t until 1974 that it reverted to eighteen holes again. Portadown celebrated its centenary year in the Millennium.
What the Club tells us:
Portadown Golf Club was first established on 1900, becoming affiliated to the Golfing Union of Ireland in 1905. The first records of the Ladies Branch date to 1910, when they played their competitions on a Wednesday and Saturday.
The Club was originally located on land now occupied by Craigavon Area Hospital and via Drumcree in 1907, Seagoe in 1914, The Mahon (where the Olde Golf Links housing development in on the Tandragee Road) in 1921 and finally settled on land in Carrickblacker in 1934.
Portadown was originally designed as an 18 Hole Course, but during the War, the Club survived by cutting back to 9 holes 'the old 9', giving the rest of the land up to grow flax and potatoes and to graze sheep.
During the War period, prisoners of war assisted on the course. The back 3rd tee being a result of their labors.
In 1970 land for a second 9 holes was acquired, and the 'new 9' was opened in 1974 by the then Captain, Mr. Billy McCann.
The present Clubhouse was officially opened by Fred Daly (1947 British Open Champion and MBE) in February 1988 and although the internal layout has been slightly changed since then, it still remains a welcoming and friendly Club for all its Members and visitors, providing a well-deserved sanctuary with views over the course, to relax and enjoy the fine wines and good food from the 19th Restaurant.
Roll of Honour
Member | Year | Hon. Position |
Dr. M. Patton | 1989 | Ladies Captain |
E. O. Orr | 1989 | Men's Captain |
A. T. Hunter | 1989 | President |
Mrs. D. McCaughey | 1990 | Ladies Captain |
D. G. Wilson | 1990 | Men's Captain |
A. T. Hunter | 1990 | President |
Mrs. C. Burrows | 1991 | Ladies Captain |
D. G. Armb | 1991 | Men's Captain |
A. T. Hunter | 1991 | President |
Mrs. J. Harbinson | 1992 | Ladies Captain |
F. G. T. Benson | 1992 | Men's Captain |
J. Shanik | 1992 | President |
Mrs. T. Dunseith | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
H. G. McCartney | 1993 | Men's Captain |
J. Shanik | 1993 | President |
Mrs. S. Stevenson | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
W. Cooper | 1994 | Men's Captain |
J. Shanik | 1994 | President |
Mrs. A. Dynes | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
J. R. E. Clements | 1995 | Men's Captain |
R. W. Millsopp | 1995 | President |
Mrs. D. Armb | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
J. A. Turley | 1996 | Men's Captain |
R. W. Millsopp | 1996 | President |
Mrs. D. Johnston | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
J. A. Ball | 1997 | Men's Captain |
R. W. Millsopp | 1997 | President |
Mrs. M. Weir | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
G. E. J. Brown | 1998 | Men's Captain |
Dr. W. Dobson | 1998 | President |
Mrs. A. Wray | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
J. W. Sandford | 1999 | Men's Captain |
Dr. W. Dobson | 1999 | President |
Ann Brisbane | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
Dr. Margaret Patton | 2000 | Ladies President |
Tom Madill | 2000 | Men's Captain |
Dr. William Dobson | 2000 | President |
Liz Wilson | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
B. R. Hunniford | 2001 | Men's Captain |
Mr. W. Kilpatrick | 2001 | President |
Jean Garvin | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
May Jones | 2002 | Ladies President |
E. R. Reilly | 2002 | Men's Captain |
Mr. W. Kilpatrick | 2002 | President |
Rosemary Wilson | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
W. Nixon | 2003 | Men's Captain |
Mr. W. Kilpatrick | 2003 | President |
Sue McDonagh | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
Dave Allen | 2004 | Men's Captain |
Eric Lathe | 2004 | President |
Sandra Sandford | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
Colum McEeever | 2005 | Men's Captain |
Eric Lathe | 2005 | President |
Pat Kelly | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
David McDowell | 2006 | Men's Captain |
Erick Lathe | 2006 | President |
Valerie Stewart | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
David Henderson | 2007 | Men's Captain |
Hal McCready | 2007 | President |
Mavis McCallun | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
Ann Walker | 2008 | Ladies President |
Ken Lindsay | 2008 | Men's Captain |
Hal McCready | 2008 | President |
Jean Barr | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
Ann Walker | 2009 | Ladies President |
Michael Connolly | 2009 | Men's Captain |
Alan J. Whitten | 2009 | President |
Edna Gribben | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
Thelma Simpson | 2010 | Ladies President |
John S. Rankin | 2010 | Men's Captain |
Alan J. Whitten | 2010 | President |
Valerie Courtney | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
Thelma Simpson | 2011 | Ladies President |
Ashley Woods | 2011 | Men's Captain |
David Henderson | 2011 | President |
Mary Crealey | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
Anne Orr | 2012 | Ladies President |
Billy Gillis | 2012 | Men's Captain |
David Henderson | 2012 | President |
Eithne Little | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
Anne Orr |
2013 | Ladies President |
Hugo Marley | 2013 | Men's Captain |
Ken Lindsey |
2013 | President |
Sadie White | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
Dorothy Davey | 2014 | Ladies President |
Tom McFarland | 2014 | Men's Captain |
Ken Lindsey | 2014 | President |
Anne Fox | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
Dorothy Davey | 2015 | Ladies President |
John McCallum | 2015 | Men's Captain |
Michael Connolly |
2015 | President |
Laura McAdam | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
Dorothy Davey |
2016 | Ladies President |
Stanley Jelly | 2016 | Men's Captain |
Michael Connolly | 2016 | President |
Serena Dale | 2017 | Ladies Captain |
Norma Bell |
2017 | Ladies President |
Bryan Friar | 2017 | Men's Captain |
Dave Allen |
2017 | President |
Wendy Beale | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
Liz Lowe | 2018 | Ladies President |
Andrew Poole | 2018 | Men's Captain |
Dave Allen |
2018 | President |
Pauline Nixon-Black | 2019 | Ladies Captain |
Liz Lowe | 2019 | Ladies President |
Geoff Allister | 2019 | Men's Captain |
Billy Gillis | 2019 | President |
Dawn Connolly | 2020 | Ladies Captain |
Dorothy McCaughey | 2020 | Ladies President |
Nigel Gilliland |
2020 | Men's Captain |
Billy Gillis | 2020 | President |
Harry Stevenson | 2020 | Juvenile Captain |
Dawn Connolly | 2021 | Ladies Captain |
Dorothy McCaughey | 2021 | Ladies President |
Nigel Gilliland | 2021 | Men's Captain |
Billy Gillis |
2021 | President |
Harry Stevenson |
2021 | Juvenile Captain |
Judith Spence | 2022 | Ladies Captain |
Carol Burrows | 2022 | Ladies President |
Edwin Wray | 2022 | Men's Captain |
Harry White | 2022 | President |
2022 | Juvenile Captain | |
Kim Spragg | 2023 | Ladies Captain |
2023 | Ladies President | |
Ronnie McReynolds | 2023 | Men's Captain |
Colum McKeever | 2023 | President |
2023 | Juvenile Captain | |
Moira Irwin | 2024 | Ladies Captain |
Doreen Johnston | 2024 | Ladies President |
Lex Girvan | 2024 | Men's Captain |
Colum McKeever | 2024 | President |
2024 | Juvenile Captain | |
Sharon Horsfall | 2025 | Ladies Captain |
2025 | Ladies President | |
Mark Jones | 2025 | Men's Captain |
2025 | President | |
2025 | Juvenile Captain | |
Beth Cuthbert | 2025 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
Karen Shaw (7) | 2025 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
Joseph Stevenson | 2025 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
David Ross (1) |
2025 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at Portadown
Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
Seamus Magill | 15 February 1995 | 15th | 116 m | |
Andrew Bell | 19 June 1997 | 6th | 111 m | |
Victor Gallick | 21 June 1997 | 4th | 150 m | |
Norma Bell | 12 June 1999 | 6th | 95 m | |
David Redpath | 15 July 2000 | 13th | 172 m | |
Denis McBride | 24 August 2000 | 6th | 111 m | |
Mervyn Adamson | 23 September 2000 | 6th | 111 m | |
Michael Connolly | 10 February 2001 | 4th | 150 m | |
Douglas Matthews | 31 May 2001 | 4th | 164 m | |
Michelle Hazard | 13 June 2001 | 15th | 130 m | |
Valerie Courtney | 24 June 2001 | 6th | 95 m | |
GrahamPatterson | 14 July 2001 | 6th | 118 m | |
Chris Jelly | 15 July 2001 | 6th | 118 m | |
Liz Lowe | 16 June 2002 | 15th | 116 m | |
Sue McDonagh | 8 August 2002 | 6th | 104 m | |
LexGirvan | 10 August 2002 | 13th | 182 m | |
Kevin Flynn | 24 August 2002 | 15th | 141 m | |
Glgnn Burns | 28 December 2002 | 15th | 141 m | |
Sylvester Heaney | 9 January 2003 | 15th | 127 m | |
Angela Wray | 8 July 2003 | 6th | 104m | |
Samuel Semple | 6 September 2003 | 4th | 150 m | |
Philip Stephenson | 8 November 2003 | 4th | 160 m | |
Philip Stephenson | 31 July 2004 | 6th | 127 m | |
Brian Dynes | 1 November 2004 | 15th | 132 m | |
Georgina Hogan | 9 May 2005 | 15th | 127 m | |
Philip Stephenson | 21 January 2006 | 5th | 230 m | |
Ken Lindsay | 4 March 2006 | 15th | 139 m | |
Brian Dynes | 8 July 2006 | 15th | 139 m | |
Brian Gill | 24 August 2006 | 15th | 139 m | |
Alan Whitten | 11 April 2009 | 15th | 139 m | |
Billy Wilson | 11 June 2009 | 6th | 120 m | |
Geoff Ludlow | 11 July 2009 | 15th | 139 m | |
David Brisbane | 12 September 2009 | 13th | 188 m | |
Paul Hanna | 26 September 2009 | 15th | 139 m | |
Melvin Hull | 12 December 2009 | 4th | 156 m | |
Peter Dutton | 29 May 2010 | 15th | 139 m | |
Janet Poole | 29 June 2010 | 15th | 127 m | |
Robert Gates | 1 July 2010 | 6th | 125 m | |
Herbbie McCartney | 18 September 2010 | 15th | 139 m | |
Stephen Wray | 31 August 2013 | 4th | 156 yd's | |
Priscilla Clayton | 13 May 2013 | 6th | 104 yd's | |
Andy Donaldson | 25 July 2024 | 15th | 139 yd's | |
Ivan Webb | 15 October 2024 | 4th | 156 yd's |