Castlemartyr Resort golf club Cork
Castlemartyr Resort Golf Course
Castlemartyr links Golf Resort is an 18 hole, 6,728 yd, Par 72, inland links style course. It is the creation of renowned golf course designer Ron Kirby, whose credentials were honed on such Irish masterpieces as , the Old Head, and Mount Juliet , as well as Gleneagles in Scotland . In Castlemartyr Mr. Kirby has developed an inland links style course that creates a visually pleasing yet testing experience.
The course is designed to be challenging and pleasurable for players of any calibre. Castlemartyr Golf Club provides first class service across all aspects of the golf spectrum, from the course, to the Club House and Pro Shop.
Golfers will certainly enjoy the setting of this golf hotel.
Stay and Play offers contact Breffne on +353 (0)21 421 9013
Castlemartyr Links Golf Club is not the only option for guests looking for golf breaks. We have packages that offer other local courses offering world-class golfing within stunning countryside and coastal locations all within easy reach of the hotel.
Castlemartyr was voted the No. 81-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Irish Golfer” in 2026 (Down-1);
Castlemartyr was voted the No. 80-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Irish Golfer” in 2025 (Down-2);
Castlemartyr was voted the No. 78-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Irish Golfer” in 2024 (Same);
Castlemartyr was voted the No. 78-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Irish Golfer” in 2023 (Down-1);
Castlemartyr was voted the No. 80-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2020 (Down-1);
Castlemartyr was voted the No. 79-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2019 (Up-1);
Castlemartyr was voted the No. 80-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2018 (Same);
Castlemartyr was voted the No. 74-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2010;Castlemartyr was voted the No. 76-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2012;
Castlemartyr was voted the No. 74-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2010;
Golf Deals » Castlemartyr Resort
Stay & Play @ Castlemartyr Estate €389.00
Offer valid from 01 Apr 2025 to 22 Oct 2026 Detail:
Discover the exceptional Ron Kirby designed inland links golf experience at Castlemartyr Estate.This experience includes; Overnight luxurious accommodation for two people. Breakfast the following morning. 18 Hole round of Golf for 2 people. Complimentary Use of the Leisure Centre.
From: €359
| Green Fees International Rate: | €180 |
| Green Fees Resident Rate: | €120 |
| Green Fees with Member: | €40 |
| Green Fees for Mens Opens: | NA |
| Green Fees for Ladies Opens: | NA |
| Practice Area: | Yes |
| Club Hire: €60 |
Yes |
| Buggy Hire: €50 |
Yes |
| Electric GPS Trolley: €20 | Yes |
| Pull Trolley: €4 | Yes |
| Soft Spikes: | Yes |
| Membership Available: | Yes |
| Full Membership Fee: | €1,650 |
| Full 5-Day Membership Fee: | €1,270 |
| Full Senior Lady Membership Fee: | €1,020 |
| Full Senior Membership Fee: | €1,270 |
| Full Senior 5-Day Membership Fee: | €1,070 |
| Full Intermediate 25-30 Membership Fee: | €1,000 |
| Full Intermediate 18-24 Membership Fee: | €750 |
| Full Juvenile 10-17 Membership Fee: | €220 |
| Full Joining Fee: | €3,500 |
| Course Type | Parkland |
| No Holes | 18 |
| Members | 470 |
| Designer | Jeff Howes |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Address | Castlemartyr Resort, |
| Telephone | +353 (0)21 421 9001 |
| golf@castlemartyrresort.ie | |
| Website | Castlemartyr Resort golf club website |
| Golf Operations: | Alan Gleeson |
| Captain: | Ger Whelan |
| President: | Noreen Ahern |
| Vice-Captain: | Sean Duggan |
| Hon. Secretary: | Barry O'Sullivan |
| PGA Pro: | Ryan Joyce 021-4219001 |
| Hon. Treasurer: | Michael Millerick |
| Comp. Secretary: | Ronan Hayes |
Course Layout
Location Map
Lat:51.907215
Long:-8.065939
General Facts & Information
| Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: Dawn to Dusk |
| Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
| Catering: Light meals | Days to Avoid: None book in advance |
| Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends | Pre-booking for open Tournaments: 14 Days in advance |
Castlemartyr Resort Golf Club Fixtures 2026 provisional*
| Open & Major Fixtures 2026 (to be Confirmed) |
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| Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captain's Drive-in | Sunday 8 March | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize7 | Saturday 6 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize | Saturday 8 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 4 March | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Saturday 7 March | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 11 March | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 18 March | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites |
Wednesday 25 March |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 26 March |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 1 April | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 2 April | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 8 April | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 9 April | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Friday 10 April | Saturday 11 April | Open | 2 |
| Singles Stableford | Saturday 11 April | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 15 April | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 16 April | Open | 1 | |
| Open Weekend | Saturday 18 April | Sunday 19 April | Open | 1 |
| Open Weekend | Sunday 19 April | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 22 April |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 23 April |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 29 April |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 30 April | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 6 May | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 8 May | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 13 May | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 14 May | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 20 May |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 4-Person Team Event |
Thursday 21 May |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 27 May |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 28 May |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Tuesday 2 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 3 June | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 4 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 10 June | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 11 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 17 June | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 18 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 24 June | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 25 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Templar Shield Play-off 3-Person Scramble | Sunday 28 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 1 July | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 2 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 8 July | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 9 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 15 July | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 16 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 22 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 23 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Junior Scratch Cup | Friday 24 July |
Sunday 26 July | Open | 3 |
| Junior Scratch Cup | Saturday 25 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Junior Scratch Cup | Sunday 26 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Friday 24 July | Sunday 26 July | Open | 3 |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Saturday 25 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Sunday 26 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Minor Scratch Cup | Friday 24 July | Sunday 26 July | Open | 3 |
| Minor Scratch Cup | Saturday 25 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Minor Scratch Cup | Sunday 26 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 29 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 30 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 5 August | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 6 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 12 August | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 13 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 19 August | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 20 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 26 August |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 27 August |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 2 September | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 3 September | Open | 1 | |
| Senior Scratch Cup | Sunday 6 September | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 9 September | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 10 September | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 16 September | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 17 September | Open | 1 | |
| Cork GAA Hurlers v Footballers |
Wednesday 23 September |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 24 September |
Open | 1 | |
| Munster East Inter-Club Regional Finals | Saturday 26 September | G.I. | 1 | |
| Irish Mixed Foursomes & Mixed Fourball | Saturday 26 September | G.I. | 1 | |
| Ladies Senior Scratch Cup | Saturday 26 September | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Junior Scratch Cup | Saturday 26 September | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Inter. Scratch Cup | Saturday 26 September | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 30 September | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 1 October | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 7 October | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 8 October | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 14 October | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 15 October | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 21 October |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 28 October |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 4 November | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 11 November | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 18 November | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 25 November |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 2 December | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford Whites | Wednesday 9 December | Open | 1 |
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 72 SSS 72 6,262 yd's |
| Red | Par 73 SSS 73 5,541 yd's |
| Blue | Par 72 SSS 73 6,790 yd's |
Card
| Hole Name | Hole No. | Blue | White | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
| Hole 1 | 1 | 328 | 291 | 4 | 12 | 257 | 4 | 16 |
| Hole 2 | 2 | 423 | 398 | 4 | 6 | 360 | 4 | 2 |
| Hole 3 | 3 | 184 | 144 | 3 | 10 | 102 | 3 | 18 |
| Hole 4 | 4 | 513 | 481 | 5 | 8 | 436 | 5 | 6 |
| Hole 5 | 5 | 211 | 189 | 3 | 2 | 156 | 3 | 8 |
| Hole 6 | 6 | 297 | 276 | 4 | 18 | 246 | 4 | 12 |
| Hole 7 | 7 | 364 |
342 |
4 | 14 | 309 | 4 | 10 |
| Hole 8 | 8 | 519 | 498 | 5 | 4 | 461 | 5 | 4 |
| Hole 9 | 9 | 306 | 287 | 4 | 16 | 245 | 4 | 14 |
| Out | 3,145 | 2,906 | 36 | 2,572 | 36 | |||
| Hole 10 | 10 | 436 | 407 | 4 | 1 | 366 | 4 | 1 |
| Hole 11 | 11 | 566 | 566 | 5 | 9 | 481 | 5 | 3 |
| Hole 12 | 12 | 192 | 162 | 3 | 13 | 120 | 3 | 17 |
| Hole 13 | 13 | 361 | 313 | 4 | 17 | 264 | 4 | 15 |
| Hole 14 | 14 | 240 | 213 | 3 | 7 | 174 | 3 | 11 |
| Hole 15 | 15 | 563 | 544 | 5 | 15 | 502 | 5 | 9 |
| Hole 16 | 16 | 405 | 382 | 4 | 11 | 338 | 4 | 13 |
| Hole 17 | 17 | 407 | 384 | 4 | 5 | 330 | 4 | 5 |
| Hole 18 | 18 | 475 | 428 | 4 | 3 | 394 | 5 | 7 |
| In | 3,645 | 2,906 | 36 | 2,969 | 37 | |||
| Total | 6,790 | 6,262 | 72 | 5,541 | 73 | |||
| SSS | 73 | 72 | 73 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record: 68 Ray Sullivan (5) Pro 63 Brady Sherwood 14/11/2010
Ladies Course Record:
Members Achievements
John O'Brien was selected on the Men’s Home Senior International Team to play at West Kilbride, Scotland between 19th and 21st September 2023, others on the team were Declan O'Neill (Grangw Golf Club), Jim Carvill (Banbridge Golf Club), David Mulholland (Castlerock Golf Club), Karl Bornemann (Douglas Golf Club), Jody Fanagan (Milltown Golf Club) and Peter Sheehan (Ballybunion Golf Club) they were managed by Matt Donohue from Portumna Golf Club and captained by Brian Hutchinson from Donaghadee Golf Club.
John O’Brien was selected to represent the Irish Senior Men’s team at the Home Internationals at Woodhall Spa, England from 4th to 6th August 2021, the others on the squad were Karl Bornemann (Douglas Golf Club), Jim Carvill (Banbridge Golf Club) and Philip Purdy (Shandon Park Golf Club) they were captained by Michael Coote from Tralee Golf Club.
For such a young club Castlemartyr Golf Club had a wonderful run in the Irish Senior Cup in 2014 when they reached the Munster Semi-Finals at Shannon Golf Club on 17th August.
They played the qualifies at Cork Golf Club on 12th and 13th July, where they beat Kinsale by 4-matches to 1-match, they then beat Mallow Golf Club by 3½-matches to 1½-matches, they followed this by beating Douglas Golf Club by 3-matches to 2-matches.
They drew Limerick Golf Club in the Munster Semi-Final and were led by Kenny McGarry who had a 2-hole win over Eoin O’Brien, he was followed by Kieran McCarthy who lost out to Pat Murray by 3 and 2, next up was Mark Shanahan who went down to Mark McGrath by 4 and 3, the penultimate match of John O’Brien against Darragh Fitzgerald was a 2-hole win for the Limerick team, the bottom match of Davey Barry against Michael Reddan was halved.
History of Castlemartyr Resort
Roll of Honour
| Member | Year | Hon. Position |
| Brendan Harrington | 2011 | Men's Captain |
| Brendan Harrington | 2012 | Men's Captain |
| Gary Quail | 2013 | Men's Captain |
| John Paul Twomey | 2014 | Men's Captain |
| Tommy Hartnett | 2015 | Men's Captain |
| Claire O’Brien | 2016 | Lady Captain |
| Tony Loughnane | 2016 | Men's Captain |
| Peter Alliss | 2016 | President |
| Kate Heffernan | 2017 | Lady Captain |
| Michael Lee | 2017 | Men's Captain |
| Peter Alliss | 2017 | Hon. President |
| Lesley O’Leary | 2018 | Lady Captain |
| Donal Golden | 2018 | Men's Captain |
| J. P. Towmey | 2018 | President |
| Peter Alliss | 2018 | Hon. President |
| Mary Arigo | 2019 | Lady Captain |
| Anyhony O'Dwyer | 2019 | Men's Captain |
| J. P. Towney | 2019 | President |
| Peter Alliss | 2019 | Hon. President |
| Frances Millerick | 2020 | Lady Captain |
| Eddie Harty | 2020 | Men's Captain |
| Vin Reddy | 2020 | President |
| Peter Alliss | 2020 | Hon. President |
| Gerry O’Leary | 2021 | Men's Captain |
| Dermot Broderick | 2021 | President |
| Peter Alliss | 2021 | Hon. President |
| Eddie Harty | 2022 | Men's Captain |
| Tony McSweeney | 2022 | President |
| Peter Alliss | 2022 | Hon. President |
| Roy Noonan | 2023 | Men's Captain |
| Barry Cogan | 2023 | President |
| Peter Alliss | 2023 | Hon. President |
| Alan Ahern | 2024 | Men's Captain |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 2024 | President |
| Roy Noonan | 2025 | Men's Captain |
| Gerry O'Leary | 2025 | President |
| Gerard Whelan | 2026 | Men's Captain |
| Noreen Ahern | 2026 | President |
| John O'Brien | 2026 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
| Mark Shanahan (+2) |
2026 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at Castlemartyr Resort
| Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
| David Mccarthy | 29 August 2022 |
