Ballaghaderreen Golf Club

"Ballaghaderreen Golf Club is affiliated to the Golfing Union of Ireland and to the Irish Ladies Golfing Union. The Club was founded in 1936 and has had a number of homes , but arrived at its present location in the early 1950's. The Club has approximately 500 members with a split of approx 50/50 between Local and Distance Members.

The Course is a 9 hole parkland course, on which accuracy is essential. No, not because of bunkers, but because of strategically placed Trees. Trees play a major part on every hole, or for the better players trees play no part at all! There are alternate tees on six of the back nine holes, so there is little chance to get complacent. Par for the 18 holes is 70, course length 5339 metres for men and 4663 metres for ladies and SS for men is 67 and for ladies 68. The course is situated some 3 miles outside Ballaghaderreen and is well sign-posted from the town.

Distance Members (those living beyond a 40 mile radius of Ballaghaderreen) are valued members of the club. 2007 Gents President Martin Green and the Gents Vice Captain Tom Kiernan are both Distance members. Distance members have full playing and voting rights and are encouraged to use our facility as often as possible. They are welcome to bring friends and with green fees at €15, the course is excellent value for money

With Motorway and N4/5 improvements Ballaghaderreen is only 2.25 – 2.5 hours drive from Dublin. Excellent value for money B & B’s and Hotels can be found locallyBallaghaderreen is some 35 miles from Longford, 30 miles from Roscommon or Sligo and 35 miles from Castlebar. Knock Shrine is but some 20 miles distant. Ireland West Airport Knock is some 15 miles away with daily flights to Luton, Stansted, Birmingham, Manchester and Dublin. Other Scheduled flights operate several time each week to Nottingham East Midlands and to New York and Boston ."

Officers for 2007:
Gents President: Martin Green
Ladys President: Eileen Moran
Gents Captain: Eoin Madden
Gents Vice Captain: Tom Kiernan
Ladys Captain: Mai Spellman
Hon Secretary: Pat Coen
Hon Treasurer: Paul McLoughlin
Chairman: Eileen Moran
Registrar: John Cawley