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Ardglass Golf Club Site

Ardglass Golf Club Site

Home of the world's oldest clubhouse dating back to 1405AD

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Ardglass Golf Course is an 18 hole links situated in a natural cliff top setting that hugs the north-east coast of Ireland.

With stunning views, unique golf holes and memorable people it lives long in the memory of those who play golf.

The course is under 2 hours from Dublin by car, around an hour from Belfast and only 30 minutes or so from the world renowned Royal County Down golf links at Newcastle Co. Down.

Our course is a true test of golf.  With the almost ever-present wind capable of wreaking havoc from any quarter, the hard fairways and the small firm greens, it is just about impossible to play “yardage based” golf on this links. The Irish Sea, which can be seen from all 18 tees and greens, comes into play on no fewer than 8 holes.   This is just one of the memorable and unique features of the links at Ardglass Golf Club.  While other courses come close to this claim, in Ireland it’s only achieved by Ardglass.

We have one of the oldest buildings used as a golf club house in the world. The present building started its existence as a fortified warehouse that operated as a safe haven for 15th century importers and exporters. The initial construction of the castle started no later than 1405 and by the 18th century it was converted into a family home, with a new extension being completed around 1788.

However, as the harbour was in use by the Norman knight, Sir John De Courcy, at the time of his invasion of Ireland in 1177, it is entirely possible that the clubhouse sits on even earlier footings. Today we are fortunate to have this distinctive building as our clubhouse.

The story of Ardglass Golf Club and links began in 1896, under the leadership of the Rev Thomas MacAfee. The first incarnation was a 7-hole layout with a total length of less than 1000 yards and shoehorned into the area that is now our 1st and 18th fairways. Over the next 100 years our Club leased and then purchased the additional land that stretches out to Ringfad Point and around to the original Coney Island Bay. In 1907 it became a 9-hole links and was basically to remain unaltered for the next 60 years.

In the late 1960s, with the additional land, the layout expanded to encompass our first 18-hole layout. A generation later, the latest tranche of land was acquired.  The Club developed the lands around Coney Island Bay and remodelled the course to provide the stunningly natural links we enjoy today.

Ardglass Golf Club does not stand still, and even today we are continuing to upgrade, remodel and improve the current layout to make it fair, enjoyable and a challenge for golfers of all abilities. As the Club heads towards its sesquicentennial anniversary in 2046 plans are afoot to meet the challenges of such an old building and sympathetically bring the clubhouse to a new level that meets all the formidable demands of the 21st century.

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MICHAEL BANNON PGA
European PGA Coach of the Year
Honorary Member

My first round in Ardglass was in 1973, and by 1981 I was the club's first ever assistant professional.
Today, the golf at Ardglass is always a fair and exciting challenge and one that I never get tired of.

TOM COYNE
Author
Honorary Member.

I’ve played several rounds here since writing ‘A Course Called Ireland’ back almost 20 years ago. These guys were the first to tell me of the impact my book had on their visitor numbers and were gracious enough to give me Honorary Membership, which I cherish dearly.
Ardglass is unpretentious, and while some clubs offer a quiet welcome, Ardglass will hardly let you leave.
It has gone from a favourite in my book to a spot that occupies a place in my life, all because I stopped there for 24 hours back in 2007.

RONAN RAFFERTY PGA
Ryder Cup Player
Honorary Member

You can’t help but be mesmerised…...
Right from the start it makes it clear that it is no pushover. Dramatic drives, small greens and narrow fairways await.
You couldn’t find a friendlier place for a game.

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Ardglass Golf Club
Castle Place
Ardglass
County Down
Northern Ireland
BT30 7TP

golf@ardglassgolfclub.com
tel: + 44 (0) 28 44 841 219

 

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