Our resident PGA Professional is Charlie Mc Goldrick who boasts one of the finest teaching reputations in Irish Golf.
Charlie's expert knowledge of the swing and game is delivered in a relaxed style which has ensured a very busy teaching business. His "Golf Of Your Dreams Teaching Academy" has a client list of Professional, Top Amateurs, Ladies and Gents of all handicaps and one of the most successful Junior Programmes in the region producing four Irish Internationals for our club.
Charlie is also a member of Tartan Golf International - a buying group of over 300 Uk, European and Irish Professionals who are trying to stay competitive in the present retail environment.
The Pro Shop is open from 8am to 5pm seven days of the week. Tel. 096-36666, 087-2608706, or email Charlie at cmcgoldrick@eircom.net Visit www.enniscronegolfshop.com to order online.
Remember "Those who know support their Pro"
Charlie's Top Tips :
The March winds doth blow and you should swing slow.
Remember to take extra club and swing more slowly when playing against the wind. This helps to eliminate excessive backspin and sidespin on the ball and improves your accuracy.
Tuition:
Spring is in the air and we start a new golf season which probably means there are some elements of your game that need improvement!
This is a good time to book a Golf Lesson to iron out some of those faults that have crept into your game over the Winter!
Never underestimate the importance of checking your AIM, GRIP and POSTURE. Like any business when you hit a slump always go back to basics.
History
A meeting in 1918 marked the formal beginning of golf in Enniscrone. The first recorded mention of the club appeared in the Western People, August 19th,1922 when it was announced that "medal competitions" were being held at "Enniscrone Golf Links". Golf was then played at three locations in Enniscrone, at Bartra, Kilcullens field (behind the chapel) and at Scurmore Hotel on either side of the entrance avenue. The number of golf holes varied from nine to four to six respectively. It was not until 1930 however, that nine holes were laid out on flat land at Bartra and the course was formally opened with a membership of forty-eight on St. Patricks Day 1931. The membership fee for the year was £1.
The club employed a greenkeeper in 1933. His fairway mower was horse drawn and a lawnmower cut the greens. In 1947, a clubhouse was built at a cost of £400. However war, emigration and economic depression throughout these difficult times combined to produce a declining membership and by 1959 there were just 14 club members. The building of a power station at Bellacorick and the Moy drainage scheme in the sixties brought a revival and with it came prosperity and new golfers to the area. In 1963 the club entered a team in the Connacht Shield competition - the first time the club became involved in interclub competitions. By 1969 membership had grown to just over a hundred. The course was in good condition but livestock on the course presented problems necessitating wire fencing of greens.
Revival encouraged ambition. Members began to look longingly at the dunes and dream of an 18-hole links course. By March, 1970 the great course designer, Eddie Hackett was at work in Enniscrone. Working alongside a dedicated and hard working committee, he shaped and blended holes through the dunes that interfered very little with the natural terrain. It was here that Hackett built some of the best golf holes of his long and distinguished career. In 1972, the aquisition of a new lease agreement was very important for the club and allowed wire fencing of the course (12 miles of it !) to exclude livestock. With just two permanent employees along with the generous voluntary labour of members, a pioneering spirit and a will to succeed saw the course and a new simple clubhouse opened in August, 1974 with Eddie Hackett driving the first ball. This was followed by an exhibition match featuring golf professionals Christy O Connor Sr. and John O Leary.
Throughout the eighties club development continued with a new clubhouse being added in 1989. In 1990, Peter Dobereiner, the London Observer's great golf writer reported that he had stumbled across "an undiscovered gem of a links in the far north west, a course with some amazing holes". By 1999, Enniscrone Golf Club was evolving once again with the skilled links designer, Donald Steel, commissioned to reroute the golf course directly into the dunes. Steel added 6 new magical holes through the dunes and added three new holes on the flat land to six of the old Hackett holes to produce the Scurmore 9-hole golf course. The clubhouse also received a new extension and the new renovated course opened in 2001. The result is that Enniscrone has one of the finest pure links courses in Ireland, plus a splendid 9-hole course for the slightly less adventurous. Today, they stand as a fitting monument to the dedicated members of the Club who so unselfishly and willingly gave their time and expertise throughout the decades to see this dream fulfilled.
Green Fees
Mon. - Fri.- €60 Individual, €45 Groups of 16 or more, €25 Junior/Student
Sat. and Bank Holiday- €75 Individual, €55 Groups of 16 or more, €30 Junior/Student
Sunday- €75 Individual, €75 per Individual, No Matter Group Size, €30 Junior/Student
3-Day Consectutive (Excluding Weekends)€130
Club Rules
Slow Play Guidelines:
It is the aim of the committee to ensure that your round, while enjoyable, should be completed in 4hrs.15mins. To this end we would request members & visitors alike to co-operate with the Starter and Ranger.
* All golfers must present themselves to the starter 5 minutes before tee-off time.
* Players arriving late will not be allowed to avail of their slot on the timesheet.
* Allowing following matches through.
* Picking up balls if unable to score.
* Moving promptly off the green on completion of each hole.