Port Golf Club welcoming new
members.
Portarlington Golf
Club has launched a campaign for new members, and are
especially keen to welcome men, women, juniors and students, and families. The
Golf Club is one of the oldest in the country, and celebrated its 100th
anniversary 2 years ago. Club Captain Frank Smith is inviting anyone interested in joining the
Club to come to an Open Night on Thursday 11th March. Frank is keen to explain
to prospective members the many reasons why they should join:
- The 18 hole course
is fully owned by the members, with newly acquired land awaiting
development.
- The Course is now in Golf Digest’s Top 100
courses in Ireland
- Recent reviews rated the Course in the Top
10 “Value for Money” courses in Ireland.
- A recent review of all courses in Ireland
also rated Portarlington’s 14th hole as the best
14th in Ireland, ahead of Doonbeg’s Greg Norman
designed 14th.
- The Club especially welcomes families, and
has a special Family Membership category at a significant discount.
- Courtfield’s Restaurant in the Clubhouse
has recently had a great review from Paolo Tullio.
- The Club has recently reduced its Joining
Fee by half to €1,000.
The Men’s Club is very
active and welcomes golfers at all levels of the game – beginner and
experienced. Lady Captain Stephanie Gorman also points out that the Ladies’
section has been organising lessons for beginners to encourage ladies to take
up golf, and this innovation is continuing this year.
The Junior
section has yielded several very successful young golfers, with Daniel Murphy
leading the pack. Daniel won the Leinster and
Ulster Boys Championships in 2009, along with the Leinster and Irish Order of Merit for 2009, a
remarkable achievement. 12 year old Maedhbh Doyle has also had notable
achievements during 2009, including having the best nett score in the Midland
Girls under 18 competition in June. The Club has adopted the Junior Charter of
the GUI, meaning that the Club places the welfare of young golfers very high on
its list of priorities.
Anyone interested in
joining Portarlington Golf Club should come to the Clubhouse in Garryhinch at 8pm on Thursday 11th March. Junior golfers should be represented by a
parent or guardian. Committee members and Club members will be
available on the night to answer any queries. A draw will be held on the night
for a free Joining Fee worth €1,000.