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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BFBF00" FACE="Bookman Old Style" >Ballinlough Castle Golf Club</FONT>    <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#BFBF00" FACE="Arial" >|    </FONT> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> 353 44 9664544 / 353  87 2444892</div> <div> <B>About Us</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Societies Green Fees"><U>Societies & Green Fees</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Message Board"><U>Message Board</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Development"><U>Development</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I><B><U> <A NAME="club_officers_2006__"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></I><I><B><U>Club Officers 2008.</U></B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>  Captain.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>               Mr.Anthony Uzell<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>President.</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Peter Noonan</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lady Captain.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mrs.Martina Brady</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Men's Vice Captai</B></I><I><B>n.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Graham Carpenter</div> <bR> <div> <B>Lady Vice Captain</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  </div> <div> <I><B>Men's Secretary.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Tony Brady<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lady Secretary.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mrs.Mary Burke</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Men's Club Treasurer.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Gerry Cooke<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lady Treasurer.</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Chairman Competitions </B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Eddie Brady<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Chairman Handicaps</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Kevin Fogarty</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Juvenile Officer.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Conveynor of Greens</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr Graham Carpenter</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lady Competition Secretary.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mrs Mary Burke<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lady Handicap Secretary.</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Mrs Marion Fogarty</I></div> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> <I><B>Mens Committee.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Anthony Uzell</div> <div> Mr.Peter Noonan</div> <div> Mr.Tony Brady </div> <div> Mr.Gerry Cooke<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Graham Carpenter<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Eddie Brady</div> <div> Mr.Kevin Fogarty</div> <div> Mr Dave O'Shea (ex officio)</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Mens Competition Committee</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> to be elected</div> <div>  </div> <div> <I><B>Mens Handicap Committee.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> to be elected</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> <I><B>Ladies' Committee.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>   </div> <div> <I><B>Management Committee.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Dave O'Shea (Chairman)</div> <div> Mr.Paul Hudson (Secretary)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.James McCabe (Treas)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Gerry Cooke <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Cathal Flynn<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Oliver O'Sullivan<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Peter Noonan</div> <div> Mr.Aidan Bagnall</div> <div> Mr.Graham Carpenter</div> <div> Mrs.Mary Burke</div> <div> Mrs Kathleen Lynch</div> <div> Mr.Tony Brady</div> <div> Mr.Fenian Reilly</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Directors.</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Tony Brady<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mrs.Kay Browne</div> <div> Mr.Gerry Cooke</div> <div> Mr.Cathal Flynn</div> <div> Mr.James McCabe</div> <div> Mr.Oliver O'Sullivan</div> <div> Mr.Fenian Reilly</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Administrator/Sec Manager.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Tony Brady<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Development & Finance.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Tony Brady<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mrs.Kay Browne<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Peadar Conlon</div> <div> Mr.Gerry Cooke<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mrs.Jill Daly<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Cathal Flynn<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Oliver O'Sullivan<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Fenian Reilly.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Course Manager.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Course Designer/Advisor.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Mr.Pat Ruddy</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>About Us</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1bdeb7d0.jpg" border=0 width="491" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="383" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 114 WIDTH="379"><div> <A HREF="id16_ballinlough_castle_gardens__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B><U>Ballinlough Castle</U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><B> is situated in the rich pastureland of North County Westmeath. </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> We are only 50 kms from the M.50 Roundabout and can be easily reached in 40 minutes from Blanchardstown</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="114" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <I><B><U>Directions.</U></B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="534" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 629 WIDTH="265"><div> <B>We are on the N.52 Dundalk/ Ardee/ Kells/ </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><A HREF="id16_mullingar__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B><U>Mullingar</U></B></U></A></FONT><B> Road.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Traveling from Kells</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><B> Direction,</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>2miles outside the village of Clonmellon on the left hand side travelling towards Mullingar on the N.52 you will come to a long sweeping left hand bend. As the bend ends and before you start into the right hand bend you will see straight in front of you a little side road. Drive the short distance to the end of this road and in front of you is the outer walls of Ballinlough, make a left turn go 100mtrs and the entrance to the golf club is on your right.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Traveling from Mullingar</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><B> on the N.52 pass through the Village of Delvin,at the 4th road to the right approx 3.3 miles passed Delvin, You will see a sign for Ballinlough Castle Gardens on your right take the 2nd turn at this junction keeping the wall of the castle grounds on your right, travel about 400mtrs down this road you will come to the golf course entrance on your right. </B></FONT></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="262"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="629" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="262" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="265"><div> <B>We are also, Only 36 miles from the M.50 roundabout (Dublin) via</B><A HREF="id16_trim__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B> </B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><A HREF="id16_trim__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B><U>Trim</U></B></U></A></FONT><B> (12mls) and </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><A HREF="id16_athboy__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B><U>Athboy</U></B></U></A></FONT><B> (5mls). </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="262"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="77" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="262" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="533" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 WIDTH="288"><div> <B>To reach us from Dublin/Trim/ Athboy</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><B> ,travelling from Dublin, dive up through the town and turn right at Video Vision, Go 400 mtrs on the Oldcastle Road, then turn left (follow the sign for Ballinlough Castle Gardens), passing the graveyard on your right, about 1 mile from the town you will reach a fork in the road keep to the right, continue on (almost) to the end of this road (about 4 miles,) You will come to the entrance of Ballinlough Castle on your left.</B></FONT></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="238"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="287" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="238" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 116 WIDTH="288"><div> <B>Alternatively, travel from Athboy to Delvin and turn right at the Crownstown Inn, Travel to the end of what is a narrow Road take the next immediate right and the Golf Course is on your right hand side.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="238"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="116" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="238" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="500" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 188 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>Ballinlough Castle Golf Club was founded in 1998 and </B></div> <div> <B>affiliated to the</B><A HREF="http://www.gui.ie" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gui.ie"><U><B> </B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><A HREF="http://www.gui.ie" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gui.ie"><U><B><U>Golfing Union of Ireland</U></B></U></A></FONT><B> in April of 1999. </B></div> <div> <B>We are also affiliated to the Irish Ladies Golfing Union.</B></div> <div> <B>Ballinlough was formed to be a members controlled</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>equal status club, with the sole intention of getting </B></div> <div> <B>the best course we could, out of the land at our disposal. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>When complete the course will become yet </B></div> <div> <B>another masterpiece in the Pat Ruddy collection and to whom the club is indebted for his help and encouragement. </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="497" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 249 WIDTH="226"><div> <B>Pat, who amongst many other</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><B>projects has to his credit, </B><A HREF="http://theeuropeanclub.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://theeuropeanclub.com"><U><B>The European Club</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B>(ranked at number 5 in Ireland and 43 in the world),</B></div> <div> <B>And the magnificent Druids Glen, ( voted the number 1 visitor course in Europe), has described the site as being "</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><B>Amazingly beautiful</B></FONT><B>" he goes on to say, </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="264"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="249" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="264" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 285 WIDTH="226"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="285" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="226" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="264"><div> <I>"</I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >The site is that good that there are at least eight natural holes, just waiting to be played. </FONT></div> <div> These holes will entail minimal construction work. </div> <div> We are building a course here in Ballinlough, to the best modern specifications </div> <div> which will be comparable to any parkland stretch in the country, and will , be ultimately suitable for Tournament Play, should that become a requirement".</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>