It is with deep sadness that we report the death of past captain Chris Tallott.

Chris was captain of the club in 2013 and represented the Club in countless Inter-club and Gráinne Uaile competitions. He was a captain’s prize winner in 2003, in the same year as wife Sheila was ladies captain, a proud day for him and all his family.

The club would like to extend sympathy to Chris’ family, to his wife Sheila, son Chris and his daughters, Orla, Gráinne, Mary, Bróna, Emer and sister Maura.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.

Funeral Arrangements

Chris's remains will be reposing at his residence in Attycunnane (F26 W5F2), on Friday, 10th of November, from 3pm to 6pm and on Saturday, 11th of November, from 3pm to 6pm. Removal from his residence on Sunday morning, 12th of November, at 9:30am to The Church of the Sacred Heart, Belmullet (F26 WT78), arriving for funeral Mass at 10:30am. Interment will take place afterwards in Glencastle New Cemetery.

Congratulations to Ronan Murray who made a hole in one last Sunday on the 11th hole on the Hackett Course.

It is the 47th hole in one, in competition, since the club moved to Carne in 1992 and the third of the 2023 season.

Well done to Ronan.

The third and final leg of the Mens Gráinne Uaile competition was held in Mulranny on September 26th last.

We were unable to hold onto our slender lead and Mulranny were crowned champions once again.

It was a fantastic performance from us over the 3 weekends but we just fell short in the end

Final Team results:
Mulranny: 777.5
Achill: 755.5
Belmullet: 752

The wait goes on for us to take the title but 2024 could be the year!!

As we approach the end of the summer season and the focus switches from the golfer / stroke player of year competitions to the Grainne Uaile for the next 3 weekends the following is a synopsis of the golfing year thus far.

In the golfer of the year competition Cormac O Muirithe holds a narrow 8 point lead over Martin Cosgrove and the chasing pack. With 9
GOTY competitions left in the season it is all to play for over the coming months:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G896AlirBXRtIWBX4CESphFX8NvMO5gqE-ZzsIylZcg/edit#gid=0

In the stroke player of the year competition it is Cormac O' Muirithe who will regain the title. With only one stroke player of the year competitions left and a 31 shot lead in the standings Cormac will be crowned in the coming weeks.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YlRCO0GgunIYN7dV4N-zApvmpx5TJw64BAq2TsGCpgI/edit#gid=0

In the twos competition there is a great battle ongoing for the title with 145 twos recorded so far this year. Martin Cosgrove leads the way with 9 but with the chasing pack close behind and 10 competitions left there will be a battle to see who will take the "Twos" title for 2023.  There has been two hole-in-ones recorded so far this year in competition, with Mark Irwin and David Hurst recording aces.

The Inter-club season passed without any success for the club but many thanks to all those who made themselves available for selection and represented the club admirably both home and away.

There will be a presentation of prizes on this Sunday 27th August in Teach John Joe's, Aughleam. There will be a bus organized leaving the square in Belmullet at 15.45 and clubhouse at 16.00. With the return bus journey from Aughleam at approx 6.45.

All prize winners are asked to make an effort to be present to collect their prizes as a sign of gratitude and appreciation towards the amazing sponsors we have in this club. If you cannot attend please nominate someone to collect your prize.

Please check the following page to see if you have a prize to collect:
https://belmulletgolfclub.ie/mens-club/presentations-2023

Belmullet Golf Club Open Sweeps ⛳️

ENTRIES CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY 19TH JULY @10.45pm

For The Open Championship next week, we are running a sweepstakes to raise funds in the run up to our centenary year in 2025 to help mark the momentous occasion!

With €1,000 up for grabs, simply pick 5 golfers and track your team live during the tournament!

Enter your team here: https://thesweeps.io/belmulletgc

How It Works and How You Enter A Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNLhbZ2iu4o

We would really appreciate your help in spreading to word to friends and family, helping us raise as much as possible for the club, all while enjoying the final golf major of the year! If golf isn’t your thing, feel free to use the Quick Pick function to support the club and enter a random team with as good a chance as any to be in with a chance of winning!

After you enter, if you invite 5 people to get involved through your referral link, and receive a free entry!

Congratulations to Mark Irwin who made a hole in one last Sunday on the 16th hole on the Hackett Course.

A 5 wood struck to perfection resulted in a slam dunk ace.

It is the 46th hole in one, in competition, since the club moved to Carne in 1992 and the second of the 2023 season.

Well done to Mark.

Congratulations to Donal Shine who won the Erris Cup in a closely contested final against Kevin Fallon which was decided on the 17th green.

Congratulations are in order for David Hurst who made a hole in one on Sunday on the 5th hole on Day 2 of the Club Championship.

It is the 45th hole in one by members of Belmullet Golf Club in competition since the club moved to Carne in 1992 and first since August 2021. Well done to David

Congratulations go to Eamonn Murphy who won the Eamon MacNicholas Cup after a closely contested final against Noel McLoughlin which went down the 19th hole before Eamonn prevailed. As one matchplay competition concludes the Erris Cup draw will take center stage for the long summer evenings.

There will be a presentation of prizes at 4.30pm on this Sunday 16th April 2023 in the clubhouse.

All prize winners are asked to make an effort to be present to collect their prizes as a sign of gratitude and appreciation towards the amazing sponsors we have in this club. If you cannot attend please nominate someone to collect your prize.

Please check the following page to see if you have a prize to collect:
https://belmulletgolfclub.ie/mens-club/presentations-2023/mens-club/presentations-2023

The newly renovated first tee complex will be re-open for play from April 1st 2023. Well done to all involved in this excellent improvement to the course.

The putting green will not be in play however until the fescue grass has had enough time to mature and it is likely that this will be early June.

Damien Lavelle and Sarah McGuire, our 2023 Captains drove-in the new golfing year on Sunday last March 5th in front of a large gallery.

Afterwards there was a Mixed Scramble kindly sponsored by An Builin Blásta over 18 holes on a beautiful Spring day.

Winners on the day were Martin Cosgrove, Vincent Keane, James Mangan and Sarah Togher.

The AGM of the mens club will take place Monday 16th of January 2022 at 7pm in the Clubhouse in Carne.

Club clothing now available! Drop into McAndrews on Main Street to get your hands on one of our new club tops and hats. Limited availability before Christmas so pick one up before they are gone.
Clothing can also be purchased online at the following link:
https://www.mcandrews.ie/collections/belmullet-golf-club

The Clubhouse will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday only for the week commencing 10th October 2022. Thereafter it will only be open on Saturday and Sundays.

In addition, Erris Tourism have to undertake some essential maintenance works in the kitchen during November, including the replacement of the main extractor hood casing and unit, alongside updating both the ladies and mens' bathroom facilities in the Clubhouse. Therefore they will have to close the Clubhouse completely whilst those works are being undertaken, due to both health and safety and hygiene regulations. It is likely that this will be for a two to three week period, at some point in November. The exact dates of closure will be communicated in due course and ET endeavour to keep the closure to as short a period as possible.

The third and final leg of the Mens Gráinne Uaile competition was held yesterday in Carne. Achill were crowned champions once again as they held onto the lead the had established after the second leg last week in Keel.
It was a fantastic performance from us on home soil as we comfortably won the third leg but unfortunately we had slipped too far behind to make any sort of late "charge" at reducing the deficit.

Final Team results:
Achill: 766
Mulranny: 751
Belmullet: 735

Top performers on the day were the Mulranny pairing of Eugene McCormack and Tony McDonnell with 49pts with two of the home pairings taking home 2nd and 3rd prize respectively. Noel Mcloughlin and Mark Irwin in 2nd and the brother duo of Sean and Ronan Gaughan rounding off the prizes.

Many thanks to Fergus, Gary and all the greenstaff for the conditioning of the course as always. Thanks to Erris Tourism for facilitating us on the day and finally to the staff in the clubhouse where all team members were treated for a tasty meal after the round.

Next year marks 50 years since the inaugural playing of the Gráinne Uaile competition in 1973. 

The wait goes on for us to take the title but 2023 could be the year!!

As we approach the end of the summer season and the focus switches from the golfer / stroke player of year competitions to the Grainne Uaile for the next 3 weekends the following is a synopsis of the golfing year thus far.

In the golfer of the year competition Damien Murphy holds a narrow 4 point lead over Martin Cosgrove and the chasing pack. With 10 GOTY competitions left in the season it is all to play for over the coming months.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RgyKMSz5LJ07w5ABHKsKatW50G0k-XuA9nzgVwEGWlo/edit#gid=0

In the stroke player of the year competition it is Martin Cosgrove who holds the advantage over Damien Murphy with only 2 stroke player of the year competitions left.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wq85AAw_Wxxx2ty5TbBrcFrHnsUHfeXkjtM0ZXHSH24/edit#gid=0

In the twos competion there is a great battle ongoing for the title with 157 twos recorded so far this year. There has been no hole-in-one recorded so far this year in competition.

Captain Declan Healy held his Captains Prize on Sunday last July 17th. On its return to the traditional July date, a great field of over 110 golfers took to the links to see who would become the "Champion Golfer of the Year" for 2022.

Huge credit goes to Declan and all his family and friends who helped out on the day and put on such a fantastic event. The tea's, coffees and refreshments provided before, during and after the round were much appreciated by all of the golfers.

It was a special occasion for Declan was the third member of the Healy family to be Captain of Belmullet Golf Club, following in the footsteps of his father who was captain in 1968 and brother John who was captain in 2009.

The course was in fantastic condition as always and it's a testament to the brilliant work that our green-keeping staff are doing day in day out behind the scenes.
Thanks also to the staff in the clubhouse who prepared a great array of food and drinks for everyone on the day.

Finally massive congratulations go to John Gaughan who returned a fantastic score of 68pts over the 27 holes to add his name to the Captains Prize roll of honour. On a day of incredibly high scoring Andrew Murphy was a gallant runner up in his first captains prize with a score of 65pts.

A fantastic win for John who has just an illustrious list of past champions. For those who didn't take the top step of the podium, the countdown is already on for Damien Lavelle's 2023 Captains Prize

Full results can be found below:
1st: John Gaughan 68pts
2nd: Andrew Murphy 65pts
Gross: Martin Cosgrove 51pts
3rd: Rowland McIntyre 61.5ts
4th: Ivan Barrett 60pts
Cat (0-12): Ronan Gaughan 59.5pts
Cat (13-28): Gerry Maguire 60pts
Cat (29-54): PJ Carey 52pts
Best Qualifier: Kevin Donnelly 42pts
Past Captain: Gary Stanley 59pts
Best Senior: Frank Healy 57.5pts
Best Rookie: Liam Murphy 59pts
Front Nine: Eamon Mangan 24pts
Back Nine: Darragh Carey 22pts
Third Nine: John D Hanley 20pts
Nearest the Pin: Sean O'Coisdealbha
Longest Drive: Cormac O'Muirithe

The draw for Declan Healy's Captains prize this Sunday has been completed. Anyone not included in the draw and wishing to play can contact the Competition Secretary Peter Mulry on 083 0466322 for inclusion.

Reminder that the mixed scramble kicks off the weekend this evening from 6pm with shotgun start from 6.30pm.

The Juniors and Juveniles have their captains prizes on Saturday morning.

We all wish Declan well over the weekend and it is sure to be a lively occasion. With a field of almost 110 golfers it will be an exciting 27 holes to determine the 2022 Captains Prize winner.

Our resident bookie will be on hand to take more money off unsuspecting punters, odds are available on the field, but remember when the fun stops STOP!!

It's with great sadness that we hear of the passing of our former president Maurice Earley. Maurice served as President in 2012 with Captain Jim Brown and Lady Captain Eileen Shaw. He was immensely proud to serve as the President of the club and
Maurice was instrumental in the acquisition of the Belmullet Golf Club, Club tie which he wore with great pride.

The funeral details are as follows:
Remains will arrive at the Church of the Holy Family, Carne on Monday for Funeral Mass at 12 noon followed by burial in Tarmoncarra Cemetery.

There will be a guard of honour after the funeral mass. Forr those who can attend please wear club crest or club colours.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

The Erris Cup kindly sponsored by Frank Brogan Ltd has reached the quarter final stage. Reminder all matches must be completed on/before Saturday 2nd July 2022

Well done to James Mangan who won the MacNicholas Cup Matchplay recently in closely contested final against Eamonn Murphy that went all the way to the 20th.

The draw for the Frank Brogan Memorial Erris Cup will take place on Sunday May 22nd 2022. A sign in sheet will be available in the changing rooms from this evening. Entry fee is €10.

Our very successful annual fundraiser took place over the  weekend (Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th May). Weather conditions for golf across the links were perfect for the weekend and scoring was very high with local team of Liam Murphy, Andrew Murphy, Kevin Carey and Martin Carey taking home the first prize with a fantastic score of 101pts.

The club would like to extend its sincere gratitude to the many many sponsors who supported us, Fergal & Maria Ruane, John Ruane, Lavelles Pharmacy, Reillys Total Health, Blacksod Sea Safari, Micheal Carr Foods, Joseph Murphy (Ballina) Ltd, Gaughan Signs, Broadhaven Bay Hotel, Talbot Hotel. Huge thanks to all those who also sponsored a teebox for the weekend

Our club has always been supported wonderfully by the many local businesses and indivividuals who year after year support our weekly competitions and the club as a whole would like to sincerely thank all of our sponsors for the support and genorosity.

Full Results:

1st: Andrew Murphy, Liam Murphy. Martin Carey, Kevin Carey
2nd: Mark O'Brien, Gary O'Brien, Joe Walsh, Eamon O'Brien
3rd: Tony Gaughan, James Mangan, Micheal John Gruddy, Gerry Lavelle
4th: Cathal Burke, Jamie Holland, Brian Murphy, Micheal Naughton
5th: Ann McGarry, Sarah McGuire, Delia Garvin, Eileen Shevlin
6th: Sean Gaughan, Ronan Gaughan, Ronnie McDonnell, John Gaughan
7th: John Hanley, J.D Hanley, Kevin Donnelly, Donal Shine
8th: Martin Cosgrove, Noel McLoughlin, Mark Irwin, Gerard McDonnell
Best Saturday: Eamon Murphy, Jimmy J Flannerry, Rita Walsh, Eimear Gilroy
Best Sunday: Kevin Fallon, Sean Meenaghan, Padraig McGinty, Dave Daly

The annual captains outing took place last weekend from Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th April. Captain Declan Healy organized a fantastic weekend for the 40 or so golfers that made the trip.

The weekend kicked off with a trip to Roscommon Golf Club on Friday before heading on to Athlone where all were based for the weekend in the Hodson Bay Hotel, playing the nearby Athlone Golf Club on both Saturday & Sunday.

After the conclusion of the both days play it was Damien Murphy who was the winner of the captains outing for 2022 after two consistent days across the fairways. All the members were impressed with the conditioning of both two golf courses as well as the hotel hospitality where everyone was fed and watered well for the three days .

See below the group that made the trip (missing Brendan Gaughan) and who returned home to Belmullet late Sunday evening with a few sore heads but memories to last. Declan would like to thank all of those who made the trip and also main sponsor, Hastings Insurance for contributing towards the weekend.

Belmullet Golf Club Am Am is on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th of May. Please book your teams as Tee times are filling up. Also anyone wishing to sponsor a Tee at our Annual fundraiser for 50 euro please contact Declan before next Wednesday the 4th of May. ( 0876735400)

Declan Healy and Ann McGarry , our 2022 Captains drove-in the new golfing year on Sunday last March 6th in front of a large gallery.

Afterwards there was a Mixed Scramble kindly sponsored by An Builin Blásta over 18 holes on a beautiful Spring day.

Winners on the day were Donal Shine, Gary Oliver, John Gaughan and Ivan Barrett.

The 2022 Captain Declan Healy and Lady Captain Ann McGarry will Drive-In the new golfing year next Sunday at 10:30am

This will be followed by the now traditional Drive-In Mixed Scramble.

Members are asked to gather at 10 am for the Draw and to wish the Captains ‘Good Luck and success’ for the year ahead.

Sundays scramble will be over 18 holes and finger food will be served in the Bar at c 3.30pm following presentation of scramble prizes. Entry fee €10 for adults, €5 for juniors

Members are reminded, if your sub/admin isn't paid, you are ineligible to play in Club Competitions or to hold a Handicap Index until your sub is paid. Subs/admin fell due on 1st Jan payable on/before 1st March 2022.

Here’s to a successful year for the Club both on and off the course!

Mens 2022 fixture calendar is now available to view under "Mens Club" tab: https://belmulletgolfclub.ie/mens-club/mens-fixtures-2022

Many thanks to all of our very generous sponsors and good luck to all for the golfing season ahead!

The 2021 / 2022 Winter League concluded on Sunday last and congratulations to the pairing of Tony Gaughan & Jimmy Flannerry who were the impressive winners with a total score of 129pts. Many thanks to the Healy family for their continued sponsorship of the Winter League:

1st: Tony Gaughan & Jimmy Flannerry 129pts
2nd: Sean Gaughan & Kevin Conroy 124pts
3rd: Martin Cosgrove & Noel McLoughlin 123pts
4th: James Monaghan & Noel Reilly 115ts

See full results below:

Winter League qualifying concluded on Sunday 9th January with the final 24 qualifiers decided. On a brisk day for golf a number of people catapulted themselves into the qualifying positions for the next stage of the winter league. The 24 qualifers were drawn into pairs and will proceed for the next 3 Sundays in format as follows:

Week 1 (16th Jan): 18 Hole Stableford Scotch Foursomes

Week 2 (23rd Jan):18 Hole Scramble

Week 3 (30th Jan): Fourball Betterball

The pairing with the most aggregate stableford points after the above 3 weeks will be deemed the winners of the 2021/22 Winter League.

There will be Club competitions with the same format for those not involved in the Winter league for the above three Sundays.

See below the Top 24 Pairings:

The AGM of the mens club will take place this coming Tuesday 14th of December 2021 at 8pm in the Clubhouse in Carne. 

Annual mass for the deceased members of Belmullet Golf Club will take place at 8pm on Thursday the 18th November in the clubhouse.

Captain Séan Gaughan will have his Captains Day on Sunday November 28th 2021. It will be played off the White Tees. Due to the shorter days and expected large field, a two-tee start will be in operation on the day. Presentation will take place @5pm on the day

There will be an open draw for partners a few days prior to the day. Time sheet is now open for booking.

More information will be provided nearer the day.

There will be a presentation at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday the 24th of October after the fundraising Am Am.The presentation will include all prizes for the two-day Am Am and all 1st prizes for the 2021 golfing year can I ask all winners to make an effort to be present on the evening to receive their prizes as a sign of gratitude and appreciation towards the amazing sponsors that we have in this club.


Please check the results page to see if you have a first prize to collect: https://belmulletgolfclub.ie/mens-club/mens-results

Under the course maintenance programme, top dressing and pot seeding of all greens will commence on Monday 18th October, as weather conditions look favourable and this is essential course maintenance.

In addition, the Clubhouse will be reverting to winter opening hours from Monday 18th October, and will therefore only be open from Friday to Sunday inclusive until mid March 2022. Christmas opening hours will be advised closer to December.

The annual captains outing took place last weekend from Friday 24th - Sunday 26th September. Captain Séan Gaughan organized a fantastic weekend in the midlands for the 30 or so golfers that made the trip east. The weekend kicked off with a trip to Athlone golf club on Friday before heading on to Tullamore where all were based for the weekend in the Bridgehouse Hotel. 

On Saturday, on what was a scorcher of a day for late September,   New Forest Golf Club was the venue for day two of the outing. All members were incredibly impressed by the conditioning of the course and it came as no surprise as one of our own, Donal Shine's son also named Donal is the course superintendent in the New Forest Estate.

Day 3 saw the golfers make the short trip from Tullamore to Esker Hills Golf Club. The home club of Shane Lowry was buzzing with excitement after Shane's exploits on the 18th green in his Ryder Cup match the previous night. After the conclusion of the days play it was Thomas Gruddy who was the winner of the captains outing for 2021, closely followed by Kevin Donnelly in second place with captain Séan taking home the 3rd prize.

See below the group that made the trip and who returned home to Belmullet late Sunday evening with a few sore heads but memories to last a lifetime.

Séan would like to thank all of those who made the trip and also main sponsor, Togher Group Hong Kong for contributing towards the weekend. 

Our annual fundraising Am Am is back on October Bank Holiday weekend ( Sat & Sun 23rd & 24th October). We expect that there will be a big demand for slots as it is a bank holiday so it is important that you book your team as early as possible to not be dissapointed. Call the golf shop or drop in to book your tee time. Best score on either day, €35pp for one day or €50pp for both days. Excellent prizes guaranteed.

Everyone from Belmullet Golf Club wishes our two members Ryan & Eoin O'Donoghue the very best of luck in the All Ireland Final this Saturday 11th September against Tyrone. Bring it home lads.

On Sunday last 5th September, after a years absence, the annual Grainne Uaile competition was contested with our near neighbours Achill and Mulranny. This year it was decided that rather than the traditional format of three consecutive Sundays on each course, it was decided to have it over one day this year and Achill Golf Club were the kind hosts.

Home advantage proved to be the deciding factor as Achill eased to victory on what was a great day for scoring across the links in Keel. 

Well done to Peter Mulry and Gerry Lavelle who were the leading pair from Belmullet and Captain Sean thanks all of the team for making the trip up to represent our club. The wait goes on to capture the Grainne Uaile trophy but 2022 may be the lucky year.

Congratulations to Damian Lavelle who recorded an ace on the Wild Atlantic Dunes 10th yesterday during the Pat Gorham sponsored strokeplay competition.

This is the 44th ace recorded in competition in Carne.

Pictured is Damian celebrating with the lucky ball.

The gents Artec Construction sponsored competition due to take place on the August 19th 2021 has been changed to August 18th 2021 due to a clash with another event being played across the dunes on Thursday and Friday.

As our Thursday evening competitions are drawing to a close as the evenings are getting shorter, we encourage all our members to come out and support.

Well done to Martin Cosgrove who won the MacNicholas Cup Matchplay recently in closely contested final against Sean Meenaghan.

Due to maintenance work on the Hackett Links front 9 (old back9), the Kilmore Links will be in play from tomorrow Monday 28th June until Sunday 4th July 2021. This course is the new 9 and the back 9(old front 9). Thursday men's competition will be held on the Kilmore Links and Sunday's will be on Hackett Links. 

Clubhouse will re-open for outdoor dining at weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) from the weekend of 18th June 2021, and will be fully re-open for indoor dining from 5th July, in line with Government guidelines.