Clontarf Golf Club is the place to be these days, with a number of major developments both on the course and in the clubhouse at present underway, and which are all on target for completion by the end of next month.
There is also good news for potential new members of the club with the announcement that the entrance fee for full membership has been reduced substantially from €10,000 to €2,500 and from €5,000 to €1,000 for a five–day membership.
The Club is also very conscious of its youth policy, and this year decided to open membership to boys and girls aged 11/ 12, and is now in a position to offer membership to those aged between 13 and 15.
The Club is also well into its preparations to celebrate its Centenary in 2012, and among the many attractions being organised will be a Centenary Ball.
Speaking on the decision to reduce the entrance fee to the new rate, Eamonn O Dulainn, Chairman of the club’s Management Committee said: “We are very conscious of the difficult economic times at present, and the financial challenges facing every one of us, and happily because of the way we have managed ourselves in Clontarf Golf Club we are now in a position to provide the opportunity for more people to join our club”.
Meanwhile the Club’s new Pro-Shop, which is now sited close to the first tee was officially opened by the club President, Des Killen and provides club professional, Eamonn Brady with a top class facility which also includes an indoor teaching room.
The Pro-Shop will be fronted by a new pitching/ putting green and work is under way in preparing the area with a bent/fescue sod and will be completed in the coming months.
Among the many on-course improvements are new extended teeing areas at the 7th and 11th holes which will be ready for the competitive season.
A new greenkeeper’s compound is also under construction on the site of the old greenkeeper’s shed at the back of the 16th green which will be completed by early next month.
The Clubhouse is also undergoing major improvements with a new state-of-the-art locker room for men and ladies, new toilet and shower facilities, a completely refurbished lounge and new landscape windows providing a panoramic view of the course and in particular the 18th green.
The overall cost for the developments on the course and in clubhouse is €1.25 million which has been funded from the reserve built up over many years and so will not therefore necessitate at levies or extra costs for members.
