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Ballinastoe Golf Club is located in a scenic area of
natural beauty, three miles from the village of
Roundwood, Co Wicklow, approximately 8 miles from the
centre of Bray.
The developer, Anthony Mulligan, has completed the
developement of a nine-hole golf course on his lands at
Ballinastoe. Anthony's nephews, Fergal, Brian and Thomas
are also involved in the day to day running of the club
and maintenance of the course.
The design of the course at Ballinastoe has been
carefully prepared by international golf course
architect Ron Kirby and international golf Agronomists
and Consultants, Turfgrass Consultancy Ltd.
Ron Kirby is one of the world’s most respected and
renowned golf course designers. His design career has
spanned 5 decades, taking him around the globe to
fashion some of the game’s great courses.
Mr Kirby was recruited by Robert Trent Jones in the
1960’s to design golf courses in the US and England. In
1970 he formed an association with golf architect Arthur
Davis, based in Georgia working alongside golfing legend
Gary Player. Mr Kirby was asked to join Jack Nicklaus
Golf Design Services in 1986 to take responsibility for
all of Jack’s European projects. To this day, he is the
senior consultant for many of Jack’s projects.
Famed throughout the world for his work designing
courses like those at Gleneagles, Sun City and the Paris
International, in Ireland, he is celebrated for his work
at Mount Juliet in Kilkenny and at the old Head near
Kinsale, where he first worked with course designer and
Irish golfer Joe Carr. Recently, he completed the newly
re-modeled Dromoland Castle Golf Club in Co.Clare which
opened to widespread acclaim.
Turfgrass Consultancy Limited is an Irish firm of
Agronomists and Golf course consultants. Formed in 1997,
they have worked on over 40 courses here in Ireland.
Their expertise in site and soil analysis has helped
form the design concept with Ron Kirby.
Avondale Landscapes is a local based company with 15
years experience in Golf Course construction. Their role
was to complete the greens shaping contours and seeding.
They have been involved in the following golf course
projects;
Blainroe: Re-modeled 16 Greens, bunkers and Tee’s;
Courtown: Re-modeling Greens and Tee’s;
Carton Estates: Seeding of two 18 hole golf courses,
Greens and Tee’s plus golf academy;
Collattin;
Druids Heath;
Stackstown;
Woodbrook;
Glen of the Downs;
The K. Club;
Arklow;
Woodenbridge;
Bray Head and many other projects.
All greens (which are sand based), tees and fairways
have been successfully completed to a very high standard
and are ready for play. Permission has also been granted
for a 2,500 Sq Ft log cabin clubhouse. It is expected to
commence construction as soon as possible.
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