Letterkenny Accommodation - Ballybofey & Stranorlar Golf Club

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Ballybofey and Stranorlar Golf Club is situated just over ten miles from Letterkenny. The club has become one of the most admired courses in the North West in recent years. Members and visitors alike enjoy one of the most pleasant parkland tests in this part of Ireland

At 5922 yards it is not excessively long but has been so constructed by architect, P.C. Carr, that it requires every club in the bag. As with all good courses it is pleasing to the eye - all the fairways are tree-lined and are rapidly maturing. The fifth hole at almost 500 yards around Lough Alan, with the clubhouse towering in the background, creates a magnificent setting which is complemented by excellent views of the Finn Valley and the surrounding Donegal Mountains.

History
Ballybofey golf club was formally founded on January 22nd 1957, under it’s first president Mr Willie Raitt and Mr John Joe Kennedy as founder Captain. Initially the course was nine hole and was opened for play in June 1958. In the absence of a clubhouse the first presentations were made from the back of a tractor! An old wooden and corrugated iron clubhouse was soon bought and proved to be a great success in the formative years of the club with many a lively night and local story told- a friendly, hospitable atmosphere that still thrives today.

A nine hole layout was never going to be enough for such a hard working committee though and, greatly helped by a very successful run of Friday night bingo in the Butt Hall, the club finally purchased the land for a second nine holes which were opened for play in 1978

Address
The Glebe,
Stranorlar,
Co Donegal

Holes                              18-hole undulating parkland course not very long yet challenging
Length                             5922 yds
SSS                                 68
Course Designer          PC Carr
Visitors                           Unrestricted
Societies                        Welcome if previous arrangements made with secretary
Facilities                         Restaurant, Changing facilities, Pro shop, Club and Trolley hire
Location                         0.25m from Stranorlar, just over ten miles from Letterkenny

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