Belvoir Park Golf Club Explained

Belvoir Park Golf Club
Location:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Pushpin Map:Greater Belfast
Pushpin Mapsize:220
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Belfast
Coordinates:54.5615°N -5.9142°W
Establishment:1927,
Type:Private
Holes:18
Tournaments:Irish Open (1949, 1953)
Course1:Belvoir Park GC
Designer1:Harry Colt
Par1:70/71
Length1:6685yd
Record1:Charlie Cooley (Gross 62, nett 61)[1] [2]

The Belvoir Park Golf Club is in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The course has eighteen holes with a par of 71.

History and attributes

The course was founded in 1927, designed by Harry Colt. Each round being just under 6,600 yards, Belvoir Park has played host to championships including the Irish Open in the late 1940s and the early 1950s and the Irish PGA Championship in 1995 the Irish Amateur close in 2009 and also the British Ladies amateur championship in 2011. The winner on that occasion, Harry Bradshaw took the view afterwards that it was "the best inland course I have ever played".[3]

Famous golfers such as Peter Alliss and Fred Daly have rated the course one of the best inland courses in the British Isles.[4]

The Belvoir Park Golf Club is accessed from Church Road (off Ormeau Road), Belfast. The course has eighteen holes with three sets of tees:

The course is immediately south of Belfast city centre and can be accessed in about 15 minutes from the city airport, city centre hotels and cruise liner port. To east and west are attractions: Belvoir Park Forest and Forestside Shopping centre; to the south is a motorway and to the north is an estate of large houses.

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Notes and References

  1. 1393561550846312448. BelvoirParkGolf. Great scoring today in Captains Charity Day nett 61 by 18 year old Charlie Cooley which equals course record.Congr…. 15 May 2021.
  2. 1393610904525316100. BelvoirParkGolf. Charlie Cooley great score today gross 62.⛳️. 15 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Belvoir Park Golf Club . irishgolfcourses.co.uk. 2008-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20080217214717/http://www.irishgolfcourses.co.uk/. 17 February 2008 . live.
  4. Web site: Belvoir Park Golf Club . Celtic Links . 2008-06-24.