Elm Park Golf Club
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Elm Park Golf & Sports Club operates an 18 hole golf course and tennis club located at Nutley Lane
, Donnybrook
, Dublin 4
, Ireland
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In 1933 the club sold property to the Religious Sisters of Charity
as a site for St. Vincent's Hospital
. In 1936 Nutley House and land was leased from the Religious Sisters of Charity and a 9 hole golf course and tennis courts were opened.
In 1941 a short-term lease on Elm Park land was made from the Religious Sisters of Charity, as the hospital project had been postponed. This allowed the course to be expanded to 18 holes. However, in 1956 the Elm Park land had to be returned and the club was reduced to the earlier 9 hole course.
The club expanded again in 1960 with the purchase of the nearby Bloomfield property allowing it to extend the course to 18 holes once again. Then in 1976 the clubhouse was extended to include a dining room, function room, locker rooms, office and shop. The final expansion of lands took place in 1994 with the purchase of lands adjoining the 11th and 12th holes.
A redesign of the greens took place in 2002 by the Golf Course Architect Patrick Merrigan, with a design that puts a priority on drive placement and second shot value. This also included strategically locating bunkers around the course.
Nutley Lane
Nutley Lane , Dublin, Ireland is a road leading westwards from the Merrion Road at St. Vincent's Hospital and the Merrion Centre uphill past Elm Park Golf Club to the N11 Stillorgan Road at Montrose, the headquarters of the national broadcaster RTÉ...
, Donnybrook
Donnybrook, Dublin
Donnybrook is a district of Dublin, Ireland. It is situated on the southside of the city, in the Dublin 4 postal district, and is home to the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ. It was once part of the Pembroke Township...
, Dublin 4
Dublin 4
Dublin 4 is a postal district of Dublin, Ireland including the suburbs of Sandymount, Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Ringsend and Irishtown on the South side of Dublin....
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
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History
The golf club was established in 1924 with the purchase of Elm Park House and its surrounding lands. It opened the following year as a 9 hole golf club with an initial membership of 254 and in 1926 extended its facilities with the opening of tennis courts.In 1933 the club sold property to the Religious Sisters of Charity
Religious Sisters of Charity
The Religious Sisters of Charity or Irish Sisters of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Mary Aikenhead in Ireland in 1815.Its motto is "Caritas Christi urget nos" ....
as a site for St. Vincent's Hospital
St. Vincent's University Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital is a teaching hospital located at Elm Park, south of the city of Dublin, Ireland. It is at the junction of Merrion Road and Nutley Lane opposite the Merrion Centre and adjacent to Elm Park Golf Club.-History:St. Vincent's Hospital was founded in 1834 on St...
. In 1936 Nutley House and land was leased from the Religious Sisters of Charity and a 9 hole golf course and tennis courts were opened.
In 1941 a short-term lease on Elm Park land was made from the Religious Sisters of Charity, as the hospital project had been postponed. This allowed the course to be expanded to 18 holes. However, in 1956 the Elm Park land had to be returned and the club was reduced to the earlier 9 hole course.
The club expanded again in 1960 with the purchase of the nearby Bloomfield property allowing it to extend the course to 18 holes once again. Then in 1976 the clubhouse was extended to include a dining room, function room, locker rooms, office and shop. The final expansion of lands took place in 1994 with the purchase of lands adjoining the 11th and 12th holes.
A redesign of the greens took place in 2002 by the Golf Course Architect Patrick Merrigan, with a design that puts a priority on drive placement and second shot value. This also included strategically locating bunkers around the course.