Moyola Park
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Moyola Park Golf Club is an 18-hole championship golf
course set in 130 acres (53 hectares) of mature wooded parkland in the Shanemullagh Estate at Castledawson
, County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
. It was founded in 1977 by James Chichester-Clark (former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
) and his wife on family land at Moyola Park. The River Moyola
runs through the course.
The club has recently completed an extensive development programme.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
course set in 130 acres (53 hectares) of mature wooded parkland in the Shanemullagh Estate at Castledawson
Castledawson
Castledawson is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Shanemullagh , about four miles from the north-western shore of Lough Neagh, and close to the market town of Magherafelt...
, County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It was founded in 1977 by James Chichester-Clark (former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was the de facto head of the Government of Northern Ireland. No such office was provided for in the Government of Ireland Act 1920. However the Lord Lieutenant, as with Governors-General in other Westminster Systems such as in Canada, chose to appoint someone...
) and his wife on family land at Moyola Park. The River Moyola
River Moyola
The River Moyola or Moyola River stretches for approximately 27 miles from the Sperrin Mountains to Lough Neagh. The Moyola starts a small river for the first few miles of its length and proceeds to expand to a medium sized river and then to a large river for its last couple of miles before...
runs through the course.
The club has recently completed an extensive development programme.