Abbeyleix Golf Club
Welcome to our par 72 Parkland Golf Course 
with Spectacular views. A warm welcome awaits you. Enjoy a testing round of golf and experience the warm and friendly atmosphere we can offer you in our excellently appointed Club House.The 18 hole course at Abbeyleix is fast developing a reputation as one of the best courses in the midlands. Designed by the well known Golf Architect Mel Flanagan, the 18 hole layout will prove a fair test of Golf for players of all categories and ensures enjoyable golf with many scenic views. A famous feature of the old course at Abbeyleix was the beautiful soil based greens, as well as retaining the old greens, all the new greens
are again soil based giving a consistency over 18 holes. Affiliation was made to the golfing Union of Ireland GUI in 1905 under the Captaincy of Mr R Hampton,B.A Head Master of Preston House. The first site of the Club was probably on “The Island” between the Portlaoise and Ballyroan Roads. It is not known when the club moved to Ballymullen, but what is certain is, that the Club and its Links were based in Ballymullen in the years just prior to 1920.
(Abbeyleix Golf Club was one of the only two Golf Clubs in existence in Laois, the other being Portarlington. Green fees were charged at 2/- (10p) per day.) In 1921 the Club moved out to Heywood, Ballinakill Co. Laois. In 1927 the Club moved to Rathmoyle, Abbeyleix. On 23rd Sep 1930 the Ladies were affiliated to the ILGU.In 1932 the Club returned to Ballymullen.In October 1934 it was decided to use Rathmoyle as a winter Links ( From the 1st November 1934 to 1st May 1935)In 1937 the Golf Club was closed. The Club was re-established on 28th May 1948 at Rathmoyle Abbeyleix. Abbeyleix Golf Club was established as an 18 Hole Golf Course 17th September 2000
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