The Heath Golf Club

The Heath Golf Club was formed in 1930 though golf has been played in the area since the late 19th century, evidenced by the club having a trophy that dates back to 1891 when there was a military barracks in the town. Eddie Hackett expanded the original 9-hole course to the present 18-hole layout in the 1970s. In Kevin Markham’s book Hooked: an amateur’s guide to the golf courses of Ireland the author writes: this is open countryside and the course itself…