Portsalon golf club Donegal

Members Achievements

Aoife Browne was selected on the Senior Ulster Women’s Interprovincial Team that played at Knightsbrook Golf Club from 2nd to 4th July 2025 the others on the team were Louise Coffey (Malone Golf Club), Kate Dwyer (Rossmore Golf Club), Holly Hamilton (Belvoir Park Golf Club), Molly O’Hara (Clandeboye Golf Club), Katie Poots (Knock Golf Club) and Zoe Miller (Royal Belfast Golf Club), they were Captained by Oonagh McClure (Malone Golf Club)and Managed by Deirdre Savage (Royal Portrush Golf Club).

The Ladies of Portsalon Golf Club were Runners-Up in the All-Ireland Semi-Final of the Irish Women’s Intermediate Cup at Westport Golf Club on Friday 22th September 2023 when they went down to Gowran Park Golf Club by 4-matches to 1-match.
In the top match Deirdre O’Toole lost her match against Orla McCormack by 4 and 2, she was followed by Aedeen Conway who halved her match against Aisling Costelloe as was the match of Claire Ferry against Helena McCormack, in the penultimate match Sarah Nicholl went down by 6 and 5 against Lottie Boote the bottom match had a similar result of Roisin McCormack against Ashleigh Boote.
The Ladies of Portsalon Golf Club won the Quarter Finals of the Women’s Intermediate Cup on Saturday 2st September 2023 at Dundalk Golf Club when they beat Black Bush Golf Club by 3½-matches to 1½-matches.
They were led out by Deirdre O'Toole who had a 3 and 2 win against Patricia Curtin, she was followed by Claire Ferry who beat Olivia Barrett by 3 and 1 in the next match of Sarah Nicholl against Marie Felle was recorded as a halve when called-in, in the penultimate match Roisin McCormack had a 2-hole win against Claire Healy and in the bottom match Deirdre Hensey lost her match by 3 and 2 against Siobhan Cleary.
The Ladies of Portsalon Golf Club won the Ulster North Final of the Women’s Intermediate Cup at Antrim Golf Club on Sunday 20th August 2023 when they beat Dunmurry Golf Club by 3-matches to 2-matches. First on the tee was Deirdre O'Toole who had a 5 and 4 win against Janice McKee, she was followed by Claire Ferry who had a 1-hole win against Eithne McIlroy, next up was Sarah Nicholl who lost her match against Christine O'Reilly by 2 and 1, in the penultimate match Roisin McCormick went up the 19th before securing the pointe against Ethel McNeill and in the bottom match Deirdre Hensey lost her match against Denise Fennell by 2 and 1.

Portsalon were runners-up in the Ulster Seniors 1999

Portsalon Golf Club were runners-up in the Ulster Mixed Foursomes in 1998, when the team was Cathal Toland, Seamus Clinton, Gerry Hannon, Frank McAteer, Kathleen McCormick, Betty Boal, Pamela Clinton, Ashling Cullen, Margaret Shields and they were captained by Seamus Shields.

History of Portsalon

Instituted 1891 affiliated 1891

Portsalon has the distinction as being one of the nine founding-clubs of the GUI in November, 1891. Captain Kenneth McLarne discovered the links. The hotel and surrounding lands were, owned by Col. J. D. Barton who became the first Captain and the family had a long connection with the club. We find that Major B. J. Barton, D.S. O., was Captain and Hon. Secretary in 1916.
The club had 25 members and guests at the hotel could play for six pence a day. Golf was permitted on Sundays and was advertised as such, to attract visitors to the region. North-West, Rosapenna, and Portsalon golf clubs held a joint open competition.
The club was recognised as early as 1905, and 1912, as a championship course when the Irish Ladies Championship was played here. There is a picture of Miss Mary Hazlet, winner of the Irish Ladies Championship in 1905 hanging in the clubhouse.