Lucan golf club Dublin

Members Achievements

Lucan Golf Club qualified for the Men’s Fourball All-Ireland Finals at Strandhill Golf Club, Sligo played on 1st and 2nd October 2021.

They met near neighbours Elmgreen Golf Club in the Semi-Final and lost their match by 3-matches to 2-matches win.
They were led out by Pat Casey with Andy Corcoran who went up the 19th before relinquishing the point to Michael Telford with Robin French, they were followed by Tom Nolan with Basil Blakeney who lost their match by the minimum against Alan Kean with P. J. O’Brien, next on the tee was Keith Cleary with Pat Finn who had a 3 and 2 win against Sam Mehigan with Gary Whyte, the penultimate match went all the way up the 21st before Paul McElvanna with Denis Bowes lost the point to Joe Murphy with Kieran Mooney and in the bottom match Kieran Glynn with Robert Burke had a comfortable 5 and 4 win against Michael Downey with Ross Brady.

Richard O’Donovan won the Leinster Youths' Championship and was runner-up in the Munster Youths' Championship and went on to win the J. B. Carr Award in 2010 by a margin of 30-points, with a total of 115-points, beating A. Anderson from Co. Sligo Golf Club with D. Ruddy from Thurles Golf Club 5-points behind.

The Ladies' of Lucan Golf Club won the inaugural East-Leinster Championship in the AA-Insurance ILGU inter-club Challenge Cup in 2006; they made their way to Headfort Golf Club to compete in the National decider, where they met Munster Champions Castletroy Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final and had a 3½-matches to 1½-matches win over them.

They were led by Betty Nolan (31) who lost her match by 7 and 6 to Patricia Lane Doyle (30), she was followed by Breda McGarry (32) who beat Anne Cullen (31) by 1-hole, next up was Marianne Short (32) who recorded a 4 and 2 win over Anna Kelly (33), the penultimate match of Helen Downes (33) was a 3 and 2 win over Geraldine Sadlier (35), in the bottom match Dolores Colgan (33) recorded a halved against Irene McNamara (36). 

The team was, Betty Nolan, Dolores Clogan, Cliodhna Sheridan, Maura Coffey, Helen Downes, Marianne Shortt, Breda McGarry, Ann Sweeney and Teresa O'Brian, they were managed by Brigid Fox.

Lucan Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Shannon Golf Club on Friday 17th September 2004. They beat Munster Champions Bandon on the Thursday and met Ulster Champions Portstewart in the final whom they beat by 4 matches to 1 match. The team on the day was Mark Clifford who beat Andrew Stewart by 2 & 1, Martin O'Toole beat Paul Cutler on the 18th, Emmet Condron beat Dan Henry by 5 & 4, Christy Fitzgerald halved with Niall McGahon and Allen Madden halved with Shane McCotter.

Cliodna O'Donoghue won the gold medal in the I.L.G.U. All-Ireland Finals at Mullingar Golf Club in August 2002.

Lucan won the Leinster Championship of the Irish Club Youths' and played in the National Finals at Royal Tara Golf Club on August 26th 2002. The team was Mark Reck, Paul O'Brien, Pio O'Leary and Damien Farren.

R. Corkery qualified for the National Finals of the Irish Times-Mitsubishi Motors Women's Masters. She returned 33 points in the semi-finals at Glasson Golf Hotel & Country Club on the 23rd of August 2001. Then it was on to Galway Bay Golf & Country Club for the Final on 13th September.

Prior to 2001:

Lucan Golf Club won the All-Ireland Junior Foursomes in 1997, when the team was Craig McEvoy, Martin McEnery, Gerry Hudson, Dermot O'Leary, Barry McAuley, Robert Bolger and Evan Keane, they were managed by Eamonn Hudson and selected by P. O'Leary.

They won the Leinster Final of the Bulmers Junior Cup in 1984

The Barton Cup in 1971, 1975 and 1988.

They won the Bloom Cup in 1998.

They won the Kestrel Cup at Westmondstown in 1995 and 1998.

They won the Guinness Metropolitan Trophy in 1984.

Colm McLoughlin, who plays off a handicap of six, won the over 50s Chiquita Long Drive Challenge at his home club, when he drilled the ball 272 yd's down the first at Lucan in September, 2000. Colm was on the Barton Cup Team that got to the final in 1998. His son Darren is the club professional at Wicklow Golf Club.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

P. O’Brien He represented Ireland at Irish Boys' level in 2003 playing 5-times won 1-match and lost 4-matches accumulating 2-points;

Richard O’Donovan He represented Ireland at Irish Boys' level in 2008 playing 7-times won 1-match halved one and lost 5-matches accumulating 3-points. He represented Leinster at Senior Interprovincial level in 2010 playing 5-times won 1-match halved one and lost 3-matches accumulating 3-points. He represented Leinster at Boys  Interprovincial level from 2007 to 2008 playing 8-times won 3-matches halved one and lost 4-matches accumulating 7-points;

T. Goode represented Ireland at Senior (55+) from 2006 to 2007 playing 7-times won 4-matches halved one and lost 2-matches accumulating 9-points;

C. E. Fitzgerald represented Leinster as a Youth Interprovincial from 1968 to 1969 playing 4-times;

R. O’Donovan represented Leinster as a Youth Interprovincial in 2009 playing 6-times won 4-matches halved one and lost 1-match accumulating 9-points;

B. Reck represented Leinster as a Youth Interprovincial in 1970 playing 3-times won 1-match halved one and lost 1-match accumulating 3-points;

History of Lucan

Instituted 1897 affiliated 1905

The original Lucan course was opened by Captain Colthurst-Vesey in September, 1897. The course was playable all year round but due to the inaccessibility of the course the membership started to drop off. The club then moved to its present location immediately adjoining the Spa Hotel. Mr. Gray, the Hon. Secretary, was a key figure in the formation of the club. The club would appear to have floundered for a short period and was revived again in 1902 as "The Irish Times" on 10th January, 1902, reported "We are pleased to hear that the Lucan Club has been reorganized. The committee have acquired the land immediately adjoining the well-known Spa Hotel and have laid out an excellent nine-hole course" The Hon. Secretary is given as Mr. F. M. Mooney, Leixlip Castle.

It would appear James McKenna, the professional at Carrickmines Golf Club, laid out the original nine-hole course. In 1988, Lucan retained the services of Eddie Hackett and extended to eighteen-holes. A fine new clubhouse has recently been opened at Lucan.