Ballinrobe golf club Mayo

Members Achievements

Ballinrobe Golf Club won the All-Ireland Final of the J. B. Carr Trophy at Woodenbridge Golf Club on Sunday 2nd September 2012.

In a nail-biting decider they beat Ennis Golf Club by 3-matches to 2-matches in the decider. Val McMahon and Joe Cradock had to go all the way to the 20th-hole before securing the point against Tony Kehoe and Eamon Corry. Michael Lee with Bart Crowley secured their point at the 19th against Paul Higgins with Tony Coote. The 3rd point was secured when John Monahan and Richie Donohue won their match by 3 and 2 against Pat Murphy and Matt Finn. Charlie O’Sullivan with Eddie Hackett lost their match against Luke Coote with Eamon Kelly by 1-hole and Frank Burke with Tom Conlisk lost their match against Noel Pyne with Johnny Cullinan by 2 and 1.    

The Ladies of Ballinrobe Golf Club won the inaugural Connaught Final of the AA-Insurance ILGU Inter-club Senior Foursomes in 2006; they made their way to Headfort Golf Club to compete in the National deciders; where they met Carlow Golf Club, the eventual winners of the green-pennant in the All-Ireland Semi-Final and went out by 2 matches to 1-match.

They were led by Maura Joyce (7) with Beatrice Shalks (14) who lost their match against Aideen Murphy (5) with Margaret McHugh (12) by 6 and 4, they were followed by Pat McDermott (11) with Catherine O'Toole (14) who had a 2 and 1 win over Madeline Brennan (9) & Angela O'Shea (15), in the bottom match Angela Gill (11) with Anne Galvin (16) lost to Bernie Cox (10) with Maggie Ruth (16) by 4 and 2.

Ballinrobe Golf Club won their first All-Ireland green pennant when they captured the Pierce Purcell Shield on 17th September 2004, having beaten Leinster Champions Borris Golf Club in the Semi-Final. They met Munster Champions Tralee in the Final and recorded a convincing 3 ½ matches to 1 ½ match victory. The team on the day was John Canty and Pat Malone who beat Peter O'Driscoll and Maurice Laide 4 & 2, Pat Coyle and Noel Brown beat Sean Reidy and Patrick Curran by 5 & 3, John O'Shea and Pat Nalty beat Michael Halloran and Richard Barrett on the 17th, Ray Darcy and John Joyce halved their match with Liam Hussey and Brian Lennon and David Flemming with Monty Heneghan lost their match against Michael O'Brien and Dominic Foley.

Derry O'Keeffe of Cork had a hole-in-one on the Par 4 9th at Ballinrobe on 24th August 1995, playing with Michael Boylan, Bernard Reynolds and Gerry Knight.

Ballinrobe Golf Club won the Connacht Shield in 1989.

Ballinrobe Golf Club won the Connacht Pierce Purcell Final in 1980,

The Ladies of Ballinrobe won the ILGU Western District Intermediate Trophy in 2004,

The Ladies won the ILGU Western District Connacht Trophy in 1997,

The Ladies won the Western District Intermediate Team Event in 1995 and 1993.

History of Ballinrobe

Instituted 1895 affiliated 1902

Ballinrobe is one of the oldest courses in Connaught. It is first listed in the "Golfing Annual", 1895-96, as being founded on 3rd October, 1895. It goes on to read "a private one, consisting at present of only six holes, but it is hoped the other three will be added shortly. Ballinrobe station is within two minuets' walk" There were 70 members and the first President was Col. C. H. Knox, Captain was T. Forde, and the Hon. Secretary was R. C. Hearne, Killoshine Cottage, Ballinrobe. Ladies have always played a part and their subscription was five shillings. It was extended to nine holes in 1896, and it measured 1,900 yards.

The first competition was recorded in the "Irish Field" on 9th April, 1910. Ballinrobe has always had a great tradition of fund-raising through golf. In 1915, the "Irish Life" on 23rd July, reads "the club is to be congratulated on the success which attended the bogey competition in aid of the Cigarette Fund for the Connaught Rangers and Mayo Prisoners in Germany. The club has only 40 members but it raised £7.10s"