Baltinglass golf club Wicklow

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The Boys' from Baltinglass Golf Club won the All-Ireland Final of the Boys’ Foursomes on Wednesday 30th August 2023 at Castletroy Golf Club when they beat Monkstown Golf Club on the 2nd Play-Off Hole.
In the top match Neil Patterson (2) with Luke Doogue (12) had a 1-hole win against Cian McDonnell (2) with James Morrison (5) and in the bottom match Connor Gethings (8) with Stephen Patterson (8) lost their match by 1-hole against Ronan O’Keeffe (1) with Callum O’Farrell (12).
They met the Boys’ from Belvoir Park Golf Club in All-Ireland Semi-Final in the morning and recorded a 7-up win against the Co. Down Club.
Neil Patterson (2) with Luke Doogue (12) led them out and had a 2-hole win against Thomas Keown (6) with Oliver Murtagh (7) and the bottom match Connor Gethings (8) with Stephen Patterson (8) had a confortable 5-holes win against Eoin Burrows (0) with Jack Conroy (6).
They met the Boys’ from Limerick Golf Club in the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals the previous day and had a 6-up win against them.
The match between Neil Patterson (2) with Luke Doogue (12) finished all-square against Lucas Lyons (-2) with James Crowe (9) but in the bottom match Connor Gethings (8) with Stephen Patterson (8) had a runaway 6-hole win against Jack Whelan (1) with Luke Carey (2).
The Boys' from Baltinglass Golf Club reached the Quarter-Finals of the Fred Daly Trophy on Tuesday 29th August 2023 at Castletroy Golf Club when they went down to Lahinch Golf Club by 4-matches to 1-match. Neil Patterson led them out but lost his match by the minimum against Gabriel Considine, he was followed by Eoghan Cooney who lost out by 2 and 1 against Danny Lyne, in the next match Conor Gethings lost his match against Bob Casey by 3 and 2, the bottom two matches of Stephen Patterson against Michael McMahon and  Luke Doogue against Jack Clarke were halved.
The Boys’ of Baltinglass Golf Club won the Leinster Central Regional Final of the Fred Daly Trophy when they beat Birr Golf Club by 4-matches to 1-match at Enniscorthy Golf Club Thursday 27th July 2023.

The Ladies of Baltinglass Golf Club were Runners-Up in the All-Ireland Semi-Final of the Irish Women’s Minor Cup at Westport Golf Club on Thursday 21th September 2023 when they went down to Ardee Golf Club by 3-matches to 2-matches.
They were led out by Bernie Kilcoyne who clinched the point on the 19th against Margaret Malone, she was followed by Kay McNamara who lost her match against Eileen Penrose by 2-holes, next on the tee was Patricia Foley who had a similar result against Patricia Smyth, in the penultimate match Caitriona Kavanagh lost her match by 2 and 1 against Annette Durnin and in the bottom match Claire Byrne had a comfortable 5 and 4 win against Angela Hand.
Ardee went on and won the Green Pennant against Lee Valley the following day.

Baltinglass Golf Club won their regional Final in the Irish Mixed Foursomes and qualify for the All-Ireland Series at Strandhill Golf Club, Co. Sligo from Thursday 30th September to Saturday 2nd October 2021.
They met Doneraile Golf Club in the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals on Thursday 30th September and lost their match by 3-matches to 2-matches.

They were led out by Fergal Doogue with Bernie Hennessy who lost their match against Hugh Nolan with Noreen Roche by 1-hole, they were followed by Nathan Geraghty-Byrne with Teresa Kilcoyne who had a 3 and 2 win against James O’Mahony with Aoibheann Daly, next on the tee was Derek Byrne with Lil Flynn who lost their match by 5 and 3 against Eddie Roach with Rachel Kelleher, in the penultimate match Deirmuid Cronin with Geraldine Norton went up the 19th before relinquishing the point to the Wicklow pair of Darren Roche with Marie Kelleher and in the bottom match Mark Ashton with Claire Byrne had a 1-hole win against David Finn with Ellen Walsh.  

Baltinglass Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield in a delayed decider due to Covid-19 when they beat Wexford Golf Club in a new Home-and-Away format.

In the first match of Robert McHugh with Niall Doogue recorded a 3 and 2 win against Gary Lynch with Derek Deane, they were followed by Fergal Doogue with Nathan Geraghty who had a very comfortable 6 and 4 win against Joseph Cashe with Jonathan Walsh, they were followed by Derek Byrne with Eoghan Cooney who beat Andrew Farrell with Neil Murphy by 2 and 1, in the penultimate match Neil Patterson with Stephen Mann had a bad day when going down to Sean Flood with Kieran Morris by 6 and 5, in the bottom match Johnny Keogh with Brian Lord halved their match against Rhian Clarke with Gerard Thomas.     

Baltinglass Golf Club won The Brennan Cup in 2008, they defeated Courtown Golf Club by 3½ matches to 1½ matches in the final. The team was as follows, Fergal Doogue and Niall Doogue, Paudge Doody and Noel Doody, Brian Lord and Michael O Neill, Bernard Bowes and Tom Flynn, John Doran and Michael Murphy, Tom Byrne and Ned Cremin, Paul Davis, they were managed by Jim Murray

Lady Captain Bernie Kilcoyne (19), Captain Fintan Doyle (10) and President Denis Bradshaw (21) qualified for the National Finals of the Mercedes-Benz-Irish Independent Executive Trophy at The K Club on August 12th, when they shot 74 points at Mount Juliet in July 2002.

Lady Captain Bernie Kilcoyne (19) and her Lady Captains Prize Winner Olivia Byrne (14) qualified for the National Finals of the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captains' Golf Classic in October 2002, when they returned 41 points at The Royal Dublin Golf Club in September.

Prior to 2001:

Baltinglass Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Pierce Purcell Shield in 1985, when the team was, T. Delaney, J. G. Kilcoyne, D. Lord, M. Byrne, J. J. Slator, T. Whelan, W. Lee, M. Doogue, J. Feary, O. Redican and J. O'Higgins, they were managed by J. Whelan. They won it again the following year.

Baltinglass Golf Club won the Barton Cup in 1974, when the team was, D. Quinn, D. Lee, M. Byrne, D. R. Patterson, Rev. Fr. P. J. McDonnell, T. Nolan. N. Scott. L. O'Connell, D. Kilcoyne, L. Norton, E. Mooney and D. J. Bradshaw. They won it again in 1993.

Hilda Gorry played for the Irish Girls in 1968, 1969 and 1970. 

Miss Mary Gorry won the Scratch Match Play Foursomes together with Miss Mary McKenna of Donabate in 1977 and won the Stroke Play Foursomes together with Miss Maureen Madill of Portstewart in 1980.

Members who played representative golf for their Province;

Raymond Williams represented Leinster at Boys'  Interprovincial level in 2000 playing 5-times won 2-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 4-points;

History of Baltinglass

Founded 1928, affiliated 1928.

Seventy-five years after it's inception, Baltinglass Golf Club could be said to have come of age. The addition of a new nine holes to the existing course has complemented an already outstanding facility.
The striking beauty of the countryside cannot but impress a visitor to Baltinglass Golf Club. Looking down towards the town the former Presentation Convent and the Church stand out.

Nestling in the Slaney valley stands the ruins of the Cistercian Abbey, founded by a group of Cistercian monks from Melifont on lands granted to them by Dermot McMurrough, king of South Leinster in 1148. The abbey became the focal point of learning and activity until it's suppression in 1541. The lands comprising of 59,000 acres included several castles and water mills. The golf course stands on part of the lands, which were owned by the monks.

After the Reformation, the abbey and lands were granted to the Eustace family and this was followed by a succession of landlords during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. These included Sir Henry Harrington, Sir Charles Wilmot, Sir James Carroll, Sir Thomas Roper and the Stratford family who represented this area in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. It was Benjamin O'Neill-Stratford II, born in 1808, who lived at Stratford Lodge, site of the present clubhouse. In 1856 he built a balloon house beside his residence. This mansion was destroyed by fire but the balloon house was saved. He left Ireland and died at Alicante in Spain in 1875.

The balloon house was dismantled and the granite was used to build the bell tower at St. Joseph's Church, Baltinglass in 1887.
In the late 1920's the Land Commission acquired some of the estate from the descendants of Catherine Dora St. John.
In 1927 Baltinglass Golf Club was founded. Approximately 168 acres was acquired from the Land Commission on a "Trust Estate" lease under the Irish Land ACT, 1903. The original trustees were: Miss Violet Tynte, Rev. Albert Byrne CC (first captain), Dr. W.O. Lyons, Colonel Meade, J. Dennis, Patrick J. Ronan, Hugh C. Doyle and Major C. Mitchell.

Development of the course was confined to nine holes, which was designed by Lionel Hewson. Membership in the 1930's/1940's was very small varying between 20 and 30 mainly business and professional people. Individual members took care of course maintenance and it was not until the late 1940's that Christy Foley became the first permanent employee.

In 1954 with the club unable to meet it's financial commitments, a decision was taken to return 80 acres of land to the Land Commission. The popularity of golf improved in the late 1960's and early 1970's and by the early 1980's membership of the club was full and new entrants were mainly confined to the local area.

Various options were considered during the early 1990's to extend the nine-hole course. A lot of the initial groundwork was carried out by Fay Doyle, John Glynn, Fintan Doyle and Padraig Kavanagh whose dynamic leadership with the 1999 Club Captain, Dick Lynch, culminated in the calling of an Extraordinary General Meeting attended by almost 300 members.

The decision was taken, virtually unanimously, to extend the course to 18 holes. Approximately 80 acres of the land previously surrendered to the Land Commission was purchased on 20th August 1999 from Coillte. At this time the Minister agreed to return ownership of the original nine holes to the Club Members.

The plans outlined at the EGM were pursued vigorously by Padraig Kavanagh and the succeeding Captains, Dick Lynch, Ned O'Keefe, Dave Prendergast, Fintan Doyle and their committees. The contract for the development was awarded to James Darcy under the guidance of Eddie Connaughton, the course architect.