Bray golf club Wicklow

Members Achievements

The Ladies of Bray Golf Club won the East-Leinster Final of the AA Insurance Junior Foursomes and made their way to Royal Tara Golf Club to participate in the National deciders in 2009. They met Connaught Champions Curra West in the All-Ireland Semi-Final, first on the tee was Emma O'Brien (16) with Mary Kennedy-O'Brien (23) who won their match by 2 and 1 against Carmel Cunningham (15) with Martina McDonagh (20), they were followed by Katie Nicholson (16) with Noreen Grant (29) who lost their match by 2 and 1 against Ann Fahy (20) with Brid Kelly (26), the bottom match of  Nikki Gordon (22) with Mary Vance (25)against Mary Madden (24) with Mary McDonagh (24) was lost by a similar score.

Bray Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup in 1928, when the squad was W. B. Howe, R. C. Williamson, Wentworth Allen, G. M. Power, R. Hamilton-Hunter, P. K. Conway, J. L. Morgan, C. W. Huet, F. A. Kennedy, A. B. Kidd, W. H. Dowse, George Price..

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

 Keith Nolan played Walker Cup at Quaker Ridge in 1997. He represented Ireland as a Senior International from 1992 to1997 playing 38-times won 21-matches halved six and lost 11-matches accumulating 48-points. He represented Ireland at international Youths level from 1992 to 1994 playing  14-matches, won 6-matches halved two and lost 6-matches accumulating 14-points. He represented Ireland at Irish Boys level from 1990 to 1991 playing 8-times won 4-matches halved one and lost 3-matches accumulating 9-points. He represented Leinster at Senior Interprovincial level in 1993 playing 6-times won 3-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 6-points. He represented Leinster as a Youth Interprovincial in 1992 playing 6-times won 3-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 6-points;

History of Bray

Instituted 1897 affiliated 1898

There is evidence to suggest that golf was played at Bray in the eighteenth century along where the present promenade is its first known member was Elias De Butts. It would appear he lived at Ravenswell.

The Bray Golf Club as we know it today was founded at a meeting in the Grand International Hotel. Sir R. Fanning proposed, and the Rev. Mr. Glenn seconded "That this meeting approves the formation of a golf club in Bray."

The Irish Golfer carried the following report on 13th December, 1900. "Bray G. C. owes its existence mainly to the enterprise of Mr. J. S. Robson and Mr. D. J. Stewart, who having induced the Rt. Hon. Lord Plunkett to act as President, spared no pains in arousing the inhabitants of Bray and surrounding district. The club has just completed its second year and can boast of a membership roll of 325 having procured the grounds laying around Ravenswell"

Bray has relocated to a site near Bray Head, and become an eighteen-hole course.

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