Bray golf club Wicklow

Bray Golf Course

Bray Golf Club have recently moved to its new location on the other side of town where Des Smyth & Declan Branigan have constructed a magnificent new 18-hole Championship course that is maturing rapidly and has all the signs of developing into yet another superb golf course to be found in Wicklow. The members must find a huge difference with the relocation to the other side of town.
The old 9-holes which are still in play until the planning problems are sorted (in my opinion as an architect in my former life, this may take a long time if ever? There is a water table to be considered for starters.)
The club has constructed a state-of-the-art clubhouse providing the golfer with all the facilities the golfer could ever wish for.
Bray Golf Club is a magnificent USGA-standard parkland course, set in nearly 200 acres, between Bray Head and the Sugar Loaf Mountain with magnificent views of Killiney Bay and the Wicklow Mountains. Described as "spectacular in every aspect", Bray combines stunning scenery with a classic layout.
Our course, which has been in play since June, 2003, was designed by Des Smyth (2006 Ryder Cup Vice-Captain) and Declan Brannigan and is a striking example of modern design with old style golfing values. It provides the perfect environment for all golfers. The design strategy involved a tiered effect for the fairways, thereby negating to a large degree the effect of the sloping site on which the course was constructed. As a result a large number of the holes are relatively flat.
The course was constructed using modern construction methods and the sand based USGA specification greens provide wonderful putting surfaces all year round.
The choice of three tees on each hole provides the player with three different tests of golf. The Blue tees total 5,990 metres in length, with the white measuring 5,645 metres and the yellow tees 5,188 metres.
Course management is essential as you plot your way around, avoiding the many bunkers and enjoying the variety of doglegs. We believe that players will particularly enjoy the five Par 3's as well as the strong finish to the course on holes 17 and 18.
Green Fees Monday, Thursday & Friday: | €30/35 |
Green Fees Monday, Thursday & Friday 4-Ball.: | €100 |
Green Fees with a Member: | €15 |
Green Fees for Opens: | €20/25 |
Practice Area: | Yes |
Club Hire: | Yes |
Buggy Hire: €25 | Yes |
Soft Spikes: | Yes |
Full Membership Available: | Yes |
Full Membership Fee: | €1,395 |
Full 5-Day Membership Fee: | €839 |
Course Type | Parkland |
No Holes | 18 |
Members | 626 |
Designer | Des Smyth & Declan Branagan |
Founded | 1897 |
Address | Bray, |
Telephone | 01-2763200 |
info@braygolfclub.com | |
Website | Bray golf club website |
Secretary/Manager: | Michael McCormack |
Captain: | Jim Dowling |
Lady Captain: | Pamela Quinlan |
President: | Eamon Geraghty |
Junior Captain: | |
Vice-Captains': | & |
Hon. Secretary: | Paul Byrne, Niall Larrigan & Elizabeth Woods |
Club Pro: | Dara Lernihan |
Hon. Treasurer: | Martin Quaid |
Comp. Secretary: | Billy Freeland & Regina Harrington |
Location Map
Lat:53.183273
Long:-6.095990
General Facts & Information
Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: 7.30am to 11.30pm |
Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
Catering: Full catering, facilities | Days to Avoid: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Sundays |
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other Days | Pre-booking for open Tournaments: 14 Days in advance |
Bray Golf Club operate a 5-Club Pass together with Greystones, Charlesland, Glen-of-the-Downs & Delgany for €165 in 2016
Bray Golf Club Fixtures 2019 provisional*
Open & Major Fixtures 2019 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
Events |
Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
Captains' Drive-In | Saturday 9 February | Closed | 1 | |
Vice-Captain's Prize | Sunday 5 May | Closed | 1 | |
President's Prize to the Ladies | Tuesday 7 May | Closed | 1 | |
Vice-President's Prize | Sunday 16 June | Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize to the Ladies |
Tuesday 25 June | Closed | 1 | |
Lady Captain's Prize (Q) | Tuesday 6 August | Closed | 1 | |
Lady Captain's Prize | Saturday 10 August | Closed | 1 | |
President's Prize | Sunday 14 July | Closed | 1 | |
Professionals Prize | Sunday 4 August | Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize to the Juniors | Thursday 8 August | Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize (Q) | Saturday 24 August | Sunday 25 August |
Closed | 2 |
Captain's Prize (Q) | Sunday 25 August |
Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize | Saturday 7 September | Closed | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 24 March | Open | 1 | |
Ladies 3-Person Team Event |
Tuesday 2 April | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Monday 8 April | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 10 April | Open | 1 | |
4-Person Team Event | Wednesday 17 April | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Monday 22 April | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 29 April | OLpen | 1 | |
Mixed 4-Person Team Event |
Monday 6 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 13 May | Open | 1 | |
Ladies 2-Person Rumble | Tuesday 14 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 20 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 22 May | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 27 May | Open | 1 | |
Parent & Child Scotch Foursomes | Saturday 1 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 3 June | Open | 1 | |
2-Person Team Event |
Wednesday 5 June | Open |
1 |
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L. & G. 4-Person Team Event |
Saturday 8 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 10 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 12 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 17 June | Open | 1 |
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2-Person Team Event | Wednesday 19 June | Open | 1 | |
Junior Scratch Cup | Saturday 24 June | Open | 1 | |
Inter. Scratch Cup | Saturday 22 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 24 June | Open | 1 | |
Ladies 2-Person Team Event | Tuesday 25 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 8 July | Open | 1 | |
Ladies 2-Person Rumble | Tuesday 9 July | Open | 1 | |
4-Person Team Event | Wednesday 10 July | Open | 1 | |
President's Charity Day 4-Person Team |
Saturday 13 July | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 15 July | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Monday 22 July | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 29 July |
Open | 1 | |
2-Person Team Event |
Wednesday 31 July |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 5 August | Open | 1 | |
2-Person Team Event | Wednesday 7 August | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 12 August | Open | 1 | |
2-Person Team Event | Wednesday 14 August | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 19 August | Open | 1 | |
2-Person Team Event | Wednesday 21 August | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 26 August | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 2 September |
Open | 1 | |
2-Person Team Event | Wednesday 4 September |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 9 September | Open | 1 | |
2-Person Team Event | Wednesday 11 September | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 16 September | Open | 1 | |
2-Person Team Event | Wednesday 18 September | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 23 September | Open | 1 | |
2-Person Team Event | Wednesday 25 September | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 30 September |
Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 7 October | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 14 October | Open | 1 |
Card of the Course
Key | Data |
White | Par 71 SSS 71 5,652 m |
Yellow | Par 71 SSS 69 5,184 m |
Red | Par 72 SSS 72 5,049 m |
Blue | Par 71 SSS 72 5,992 m |
Card
Hole No. | Blue | White | Yellow | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
1 | 401 | 389 | 331 | 4 | 1 | 382 | 5 | 8 |
2 | 166 | 151 | 136 | 3 | 7 |
121 | 3 | 14 |
3 | 410 | 380 | 340 | 4 | 8 |
340 | 4 | 6 |
4 | 182 | 161 | 132 | 3 | 16 | 149 | 3 | 16 |
5 | 440 | 430 | 402 | 5 | 15 | 351 | 5 | 12 |
6 | 480 | 466 | 460 | 5 | 4 | 410 | 5 | 2 |
7 | 369 | 340 | 313 | 4 | 11 |
313 | 4 | 10 |
8 | 341 | 316 | 282 | 4 | 9 |
264 | 4 | 11 |
9 | 169 | 154 | 142 | 3 | 17 | 142 | 3 | 17 |
Out | 2,958 | 2,787 | 2,538 | 35 | 2,472 | 36 | ||
10 | 300 | 288 | 282 | 4 | 18 | 279 | 4 | 5 |
11 | 322 | 291 | 286 | 4 | 14 | 256 | 4 | 4 |
12 | 357 | 338 | 280 | 4 | 6 |
310 | 4 | 9 |
13 | 177 | 158 | 108 | 3 | 13 | 108 | 3 | 18 |
14 | 382 | 360 | 330 | 4 | 10 |
330 | 4 | 13 |
15 | 440 | 428 | 420 | 5 | 5 |
383 | 5 | 7 |
16 | 162 | 149 | 144 | 3 | 12 | 145 | 3 | 15 |
17 | 398 | 385 | 380 | 4 | 2 | 326 | 4 | 3 |
18 | 496 | 468 | 416 | 5 | 3 | 440 | 5 | 1 |
In | 3,034 | 2,865 | 2,646 | 36 | 2,577 | 36 | ||
Total | 5,992 | 5,652 | 5,184 | 71 | 5,049 | 72 | ||
SSS | 72 | 71 | 69 | 72 |
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.
Roll of Honour
Member | Year | Hon. Position |
Polly Power | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
Ken Lambe | 1998 | Men's Captain |
V. Farrell | 1998 | President |
Ronnie Corrigan | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
J. Butler | 1999 | Men's Captain |
Vincent Farrell | 1999 | President |
Maureen Treanor | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
Paddy McLoughlin | 2000 | Men's Captain |
Vincent Farrell | 2000 | President |
R. Vance | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
S. Reynolds | 2001 | Men's Captain |
Cyril Dunne | 2001 | President |
Aoinette Morton | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
Barry Kealy | 2002 | Men's Captain |
Cyril Dunne | 2002 | President |
Mary Conway | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
Denis Walsh | 2003 | Men's Captain |
Cyril Dunne | 2003 | President |
Ann Breen | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
Paddy O'Sullivan | 2004 | Men's Captain |
Paddy Murphy | 2004 | President |
Catherine Lawlor | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
Ian Ring | 2005 | Men's Captain |
Paddy Murphy | 2005 | President |
Vicky O'Connor | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
Jerry Grant | 2006 | Men's Captain |
Gerry Baker | 2006 | President |
Sheila Gilmore | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
Richie Roche | 2007 | Men's Captain |
Gerry Baker | 2007 | President |
Cathy Reid | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
John Tough | 2008 | Men's Captain |
Pat O'Donnell | 2008 | President |
Olive Murphy | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
Gerry Baker | 2009 | Men's Captain |
Pat O'Donnell | 2009 | President |
Moya McClafferty | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
Willie Vance | 2010 | Men's Captain |
Jerry Grant | 2010 | President |
Denise Deane | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
Derek Gallagher | 2011 | Men's Captain |
Jerry Grant | 2011 | President |
Sylvia Ring | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
Gibby White | 2012 | Men's Captain |
Jerry Grant | 2012 | President |
Nikki Gordon | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
Giuseppe Galvin | 2013 | Men's Captain |
Denis Walshe |
2013 | President |
Rita McAlinden | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
John Reade | 2014 | Men's Captain |
John Roche | 2014 | President |
Ellen Kavanagh | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
Harry Mcalinden | 2015 | Men's Captain |
John Roche |
2015 | President |
Bernie O'Sullivan | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
John Curran | 2016 | Men's Captain |
Willie Vance |
2016 | President |
Carolyn Dempsey | 2017 | Ladies Captain |
David Dunne | 2017 | Men's Captain |
Willie Vance |
2017 | President |
Colette Stewart-Lord | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
Seamus Mitchell | 2018 | Men's Captain |
Eamon Geraghty | 2018 | President |
Pamela Quinlan | 2019 | Ladies Captain |
Jim Dowling | 2019 | Men's Captain |
Eamon Geraghty |
2019 | President |
Katie Nicholson | 2019 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
John Conroy (0) |
2019 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Peter Kirby | 2019 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at Bray
Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
Malachy Prunty | 2 July 2000 | 4th | 148 yd’s | |
Thomas Treanor | 21 August 2000 | 4th | 148 yd’s | |
Maeve Crean | 23 October 2000 | 6th | 137 yd’s | |
John McKenna Jnr. | 13 May 2000 | 6th | 155 yd’s | |
Noel Ahern | 6 May 2001 | 13th | 138 yd’s | |
W. Walsh | 15 June 2001 | 6th | 170 yd’s | |
Ger Downer | 25 July 2001 | 13th | 152 yd’s | |
D. Hinchin | 19 August 2001 | 15th | 165 yd’s | |
Aidan McGill | 17 November 2001 | 15th | 165 yd’s | |
Maureen Treanor | 15 May 2003 | 13th | 132 yd’s | |
Barry Gaskin | 8 July 2006 | 2nd | 152 yd’s | |
Paul McCormack | 5 September 2007 | 4th | 179 yd’s | |
Justin Kennedy | 4 July 2008 | 9th | 142 yd’s | |
Simon Brady | 16 July 2008 | 16th | 149 yd’s |