Woodenbridge golf club Wicklow
Woodenbridge Golf Course
Designed by Paddy Merrigan, Woodenbridge Golf Club have undoubtedly one of the most scenic golf courses you will have the pleasure of playing in Ireland. Measuring 6,341 yd’s of the back tees, with a par-71 and a standard scratch of 70.
Woodenbridge is a parkland golf course with level terrain and traversed by meandering rivers which create wonderful golf holes sitting in the Vale of Avoca - overlooked by Sylvan Hills it is truly a magnificent setting. The clubhouse overlooks the course and has a full bar and excellent restaurant, facilities. The visitor is extended the warmest of welcomes and you will keep going back to Woodenbridge, for the golf and if your game is not at its best the magnificent scenery will more than compensate.
Woodenbridge has recently built a magnificent new clubhouse catering for the golfers every need.
Woodenbridge Golf Club was voted the No. 90-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2020 (Up-4);
Woodenbridge Golf Club was voted the No. 94-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2019 (Down-4);
Woodenbridge Golf Club was voted the No. 90-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2018 (Up-4);
Woodenbridge Golf Club was voted the No. 94-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2017 (Same);
Woodenbridge Golf Club was voted the No. 94-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2016 (Up-2);
Woodenbridge Golf Club was voted the No. 96-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2015 (Down-5);
Woodenbridge Golf Club was voted the No. 91-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2014 (Up-9);
Woodenbridge Golf Club was voted the No. 100-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2013 (Same);
Woodenbridge Golf Club was voted the No. 100-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2012;
The Woodenbridge course was voted joint No. 27-Parkland/Inland course in Ireland by "Backspin" Irelands leading Golf magazine in 2012, the panel comprised of a selection of 52 Professional and amateur golfers throughout Ireland;
It was voted the No. 98-ranked golf course in Ireland, by "Golf Digest Ireland" in 2008, and No. 30-Parkland/Inland Course in Ireland by "Backspin" in 2008, the panel comprised of a selection of 52 Professional and amateur golfers throughout Ireland.
Green Fees Midweek Winter: | €35 |
Green Fees Weekends & B. H. Winter: | €40 |
Green Fees Monday to Thursday: | €50 |
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: | €60 |
Green Fees Early Bird & Twilight: | €40 |
Green Fees Early Bird & Twilight Weekends: | €40 |
Green Fees with a Member: | €20 |
Green Fees for Opens: | €35/40 |
Group/Society (20 golfers or less) | €40/45 |
Group/Society (more than 20 golfers) | €35/45 |
Practice Area: | Yes |
Club Hire: | Yes |
Buggy Hire: | Yes |
Soft Spikes: | No |
Course Type | Parkland |
No Holes | 18 |
Members | 560 |
Designer | Pat Merrigan |
Founded | 1884 |
Address | Arklow, |
Telephone | 0402-35202 |
reception@woodenbridge.ie | |
Website | Woodenbridge golf club website |
Golf Operations Manager: | Craig Lewis |
Captain: | Shane Byrne |
Lady Captain: | Deirdre Phelan |
President: | Patricia McDonnell |
Junior Boy's Captain: | Archie Bayly |
Junior Girl's Captain: | Molly Doyle |
Vice-Captains': | Gavin Byrne & Pauline Smith |
Hon. Secretary: | Diarmuid Healy, Dave Parle & Mary MacBride |
Club Pro: | Craig Lewis & Dylan Graham |
Hon. Treasurer: | Brian Redmond, Gavin Moran |
Comp. Secretary: | Paul Sheehan & Sandra Warde |
Location Map
Lat:52.854019
Long:-6.261623
General Facts & Information
Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 11.00pm |
Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
Catering: Full catering, facilities | Days to Avoid: Sundays & Thursdays |
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other Days | Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance |
Woodenbridge Golf Club Fixtures 2024 provisional*
Open & Major Fixtures 2024 (Confirmed) | ||||
Event* | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
Captains' Drive-In | Sunday 17 March |
Closed | 1 | |
Lady Vice-Captain's Prize | Thursday |
Closed | 1 | |
Lady Captain's Prize to the Men | Saturday |
Closed | 1 | |
President's Prize | Sunday 2 June | Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize to the Ladies | Thursday 6 June | Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize Day 1 |
Saturday 22 June |
Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize to the Juniors | Saturday 22 June | Closed | 1 | |
Captain's Prize Day 2 |
Sunday 23 June | Closed | 1 | |
Lady Captain's Prize Day 1 |
Sunday 23 June | Closed | 1 | |
Lady Captain's Prize Day 2 |
Saturday 6 July | Closed | 1 | |
President's Prize to the Juniors |
Saturday 13 July | |
Closed | 1 |
Professionals' Prize | Sunday 1 September |
Closed | 1 | |
Mixed Team Event | Sunday 17 March | Open | 1 | |
Arklow Rugby Club Golf Classic | Friday 5 April | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 5 May |
Monday 6 May | Open | 1 |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 6 May | Open | 1 | |
Ladies 3-Person Team Event | Thursday 7 May |
Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 8 May |
Open | 1 | |
Ladies Singles Stableford | Tesday 21 May | Open | 1 | |
Irish PGA Pro-Am | Monday 27 May | IPGA | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 4 June | Open | 1 | |
Fourball Betterball |
Wednesday 6 June | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Team Event |
Sunday 9 June | Open | 1 | |
Ladies Singles Stableford |
Tuesday 25 June | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 26 June | Open | 1 | |
Leinster Men's & Women's Senior Cup Qualifying (S) | Sunday 30 June | G.I. | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 3 July | Open | 1 | |
Ladies 4-Person Team Event | Tuesday 9 July |
Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 10 July | Open | 1 | |
Fourball Betterball | Wednesday 17 July | Open | 1 | |
Ladies 3-Person Team Event | Tuesday 23 July |
Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 24 July |
Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 31 July | Open | 1 | |
Senior Scratch Cup | Monday 5 August | Open | 1 | |
Junior Scratch Cup | Monday 5 August | Open | 1 | |
Ladies 3-Person Team Event |
Tuesday 6 August | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 7 August | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 14 August | Open | 1 | |
Ladies Singles Stableford | Tuesday 20 August | Open | 1 | |
Fourball Betterball | Wednesday 21 August | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 28 August | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 4 September | Open | 1 | |
Ladies Fourball Betterball | Thursday 5 September | Open | 1 | |
J. B. Carr Trophy | Saturday 7 September | Sunday 8 September | G. I. | 2 |
J. B. Carr Trophy | Sunday 8 September | G. I. | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 11 September | Open | 1 | |
Fourball Betterball | Wednesday 18 September | Open | 1 | |
Singles Stableford | Wednesday 25 September | Open | 1 | |
L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 28 October | Open | 1 |
Card of the Course
Key | Data |
Red | Par 72 SSS 72 5,516 yd's |
Green | Par 71 SSS 69 6,060 yd's |
Blue | Par 71 SSS 71 6,341 yd's |
Card
Hole No. | Blue |
Green | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
1 | 355 | 335 | 4 | 7 |
314 | 4 | 9 |
2 | 411 | 397 | 4 | 3 | 380 | 4 | 5 |
3 | 372 | 340 | 4 | 11 | 319 | 4 | 7 |
4 | 179 | 179 | 3 | 9 |
163 | 3 | 13 |
5 | 407 | 382 | 4 | 5 | 352 | 4 | 3 |
6 | 436 | 424 | 4 | 1 | 416 | 5 | 17 |
7 | 321 | 311 | 4 | 15 | 285 | 4 | 11 |
8 | 125 | 117 | 3 | 17 | 107 | 3 | 15 |
9 | 501 | 484 | 5 | 13 | 463 | 5 | 1 |
Out | 3,115 | 2,969 | 35 | 2,799 | 36 | ||
10 | 452 | 432 | 4 | 2 | 376 | 4 | 4 |
11 | 191 | 191 | 3 | 4 | 156 | 3 | 12 |
12 | 337 | 324 | 4 | 16 | 275 | 4 | 16 |
13 | 382 | 358 | 4 | 8 |
313 | 4 | 8 |
14 | 294 | 285 | 4 | 18 | 256 | 4 | 18 |
15 | 500 | 478 | 5 | 12 | 453 | 5 | 2 |
16 | 350 | 336 | 4 | 14 | 298 | 4 | 14 |
17 | 167 | 150 | 3 | 10 |
135 | 3 | 10 |
18 | 553 | 537 | 5 | 6 | 455 | 5 | 6 |
In | 3,226 | 3,091 | 36 | 2,717 | 36 | ||
Total | 6,341 | 6,060 | 71 | 5,516 | 72 | ||
SSS | 71 | 69 | 72 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record: Am. 65 Jay Stafford (Woodenbridge G. C.) 27/08/2022
Ladies Course Record: 67 Louise Mernagh 6/9/2007 & Leona Maguire
Members Achievements
Woodenbridge won the the Brennan Cup in 1996, 2000 and 2001.
They were County Champions in the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 1999 and 2005.
The Ladies won the Midland District Senior Cup in 1997.
Lady Captain Phyllis O'Rourke, Captain Ian Bothwell and Honorary Secretary Brian Hurley, qualified for the National Finals of the Mercedes-Benz Irish Independent Executive Golf Classic at The K Club on August 12th 2002.
Lady Captain Phyllis O'Rourke (19) and her Captains Prize Winner Anne Mernagh (14) qualified for the National Finals of the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captains' Golf Classic at Druid's Glen in October 2002, when they returned 43 points at The Royal Dublin Golf Club in September.
Prior to 2001:
Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;
R. J. Moran represented Leinster at Senior Interprovincial level in 1979 playing 4-times won 2-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 4-points;
Denise McCarthy was selected to play in the European Ladies Team Championship at Wentworth Golf Club in 1991 and played in the Ladies Home Internationals at Wrexham in 1995 and she won the Stroke Play Foursomes together with Miss Eavan Higgins of Douglas in 1992;
History of Woodenbridge
Instituted 1897 affiliated 1899
There is some confusion as to the origins of this club. The "Irish Field", on the 25th of July 1908, records "The club was started in 1897 and owes a great deal to the late Colonel Bayly, who did all in his power to further its interests, giving the land free"
There are claims that in 1884, Colonel Bayly invited Sir Stanley Cochrane to field a team of gentlemen to play golf at Woodenbridge.
The best account of the formation of Woodenbridge is given in "The Irish Golfer" on the 3rd October 1900, and it records "This club was formed about three years ago.
The original members numbered only about six or seven. Owing to the kindness of Colonel E. R. Bayly, Ballyarthur, Co. Wicklow, the President of the club, who permitted grounds of his, adjoining the Woodenbridge Railway Station, to be turned into a golf links, the difficulties attached to the formation of the club were speedily got over.
It has improved every year, so that now there are about sixty members. The links is a grassland course, are beautifully situated, bounded on one side by the woods of Ballyarthur, and the other side by the river Avoca, the greens are carefully kept and the sod on them is considered to be second to none on any inland links in the country"
Woodenbridge has since extended to eighteen-holes and it is the most scenic inland course I have seen in the country.
Roll of Honour
Member | Year | Hon. Position |
Ann Fallon | 1990 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. I. Ryan | 1990 | Ladies President |
N. G. Doyle | 1990 | Men's Captain |
E. Jarrett | 1990 | President |
Vivienne Jarrett | 1991 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. I. Ryan | 1991 | Ladies President |
M. Duffy | 1991 | Men's Captain |
Rev. J. A. O'Brien | 1991 | President |
Alyse McCarthy | 1992 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. N. Butler | 1992 | Ladies President |
J. J. Moran | 1992 | Men's Captain |
Rev. J. A. O'Brien | 1992 | President |
J. Birthistle | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. C. Kavanagh | 1993 | Ladies President |
N. A. Barry | 1993 | Men's Captain |
M. J. Murray | 1993 | President |
Doris Tyrrell | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. J. B. Joyce | 1994 | Ladies President |
D. P. Brennan | 1994 | Men's Captain |
M. J. Murray | 1994 | President |
Muriel Byrne | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
Noelle Doyle | 1995 | Ladies President |
Dr. P. G. Liddy | 1995 | Men's Captain |
M. A. Healy | 1995 | President |
Marita Ryan | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
Moira Boden | 1996 | Ladies President |
P. A. Corcoran | 1996 | Men's Captain |
M. A. Healy | 1996 | President |
Mary McDonald | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
Doris Tyrrell | 1997 | Ladies President |
G. P. Phelan | 1997 | Men's Captain |
J. B. Joyce | 1997 | President |
Margaret A. Byrne | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
Mena Sarjent | 1998 | Ladies President |
R. C. Stapleton | 1998 | Men's Captain |
J. B. Joyce | 1998 | President |
Mrs. Ann Liddy | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. Kay Kenny | 1999 | Ladies President |
Jim Kavanagh | 1999 | Men's Captain |
Paddy O'Brien | 1999 | President |
Breda Murphy | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. Ethel Kelly | 2000 | Ladies President |
Brian Hurley | 2000 | Men's Captain |
Don Barrett | 2000 | President |
Mrs. Mary Hickson | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
Mrs. Mary Byrne | 2001 | Ladies President |
Thomas J. Mernagh | 2001 | Men's Captain |
W. J. Moran | 2001 | President |
Phyllis Rourke | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
L. Byrne | 2002 | Ladies President |
Ian Bothwell | 2002 | Men's Captain |
T. O'Neill | 2002 | President |
Eleanor Hunt | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
Maura Crummy | 2003 | Ladies President |
Frank Duffy | 2003 | Men's Captain |
Dr. P. G. Liddy | 2003 | President |
A. Hurley | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
Ann Fallon | 2004 | Ladies President |
D. M. Healy | 2004 | Men's Captain |
J. Moran | 2004 | President |
Mary Reynolds | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
Paddy O'Brien | 2005 | Men's Captain |
John Kavanagh | 2005 | President |
Alyse McCarthy | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
Dudley Byrne | 2006 | Men's Captain |
John Kavanagh | 2006 | President |
Alyse McCarthy | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
Marie O'Brien | 2007 | Ladies President |
Sean Darcy | 2007 | Men's Captain |
John Kavanagh | 2007 | President |
Flo Meredith | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
Tony Richardson | 2008 | Men's Captain |
Heather Tyrrell | 2008 | President |
Mary McGrath | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
Gavin Moran | 2009 | Men's Captain |
Barry Tyrrell | 2009 | President |
Sandra Watkins | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
J. F. Harkin | 2010 | Men's Captain |
Mary McDonald | 2010 | President |
Madeline O’Dwyer | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
Gerry O'Neill | 2011 | Men's Captain |
Seamus Delaney | 2011 | President |
Lesley Williams | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
Stephen Moran | 2012 | Men's Captain |
Josephine Birthistle | 2012 | President |
Siobhan Saunders | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
Mark Byrne | 2013 | Men's Captain |
Philip Ormonde |
2013 | President |
Aileen Sheehan | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
Kevin Saunders | 2014 | Men's Captain |
Breda Murphy | 2014 | President |
Paula Tanham | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
Paul Sheehan | 2015 | Men's Captain |
Donal Duffy | 2015 | President |
Bernie Doran | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
Peter Kenny | 2016 | Men's Captain |
Bernie Doyle |
2016 | President |
Sandra Warde | 2017 | Ladies Captain |
Trevor Prestage | 2017 | Men's Captain |
Tony Macken | 2017 | President |
Naomi Stapleton | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
Paul Phelan | 2018 | Men's Captain |
Siobhan Saunders | 2018 | President |
Deirdre Healy-Byrne | 2019 | Ladies Captain |
Roger Tyrell | 2019 | Men's Captain |
Frank Duffy | 2019 | President |
Zarha Murray | 2019 | Junior Girls Captain |
Kyle Graham | 2019 | Junior Boys Captain |
Hilary Gale | 2020 | Ladies Captain |
Gerry Fennell | 2020 | Men's Captain |
Paula Tanham | 2020 | President |
Zahra Murray | 2020 | Junior Girls Captain |
Scott Johnson | 2020 | Junior Boys Captain |
Dorothy Russell | 2021 | Ladies Captain |
Gary Cooney | 2021 | Men's Captain |
Dermot Healy | 2021 | President |
Aine Byrne | 2021 | Junior Girls Captain |
Christopher Johnson | 2021 | Junior Boys Captain |
Marie Hegarty | 2022 | Ladies Captain |
Conor Brennan | 2022 | Men's Captain |
Lesley Williams | 2022 | President |
Bronwyn Crummy | 2022 | Junior Girls Captain |
Patrick Boyle | 2022 | Junior Boys Captain |
Paula Johnson | 2023 | Ladies Captain |
Brian Byrne | 2023 | Men's Captain |
Declan Tanham | 2023 | President |
Erin | 2023 | Junior Girls Captain |
Cian |
2023 | Junior Boys Captain |
Deirdre Phelan | 2024 | Ladies Captain |
Shane Byrne | 2024 | Men's Captain |
Patricia McDonnell | 2024 | President |
Molly Doyle | 2024 | Junior Girl's Captain |
Archie Bayly | 2024 | Junior Boy's Captain |
Michelle Crummy | 2024 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
Elaine Fitzgerald | 2024 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
Denise McCarthy | 2024 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
Dylan Graham (0.4) |
2024 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at Woodenbridge
Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
Sandra Watkins | 14 August 1977 | 8th | ||
Hendy Jiyce | June 1983 | 4th | ||
Eileen Dunne | June 1990 | 6th | ||
Helen Barrett | 30 August 1990 | 6th | ||
Antoinette Hurley | 4 April 1996 | 17th | ||
Angela O’Leary | 3 April 2003 | 8th | 109 yd’s | |
Michelle Crummy | 3 July 2004 | 17th | 135 yd's | |
Marie Belton | 22 July 2004 | 11th | 156 yd's | |
Aylse McCarthy | 13 July 2006 | 6th | 109 yd's | |
Conor Brennan | 14 January 2006 | 8th | 113 yd's | |
Dayid Varian | 18 July 2008 | 4th | 184 yd's | |
Betty O'Malley | 3 August 2008 | 8th | 109 yd's | |
Enda Finan | 4 August 2008 | 11th | 194 yd's | |
Elaine Tracy | August 2010 | 17th | 135 yd's | |
Margaret Ringwood | March 2012 | 8th | 109 yd's | |
Aileen Sheehan | 10 July 2014 | 4th | Lady Captain | 163 yd's |
Pauline Amith | 10 July 2014 | 8th | 109 yd's | |
Breda Murphy | 26 November 2015 | 8th | 109 yd's | |
Des Tracy | 15 February 2009 | 11th | 187 yd's | |
Richard Hynes | 28 May 2022 | |||
Morgan Doyle | 8 October 2022 | |||
John O’Neill | 22 April 2023 | 4th | 6-iron | 184 yd's |