Kilrush golf club Clare
Kilrush Golf Course
Kilrush Golf & Sports Club which is situated half mile outside the old heritage town of Kilrush was founded in 1934. The new course which was re-designed by Dr. Arthur Spring in 1994 is a gem. The clever use of the natural terrain combined with water, trees and sand bunkers has resulted in a scenic course that is a pleasure to play.
The ninth hole is breathtaking. Played from a plateau, this par 3 which measures 168 yards to the green set in the valley and guarded on three sides by water, with sand on the fourth side. The choices are "be up or lay up". The index one 11th hole measures 421 yards but only the brave will take on the water in order to reach the green in two. The closing five holes, depending on the direction of the wind can be a severe test before the warmth of the Clubhouse & Restaurant where you can relax, enjoy a drink and chat and choose from our full à la carte menu.
West Clare is known as the land of the welcomes and Kilrush Golf & Sports Club has been described recently by a visiting journalist as "Possibly the friendliest club in the whole of Ireland". Visitors are always made welcome.
Kilrush is an ideal base for a Golf Holiday in Ireland being within easy reach of famous courses such as Lahinch, Ballybunion and Killarney while Kilkee is only 7 miles away.
It is a beautiful setting, looking out on the River Shannon, the Kerry Mountains & the Atlantic Ocean.
| Green Fees Monday to Friday: | €35 |
| Green Fees Weekends & B.H. | €35 |
| Green Fees Student: | €10 |
| Green Fees Juveniles: | €10 |
| Fourball Special Monday to Friday: | €50 |
| Fourball Special Weekends: | €60 |
| Green Fees with a Member: | €15/20 |
| Green Fees for Opens: | €25/35 |
| Practice Area: | Yes |
| Club Hire: | Yes |
| Buggy Hire: | Yes |
| Soft Spikes: | No |
| Full Membership Available: | Yes |
| Full Membership Fee: | €550 |
| Full Beginners Membership 1st year Fee: | €200 |
| Full Distance 33k Membership Fee: | €462 |
| Full Distance 60k Membership Fee: | €150 |
| Full Family Membership Fee: | €910 |
| Full Student Membership Fee: | €120 |
| Full Juvenile Membership Fee: | €75 |
| Entrance Fee: | None |
| Course Type | Parkland |
| No Holes | 18 |
| Members | 592 |
| Designer | Arthur Spring |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Address | Parknamoney, |
| Telephone | 065-9051138 |
| info@kilrushgolfclub.com | |
| Website | Kilrush golf club website |
| General Manager: | Ger Burke |
| Captain: | Geremiah Brennan |
| Lady Captain: | Martina Walsh |
| Presidents': | Declan O'Donovan & Mary O'Sullivan |
| Vice-Captains': | & |
| Hon. Secretary: | Aeneas O'Connor & Geraldine Burke |
| Club Pro: | None |
| Hon. Treasurer: | P. J. Maher & Mary Collins |
| Comp. Secretary: | Michael Shannon & Anne Hogan |
Course Layout
Location Map
GPS Coord*
Lat:52.650978
Long:-9.464679
Lat:52.650978
Long:-9.464679
*Please check information before travelling
General Facts & Information
| Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: 9.30am to 11.30pm |
| Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
| Catering: Full catering, facilities | Days to Avoid: None |
| Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends | Pre-booking for open Tournaments: 14 Days in advance |
Kilrush Golf Club Fixtures 2024 provisional*
| Opens & Major Fixtures 2025 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
| Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captain's Drive-In | Sunday 42 February |
Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Vice-Captain's Prize | Saturday 7 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Vice-Captain's Prize | Saturday 7 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize | Saturday 28 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize to the Men |
Saturday 5 July | Sunday 6 July | Closed | 2 |
| Lady Captain's Prize to the Men | Sunday 6 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize | Saturday 19 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady President's Prize | Thursday 14 August | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize | Saturday 16 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 8 March | Sunday 9 March | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 9 March | Open | 1 | |
| Mixed Scramble |
Monday 17 March | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 22 March |
Sunday 23 March |
Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 23 March |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 29 March |
Sunday 30 March |
Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford |
Sunday 30 March |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 5 April | Sunday 6 April | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 6 April | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 12 April | Sunday 13 April | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 13 April | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 19 April | Sunday 20 April | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 20 April | Open | 1 | |
| Easter Monday Scramble | Monday 21 April | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Saturday 26 April |
Sunday 27 April |
Open | 2 |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 27 April |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Saturday 3 May | Sunday 4 May | Open | 2 |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 4 May | Open | 1 | |
| Club Fundraiser 3-Person Team Event | Saturday 24 May | Monday 26 May | Open | 3 |
| Club Fundraiser 3-Person Team Event | Sunday 25 May |
Open | 1 | |
| Club Fundraiser 3-Person Team Event | Monday 26 May |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 1 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 8 June | Open | 1 | |
| Start of Open Week | Thursday 12 June | Sunday 22 June | Open | 9 |
| Ladies Singles | Thursday 12 June | Open | 1 | |
| Mixed Foursomes | Friday 13 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 14 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford |
Sunday 15 June | Open | 1 |
|
| Singles Stableford |
Tuesday 17 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Strokes |
Wednesday 18 June | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 19 June | Open | 1 | |
| Mixed Scotch Foursomes | Friday 20 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Saturday 21 June | Sunday 22 June | Open | 2 |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 22 June | Open |
1 |
|
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 29 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles V-Par |
Saturday 5 July | Sunday 6 July | Ooen |
2 |
|
Singles V-Par |
Sunday 6 July | Open |
1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 13 July | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Tuesday 15 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 20 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Saturday 26 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Strokes | Sunday 27 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Start of Open Week | Friday 1 August | Sunday 10 August | Open | 10 |
| Mixed Foursomes |
Friday 1 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Strokes | Saturday 2 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 3 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Monday 4 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Tuesday 5 August | Open | 1 | |
| Single Stableford | Wednesday 6 August | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Thursday 7 August | Open | 1 | |
| Scotch Foursomes | Friday 8 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Saturday 9 August | Open | 1 | |
| Singles V-Par |
Sunday 10 August | Open | 1 | |
| Kilrush RFC Golf Classic |
Saturday 23 August |
|
Open | 1 |
| Kilrush Shamrocks GAA Club Classic | Saturday 6 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 7 September | Open | 1 | |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Monday 15 December | Saturday 20 December | Open | 6 |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Tuesday 16 December | Open | 1 | |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Wednesday 17 December | Open | 1 | |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Thursday 18 December | Open | 1 | |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Friday 19 December | Open | 1 | |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Saturday 20 December | Open | 1 | |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Tuesday 23 December | Wednesday 24 December | Open | 2 |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Wednesday 24 December | Open | 1 | |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Friday 26 December | Sunday 28 December |
Open | 3 |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Saturday 27 December | Open | 1 | |
| 12-hole Singles Stableford | Sunday 28 December |
Open | 1 |
*Please check information before travelling
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 70 SSS 70 6.067 yd's |
| Yellow | Par 70 SSS 68 5,829 yd's |
| Red | Par 70 SSS 69 5,030 yd's |
Card
| Hole No. | White | Yellow | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
| 1 | 347 | 334 | 4 | 6 |
299 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 378 | 368 | 4 | 10 |
364 |
4 | 5 |
| 3 | 443 | 438 | 4 | 2 | 370 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 134 | 125 | 3 | 18 | 120 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | 403 | 392 | 4 | 4 | 364 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 350 | 334 | 4 | 12 | 291 |
4 | 11 |
| 7 | 486 | 479 | 5 | 14 | 414 |
5 | 13 |
| 8 | 174 | 165 | 3 | 16 | 135 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | 169 | 159 | 3 | 8 |
118 | 3 | 8 |
| Out | 2,884 | 2,794 | 34 | 2,475 | 34 | ||
| 10 | 296 | 272 | 4 | 15 | 209 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | 425 | 420 | 4 | 1 | 327 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | 388 | 331 | 4 | 7 |
308 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 454 |
444 | 5 | 17 | 365 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | 175 | 164 | 3 | 13 |
164 | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | 506 | 494 | 5 | 5 |
445 | 5 | 6 |
| 16 | 403 |
393 | 4 | 3 | 337 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 197 | 185 | 3 | 9 |
164 | 3 | 12 |
| 18 | 339 | 331 | 4 | 11 | 236 | 4 | 18 |
| In | 3,183 | 3,035 | 36 | 2,555 | 36 | ||
| Total | 6.067 |
5,829 | 70 | 5,030 |
70 | ||
| SSS | 70 | 68 | 69 |
Notable rounds
Mens' Course Record
Ladies' Course Record
Members Achievements
The Boy's of Kilrush Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Fred Daly Trophy on Monday 18th April 2022.
The team on the day was Tom Clancy, Rory Lillis, Ruairí Young, Evan McGibney and Darragh O'Mahony they beat Woodstock Golf Club by 3-matches to 2-matches at Woodstock.
The Boy's of Kilrush Golf Club won the North Munster Section in 2018 and 2019. In the Munster Finals at Clonmel on 20 August 2019 they overcame Douglas G. C. of Cork in the semi-finals and were Runner Up in the Munster Final to Faithlegg GC of Waterford. This success at underage level is a testimony to the hard work of the junior mentors in the club, Donncadh Nagle, Séamus O'Doherty and Jim Young.
The Team was Oisín Morrissey, Gearóid Lillis, David McMahon, Tom Clancy and Cathal Meaney
Members who played representative golf for their Province;
Tom Browne represented Munster in the Under 14 Munster in 2024
Donal Kenny represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 1980 to 1987 playing 35-times won 21-matches and lost 14-matches accumulating 42-points;
Denis F. Nagle represented Munster in 1975
G. A. Young represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 1956 to 1972 playing 39-times won 15-matches halved four and lost 20-matches accumulating 34-points;
History of Kilrush
Roll of Honour
| Member | Year | Hon. Position |
| T. Tubridy | 1990 | Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. K. McGlynn | 1990 | Ladies President |
| John McNamara | 1990 | Men's Captain |
| T. Clune | 1990 | President |
| A. Stanford | 1991 | Ladies Captain |
| Kay Glynn | 1991 | Ladies President |
| P. J. Coady | 1991 | Men's Captain |
| T. Clune | 1991 | President |
| P. Mulcaire | 1992 | Ladies Captain |
| T. Tubridy | 1992 | Ladies President |
| L. Williams | 1992 | Men's Captain |
| M. Roche | 1992 | President |
| K. O'Mahony | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
| T. Tubridy | 1993 | Ladies President |
| B. Duggan | 1993 | Men's Captain |
| M. Roche | 1993 | President |
| K. McNamara | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
| T. Tubridy | 1994 | Ladies President |
| J. F. Young | 1994 | Men's Captain |
| G. J. Young | 1994 | President |
| L. Maher | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
| M. Collins | 1995 | Ladies President |
| M. J. Hartman | 1995 | Men's Captain |
| G. J. Young | 1995 | President |
| J. O'Malley | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
| M. Collins | 1996 | Ladies President |
| G. O'Malley | 1996 | Men's Captain |
| J. McNamara | 1996 | President |
| A. Duggan | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
| M. Moody | 1997 | Ladies President |
| S. Lyons | 1997 | Men's Captain |
| J. McNamara | 1997 | President |
| A. Coen | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
| M. Moody | 1998 | Ladies President |
| L. Maher | 1998 | Men's Captain |
| G. O'Malley | 1998 | President |
| A. Brennan | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
| K. O'Mahony | 1999 | Ladies President |
| N. Thornton | 1999 | Men's Captain |
| G. O'Malley | 1999 | President |
| Mrs. Brid St. Ledger | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. Kathleen O'Mahony | 2000 | Ladies President |
| Gerard Kelly | 2000 | Men's Captain |
| John Hehir | 2000 | President |
| Mary Young | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
| Marian Roche | 2001 | Ladies President |
| Pat St. Ledger | 2001 | Men's Captain |
| John Hehir | 2001 | President |
| M. Hehir | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
| Marian Roche | 2002 | Ladies President |
| Michael Cody | 2002 | Men's Captain |
| Brendan Duggan | 2002 | President |
| Maeve Murphy | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
| Pearl Mulcaire | 2003 | Ladies President |
| Jimmy McSwiggan | 2003 | Men's Captain |
| Mr Bernard Duggan | 2003 | President |
| Jean Lorigan | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
| Pearl Mulcaire | 2004 | Ladies President |
| Gerry Leahy | 2004 | Men's Captain |
| Liam Williams | 2004 | President |
| Una Doyle | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
| Joan O'Malley | 2005 | Ladies President |
| Pat Brennan | 2005 | Men's Captain |
| Liam Williams | 2005 | President |
| Niamh Whelan | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
| Joan O'Malley | 2006 | Ladies President |
| Eamon Rigney | 2006 | Men's Captain |
| Paul Coady | 2006 | President |
| Mary Nolan | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
| Kitty McNamara | 2007 | Ladies President |
| Rory Flynn | 2007 | Men's Captain |
| Paul Coady | 2007 | President |
| Kathleen O'Brien | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
| Kitty McNamara | 2008 | Ladies President |
| Tom Cleary | 2008 | Men's Captain |
| Jim Young | 2008 | President |
| Ailish Lorigan | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
| Loretta Maher | 2009 | Ladies President |
| Neill Browne | 2009 | Men's Captain |
| Jim Young | 2009 | President |
| Imy Kerrigan | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
| Loretta Maher | 2010 | Ladies President |
| Jack Kiely | 2010 | Men's Captain |
| Gearoid Williams | 2010 | President |
| Geraldine Burke | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
| Jean Lorigan | 2011 | Ladies President |
| Pat Shannon | 2011 | Men's Captain |
| Gearoid Williams | 2011 | President |
| Mary O'Sullivan | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
| Jean Lorigan | 2012 | Ladies President |
| Declan O'Donovan | 2012 | Men's Captain |
| Jimmy McSwiggan | 2012 | President |
| Margaret Donnelly | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
| Jean Lorigan |
2013 | Ladies President |
| Michael Hogan | 2013 | Men's Captain |
| Jimmy McSwiggan | 2013 | President |
| Anne Hogan | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
| Kathleen O'Brien | 2014 | Ladies President |
| Finbar McMahon | 2014 | Men's Captain |
| Noel Thornton | 2014 | President |
| Maura McSwiggan | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
| Anne Coen | 2015 | Ladies President |
| Seamus O'Doherty | 2015 | Men's Captain |
| Noel Thornton | 2015 | President |
| Miriam Saunders | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
| Anne Coen | 2016 | Ladies President |
| John Stapleton | 2016 | Men's Captain |
| Sean Lyons |
2016 | President |
| Mary Keating | 2017 | Ladies Captain |
| Ann Duggan |
2017 | Ladies President |
| John McNelis | 2017 | Men's Captain |
| Seán Lyons |
2017 | President |
| Lucy Blake | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
| Anne Duggan |
2018 | Ladies President |
| Cyril Kelly | 2018 | Men's Captain |
| Tom Cleary |
2018 | President |
| Mary G. Nolan | 2019 | Ladies Captain |
| 2019 | Ladies President | |
| Alan Howard | 2019 | Men's Captain |
| Tom Cleary | 2019 | President |
| Ann Marie Donnellan | 2020 | Ladies Captain |
| Anne Brennan | 2020 | Ladies President |
| Kevin Clancy | 2020 | Men's Captain |
| Pat Shannon | 2020 | President |
| Mary Bolton |
2021 | Ladies Captain |
| 2021 | Ladies President | |
| Gerry Duffy |
2021 | Men's Captain |
| 2021 | President | |
| Peggy Mulqueen | 2022 | Ladies Captain |
| Ailish Lorigan |
2022 | Ladies President |
| Noel Kilkenny | 2022 | Men's Captain |
| Sean Moran | 2022 | President |
| Stephanie Roughan | 2023 | Ladies Captain |
| Mary O'Sullivan | 2023 | Ladies President |
| Bernard Coleman | 2023 | Men's Captain |
| Sean Moran | 2023 | President |
| Martina Walsh | 2024 | Ladies Captain |
| 2024 | Ladies President | |
| Tommy Downes | 2024 | Men's Captain |
| Declan O'Donovan | 2024 | President |
| 2025 | Ladies Captain | |
| 2025 | Ladies President | |
| Geremiah Brennan | 2025 | Men's Captain |
| 2025 | President | |
| Ann Brennan | 2025 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
| Tom Browne | 2025 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
| Shane Lillis | 2025 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
| Denis Nagle | 2025 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at Kilrush
| Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
| E. Ryan | 23 May 1999 | 4th | 136 m | |
| Pat Brennan | 11 July 1999 | 8th | 166 m | |
| Denis F. Nagle | 6 December 2002 | 9th | 168 m | |
| Paddy Coghlan | 27 July 2001 | 8th | 166 m | |
| Richard Burke | 16 February 2002 | 17th | 196 m | |
| Alan Carmody | 15 December 2002 | 4th | 136 m | |
| Diarmuid Murphy | 2 April 2003 | 9th | 168 m | |
| Vincent Ward | 18 September 2003 | 8th | 166 m | |
| Seamus O'Doherty | 1 May 2004 | 14th | 176 m | |
| Rory Flynn | 8 July 2004 | 9th | 168 m | |
| William O'Mahoney | 11 July 2004 | 4th | 136 m | |
| Michael O'Brien | 28 February 2005 | 9th | 168 m | |
| Cian O'Mahoney | 10 July 2005 | 17th | 196 m | |
| Joan O'Malley | 22 July 2005 | 9th | 168 m | |
| Margaret Clancy | 10 August 2005 | 9th | 159 m | |
| Mary Farrell | 12 August 2005 | 8th | 158 m | |
| Kathleen O'Brien | 18 August 2005 | 8th | 158 m | |
| Paddy Carmody | 11 September 2005 | 8th | 166 m | |
| M. Brenan | 24 September 2016 | 8th | 131 m |
