Lahinch golf club Clare

Members Achievements

The Ladies Lahinch Golf Club won their Regional Final of the Irish Senior Cup in 2010 and made their way to Cork Golf Club to compete in the National deciders,  where they were drawn against Connaught Champions Claremorris Golf Club in the All-Ireland Quarter Finals on Friday 13th August and recorded a result of 4-matches to 1-match victory.

 They were led by Sinead Sexton who beat Sarah Helly by 3 and 2, she was followed by Linda Toomey who beat Kate Gallagher by 3 and 2 next up was Olivia Hayes who halved with Sarah Gallagher when called-in, the penultimate match of Valerie Hassett who was a resounding 6 and 5 win over Kung Fanning,, in the bottom match Valerie Shannon recorded a halve with Emily McHugh when called-in.

They met Ulster Champions Royal Portrush Ladies Club and eventual green pennant winners in the All-Ireland Semi-Final and lost out by 4-matches to 1-match. They were led again by Sinead Sexton who halved her match against Gemma McClenaghan when called-in, she was followed by Linda Toomey who also recorded a halve with Charlene Reid when called-in, next up was Olivia Hayes who lost her match to Niamh Quigg by 2 and 1, in the penultimate match Valerie Hassett lost to Lucy Simpson by 3 and 2, in the bottom match Valerie Shannon lost out to Helen Jones by 7and 6. They were captained by Georgina Condon.

The Girls’ of Lahinch won the Munster Final of the Girls’ Inter-club Championship and were drawn against Leinster Champions Mannan Castle in the All-Ireland Semi-Final at Mallow Golf Club on Tuesday 25th August 2009.

Captain Barbara Foley sent out Sinead Sexton to lead the team against Louise Hanratty and had a convincing 5 and 4 win over the Monaghan girl. She was followed by Chloe Duggan who lost out to Roison Brady by 3 and 2. The bottom match of Emma McInerney against Amy Boylan had a similar result.

Mark Ryan a member of Lahinch and Grange won the West of Ireland Championship at Co. Sligo in 2003.

P. Murphy qualified for the National Finals of the Irish Times-Mitsubishi Motors Women's Masters. She returned 35 points in the semi-final at Glasson Golf Hotel & Country Club on the 23rd of August 2001. Then it was on to Galway Bay Golf & Country Club for the Final on13th September.

Prior to 2001:

Lahinch Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup at Portmarnock G. C. in 1959, when the team was, G. McGlennon, A. Skerritt, G. A. Young, T. Ahern, P. J. Leyden and A. Slattery.

Lahinch Golf Club won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at home in 1955, when the team was, P. J. Leyden, A. Skerritt, A. Slattery and G. A. Young.

Lahinch Golf Club won the All-Ireland Barton Shield on their home course in 1947, when the team was, J. Bourke, A. Slattery, M. O'Loughlin and D. Torrens.

They won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Co. Sligo G. C. in 1963, when the team was, J. Wall, F. Lehane, J. O'Callaghan, B. Vaughan and M. Rush, they were captained by Justice J. G. Hurley.

They won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup on their home course in 1961, when the team was, J. Smyth, T. Rush, G. Barry, J. Keating, J. Wall and B. O'Brien, they were captained by Justice J. G. Hurley.

Lahinch Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Irish Senior Cup and were beaten finalists in 1984, when the team was, Martin Barrett, Paul Barrett, Paul McInerney, Declan McInerney, Des Creedon, P. J. Queally, and they were captained by Gerry McGlennon.

They won the Munster Final of the Irish Senior Cup in 1971, when the team was, M. Barrett, B. O'Brien, G. A. Young, J. D. Smyth and P. J. Leyden.

They won the Munster Final of the Irish Junior Cup in 1941, when the team was, B. O'Farrell, Fr. E. Murphy, D. F. O'Loghlin, Fr. P. Garrahy and Fr. Madden.

S. Norton was elected to the council of the Munster Branch of the GUI for 2001.

The Ladies of Lahinch Golf Club won the ILGU Senior Cup in 1988, when the team was, J. O'Callaghan, K. Donworth, V. Hassett, P. Murphy and M. Daly, they were captained by O. Fitzpatrick.

They won the ILGU Munster Cup in 1992, with Geraldine Rush, Deirdre O'Brien and Maura Harvey.

They won the ILGU Junior League in 1996, when the team was, Anna Gleeson, Mary McDonnell, K. McDermott, Deirdre O'Brien, F. Chambers, E. Lyons, they were captained Frances Sarma.

They won the ILGU Junior League the previous year, when the team was, Jo de Courcy, Anna Gleeson, Sue Parnell, Ann Vaughan, Mary McDonnell, Margaret Morton, Eavan Foley and Oonagh Mee, they were captained by Frances Sarma.

They won the ILGU Intermediate League in 1984, when the team was, Mona Davis, Phenie Murphy, Deirdre O'Brien, Chris Meaney, Ann O'Sullivan and Frances Spelman, they were captained by Nancy Connole.

Lahinch was the home club of my late friend Mick Ryan, father of Mark and David, who have matured into two of the finest young golfers to watch, they were both selected to represent Leinster in 2003, have represented Ireland at underage level.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

John Burke played Walker Cup at Brooklyn Massachusetts in 1932, he represented Ireland as a Senior International from 1929 to 1949 playing 58-times won 23-matches halved nine and lost 26-matches accumulating 55-points. He represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 1938 to 1939;

A. Slattery represented Ireland as a Senior International from 1948 to 1949 playing 8-times won 5-matches halved one and lost 2-matches accumulating 11-points;

D. McInerney represented Ireland at international Youths level in 1987 playing 2-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 0-points. He represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1983 to 1987 playing 16-times won 10-matches and lost 6-matches accumulating 20-points;

R. Culligan represented Ireland at Irish Boys level in 1980 playing 3-times won 1-match and lost 2-matches accumulating 2-points. He represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1981 to 1982 playing 8-times won 2-matches and lost 6-matches accumulating 4-points;

F. J. Hannan* represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 1938 to 1939;

S. Loftus represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 2005 to 2010 playing 12-times won 2-matches halved two and lost 6-matches accumulating 6-points;

G. McGlennon* represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 1958 to 1959 playing 12-times won 6-matches and lost 6-matches accumulating 12-points.

P. McInerney represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial in 1989 playing 6-times won 1-match and lost 5-matches accumulating 2-points;

A. Skerritt represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 1958 to 1962 playing 22-times won 10-matches halved one and lost 11-matches accumulating 21-points;

M. Skerritt represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 1962 to 1965 playing 18-times won 9-matches halved three and lost 6-matches accumulating 21-points;

Austin Skerritt* represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial in 1939;

J. D. Smyth represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 1967 to 1976 playing 45-times won 22-matches halved eight and lost 15-matches accumulating 52-points. He represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1962 to 1967;

D. Torrens* represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 1938 to 1939;

M. Culligan represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1973 to 1976 playing 7-times won 4-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 8-points;

J. McGlennon* represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level in 1966 playing 2-times;

B. O’Brian* represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level in 1963 playing 4-times;

D. O’Brian represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level in 1975 playing 2-times won 1-match and lost 1-match accumulating 2-points;

W. O’Brian* represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1968 to 1971 playing 4-times won 1-match halved one and lost 0-matches accumulating 3-points;

M. Rush* represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level in 1964 playing 2-times;

P. Slattery represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1974 to 1977 playing 8-times won 4-matches and lost 4-matches accumulating 8-points;

Mark Power represented Munster in the Boys Interprovincial Championships in 1995 playing 6-times won 2-matches halved two and lost 2-matches accumulating 6-points;

Denise Doyle was selected to play for Ireland in the European Ladies Junior Championships at Oslo Golf Club, Norway in 1998 and at Nairn Golf Club Scotland in 1996 and played for Ireland in the Girls' Home Internationals at Mosely Golf Club in 1993, at Helensburgh Golf Club in 1994 and at Gog Magog Golf Club in 1995.

History of Lahinch

Instituted 1892 affiliated 1895

The members of Limerick Golf Club set out to find a location to play their golf in the Summer months as Limerick racecourse was covered in long grass. On 26th March, 1882 Sir Alexander Shaw and Mr. Plummer the Hon. Secretary were driving from Ennistymon and passed what was then a dreary, desolate piece of land, a mass of sandhills, owned by Dan Slattery. They revisited the "sandhills" on 9th April and an eighteen-hole course was marked out. In 1894. Old Tom Morris laid out the course and declared it to be "one of the finest clubs in the United Kingdom".
The first South of Ireland was played in 1895 and the inaugural winner was Dr. G. S. Browning, who beat his fellow Lahinch clubman W. F. McDonnell, 2 and 1. In November that year, The Great Southern and Western Railway, announced a special offer for golfers, from Friday to Tuesday. For a guinea return they could travel from Kingsbridge to Lahinch to play this course. In 1886 Mr. Gerald Balfour, the Chief Secretary of Ireland, a good golfer, took rooms at the Royal Golf Hotel.
Sir Alexander Shaw together with others built the hotel and he was President of the club from 1893 to 1923, and Captain from 1893 to 1901. It would seem we owe a great deal to his vision, for seeing the possibility of the sandhills.
In the Autumn of 1906, Charles Gibson of Westward Ho, revised the layout of the links, which remained in play until 1927, when Dr. Alister Mackenzie was retained to make improvements. Mackenzie had completed Augusta National and Cypress Point at this time and was the most respected course architect at the time. His revisions were carried out at a cost of £2,000. The only remaining hole of "Old Toms" is the famous 6th "The Dell

Lahinch recently underwent an improvement development, (if that was possible,) at a cost of £1,000,000 (approx). The South of Ireland is still one of Major Championships held each year. The youngest player ever to win it was Mark Campbell of Stackstown, in 1999.