Craddockstown golf club Kildare

Members Achievements

The Ladies of Craddockstown Golf Club won the inaugural All-Ireland of the Junior Cup in the AA-Insurance ILGU Inter-club Championship at Headfort Golf Club in October 2006. They beat Southern District Champions Killarney Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final by 3 and halve matches to 1 and halve matches and had a convincing 4½ matches to a ½ match over Galway Golf Club in the decider.  

In the All-Ireland Semi-Final they were led by Stella Lunny l(9) who lost her match against Ailish Mulcahy (8) by 2 and 1, she was followed by Mary Kearney (10) who had a 4 and 2 win over Mary Geaney (9), next up was Margaret Swan (11) against Mary O'Doherty (11) this match was halved, in the penultimate match Erika Roche (13) had a convincing 5 and 4 win over Julia O'Donoghue (13), the bottom match of Anne Bolster (15) was also a comfortable 4 and 3 win over Sue Snelling (15).

They met Western Champions Galway Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final and were led again by Stella Lunny against Geraldine Neville, who secured the first point for the Eastern Champions with a one-hole win. She was followed by Mary Kearney who beat Sheelagh Kearney by 5 and 3. Margaret Swan halved her match with Bryde Glynn. The penultimate match saw Erika Roach have a very comfortable 7 and 3 win over Rita Grealish. Anne Bolster brought up the rear with a 4 and 3 win over Pat Lillis.

The Ladies of Craddockstown Golf Club won the inaugural All-Ireland Final of theIntermediate Cup in the AA-Insurance ILGU Inter-club Championship at Headfort Golf Club in October 2006. They beat Southern District Champions Ballybunion Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final by 4 matches to 1 match and Mid-Leinster Champions Moate Golf Club in the decider, they recorded a 3 matches to 2-matches over them.

In the All-Ireland Semi-Final hey were led by Eileen Jones (18) who beat Pudge O'Reilly (16) by 3 and 1, she was followed by Brigid Kennedy (18) who had a 2 and 1 win over Georgina Keane (19), next up was Eileen O'Donnell (19) who halved her match with Ann Marie Carroll (19), the penultimate match of Frances Corrigan (20) went 3 and 2 to the Kildare club against Nola Adams (20), the bottom match of Rosemary O'Connor (20) was halved with Nuala Lynch (21).

They met Midland Champions Moate in the All-Ireland Final. First on the tee was Eileen Jones who beat Eileen White by 2 and 1. She was followed by Brigid Kennedy who lost to Mary Rohan by 3 and 2. Next up was Eileen O’Donnell who lost to Beth Dunne by 2-holes. Francis Corrigan restored parity when she beat Pearse Corbett by a single-hole. Everything hinged on the final match of Rosemary O’Connor against Margaret Galvin, Margaret delivered the vital point with a one-hole win over the lady from the Midlands.

The Ladies of Craddockstown Golf Club won the inaugural East-Leinster Final of the AA-Insurance ILGU Inter-club Championship of the Senior Foursomes and went on to compete in the National deciders at Headfort Golf Club in October 2006, where they met Munster Champions Limerick Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final and lost out by 2 matches to 1 match. First on the tee was Mary Kearney (10) with Erika Roche (13) who lost their match against Mary Conlon (9) with Trude Murphy (13) by 2-holes, they were followed by Stella Lunny (9) with Lorna Shaffrey (16) who had a 2 and 1 win over Vivienne Gabbett (11) & Patricia Fitzgibbon (12), in  the bottom match Margaret Swan (11) with Anne Bolster (15) lost out to Ann O'Mahony (12) with Siobhan Conway (14) by the slender margin of 1-hole.

Craddockstown got to the Grand Final of the Mitsubishi-Irish Independent National Club Challenge in the Algarve in October 2001. The team was Pat Donegan (6), Kevin O'Reilly (9), Robbie Cullen (11) and Bernard McDonnell (19).

Craddockstown were County Champions in the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 1997, when the team was, N. Russell, J. May, B. Murphy, V. Foran, M. Walsh, P. Hart, P. Rogers, R. Lawlor, F. O'Reilly, P. Power and they were managed by M. Hegarty.

Eileen and Joe O'Donnell booked their place in the National Finals of the Spar-Irish Independent Mixed Pairs challenge at City West in June 2001. Eileen playing off 21 and Liam playing off 9 returned a score of 56 points which gave them the runner-up position and set them on their way to National Finals at Adare Manor Golf & Country Club in August.

History of Craddockstown

Craddockstown Golf Club are proud of what they have achieved during our short history. They have set out to deliver a top class golfing experience complemented by friendly and efficient service from our administrative bar and catering staff. They hope that your visit will be a memorable and enjoyable one.

In March 1991, just under 100 pioneering members signed up and committed to the dream of owning their own course. The Committee bought 142 acre stud farm on the Blessington Road just outside the town of Naas and commissioned Arthur Spring to design an 18-hole golf course.

In 1992, the name of the club was formalised as Craddockstown Golf Club and in 1994 our original course was opened.

In 1999, with membership and reputation growing the club opened its clubhouse.

In 2003, not satisfied to rest on our laurels, the Committee with considerable moral and financial support from the membership set its sights on improving the course. Roger Jones (associated with the famous Ring of Kerry golf course) was commissioned to re-design the existing course which involved changes to almost every hole. Although built on a fine tract of gently undulating land and with plenty of natural water, the course did not present the sort of challenge members and visitors alike were increasingly demanding from a course.

The official opening of the new course on the 19th June 2004 saw changes to almost every hole including two new greens, several new lakes, 20 new tee boxes and 15 new fairway bunkers. Members and visitors alike have been unanimous in their praise for the new par 72 layout that has transformed the course into a real golfing challenge.