Dungarvan golf club Waterford

Members Achievements

Dungarvan Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Irish Senior Cup at Thurles Golf Club on Saturday 18th August 2018 when they beat Tralee Golf Club by 3-matches to 2-matches.

They were led out by Alan Thomas who beat Mark Leahy by 3 and 2, he was followed by Peter Mullaney who recorded a halve against Darren O’Sullivan when called in, next on the tee was Kevin Stack who had a 2 and 1 win over Eoghan O’Donnell, in the penultimate match Gavin Smith halved is match against Fergal O’Sullivan when called in and in the bottom match Danny Raher beat Anton O’Callaghan by 5 and 4. They met Ulster Champions Royal Portrush Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final when they returned to Thurles on Saturday 6th October where they lost out to the North Antrim club.  

Dungarvan Golf Club were runners-up in the Munster Final of the Barton Shield at Shannon Golf Club on Saturday 16th August 2014, when the went down to Muskerry Golf Club by 2-holes, they were led out by John Reynolds with Kevin Stack who lost out to Niall Gorey with Dave O'Donovan by 2-holes, they were followed by Peter Mullaney with Alan Thomas who halved their match against Daniel Hallissey with John Waldron. They beat a strong Limerick Golf Club in the Munster Semi-Final by 4-holes the same line up of John Reynolds with Kevin Stack beat Martin Poucher with Sean Poucher by 7-holes, they were followed by Peter Mullaney with Alan Thomas who lost their match against Pat Murray with Mike Reddan by 3-holes.
They beat Mitchelstown Golf Club by 6-holes in the first qualifying match at County Tipperary Golf Club on Saturday 28th June, they then beat Tramore Golf Club by 2-holes in the next round, they followed that with a 3-hole win over Youghal Golf Club and had a 4-hole win over Thurles Golf Club in the Regional decider.

Dungarvan Golf Club won the All-Ireland Junior Foursomes in 1985, when the team was Austin Spratt, John Deasy, Derry Kiely and Kieran Hogan.

They won the Munster Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield in the Munster Branch Centenary year of 1991, when the panel was M. Flynn, B. O'Kennedy, B. Foyle, T. Lineen, J. Spratt, K. Cusack, P. J. Killigrew, J. Harty, E. P. Kiely, M. Hanrahan, R. Spratt, D. O'Neill, M. Lynch, J. Hogan, J. Elstead, J. Gough and T. Brady. They won the Munster County Club Cup in 1987.

They were Runners-Up in the All-Ireland Brennan Cup in 1996. The squad was P. J. Barry, Tony Brady, Tom Whelan, Cyril Power, Patsy Horsom, Billy Queally, Michael Kelly, Jim Quinn, Jack Elstead, Johnny Hogan, Danny Barry, Michael Kelleher and Tom Conway.

The Ladies of Dungarvan Golf Club won the ILGU Junior League in 1990, when the squad was Breda McCarthy, Chrissie Terry, Peggy O'Brien, Phil Donnelly, Bernie Hayes, Alicia Browne, Rose Prendergast, Mary Kyne and Rena McDonnell. They were captained by Bernie Twomey.

What a year Ann Maher has had, she started the year playing off a handicap of 43, she is now down to 20. Among her many wins in her first year in the game, Ann took her Captain's Prize in June and crowned her year with a four points clear victory in the President's prize to the Ladies, when she returned 41pts.

Ann and Husband Philip were runners-up on their home course in the regional qualifiers of the Spar-Irish Independent National Mixed Pairs Challenge on the 20th of June. They finished the year in real style when they went to Adare Manor to play in the Irish Final of the Spar-Irish Independent Mixed Pairs Challenge in late August. With 52 points they booked their tickets for Tenerife for the big shoot out in November. Remarkably Ann and Philip were only playing golf since October 2000. They finished joint 3rd at the Golf del Sur championship course with a score of 148.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

John Murphy represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial in 1987 playing 3-times won 1-match and lost 2-matches accumulating 2-points;

K. Stack represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level in 2006 playing 4-times won 2-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 4-points;

Jack Lacey represented Munster in the Boys Interprovincial Championships in 2010 playing 6-times won 5-matches and lost 1-match accumulating 10-points;

Sean O’Halloran represented Munster in the Boys Interprovincial Championships in 1999 playing 6-times won 3-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 6-points;

Gabriel Lacy played for Munster in the inaugural Boys under-15 Interprovincial Championships in 2010, playing 3-matches won 0-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 0-points; 

History of Dungarvan

Founded 1924, affiliated 1924.

From the foundation of the club in the early 1920's to our move to Knocknagranagh in 1993.

A home at last! Dungarvan Golf Club is wedged between Cruachán Hill and Dungarvan Harbour and is situated a few driver-lengths from Abbeyside village. The club was set up in the early 1920s when a nine-hole links was laid out on the Cunnigar (a three-mile snd spit which is only a 9-iron distance south of Dungarvan town). Members usually visited the Cunnigar in the boat of John 'The Lord' Duggan, who infamously declared during a stormy crossing, "fear not, for The Lord is with you!" The widespread appeal of the game and the growing membership led to affiliation to the Golfing Union of Ireland in 1924. Alas, coastal erosion and Cunnigar inaccessibility led the club to seek an alternative venue.

In 1929 the club moved to Clonea, playing on farm land beside the Ocean View Hotel (now The Clonea Strand Hotel). A small pavilion was erected to house golf equipment, and the members used the hotel for refreshment and social functions. Golf had taken off in the Déise County however, a mere seven years later the landowner decided not to renew the lease, so the search for suitable lands began again. Sites in Garranbane, Killosera and Lisfennell were considered, but the members opted for a scenic part of the Stephenson estate in Ballinacourty beside the sea.

The new nine-hole course was opened in 1939. Soon, however, travel from the town became a problem with the outbreak of World War II the members were undaunted and resorted to the humble bicycle, horseback and pony and trap - some even walked with a bag of clubs on their back while the war lasted. The ruins of a Coastguard Station were developed into a fine clubhouse which included bar, dressing rooms and living quarters, and work on the course proceeded over the fifty happy years spent at Ballinacourty. The club's 1970 purchase of the land was followed by the acquisition of the former Ballinacourty National School - adjacent to the course - to serve as a machinery store.

The success of Dungarvan Golf Club and the growing population in the town led to calls from the members to expand to eighteen holes. When the various options regarding expansion and 'moving house' were considered during the late 1980s we decided to purchase some farm land nearer to the town and develop today's challenging course, club house and professional's shop. A local entrepreneur purchased the course at Ballinacourty (the club house had been razed by fire in the 80s), and later developed it to today's Gold Coast G.C. Around the same time a local golfing family decided to cease farming to develop West Waterford G.C. Within a few years the area had three quality eighteen-hole courses, all very different in nature. Members of each club are wont to biased opinions on the merits of their own course, and a friendly rivalry exists. The three clubs combine their attractive features in the annual 'Three Course Classic' they also offer the 'Dungarvan Golf Triangle' to perceptive visitors who wish to play all three courses for a reasonable tariff.

We moved to our new home in July 1993 and the progress has been remarkable. Our top quality championship course, practice areas and clubhouse are owned and run by the members, and we were delighted in 2007 to be included in Golf Digest's 'Top 100 Irish Courses'. In line with international trends GUI policy we have a thriving juvenile section with its own Captain and committee. In addition to hosting GUI competitions and major fund-raising classics, our club attracts golf societies from near and far. The club's congenial atmosphere makes everybody heartily welcome, whether for golf, snooker, card games, or just to while away the time in pleasant surroundings the club house has full bar and catering facilities, along with ample parking area. We have a fully stocked Professional's Shop run by PGA Professional David Hayes apart from purchase and repair of golf clubs and equipment, lessons may be arranged for both beginners and improvers.

Yes, the Sunny South-East has a golfer's paradise. It is called Dungarvan!