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Members Achievements

The Ladies from Banbridge Golf Club reached the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals of the Women’s Minor Foursomes on Friday 6st September 2024 at Shannon Golf Club when they lost out to the Ladies from Howth Golf Club by 3½-matches to ½-match. They were led out by Anita Acheson with Colette Brown lost their match by 7 and 6 against Veronica Baker with Elizabeth Collier, next on the tee was Julie Comeskey with Laura Caughey who lost their match by 2 and 1 against Kitty Walsh with Catherine MacCanna, in the penultimate match Diane Gallagher with Linda Giles had a 4 and 3 win against Triona Blake with Jenni Ryan and the bottom match of Denise Nelson with Kathleen Smyth against Aisling Hall with Clodagh Whelan was halved.

Jim Carvill was selected on the Irish Seniors International team to represent Ireland in the Home-Internationals at Castleknock Golf Club on Tuesday 17th September 2024 other members of the team were Jim Carvill (Douglas Golf Club), Tony Cleary (Spanish Point Golf Club), Alan Condren (Greystones Golf Club), Jody Fanagan (Milltown Golf Club), Steve Graham (East Sussex National) and David Mulholland (Castlerock Golf Club). They were managed by Matt Donohue from Portumna Golf Club and Captained by Brian Hutchinson from Donaghadee Golf Club.

Jim Carvill was selected on the Men’s Home Senior International Team to play at West Kilbride, Scotland between 19th and 21st September 2023, others on the team were Declan O'Neill (Grange Golf Club), John O'Brien (Castlemartyr Golf Club), David Mulholland (Castlerock Golf Club), Karl Bornemann (Douglas Golf Club), Jody Fanagan (Milltown Golf Club) and Peter Sheehan (Ballybunion Golf Club) they were managed by Matt Donohue from Portumna Golf Club and captained by Brian Hutchinson from Donaghadee Golf Club.

The Ladies of Banbridge Golf Club qualified for the All-Ireland deciders of the Intermediate Cup at Limerick Golf Club on Thursday 16th September 2021 by winning their Ulster Regional Finals and were drawn against K Club Golf Club in the All-Ireland Quarter Finals; they lost their match by 3-matches to 2-matches.
First on the tee Mary Longmore who won her match by 1-hole against Pat Desmond, she was followed by Karen Curran who lost by 3 and 2 against Sally-Ann O’Connor, next up was Susan Magennis who wen down to Carol Barry by 5 and 4, in the penultimate match Magen Whan won her match by the minimum against Noreen O’Grady and in the bottom match Ann Magennis lost her match by 1-hole against Beryl Bowden.

Jim Carvill was selected to represent the Irish Senior Men’s team at the Home Internationals at Woodhall Spa, England from 4th to 6th August 2021, the others on the squad were Karl Bornemann (Douglas Golf Club), Philip Purdy (Shandon Park Golf Club) and John O’Brien (Castlemartyr Golf Club) they were captained by Michael Coote from Tralee Golf Club.

Banbridge Golf Club won the Ulster Final of the Irish Senior Cup at Royal Portrush Golf Club on Sunday 17th August 2014.
They made their way to Carton House to compete in the All-Ireland deciders on the O’Meara Course where they were drawn against Connacht Champions Co. Sligo Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final.
They were led out by Jim Carvill who lost his match against Declan Reidy by 2 and 1, he was followed by Connor Doran who had a 3 and 2 win over Sean Flanagan next up was Colin Wilton who had a very comfortable 6 and 5 win over Ruairi O’Connor in the penultimate match Rory Leonard lost his match to Steffan O’Hara by 4 and 3 and in the bottom match Stefan Greenberg went down by 5 and 3 to Mark Morrissey.
So it was not to be for Banbridge to win their first Irish Senior Cup when one thinks of all the fine golfers they have produced down the years.

Banbridge Golf Club won the Ulster Final of the Barton Shield when they beat Portstewart Golf Club by 13-holes in 2012.
They made the long journey to Kinsale Golf Club to compete in the All-Ireland deciders on Wednesday 19th September when they were drawn against Connaught Champions Galway Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Finals.
They were led by Rory Leonard with C. Wilson who had a 1-hole win over Ronan Mullarney with Joe Lyons, the other match of Jim Carvill with Conor Doran was halved against Eddie McCormack with Damien Glynn.
They met NUI Maynooth in the All-Ireland Final they were lead again by Rory Leonard with C. Wilson who lost to C. O’Rourke with J. Yates, the second match of Jim Carvill with Conor Doran was a 7-hole win to B. Anderson with G. Hurley.

Banbridge Golf Club won the Ulster Final of the Irish Junior Cup at Shandon Park Golf Club on Sunday 15thAugust 2010 when they beat Portstewart Golf Club by 3½ matches to 1½-matches.
They made their way to Castlebar Golf Club to compete in the National Deciders, they were drawn against Connacht Champions Portumna Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Wednesday 15th September.
First on the tee was Ross McCandless who won his match by 2 and 1 against Ger Lynch, he was followed by Luke Woods who lost his match to Sean Cleary by 2 and 1, next up was Rory Madeley against John Cleary this match also went to the men from east Galway by 3 and 2. The penultimate match of Jonathan Burns against Shane Ryan was lost by the slimmest of margins with a 1-hole loss, the bottom match of Jonathan Shannon against Pat Quinlan was halved. So it was not to be for Banbridge, Portumna did go on to beat Naas Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final the following day.

Rory Leonard won the West of Ireland Open Championship at Co. Sligo Golf Club on 6th April 2010 when he beat Eddie McCormack from Galway Golf Club by 2 and 1.

Banbridge Golf Club won the Ulster Championship of the Barton Shield in 2009 and made their way to Tullamore Golf Club to compete in the National Deciders: having won the All-Ireland Semi-Final when beating the Connaught Champions, they met Leinster Champions Kilkenny Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final, they were led by  Rory Leonard with Ciaran McAleavey who lost by 1-hole in a ding-dong match against Paul O'Hara with Craig Martin, the bottom match of Connor Doran & Alastair McCully was halved against Eddie Power & Richie Walsh when Richie Walsh had to sink a 6-footer before the green pennant went to the marble-city.

The gogolfing Website would like to congratulate Richard Kilpatrick on being part of the victorious Irish Team that won the European Amateur Championship at Western Gailes on the Ayrshire Cost, on Saturday 7th July 2007, when they overcame a strong French team by 4 ½ matches to 2 ½ matches. Ireland had not won this Championship since 1987, the other members of the team were Rory McIlroy (Hollywood Golf Club), Jonathan Caldwell (Clandeboye Golf Club), Simon Ward (Co. Louth), Shane Lowry (Esker Hills Golf Club) well done lads and we will continue to follow your progress in the years to come.

Banbridge Golf Club won the Ulster Final of The Irish Senior Cup in 2007, and it was on to the All-Ireland Finals at Shandon Park Golf Club on Friday 14th September, where they were drawn against Leinster Champions Portmarnock Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Finals.
The star-studded team on the day was, Rory Leonard, Alistair McCully, Richard Kilpatrick, Connor Doran, and Jim Carvill.

First on the tee was Rory Leonard against Michael Brett, Rory won his match by 5 and 4; he was followed by Alistair McCully against Geoff Lenehan who beat the Portmarnock man by 3 and 2. Next on the tee was the reigning East of Ireland Champion Richard Kilpatrick against David Kelleher who had a convincing 6 and 5 win. He was followed by Conor Doran against the veteran and multiple Amateur Championship winners Adrian Morrow, but he proved too good for Adrian on the day to record a 4 and 3 win. Jim Carvill played at anchor (Jim won the East of Ireland and the South of Ireland in 2005) against Niall Goulding and halved the match giving the Ulster Champions a convincing 4 ½ matches to ½ match over the Leinster Champions.
They met Connacht Champions Co. Sligo in the All-Ireland decoder on Saturday 15thSeptember; however things were not to go as smoothly as in the Semi-Final.
Rory Leonard was first up again against Martin McTernan who lost his match by 2 and 1, Richard Kilpatrick beat Seryth Heavey by 3 and 1. He was followed by Connor Doran who halved his match with Keith O'Neill; Alistair McCully had a bad day against Gary McDermott when he lost his match by 6 and 4. It was all down to the final match of Jim Carvill against David Dunne, but the Rosses Point man was to just shade it with a 1-hole win to determine where the Irish Senior Cup would rest for 2007/2008.

Banbridge Golf Club won the Ulster Final of the Irish Junior Cup in 2006, when they beat Portadown Golf Club by 4 matches to one match at Lurgan Golf Club on 27th August.

It was on to Enniscrone Golf Club for the National Finals, where they where drawn against Munster Champions Tramore Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Wednesday 13thSeptember.
First on the tee was Neil Clydesdale against Danny Linehan, who had a comfortable win of 3 and 2. He was followed by Trevor Woods against Alan Browne who clamed victory by the same margin. Next up was Jonathan Burns who beat Barrie Rogers by 2 and 1. Banbridge had now booked their place in the All-Ireland Final. Gareth Gillespie had one of those days and lost out to Paul O’Sullivan. The final match was halved between Rory Madeley and John O’Brien.
They met the Leinster Champions Castle Golf Club the following day in the decider. First up was Neil Clydesdale against Simon Lynch, who had a bad day losing out by 7 and 6. Next on the tee was Trevor Woods who secured a vital point against Ronan Burke on the 19th-hole. He was followed by Jonathan Burns who had a comfortable win over Omer Bhamjee by 6 and 5. The penultimate match saw Ross McCandless secured the match against Ross Kinsella by 2 and 1. Rory Madeley lost out to Marc Dillon by 2 and 1. However the Green Pennant was in the bag to record their second All-Ireland, having won the Barton Shield in 2003.

Richard Kilpatrick was selected to play in the Home Internationals at Prestwick Golf Club from 8th to 10th September 2004.

Banbridge Golf Club won their first ever senior green pennant since the club was founded in 1912, when they beat a strong Stackstown Golf Club team at Lisburn Golf Club on Thursday 11 th September 2003 in the All-Ireland Final of the Barton Shield. Having accounted for Connacht Champions Connemara Golf Club in the Semi-Final by 3-holes, when Conor Doran & Kieran Magennis beat Derek McNamara & G. O'Donnell by 3-holes. They were followed by “big” Rory Leonard & Ciaran McAleavey who halved their match with D. Scully & D. Stapleton in the morning.

The afternoon saw Conor Doran & Kieran Magennis pitched against the McDermott brothers Michael (a former West of Ireland winner) and John who they beat by 1-hole. The second match of Rory Leonard & Ciaran McAleavey against former South of Ireland winner Mark Campbell & Liam Ryan was a cliff-hanger with the Banbridge pair won a magnificent halve and delivering the All-Ireland pennant to this club that has produced some outstanding players, not least Remi Burns.

Banbridge continued its success in the Club Youths' Championship, when they retained the Ulster Title in 2002. The team of Conor Doran, Richard Kilpatrick, Ciaran McAleavey and Dean Nicoletti, they went to Royal Tara Golf Club on August 26 th to defend the Championship. They beat Munster Champions Douglas on a count back with a score of 296 to take the All-Ireland title.

Banbridge Golf Club won the All-IrelandFred Daly title at Roscrea Golf Club in August 2002, when the team was, Neil Honeyford, Ciaran McAleavey, Rory Doran, Mark Honeyford, Gareth Bronte, Dean Nicoletti, Richard Kilpatrick and Conor Doran, they were managed by Aidan Doran and Sean Quinn.

Banbridge Golf Club won the All-Ireland Club Youths' Championship in 2001

Banbridge Golf Club won the BMW Ulster Mixed Foursomes in 2001. 

Aidan Doran was selected as Captain of the Ulster Youths' team for 2001.

Richard Kilpatrick was selected on the Irish Youths team to play in Gdansk, Poland on July 9 th 2002.

Richard Kilpatrick was selected on the Ulster team for the Interprovincial Matches played at Portmarnock Golf Club from 11th to 13th August 2004.

Ciaran McAleavey was selected on the Ulster Boys' team for the Interprovincial's at Headfort Golf Club from August 28-30 2002 and Rory Doran was non-travelling reserve.

Following their success in the Fred Daly the previous year. The young men from Banbridge continued their winning ways when they won the Irish Club Youths Championship Final at Nenagh Golf Club in September 2001. This time they won with the best card second-round counting. They recorded scores of Conor Doran 80-70, Richard Kilpatrick 72-75 and Ciaran McIleavey 74-77 for a total of 291. This competition is the best two cards counting. They piped Hermitage on a count back, with Muskerry in 3 rd place and Ballinasloe in 4th .

Prior to 2001:

Banbridge won the Fred Daly Trophy at Strandhill G.C. in August 2000, when they beat Westport by 3-2 in a thrilling All-Ireland final, with all matches going the distance. The team was Noel Kavanagh, Richard Kilpatrick, Ciaran McAleavey, Conor Doran, and Ross McCandless.

Conor Doran was runner-up in the Irish Boys Amateur Close Championship at Strandhill on 25 th August 2000. He was, beaten into second place by, Derek McNamara from Connemara.

Banbridge is continuing to produce fine young golfers with Conor Doran representing Ireland in the European Boys' Championship in Holland in July 2000. He took 4.5 points out of a possible 5 for the team that was piped by Scotland in the final. He and his fellow club-mate, Richard Kilpatrick, were selected on the Boys' Home International team at Portmarnock G. C. on 9 th to 11 th August 2000.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

Raymie Burns represented Ireland as a Senior International from 1991 to 1993 playing 23-times won 18-matches halved two and lost 3-matches accumulating 38-points. He represented Ireland at international Youths level from 1991 to 1992 playing 10-matches, won 5-matches halved one and lost 4-matches accumulating 11-points. He represented Ireland at Irish Boys level from 1989 to 1991 playing 23-times won 17-matches halved one and lost 5-matches accumulating  35-points. He represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s from 19911to 1993 playing 18-times won 11-matches halved one and lost 6-matches accumulating 23-points. He represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships from 1990 to 1991 playing 12-times won 7-matches halved one and lost 4-matches accumulating 15-points;

Conor Doran represented Ireland as a Senior International from 2005 to 2010 playing 24-times won 10-matches halved four and lost 10-matches accumulating 24-points. He represented Ireland at international Youths level in 2003 playing 4-matches, won 3-matches and lost 1-matches accumulating 6-points. He represented Ireland at Irish Boys level from 1999 to 2000 playing 18-times won 6-matches halved five and lost 7-matches accumulating 17-points. He represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s from 2005 to 2010 playing 34-times won 18-matches halved one and lost 15-matches accumulating 37-points. He represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships from 2000 to2001 playing 11-times won 4-matches halved three and lost 4-matches accumulating 11-points. He represented Ulster at the Boys Interprovincial Championships from 1998 to 1999 playing 12-times won 10-matches halved one and lost 1-match accumulating 21-points;

Richard Kilpatrick represented Ireland as a Senior International from 2003 to 2007 playing 23-times won 9-matches halved two and lost 12-matches accumulating 20-points. He represented Ireland at international Youths level from 2003 to 2004 playing 6-matches, won 3-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 6-points. He represented Ireland at Irish Boys level in 2000 playing 4-times won 2-matches and halved 2-matches accumulating 6-points. He represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s from 2003 to 2006 playing 13-times won 8-matches halved one and lost 4-matches accumulating 17-points. He represented Ulster at the Boys Interprovincial Championships in 1999 playing 5-times won 3-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 6-points;

Rory Leonard represented Ireland as a Senior International in 2010 playing 6-times won 1-match halved one and lost 4-matches accumulating 3-points. He represented Ireland at international Youths level from 1996 to 1999 playing 10-matches, won 6-matches halved one and lost 3-matches accumulating 13-points. He represented Ireland at Irish Boys level in 1994 playing 4-times won 1-match halved one and lost 2-matches accumulating 3-points. He represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s from 1997 to 2010 playing 34-times won 17-matches halved four and lost 13-matches accumulating 38-points. He represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships from 1995 to 1997 playing 17-times won 10-matches halved two and lost 5-matches accumulating 22-points;
Ciaran McAleavey represented Ireland at Irish Boys level from 2001 to 2003 playing  13-times won 6-matches and lost 5-matches accumulating 12-points. He represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s in 2007 playing 3-times won 1-match and lost 2-matches accumulating 2-points. He represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships in 2005 playing 5-times won 4-matches and lost 1-match accumulating 8-points. He represented Ulster at the Boys Interprovincial Championships from 2000 to 2002 playing 16-times won 8-matches and lost 8-matches accumulating 16-points;

K. Stevenson represented Ireland as a Senior International in1972 playing 12-times won 5-matches halved two and lost 5-matches accumulating 12-points. He represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s from 1972 to 1984 playing 46-times won 23-matches halved three and lost 20-matches accumulating 49-points;
R. Kilpatrick represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s in 2007 playing 6-times won 2-matches and lost 4-matches accumulating 4-points;

R. M. Crozier represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships from 1977 to1978 playing 7-times won 3-matches and lost 4-matches accumulating 6-points;

Rory Doran represented Ulster at the Boys Interprovincial Championships in 2002 playing 4-times won 2-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 4-points;
Luke Woods represented Ulster at the inaugural Boys Under-15 Interprovincial Championships in 2010 playing 3-times won 1-match and lost 2-matches accumulating 2-points;

History of Banbridge

Instituted 1913 affiliated 1914

The records prior to 1922 are unavailable. The Irish Golfers Guide gives the foundation as 1913 we reckon 1912. The Captain was D. W. Smyth and the Hon. Secretary, W. Haughton Smyth. It gives it as a nine-hole course about half a mile from the station and 2,760 yards long. Raymond Burns assures me it was a twelve-hole course when he was playing his golf out of Banbridge. It is now an eighteen-hole course.

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