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Members Achievements

Downpatrick Golf Club were Ulster Champions and were All-Ireland Finalists in the BMW Irish Mixed Foursomes in 2004, when the team was, P. Fitzsimons, C. McCann, C. Minnis, B. Mullan, D. Gibson, E. Walsh, A. Rodgers, O. O'Neill, A. McCann, T. Gibson, C. Toner, K. Finn and B. Fitzsimons, they were captained by D. Taggart.

Anthony Carson, David Gibson and Alex Macrae won the Smirnoff Shoot-Out at Penina, Portugal in October, 2002.

Prior to 2001

Downpatrick won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Clandeboye G. C. in 1987, when the team was Colm Coyle, J. F. Moore, Raymond Madine, E. Lynch, L. Craig, Gerry Carson, Vincent Mageean and Liam Higgins, they were captained by J. Fitzsimons.

David Gibson and Paul Fitzsimons qualified for the finals of the Smirnoff shoot-out held over the San Reoque course in Spain in October 2000.

Downpatrick Golf Club were Ulster Champions in the Junior Foursomes in 1999, when the team was, Sean McMahon, Ryan Doyle, Barry Fitzsimons and Cormack Tumelty, they were captained by Pat Morgan and selected by Barry Kelly

Downpatrick Golf Club won the Senior Cowdy Cup in 1989, when the team was, David Gibson, Michael Bohill, Paul Synott, Diamen Carson, Shane Fitzsimons, Colm Coyle, Ronnie McQuoid, Kevin McConvey, Anthony Carson, Ian Milligan, Raymond Madine, Patrick Coyle, Laurence Craig, Christopher Feenan, Ivan Campbell and Rory Quinn, they captained by Gerry Carson.

Downpatrick Golf Club won the Senior Cowdy Cup at Warrenpoint Golf Club in 1987, when the team was, E. Lynch, L. Higgins, P. Mullan, L. Craig, R. Madine, M. Tweedie, J. Ferguson, C. Coyle, D. Baker, J. Moore, M. McConvey and D. Gibson, they were managed by A. Carson.

Downpatrick Golf Club were Ulster Champions in the Junior Foursomes in 1986, when the team was, Dermot Mullan, Colm Coyle, Conor Deegan and Christopher Feenan, they were captained by Pat Morgan and selected by Joe McStay.

Downpatrick Golf Club were Coca Cola Cup winners in 1986, when the team was, Colm Coyle, Shane Fitzsimons, Conor Deegan and Robert Hutton, they were captained by Pat Morgan and selected by Joe McStay.

Downpatrick Golf Club won the Senior Cowdy Cup in 1984, when the team was, Gerry Carson, Raymond Madine, David Gibson, Eugene Lynch, Ciaran McConvey, Vincent Mageean, Martin Vance, Jimmy Ferguson, Dale Baker and John Moore, they were captained by Joe McCoubrey.

In 1992, Downpatrick Golf Club won the following, Senior Cowdy Cup, Ulster Youths Trophy, Norman Drew Trophy, Coca Cola Cup and Sargaison Shield.

The boys' of Downpatrick won the Ulster section of the Irish Junior Foursomes and were piped by Beech Park, who went on to win it, by 1 hole. The team was Barry Fitzsimons and Sean McMahon, Cormac Tumelty and Ryan Doyle, in 1999.

The boys' of Downpatrick won the Fred Daly Trophy in 1989, when the team was, Gregory Deegan, Gerard Deegan, Edward Cassidy, Aiden Conlon, Niall Carson, David Burns and Mark Kelly, they were captained by Christopher Feenan.

The boys' of Downpatrick won the Ronan Rafferty Cup in 1989, when the team was, Christopher Feenan, Mark Kelly, Gerard Deegan, Edward Cassidy, Aiden Conlon, Anthony Carson, Niall Carson and Charles Burns, they were managed by Pat Morgan.  

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

Gerard Deegan (brother of Conor Deegan the Down Footballer and All-Star) represented Ireland at Irish Boys level in 1989 playing 1-times won 1-match and lost 1-match accumulating 2-points;

Dale Baker represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s from 1985 to 1996 playing 61-times won 27-matches halved two and lost 32-matches accumulating 56-points. He represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships in 1980 playing 3-times won 2-matches and lost 1-match accumulating 4-points;

A. Carson represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships in 1992 playing 6-times won 1-match halved one and lost 4-matches accumulating 3-points;

R. Eitel* represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships in 1966 playing 2-times;

Christopher Feenan represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships from 1991 to1993 playing 10-times won 7-matches halved one and lost 2-matches accumulating 15-points;

R. H. Hutton* represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships from 1965 to 1969 playing 6-times;

David Beswick represented Ulster at the Boys Interprovincial Championships in 1998 playing 6-times won 2-matches halved one and lost 3-matches accumulating 5-points;

David Gibson represented Ulster in 1998.  

History of St. Patrick's

Founded 1930, affiliated 1933.

On Saturday 1st March 2014 club officials, members and invited guests celebrated the official name change of Downpatrick Golf Club to St. Patrick’s Golf Club, Downpatrick. This marked a new era in our history.

Downpatrick’s Golf Club had its official beginning in an advertisement for a public meeting, which appeared in the DOWN RECORDER on the 12th October 1929. All four signatories to the notice played one way or another, significant roles in the Club’s formation and collectively must stand as the ‘Founding Fathers’.

Not long after the Public Meeting the formation of the Club proceeded at a phenomenal speed. On Friday 29th November 1929, the first General Meeting took place. Without as yet a blade of grass to play upon, the Club could boast a municipal membership of 225. The Steering Committee had disposed of the notion of seeking a municipal course and had decided to go for their own Club.

At the General Meeting the first Council in Downpatrick Golf Club’s history was formed:

• John Acton Esq., Circular Road, Downpatrick
• John McCauley Esq., Irish Street, Downpatrick
• M.J. Johnston Esq., Circular Road, Downpatrick
• R.D. Perceval Esq., Kary Hill, Downpatrick
• G.A. Crickard Esq., English Street, Downpatrick
• J. Murray Esq., M.D., Irish Street, Downpatrick
• E.K. McGrady, Esq., J.P., John Street, Downpatrick
• W. Smyth Esq., Saul, Downpatrick
• T. Wright Esq., Northern Bank, Downpatrick – Hon. Treasurer
• Captain J. McMechan, Belfast Bank, Downpatrick
• Captain C. Heron, Tullyverry House, Killyleagh
• J. McMeekan Esq., Circular Road, Downpatrick – Hon Secretary

The first few Council meetings were held in the Northern Bank. At the Council Meeting in January 1930, Mr. J. McMeekan was appointed Hon, Secretary and Mr. Wright was appointed Hon. Treasurer. At the same meeting it was agreed to purchase an army hut for £30 and Mr. T. McLean was invited to prepare plans for the conversion of this hut into a Clubhouse. The siting of the Clubhouse was to be left in the hands of the Hon. Secretary, Mr. T McLean and Mr. R.H. Patterson, Surveyor.