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Members Achievements

Mayobridge Golf Club were Runners-Up in the Quarter Finals of the Fred Perry Trophy on Saturday 2st September 2023 at Tubbercurry Golf Club when they lost out to Connemara Isle Golf Club by 3½ matches to 1½-matches.
First on the tee was Harry Addis with Damien McCloskey who lost their match against Noel O’Tighearnaigh with Seosamh O’Cualáin by 4 and 3, they were followed by Martin Keig with Jonathan Dale who recorded a 2 and 1 win against Gearóid Ó’Cualáin with Vinny Ó’Lorcáin, next on the tee was Jimmy Coulter with Brendan McNamee who halved their match against Ciarán ÓFlatharta with Pádraig ÓConghaile, in the penultimate match Diarmuid Lonergan with Martin Grant lost their match by 3 and 2 against Seán ÓCualáin with Liam ÓMaolaodha and in the bottom match Joe Boyd with John McMullen went down by 5 and 4 against Peadar ÓFlatharta with Éamonn ÓBriain.

Mayobridge Golf Club qualified for Quarter-Finals of the Pierce Purcell Shield at Knightsbrook Golf Club on Thursday 15th September 2022 when they were drawn against Dooks Golf Club and won their match by 3½-matches to 1½-matches.
They were led out by Patrick McGivern with J. P. McIlvenny who had a 2-hole win against Kieran Foley with James Long, next on the tee was Joseph Boyd with Colm Magee who had a 1-hole win against Karl Griffen with Jason Hunter, they were followed by Conor McConville with John Brown who lost their match by 3 and 2 against Aidan and Brendan Foley, in the penultimate match Shane Fagan with Barry O’Hare had a 1-hole win against Eamon Foley with Martin Hurley, in the bottom match of  Gregory Devlin with Peter Travers against Paul McKenna with Mark Kennedy was halved when called-in.

They met Abbeyleix Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final the following day and lost out by 3-matches to 2-matches win against the County Laois Club.
They were led out again by Patrick McGivern with J. P. McIlvenny who won their match by 3 and 2 against Kevin Joyce with Mark Ring, they were followed by Joseph Boyd with Colm Magee who lost their match by 6 and 5 against Simon Walkin with Neil Condon, next on the tee was Conor McConville with John Brown who lost their match by the minimum against Declan Clooney with Matt Thornton and in the penultimate match Shane Fagan with Barry O’Hare had a similar result against Martin Lawlor with Gavin Bonham, the bottom match of Gregory Devlin with Peter Travers won their match by 5 and 4 against Enda Cassin with Aidan Dunphy.     

History of Mayobridge

In his mind's eye he could see wasteland around his home transformed. Rolling greens, trees and shrubs, lakes and ponds. His dream was an ambitious one - a Golf Club for Mayobridge.
     "i first had the idea about ten or fifteen years ago" said Mr Fegan. "I was a member of Warrenpoint golf Club and thought that Mayobridge would be ideally suited for one."
    Mr Fegan should be taking it easy and enjoying a restful retirement. He is after all, in his seventies. He enjoys a puff of his pipe, but is by no means ready to settle into his slippers. He's much too busy running Mayobridge Golf Club. A club he constructed  in his own time, by his own hand and with his own money. A cattle and poultry farmer, his only real knowledge of golf was as a player. He and his son Shane, who has been a keen golfer since childhood did all their own research. They studied the layouts of existing golf courses. They read up on green keeping and seed mixtures. Eventually they came up with a design - and then the real work started.
   Over two miles of ditches were removed. Thousands of tonnes of waste was cleared. All the fields were dug up and filled with stones for drainage. They were then re-clayed and top-dressed with special seeding. About 1,000 different types of shrubs and trees were planted. a series of eight new lakes and ponds were then created for drainage set. As Mr Fegan puts it, "It was back breaking - the sort of thing you'd only do once in a life time."
    The result is a unique and quite stunning course. "No other course has a layout like this. And because the land was inhabited until about thirty years ago, cottages are still dotted about. It's really very scenic. In summer we get families coming to picnic around the course," he said.
    The course is thriving. When it opened in 1999 it has nine holes. It now has eighteen. It has helped to boost the Mayobridge area, with keen golfers from throughout Ireland visiting for a game. Professional golfer Paddy Gribben, who has competed against Nick Faldo, is a regular. All Ireland winner Louise Coffey plays at the club too. Its about to be affiliated to the Golfing Union of Ireland. So Mr Fegan's Club will now be able to compete in Inter club competitions throughout Ireland and beyond.
    But Mr Fegan will not rest on his laurels. He has just received planning permission for the next part of his project - a proper clubhouse. Mr Fegan had a dream. With Dedication, determination and patience he has made it a reality. And his thoughts on his achievement? "I never have time for a good game of golf anymore."