Forrest Little golf club Dublin

Members Achievements

Forrest Little Golf Club won the Junior Home Nations Nigel Dalton Trophy at Nefyn Golf Club on 26th to 27th March 2024 The team was made up of ten juniors (five boys and five girls) they beat Wales by 4½-matches to 3½-matches in the morning and England by 5½-matches to 2½-matches in the afternoon.
They played Scotland the following day in the final and recorded a 5½-matches to 3½-matches, the team was Anna Cullen, Amelia Penrose, Grace Dowdall, Dylan McDonagh, Aaron McDonagh, Amelia Lanigan(c), Cillian Gray, Oisin Gray, & Emma McDonagh and were captained by Derry Sullivan.

The Girls’ from Forrest Little Golf Club won the All-Ireland Final of the Girls’ Inter-Club Championship on Wednesday 30th August 2023 at Castletroy Golf Club when they beat Carton House Golf Club by 2-matches to 1-match.
In the top match Grace Dowdall (16) had a 1-hole win against Amelie Cunningham (8), she was followed by Emma McDonagh (18) who lost her match against Alex Cunningham (26) by 3 and 2 and in the bottom match Amelia Lanagan (22) had a 2-hole win against Sinead Melville (33) and with it the Green Pennant.
They were drawn against the Girls’ from Doneraile Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final in the morning and recorded a 2-match to 1-match win against the West Cork Club.
They were led out by Grace Dowdall (16) who had a very confortable 5 and 4 win against Daire Power (22), she was followed by Emma McDonagh (18) who lost her match against Eileen Sheehan (37) and the bottom match Amelia Lanagan (22) won her match by 4 and 3 against Danielle Sheehan (45).      
They met the Girls’ from Galgorm Castle Golf Club in the All-Ireland Quarter-Final the previous day and recorded a 2 ½- matches to ½-match win against the Co. Antrim Club.
First on the tee was Grace Dowdall (16) who had a 4 and 3 win against Mollie Blair (9), next on the tee was Emma McDonagh (18) who won her match by 2 and 1 against Ruby Chambers (15) and the bottom match between Amelia Penrose (19) against Aimmie Watt (27) was halved when called-in.

Forrest Little Golf Club were Runners-Up in the Regional Final of the Leinster North Barton Shield on Sunday 13th August 2023 when they lost out to Castleknock Golf Club 2-up.

Jack McDonnell was selected on the Carey Cup team that played the Metropolitan Golf Association selection at Winged Foot, New York from 19th and 20th October 2023, others on the team were Marc Boucher (Carton House Golf Club), Jack Hearn (Tramore Golf Club), Darcy Hogg (Belvoir Park Golf Club), Quentin Carew (Castleknock Golf Club) and Robert Moran (Castle Golf Club).

Jack McDonnell was selected to represent Ireland in the Octagonal Matches at Costa Ballena, Spain from 26th to 2929th January 2022, the others on the team were Hugh Foley (The Royal Dublin Golf Club), T. J. Ford (Co. Sligo Golf Club), Liam Nolan (Galway Golf Club), Robert Moran (Castle Golf Club) and David Kitt (Athenry Golf Club).

Jack McDonnell was selected on the Connacht Interprovincial team to play at Moyvalley Golf Club from 23rd to 25th August 2022, the others on the squad were T. J. Ford (Co. Sligo Golf Club), nHarry Gillivan (Westport Golf Club),
Simon Walker and Allan Hill (Roscommon Golf Club), David Kitt (Athenry Golf Club), Sean Flanagan (Portmarnock Golf Club) and Liam Nolan (Galway Golf Club) they were managed by Cathal McConn from Roscommon Golf Club and captained by Damien Coyne from Tuam Golf Club.

Jack McDonnell was selected on the Golf Ireland Men’s High Performance Squad for 2022.

Julie McCarthy was selected on the Golf Ireland Women’s High Performance Squad for 2022.

GoGolfing.ie wishes to congratulate Julie McCarthy on winning her second Irish Girls’ Close Championship at Kilkenny Golf Club on 16th July 2016 when she beat Irish International Niamh McSherry of Lurgan Golf Club by 1-up. She joins an illustrious young golfers who have won it twice, such as Annabel Wilson, Karen Delaney, Pamela Murphy, Michelle McGreevy, Aideen Rogers, Elizebeth A. Gregor and Maeve O'Connell. We wish her the very best in the future.      

Forrest Little Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield when they beat Newbridge Golf Club in the regional decider by 3-matches to 2-matches in 2011.
They made the long journey to the Castlerock Golf Club to compete in the All-Ireland deciders the following September. They were drawn against Ulster Champions Warrenpoint Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final, whom they beat by 3-matches to 2-matches. First on the tee was Caolan Kennedy with Brian Duggan who lost out to David McGreevy with Raymond Jackson by 2 and 1, they were followed by Greg O'Riordan with Karl Kiernan lost by 5 and 5 against Gerry Durkin with Tim Cunningham, they were followed by Andrew Timmons with Mark Lacey who beat John Hughes with Jack Gilsenan by 3 and 2, the penultimate match of Tom Bent with Mick Timmons went up the 19th before the Forrest Little pair secured the valuable point against Hudson McGuffin with Jason Pepper, the bottom match of Noel Lyons with Jack Blake against Brendan McKernan with Ros Carvill went 3 and 2 and with it a place in the All-Ireland decider.
They met Connacht Champions Claremorris Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final and they were lead again by Caolan Kennedy with Brian Duggan who beat Tom Fanning with Eddie Killeen by 4 and 3, they were followed by Tom Bent with Mick Timmons who lost out to Damien Burke with Des Griffith by 3 and 2, next up was Andrew Timmons & Mark Lacey who had a bad day against David Burke with Shane McGagh when losing out by 7 and 5, in the penultimate match Greg O'Riordan & Karl Kiernan lost by 2 and 1 to Ger Noone with Martin Higgins, the bottom match of Noel Lyons with Jack Blake had a 4 and 3 win over Anthony Hennelly with Richard Horan. So it was not to be for the north Dublin club who last appeared in the national deciders in this compotation in 1975.

Jack McDonnell was selected to represent Ireland in the Home Internationals at Hankley Common Golf Club, England from 15th to 17th September 2021, the others on the squad were Marc Boucher (Carton House Golf Club), Alan Fahy (Dun Laoghaire Golf Club), T. J. Ford (Co. Sligo Golf Club), Alex Maguire (Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club), Matt McClean (Malone Golf Club), Hugh Foley (The Royal Dublin Golf Club), Robert Moran (Castle Golf Club), Liam Nolan (Galway Golf Club), Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas Golf Club) and Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk Golf Club) they were managed by Niall MacSweeney from Athenry Golf Club and captained by John Carroll from Bandon Golf Club.

Julie McCarthy was selected to represent the Irish Women’s team at the Home Internationals at Woodhall Spa, England from 4th to 6th August 2021, the others on the squad were Sara Byrne (Douglas Golf Club), Beth Coulter (Kirkstown Castle Golf Club), Aine Donegan (Lahinch Golf Club), Anna Foster (Elm Park Golf Club), Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden Golf Club) and Annabel Wilson (Lurgan Golf Club) they were captained by Captain Laura Webb from East Berkshire.

Jack McDonnell were selected to represent Connaught in the Men’s Interprovincial Matches at Shannon Golf Club from 25th to 27th August 2021, the others on the squad were T. J. Ford (Co. Sligo Golf Club), Allan Hilland David Kitt (Athenry Golf Club), Sam Murphy (Portumna Golf Club), Joe Lyons and Liam Nolan (Galway Golf Club) and Simon Walker (Roscommon Golf Club) they were managed by Cathal McConn from Roscommon Golf Club and captained by Damien Coyne from Tuam Golf Club.

Forrest Little Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Fred Daly Trophy at their home club on Thursday 8th July 2010, when they beat Howth Golf Club in the semi-final by 4½ matches to 2½ matches and met regaining All-Ireland Champions Rosslare Golf Club in the decider in the afternoon who they beat by 4 matches to 3 matches.

First on the tee Alan Kiernan who went all the way to the 21st before losing out to Gary Collins, he was followed by Luke Dwyer who went to the 22nd before conceding the point to Gerard McNamara, next up was Jamie Doyle who beat Ross Young by 1-hole. Andy Dennis was next and had a 1-hole win over Eamonn Kelly, next up was Ben Conroy who had a convincing 6 and 5 win over Mark Holohan. The penultimate match of Craig Wilson went to Ian Cuddihy by 3 and 2, this left the result on a knife-edge when Caolan Kennedy held his nerve to edge out Ted Collins on the 19th. 

Forrest Little Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Barton Shield for the first time in 2007. It was off to Shandon Park Golf Club on Wednesday 12th September to compete in the All-Ireland Semi-Finals were they were drawn against a very strong Galway Golf Club, three of whom were on the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup team that won at Enniscrone the previous year. Joe Lyons had just been selected for the Home Internationals, having won the West of Ireland and was runner-up in the South of Ireland, whereas Eddie McCormack was runner-up in the Irish Amateur Close Championship at Westport Golf Club in 2005 against none other than boy wonder Rory McIlroy. Add to this the experience of Tom Nolan, not only was he on the team that won the first Irish Senior Cup for his club in 2006, was on the team that lost out narrowly to Warrenpoint Golf Club at Rosslare in 2005 in the Barton Shield, but also experienced the ultimate heat-of-battle when winning the McCarty Cup with Galway in 1988.

So Forrest Little must have felt they were really up against it when first on the tee was Eoin Arthurs with Adrian Brogan against Eddie McCormack with Damien Glynn who won by 2-holes, they were followed by Conor O'Toole with Joe McCarthy who went down by 4-holes giving Galway Golf Club a place in the All-Ireland Final against Ulster Champions Belvoir Park, whom they beat by 5-holes.

This was a very credible performance by Forrest Little, in their first appearance in this the ultimate Championship in Amateur Golf, I’m sure we haven’t seen the last of this team.

Forrest Little won the Leinster Final of the Irish Junior Cup in 1973, when the team was T. Nugent, G. Bray, C. Lee, P. Kennedy, F. Daniels, S. Cahill, C. Darcy and M. Fitzgerald, they were managed by M. Mooney.

Forrest Little Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the  Jimmy Bruen Shield and were runners-up in the All-Ireland Final in 1975, when the team was A. Bourke, P. Collier, P. Tobin, T. Walsh, J. English, T. Arnold, E. Brady, J. Rice, B. Usher, J. Conneely, J. Jordan, N. MacNeice, S. Duffy and M. Sheridan, they were managed by G. deRenze.

Forrest Little won the Guinness Metropolitan Cup twice, first in 1997, when the team was P. Kennedy, N. McGrath, H. Shepperd, J. Marron, R. Stynes, P. Fortune, P. Smith, T. Arnold, C. Darcy, C. McNamee and G. Rice, they were managed by J. English.

They won it again in 1980, when the team was P. Kennedy, J. Marron, J. Byrne, K. O'Hara, P. Fortune, J. Kirwan, M. O'Hara, C. Darcy and C. McNamee, they were managed by P. Gill.

The Boys' of Forrest Little won the Squire Ennis Trophy in 1983, when the team was B. Atkins, J. Osbourne, B. Murray, M. Smith, B. McGrath and J. Penrose, they were managed by J. J. Maher. They won it again in 1993 and 2001.

They won the McDonnell Cup in 1973, 1975, 1984, 1986 and 1991.

They won the Uden Cup in 1975, 1976, 1981 and 1984.

They won the Newsam Cup in 1969.

They won the Sony-Evening Herald Medal Golf Championship in 1995.

The Ladies of Forrest Little won the I.L.G.U. Autumn Cup in 1996, when the team was Rita Reilly, Barbara Lonergan, Yvonne Keating, Angela Murphy, Marie Pike, Ann Creag, Lorraine Dennis, Jeanette Lawlor, Margaret Murphy and Maureen Hampson, they were captained by Clodagh Kirwan.

Lady Captain Audrey Bradley and her Captain’s Prize winner May Collins qualified in the Volkswagen/Irish Independent Lady Captain’s Classic in this scotch foursomes format. It was off to the National Finals at The Heritage Golf Club on Monday 3rd October where they were paired with the Boystown pair of Mary Ranagher and Angela Seery.

R. McCarthy was selected on the Irish team for the World Junior Championship at Hoygo, Japan from June 15th to the 18th in 2001.

2005 Lady Captain Audrey Bradley and her Captain’s Prize winner May Collins qualified in the Volkswagen/Irish Independent Lady Captain’s Classic in this scotch foursomes format. It was off to the National Finals at The Heritage Golf Club on Monday 3rd October where they were paired with the Boystown pair of Mary Ranagher and Angela Seery.

R. McCarthy was selected on the Irish team for the World Junior Championship at Hoygo, Japan from June 15th to the 18th in 2001.

Prior to 2001:

J. J. Maher was elected to the council of the Leinster Branch of the GUI for 2001.

Forrest Little are beginning to produce some fine young golfers, with E. Arthurs, being selected on the Boys' Home International team, at Portmarnock G. C., from 9th to 11th August, 2000, and club-mate and friend R. McCarthy, selected as the reserve. These two young men went head-to-head down the straight, in the Leinster Boys Championship, at Enniscorthy.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

Eoin Arthurs represented Ireland as a Senior International in 2008 playing 4-times won 2-matches halved one and lost 1-match accumulating 5-points. He represented Ireland at international Boys level in 2000 playing 6-matches, won 3-matches halved one and lost 2-matches accumulating 7-points. He represented Leinster at Senior Interprovincial level from 2008 to 2010 playing 9-times won 2-matches and lost 7-matches accumulating 4-points. He represented Leinster at Boys  Interprovincial level from 1999 to 2000 playing 12-times won 7-matches halved three and lost 2-matches accumulating 17-points;

Craig Drugan represented Leinster at Boys  Interprovincial level in 2004 playing 2-times won 1-match and lost 1-match accumulating 2-points;

Robert McCarthy represented Leinster at Boys  Interprovincial level from 1999 to 2000 playing 10-times won 4-matches and lost 6-matches accumulating 8-points;

M. Hogan represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level in  1989 playing 2-times won 0-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 0-points;

Finnoula Donnelly was selected to play for Ireland in the Girls' Home Internationals, at Mullingar G. C.,  in 1998.

Linda Hughes played for Ireland in the Girls Home Internationals in 1981, and 1982.

History of Forrest Little