Stackstown golf club Dublin

Members Achievements

The Boys of Stackstown Golf Club qualified for the All-Ireland deciders of the Boys Foursomes at Ballina Golf Club on 23rd August 2022.
They met Esker Hills Golf Club in the All-Ireland Quarter-Final and won their matches by 2-matches to nil.
They were led out by Ben O’Mahony with Callum O’Dwyer who had a 4 and 2 win over Jamie Regan with Jack Devine, they were followed by Ryan Barry with Cillian Murry who beat Scott Griffith with Myles Handy by 4 and 3.
They met the Boys form Royal Belfast Golf Club the following day in the All-Ireland Semi-Final and recorded a 2-match lose against the Co. Down club.
First on the tee was Ben O’Mahony with Callum O’Dwyer who lost their match against Max Carson with Ben Woods by 4 and 2 in the bottom match Ryan Barry with Cillian Murry lost their match by 3 and 2 against Archie McMinnis with Louis Napier.
Royal Belfast went on to beat Castlebar Golf Club by 2-holes in the All-Ireland Decider in the afternoon.

The Ladies of Stackstown Golf Club reached the All-Ireland Semi-Final of the Junior Foursomes at Dundalk Golf Club on Friday 23rd September 2016, when they lost out to Connacht Champions Castlebar Golf Club by 2-matches to 1-match.

They were led out by Anne O'Connor with Jean Constant who had 5 and 4 win over Derval Molloy with Margaret Tighe, next on the tee was Veronica Clarke with Rebecca Rush who went down by 6 and 4 to Ann Gallagher with Marian Martyn, in the bottom match Avila Mairtin with Joan Moore lost their match 5 and 4 to Breda Gilvar.ry with Regina Kerr

The Ladies of Stackstown Golf Club won the Eastern District Final of the Miele Ireland Inter-club Fourball when they beat Arklow Golf Club at Greenore Golf Club Wednesday 12th August 2009 by 2½ matches to 1½ matches.

They were led by Avila Martin with Mairead Cronin who beat Catherine Ledwidge with Pauline Darcy by 3 and 2. They were followed by Barbara Kelly with Jean Constant who beat Carmel Horgan with Teresa O'Toole by 2 and 1. Next on the tee was Mary Horn with Michelle Murphy who had one-of-those-days when going down to Martina Tancred with Patricia Daly by 6 and 4. The bottom match of Anne O'Connor with Alice Shaughnessy-Hynes was halved with Susan Byrne with Rosemary Redmond, but this was enough to secure their passage to the All-Ireland deciders at Mullingar Golf Club on 19th September.

They were drawn against Western Champions Portumna Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final and once again they were led by Avila Martin (12) with Mairead Cronin who lost out to Suzanne Corcoran (4) with Mary Madden (24) by 6 and 5. They were followed by Barbara Kelly (6) with Jean Constant (22) who halved their match with Anita Carey (13) with Annette Cahalan (20). Next up was Anne O'Connor (13) with Alice Shaughnessy-Hynes (19) who lost out to Anne Cassidy (7) with Audrey McGrath (30) by 6 and 4. The bottom match of Mary Horn (12) with Michelle Murphy (21) against Claire Callanan (8) with Mary McElroy (31) also went west on a score of 7 and 5.

Portumna Golf Club went on to play Southern Champions Cahir Park in the All-Ireland decider on the Sunday and won the green-pennant with a 2½ matches to 1½ matches result. 

Stackstown Golf Club won the 10th All-Ireland J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy at the picturesque Woodenbridge Golf Club on Sunday 18th September 2005 when they beat Galway Golf Club in the final by 4-matches to 1, making it a disastrous week for the Galway club and county.

Galway having lost the All-Ireland Hurling final to Cork the previous Sunday, they sent three teams to the Bulmers Cups & Shields to Rosslare Golf Club having won the Connacht Finals in the Barton Shield, Senior Cup and Junior cup, who sadly failed to collect yet another green pennant to their very large collection of national championships.

The Stackstown team beat Munster Champions Nenagh Golf Club by 3½ matches to 1½ in the Semi-Final and met Galway in the All-Ireland Final in this very prestigious championship, with over 180 clubs participating, restricted to players over 60.

The Stackstown team was lead by Pat Malone & Tony O’Mahoney who won their match against Joe Corless & Bill Burke on the 18th, next up was John Kavanagh & Sean O’Dwyer against Bosco McDermott (he of he Galway 3-in-a-row 60’ team) & Mick Dunne who won their match on the first play-off hole. They were followed by Tom O’Donohue & John Mahony who halved with Sean Hosty (Sean was Secretary of the Connacht GUI for many years) & Tom Ford, next on the tee were Pat McNiallais & Patsy O’Connor against Michael O’Hagan & Des Feely who finished their match on the 18th. The anchor team was Frank Kavanagh & Tom Kiely against Denis McSweeney & Tom Feeney. Hence Stackstown recorded a 4 and 1 victory to add another green pennant to their growing collection.

Mark Campbell was selected on the Leinster team for the Interprovincial Matches played at Portmarnock Golf Club from 11th to 13th August 2004. Mark was selected to play in the Home Internationals at Prestwick Golf Club from 8th to 10th September 2004.

Mark also won the 2004 East of Ireland at Portmarnock.

Stackstown Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Barton Shield in 2003, and where drawn against Munster Champions Cork Golf Club in the All-Ireland semi-finals at Lisburn Golf Club on 11th September when they had a convincing win by 7-holes. They met Ulster Champions Banbridge in the final and lost out by the narrowest of margins a single hole. The team on the day was brothers Michael and John McDermott and Mark Campbell with Liam Ryan.

Stackstown qualified for the, for the Leinster Semi-Finals of the Barton Shield at Hermitage Golf Club on 21st July 2002. When they beat St. Anne's, Portmarnock, Slade Valley and Howth on their way to their quarter-final meeting with Arklow at Luttrellstown Golf Club on August 2nd and 3rd. 2002.

Michael McDermott played in the 101st all Indian Amateur Championship and Nations Cup match at Royal Calcutta Golf Club on February 10th to the 17th 2002.

Mark Campbell played in the Mexican Amateur stroke play Championship at Club Campestre de la Ciudad, Mexico City on February 14th to the 17th 2002.

Michael McDermott won the West of Ireland Championship at Co. Sligo in 2001. He was selected on the six-man Irish team for the Lytham Trophy from the 6th-7th of May and the European Team Championship at Ljunghusens G.C., Sweden on the 3rd to the 7th 2001. Michael was also on the Irish team that played Wales at Ashburnham on the 27th April 2001. Michael was selected to represent Ireland in the Governor Hugh Carey Cup at Portmarnock Golf Club on 8th-9th of May 2001.

Lady Captain Mary Randles (17) and her Captain's Prize winner Sinead Kearney (27) were 3rd in the regional qualifiers of the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captains' Classic at The Royal Dublin Golf Club in September 2001. They returned 39pts. It was on to Druid's Glen for the National Finals on the 1st October 2001.

Congratulations to Seamus Doherty (9), who teamed up with Julie Walsh (20) Boystown in the Irish Final of the Spar-Irish Independent Mixed Pairs Challenge at Adare Manor Golf & Country Club. They finished 3rd on a count-back with 54 points on the 25th of August 2001. However, it was good enough to book their tickets for Tenerife in November for the big Shoot out. Where they finished second with a score of 151.

Prior to 2001:

Stackstown Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Tramore G. C. in 1996, when the team was Ronan Flood, Eoin McCormack, Ken Kavanagh, Michael McDermott, Mark Campbell, Tony Power, Joe McWilliams and Tom O'Donoghue, they were managed by John Neylon.

They won the first All-Ireland Jimmy Bruen Shield at Galway G. C. in 1978, when the team was John Neylon, Dermot McCormack, Jim Kavanagh, Pat Waters, Aidan Brown, John Moloughney, Tom O'Connor, Patsy O'Connor, Tom O'Donoghue and Martin Hynes, they were managed by Dan Buggy.

They won the All-Ireland Jimmy Bruen Shield at Co. Sligo G. C. in 1982, when the team was John Hennessy with Aidan Brown, David Rickard with Jim Doyle, Michael Keaty with Tom O'Connor, Patsy O'Connor with Pat Malone and John Horgan with Jim Kavanagh, they were managed by Dan Buggy

They won the Barton Cup in 1998, when the team was Pat Malone, Martin McDonald, Tony Power, Ronan Flood, Pierce McCormack, John McDermott, Andrew Browne, Tom O'Donoghue, Frank Kavanagh, Mick Keaty, they were managed by Paddy Power and Tom O'Connor.

They won the Metropolitan Cup in 1992, when the team was D. McCormack, S. McCormack, E. Morris, T. Ryan, P. Mulvey, T. Power, G. Stewart, K. Ruane, R. Clancy, Dermot Gregan, B. Collins, S.O'Dwyer, T. Hickey, J. Doyle and S. Flannagan.

They won it again in1999, with B. Flanagan M. Whelan, D. McNamara, D. Gregan, G. Browne, A. Browne, J. McDermott, K. Ruane, C. Clancy, Fr. P. O'Connor, T. O'Connor, P. Power and D. Mulvey.

The Boys' from Stackstown won the Leinster Section of the Fred Daly Trophy, they went down to a very strong Westport team 3-1 in the semi-final of the National Finals at Strandhill, on 22nd August 2000. The team was John McDermott, Colin Clancy, Patrick Loughrey, Peter O'Flanagan and Denis McCann.

The Ladies won the Mark Bloom Cup in 2002 and Girls won the Leinster Smurfit Junior Girls in 1995.

Michael McDermott had a wonderful year's golf. He was on the Irish Youths Team that hammered Wales 9-0 at Malone G.C., on June 28th and the Youths Interprovincial at Thurles G. C. from May 5-7, which Leinster won. He was runner-up to Noel Fox in the Ulster Bank Irish Amateur Open Championship at The Royal Dublin on 14th May. He finished joint 4th in the Cannon Irish Youths Amateur Open Championship, together with his fellow clubman and friend Mark Campbell.

Tom Kiely and John Lowry represented Stackstown in the Toyota-Sponsored "Golf as Gaeilgea" All-Ireland finals at Ceann Sibeal G.C. in September, 2000, having booked their place in the Regional finals at St. Margaret's G.C.

Mark Campbell became the youngest player ever to win the Irish Shell South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Lahinch on 28th July 1999 Indeed I had full confidence of Mark doing the business. I had a sizeable bet on him, thanks Mark! He beat P. Martin of Balmoral G. C. at 21st. He was subsequently selected to play for Ireland in the Home Internationals at Royal Co. Down in September 1999, and at the Maidstone Club, in New York, on 13-14 October 1999.  He was 2nd in the Irish Youths Amateur Championship at Cork G. C. on 25th June 1999.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

Mark Campbell represented Ireland as a Senior International from 1999 to 2004 playing 14-times won 6-matches halved three and lost 5-matches accumulating 15-points. He represented Ireland at international Youths level in 2000 playing 2-matches, won 1-match and lost 1-match accumulating 2-points. He represented Ireland at Irish Boys level from 1996 to 1997 playing 18-times won 10-matches halved two and lost 6-matches accumulating 22-points. He represented Leinster at Senior Interprovincial level from 1999 to 2006 playing 38-times won 18-matches halved five and lost 15-matches accumulating 41-points. He represented Leinster as a Youth Interprovincial from 1997 to 1999 playing 18-times won 10-matches halved two and lost 6-matches accumulating 22-points. He represented Leinster at Boys  Interprovincial level from 1995 to 1996 playing 12-times won 8-matches halved three and lost 1-match accumulating 19-points;

Padraig Harrington played the Walker Cup at Portmarnock in 1991, and at Interlachan in 1993 and again at Royal Portcawl in 1995. He represented Ireland as a Senior International from 1990 to 1995 playing 66-times won 53-matches halved two and lost 11-matches accumulating 108-points. He represented Ireland at international Youths level from 1990 to 1992 playing 16-matches, won 10-matches and lost 6-matches accumulating 20-points. He represented Ireland at Irish Boys level from 1987 to 1989 playing 21-times won 10-matches halved two and lost 9-matches accumulating 22-points. He represented Leinster at Senior Interprovincial level from 1990 to 1995 playing 35-times won 24-matches halved two and lost 9-matches accumulating 50-points. He represented Leinster as a Youth Interprovincial from 1989 to 1992 playing 18-times won 10-matches halved one and lost 7-matches accumulating 21-points;

Michael McDermott represented Ireland as a Senior International from 2000 to 2001 playing 7-times won 1-match halved one and lost 5-matches accumulating 3-points. He represented Ireland at international Youths level from 2000 to 2001 playing 10-matches won 5-matches and lost 5-matches accumulating 10-points. He represented Ireland at Irish Boys level from 1997 to 1998 playing  18-times won 11-matches halved one and lost 6-matches accumulating 23-points. He represented Leinster at Senior Interprovincial level from 200 to 2003 playing 24-times won 9-matches halved six and lost 9-matches accumulating 24-points. He represented Leinster as a Youth Interprovincial from 1999 to 2000 playing 11-times won 8-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 22-points. He represented Leinster at Boys  Interprovincial level from 1996 1997 playing 12-times won 5-matches halved one and lost 6-matches accumulating 11-points;

Liam Ryan represented Leinster at Senior Interprovincial level in 2002 playing 3-times won 0-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 0-points;

History of Stackstown

Founded 1975 affiliated 1976