Connemara golf club Galway

Members Achievements

Luke O'Neill was selected on the Irish Men’s Home Internationals that took place at Murcar Links, Scotland between 7th and 9th August 2024. The others on the team were Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint Golf Club), Sean Keeling (Roganstown Golf Club), Hugh Foley (The Royal Dublin Golf Club), Ryan Griffin (Ballybofey & Stranorlar Golf Club), Thomas Higgins (Roscommon Golf Club), Paul Coughlan (Castleknock Golf Club), Josh Hill (Galgorm Castle Golf Club) and Liam Nolan (Galway Golf Club) they were managed by Damien Coyne from Tuam Golf Club, coached by Michael Collins and captained by Niall MacSweeney from Athenry Golf Club. 

Luke O’Neill was selected for Connaught in the Interprovincial team event at PGA Slieve Rusell Golf Club from 3rd to 5th July 2024. Others on the team were Cian O'Connor and Simon Walker (Roscommon Golf Club), Harry Gillivan (Portmarnock Golf Club), Aodhagan Brady and Ruairi O'Connor (Co. Sligo Golf Club), David Kitt (Athenry Golf Club) and David Shiel (Enniscrone Golf Club) they were managed by Cathal McConn from Roscommon Golf Club and captained by Rory O'Connor from Strandhill Golf Club.     

Young Conor Stapleton was selected on the Connaught Under-18 Interprovincial Team played at Ballykisteen Golf Club on 21st and 22nd August 2023.
The other members of the team were Aodhagan Brady & Luke Harrison (Co. Sligo Golf Club), Darragh McGrath (Athlone Golf Club), Charlie Mooney (Ballinasloe Golf Club), Aaron Quigley (Castlebar Golf Club) and Cathal Penney (Athenry Golf Club).
They were Captained by Captain - John Waters (Oughterard Golf Club) and Managed by Manager - Shane Quigley (Castlebar Golf Club).

Luke O'Neill was, selected on the 2023 Golf Ireland Men’s High Performance Squad.

David Mortimor won the IPGA Championship in 2010.

Kenneth Fahey was selected on the Connacht team for the Interprovincial Matches played at Portmarnock Golf Club from 11th to 13th August 2004.

Connemara Golf Club won the Connaught final of the Barton Shield and were drawn against Ulster Champions Banbridge in the All-Ireland Semi-Finals at Lisburn Golf Club on 11th September 2003. The team on the day was Derek McNamara with Ger O'Donnell and David Scully with David Stapleton. Banbridge went on to win the All-Ireland pennant by beating Stackstown by one-hole in a gripping final.

Connemara won the Connaught final of the Barton Shield when they beat Athenry. They went on to meet Shandon Park in the All-Ireland semi-finals at Lahinch on 21st September 2000. The squad was Derek McNamara, Kenneth Fahey, David Mortimer, Ger O'Donnell, Dave Scully, David Collins and David Stapleton. They went down by only one hole to a very b Shandon Park in the Semi-Finals. The team was D. McNamara with K. Fahey and D. Mortimer with G. O'Donnell.

Connemara Golf Club won the Connaught Irish Senior Cup in 1998 when the team was, David Mortimer, Derek McNamara, Kenny Fahey, Michael Galvin, David Collins, Ciaran Smyth, Ger O’Donnell, John McLaughlin and Nigel Howley.

Derek McNamara was runner-up in the West of Ireland Championship at Co. Sligo on the 2nd April 2002 and was selected on the Irish team that played Wales at Ashburnham on the 27th April 2001. Derek McNamara won the Irish Boys' Amateur Close Championship, by five shots at Strandhill on 25th August 2000. He finished with a fine score of 268 shooting a course record 61 in the process. Derek was selected on the Irish team for the World Junior Championship in Hyogo, Japan, in June, 1999 and played in the European Amateur Team Championship at Uppsala, Sweden, in July, 1999, and represented Ireland in the Boys' Home Internationals at Conwy G. C., Wales, in August, 1999.

Tara de Courcey was selected on the Connaught Ladies team for the AIB Interprovincial Championships at Mount Wolseley Golf Club from August 7-9 2002.

Kenny Fahy was selected on the Irish Boys team for the Home Internationals at Moortown, Leeds in August 2001. Kenneth Fahey and Derek McNamara were selected on the Boys' Home International at Portmarnock G. C. on August 9th to 11th 2000. Kenneth Fahey played Connaught Boys in 1998, 1999, and 2000.

Prior to 2001:

They won the Connaught Shield in 1981.

Connemara won the Connaught Senior Cup in 1998, beating Co. Sligo in the final at Athlone G. C.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

Derek McNamara represented Ireland at international Youths level from 2001 to 2002 playing 9-matches, won 6-matches halved tree and lost 0-matches accumulating 15-points. He represented Ireland at Irish Boys level from 1999 to 2000 playing 20-times won 8-matches halved two and lost 8-matches accumulating 18-points. He represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from 2001 to 2003 playing 15-times won 8-matches and lost 7-matches accumulating 16-points. He represented Connacht at the Boys Interprovincial from 1998 to 1999  playing 11-times won 3-matches halved three and lost 5-matches accumulating 9-points;

Hugh O’Neill represented Ireland at international Youths level in 1988 playing 4-matches, won 1-match halved one and lost 2-matches accumulating 3-points. He represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from 1987 to 1993 playing 28-times won 6-matches halved one and lost 22-matches accumulating 13-points. He represented Connacht as a Youth Interprovincial from 1987 to 1989  playing 15-times won 9-matches and lost 6-matches accumulating 18-points;

Kenny Fahey represented Ireland at Irish Boys level from 2000 to 2001 playing 17-times won 4-matches halved three and lost 10-matches accumulating 11-points. He represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from in 2004 playing 3-times won 0-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 0-points. He represented Connacht as a Youth Interprovincial from 199 to 2000  playing 11-times won 2-matches halved four and lost 5-matches accumulating 8-points. He represented Connacht at the Boys Interprovincial from 1998 to 2000  playing 13-times won 8-matches halved one and lost 4-matches accumulating 17-points;

David Mortimor represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from 1994 to 2002 playing 52-times won 21-matches halved six and lost 25-matches accumulating 48-points. He represented Connacht as a Youth Interprovincial from 1994 to 1996  playing 15-times won 4-matches halved three and lost 8-matches accumulating 11-points;

Paddy O’Looney represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from 1974 to 1986 playing 51-times won 14-matches halved one and lost 36-matches accumulating 29-points;

History of Connemara

Connemara Championship Golf Links was opened on 7th June 1973. The first professional Tournament held by the club was the Carroll’s Irish Matchplay Championship in 1980, which was a great success.

The annual Connemara Pro/Am held in September is now a well-established fixture on the Irish PGA calendar. The Championship Links Par of 72 were designed, by the late Eddie Hackett.

The recently, developed New Nine holes were also designed by Eddie Hackett and his successor Tom Craddock. The integration of the third nine into the original course is an example of the foresight that a well-established club like Connemara has!

The reputation that Connemara Championship Links has built over its 30-year existence can be attributed to the members who support it and the staff that maintain and administer it.