Curra West golf club Galway

Members Achievements

Curra West Golf Club won the Connacht Final of the Irish Mixed Foursomes in 2011, when they beat Claremorris Golf Club in the decider by 3½-matches to 1½-matches.

They made the short journey to Athlone Golf Club to compete in the All-Ireland Finals on Saturday September 1st 2011; they were drawn against Leinster Champions Newlands Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final. They were lead by Leo Kelly with Ann Fahy who lost out to Tony Brannock with Clare Delahunty by 3 and 2, they were followed by Kevin Cooney with Mary McDonagh who also lost out to Aidan Murphy with Denise Tobin by 5 and 4, next up was Pakie Ryan with Martina McDonagh who had to go up the 20th before recording the vital point against Patrick Butler with Sandra Rothwell, the penultimate match of Frank Donohue with Carmel Cunningham beat Barry Connell with Danny Colgan by 2-holes, in the bottom match Colin Donohue with Mary Kelly recorded a 2-hole victory against Ned Kelly with Anne Marie Hughes and a place in the All-Ireland Final.

They met City-of-Derry Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final the following day, they were lead again by Leo Kelly with Ann Fahy who had a 4 and 3 win over Kevin Quigg with Gerda Laird, next up was Colin Donohue with Mary Kelly who lost out to Sean Quigg with Liz Allen by 5 and 4, they were followed by Pakie Ryan with Martina McDonagh who had a very narrow 1-hole lose to Peter Villa with Catherine McCanney, in the penultimate match Kevin Cooney with Mary McDonagh lost out by 2-holes to Ernie Heywood & Rosie Shortt, the bottom match of Frank Donohue with Carmel Cunningham was a cliff-hanger when they lost out to Cormac McKeone with Ciara Quigg by 1-hole and with it the green pennant.

The Ladies of Curra West Golf Club won the Connaught Final and were runners-up in the All-Ireland Final of the AA Insurance Junior Foursomes and made their way to Royal Tara Golf Club to participate in the National deciders in 2009. They beat Bray Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final. First on the tee was Carmel Cunningham (15) with Martina McDonagh (20) who lost  their match against Emma O'Brien (16) & Mary Kennedy-O'Brien (23) by 2 and 1, they were followed by Ann Fahy (20) with Brid Kelly (26) who won their match against Katie Nicholson (16) with Noreen Grant (29)by 2 and 1, in the bottom match Mary Madden (24) with Mary McDonagh (24) won their match by a similar score against Nikki Gordon (22) & Mary Vance (25).

They met Ulster Champions Edenmore Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final, which they lost by 2 matches to 1 match. Carmel Cunningham (15) with Martina McDonagh (20) led them out again against Zoe Allen (18) with Claire Ussher (23) and won their match by 1-hole, they were followed by Ann Fahy (20) with Brid Kelly (26) who lost their match by the a similar score against Debbie McMaster (15) with Heather Fleming (30), the bottom match of Mary Madden (24) & Mary McDonagh (24) was also a close result when Sally Cushnaham (28) with Cherry Logan (19) beat them by 1-hole.

The Ladies of Curra West Golf Club won the Connaught Final of the AA-Insurance Intermediate Cup in 2008 they made the journey to Limerick Golf Club to compete in the National deciders; where they met East-Leinster Champions and eventual winners of the green pennant in the All-Ireland Semi-Final, they lost out by 3 matches to 2 matches. First on the tee was Emer O'Rourke (17) who lost her match by 2-holes to Dympna Wilson (17), she was followed by Breda Lawless (17) who also lost her match by 4 and 3, next up was Martina McDonagh (20) who won her match on the 19th-green, the penultimate match of Ann Fahy (20) was a 1-hole win over Nuala Fagan (20), in the bottom match Mary McDonagh (22) went all the way to the 21st-hole before conceding the point to Margaret Birmingham (21).

The Ladies of Curra West won the Lina Black Trophy in 2004 the team was Mary Madden, Mary McDonagh, Paula Daniels, Fiona Sampson, Collette Kennedy. they were captained by Mary Madden.

History of Curra West