Maine Valley golf club Kerry

Members Achievements

Killorglin Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield when they beat Lismore Golf Club by 4-matches to 1-match at Bandon Golf Club on 14th July 2013.
They made the long journey to Royal Tara Golf Club to participate in the National Deciders. They were drawn against Leinster Champions Castlecomer Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final. They were led by Ger Joy with D. Bird who lost their match by 2 and 1 against V. Smyth with K. Hovenden they were followed by Keith O’Sullivan with Cormac Foley who had a 1-hole win over J. Doheny with P. Comerford next up was Robert Kennedy with Shane Collins who lost their match to T. Coogan with P. Campion by 1-hole the penultimate match of Mike Ashe with John McCarty against S. Kennedy with A. Dempsey gave the Kerry team a comfortable 4 and 3 win and the match was all-square so it was down to the bottom match of Joe Kennedy with Darragh Carmody against D. Breen with D. Fogarty went to the 20th before they booked their place in the All-Ireland Final on Saturday 21st September.

They met Ulster Champions Tandragee Golf Club in the decider once again Ger Joy with Denis Bird lead the way and lost out to S. Burns with J. Campbell by 4 and 2 next up was Keith O’Sullivan with Cormac Foley who had a 3 and 2 win over P. Headley with C. Fearon they were followed by Roberty Kennedy with Shane Collins who beat G. Haire with M. Bannerman by 3 and 1 the penultimate match of Mike Ashe with John McCarty was another close thing when they beat J. Forde with B. Fyffe by the magic 1-hole and the green pennant the bottom match of Joe Kennedy with Darragh Carmody against E. Nixon with J. Quinn was halved when called in. They were managed by Jim Donna and Maurice Foley, other members of the team were Paul McKenna, Dermot McKenna, Aidan Spillane and Gerry Flemming.
There may be no Sam in Kerry in 2013 but 2 wins in the Cups & Shields is not bad.

Killorglin Golf Club won the West Munster Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield Shield in 2001, when the team was Tim Doyle, Aiden Spillane, Paul Bennett, John Murphy, Damien Murphy, Len Morris, Barry Harmon, Gene Evans, Graeme Dunlea, Dermot McKenna, Shane Horgan and they were managed by Ned O'Callaghen and Jim Doona.

They won the Kerry Shield in 2000, when the team was Mike Ashe, Dermot McKenna, Carl Falvey, Joe Healy, Brendan Brosnan, Michael J. Ladden, Graeme Dunlea and Shane Horgan.

They were runners-up in the Dr. Billy O'Sullivan Shield in 2000, when the team was John Dwyer, Mike Ashe, Tony Conroy, Kieran O'Callaghan, Sean McCarty, P. J. Horgan, John Geaney, Jim Doona, Michael A. Ladden, Pat Foley, Ned O'Callaghan, Jer Joy, Jackie Quirke and they were managed by Paul Bennett and Aiden Spillane.

The Ladies of Killorglin Golf Club won ILGU Southern District Final of the Ulster Bank All-Ireland Fourball Championship at Charleville Golf Club, in 19998, when they beat Dungarvan by 2 ½ matches to ½ , when the team was Joan Harmon, Rita O'Connor, Kitty Galvin, Eileen Clifford, Noreen Callaghan, Bernice Mahony, Marie Pigott, Kathleen Brosnan and Brigid Walsh.

They won the Noreen Moore Trophy in 2001, when the team was Anne Moynihan, Peig Lally, Marie Geaney, Joan Carter and Kathleen Brosnan, they were managed by Noreen Callaghan and Nora Geaney.

History of Maine Valley

Maine Valley Members Golf Club was established in June of 2020. It began as an amalgamation of the members of what was the then Killorglin Golf Club and members of Castleisland Golf Club.

The name ‘Maine Valley’ was borne from the fact that the River Maine starts near Castleisland and enters the sea not far from the golf course itself in Killorglin.

Castleisland Golf Club was founded in 2002. The idea of a golf course was first discussed in 1999 when a 200 acre site was secured. This site formed the Castleisland shooting ground and was owned by Mr. Richard Walsh. He ended up constructing the golf course for the  Castleisland golf club committee.

A number of prominent architects were asked to view the site and make submissions and after tedious investigating, the job was allocated to Dr. Arthur Spring. The course remained open until early 2020.

Killorglin Golf Club was built in 1992 by Billy Dodd. In the beginning it was a 9 hole course later increasing to an 18-hole par 72 parkland course designed by renowned Irish golf architect Eddie Hackett.

The course has received rave reviews, for its stunning views of Dingle Bay and the MacGillicuddy’s Reeks mountain range as much as for the quality of Hackett’s challenging layout.

The attached club disbanded in early 2020 to be replaced by Maine Valley Members Golf Club

Founded 1993

Golf was played at Killorglin as far back as the mid 1890s. "The Sportsman's Holiday Guide" 1897 states "There is a nine-hole course here which is open to visitors at any of the hotels. The course is considered to be a very sporting one".

It would appear the course did not survive very long and was a commercial enterprise. It was not until 1992 that the game resurfaced again when an eighteen-hole course was opened at Stealroe. The first President was Billy Dodd, the first Captain was Ger Counihan and Lady Captain, Kathleen Roche.