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Clane golf club Kildare

Clane golf course Kildare

Clane Golf Course

Clane Club Crest

Clane Golf Club is located within the grounds of Clongowes Wood School. It is, a picturesque 9-hole Parkland with mature tree lined fairways. The facilities are very basic if at all but a leisurely round of golf is assured to those who play here.

It was the home club of my dear friend Liam Murphy who died on a golfing holiday and was buried with his beloved 6-iron. Liam loved his golf and I suppose he got his wish to die on the golf course. However it was 30 years too early. Liam had the course record here for years. I trust he will set a few more in the golf course in the sky.

Green Fees Midweek: N/A
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: N/A
Green Fees with a Member: N/A
Green Fees for Opens: N/A
Practice Area: No
Club Hire: No
Buggy Hire: No
Soft Spikes: No
Membership Available: Yes
Full Membership Fee: €440
Full New Membership Fee: €360
Full Senior Membership Fee: €320
Full Juvenile Membership Fee: €80
Full Junior Membership Fee: €105
Course Type Parkland
No Holes 9
Members 164
Designer Nature
Founded 1980
Address

Clane,
Co. Kildare

Telephone 045-868030
Email glgm@eircom.net
Website Clane golf club website
Secretary/Manager: Gerry Crowe
Captain: John Crofton
Lady Captain: Mary Courtney Brig Cuddihy
President: Aidan Donovan
Vice-Captains':  & Anne Reilly
Hon. Secretary: Ted Murphy & Kate Bruce
Club Pro: None
Hon. Treasurer: Fintan Connolly & Kathleen Maguire
Comp. Secretary: Seamus Carew & Kathleen O'Riordan

Location Map

GPS Coord*
Lat:53.311417
Long:-6.685930
*Please check information before travelling

General Facts & Information

Course opening hours: Daylight hours Clubhouse opening hours: None
Mobile phones: Not on course
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim
Catering: None Days to Avoid: Sunday
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other Days Pre-booking for open Tournaments: N/A

Clane Golf Club Fixtures 2024 provisional*

Open & Major Fixtures 2023 (to be Confirmed)        
Event Start Finish Type Duration
Captains' Drive-In Sunday
  Closed 1
Vice-Captain's Prize Sunday 4 June   Closed 1
Captain's Prize Day 1 Sunday 18 June   Closed 1
Captain's Prize Day 2 Saturday 1 July   Closed 1
President's Prize day 1 Sunday 15 July
  Closed 1
President's Prize day 2 Saturday 5 August   Closed 1
Fr. Mick Bracken's Classic Friday 9 June Saturday 10 June Open 2
Fr. Mick Bracken's Classic Saturday 10 June   Open 1

*Please check information before travelling

Card of the Course

KeyData
White Par 68 SSS 4,840 m
Red Par 70 SSS 68 6,423 yd's

Card

Hole No. White Par Red Par Index
1 445
4 288 4 7
2 186
3
323 4 9
3 378
4 233 4 17
4 387
4 322 4 5
5 181 3 180 3 3
6 533
5
274 4 11
7 313
4
133 3 15
8 412
4 364 4 1
9 537
5
303 4 13
Out 3,372
36 2,420 34  
10 206 3
288 4 8
11 424
4 323 4 10
12 397
4 233 4 18
13 202
3
322 4 6
14 541
5
180 3 4
15 150
3
274 4 12
16 593
5
133 3 16
17 137
3
364 4 2
18 401
4 303 4 14
In 3,051
34 2,420 34  
Total 6,423
70
4,840 68  

Notable rounds

Men's Course Record  76 John Smiyh (5) 01/01/2023

Ladies Course Record:

Members Achievements

Captain 2001, Austin Daly and his Captain's Prize winner Ian Crofton came 3rd in the National Finals of the Skoda-Irish Independent County Masters at The Royal Dublin Golf Club in October 2001. They returned 43 points to be beaten on a count-back for 2nd on the last six-holes.
Clane was the home club of my late good friend Liam Murphy, Liam was taken from us at a young age, our hope is that wherever he has gone, there is a magnificent golf course (there). He loved life and the game.

History of Clane

The Early Years – Clane Golfing Society
The first ever general meeting was held in April 1976. Among the attendance were Ted Coonan, Henry Wright, David and Ann Carbery, Mrs. Monaghan and Eamonn Howlin. Father Ray Lawlor through the auspices of Ted Coonan, was instrumental in getting the College Authorities to grant permission for the golf course to be used by the residents of Clane and thus was founded Clane Golfing Society.
The first Captain elected was Eamonn Howlin, who held the post for 1976, 1977 & 1979 & again in 1998 and Austin Nevin from Prosperous was Captain in the intervening year. The first Captain’s Prize of Clane Golfing Society was held in 1977, and was won by John Molloy with Fr Edward Flood runner-up.

Roll of Honour

Member Year Hon. Position
Deirdre Murray 1990 Ladies Captain
Dermot Mulhall 1990 Men's Captain
George Chatten 1990 President
Mary Coonan 1991 Ladies Captain
Diarmuid O'Raghnaigh 1991 Men's Captain
Deasy Mullins 1991 President
Breda Flynn 1992 Ladies Captain
Ted Murray 1992 Men's Captain
Sean Finnerty 1992 President
Trudi Walsh 1993 Ladies Captain
Pat Reid 1993 Men's Captain
Austin Daly 1993 President
Carmel O'Leary 1994 Ladies Captain
Ciaran Tierney 1994 Men's Captain
Jim Mahony 1994 President
Mary O'Neill 1995 Ladies Captain
Christy Behan 1995 Men's Captain
Ray Moore 1995 President
Mary Chatter 1996 Ladies Captain
Christy Donovan 1996 Men's Captain
Michael Farrington 1996 President
Breda Mullins 1997 Ladies Captain
Cormac O'Rourke 1997 Men's Captain
Richard Greene 1997 President
Veronica Finan 1998 Ladies Captain
Eamonn Howlin 1998 Men's Captain
Pa Connolly 1998 President
Maeve O'Sullivan 1999 Ladies Captain
John B. McAndrew 1999 Men's Captain
Declan Mahony 1999 President
Monica Howlin 2000 Ladies Captain
Dennis Brogan 2000 Men's Captain
Christy Donovan 2000 President
Maureen McCormack 2001 Ladies Captain
Austin Daly 2001 Men's Captain
Christy Brogan 2001 President
Mary O'Connell 2002 Ladies Captain
Patrick Kennedy 2002 Men's Captain
Paddy O'Grady 2002 President
Bobby Henry 2003 Ladies Captain
Diarmuid Coonan 2003 Men's Captain
Michael Rooney 2003 President
Ann Fadden 2004 Ladies Captain
Gerry Crowe 2004 Men's Captain
Austin Daly 2004 President
Carmem Kealy 2005 Ladies Captain
Joseph Maher 2005 Men's Captain
Paddy Kennedy 2005 President
Rose Merriman 2006 Ladies Captain
Tom Nevin 2006 Men's Captain
Paddy Kennedy 2006 President
Mary Coonan 2007 Ladies Captain
John Moore 2007 Men's Captain
Paddy Kennedy 2007 President
Jeannette Drumm 2008 Ladies Captain
Aiden O'Neill 2008 Men's Captain
Paddy Kennedy 2008 President
Moira Daly 2009 Ladies Captain
Pat Quinn 2009 Men's Captain
Ted Murray 2009 President
Moira Daly 2010 Ladies Captain
Pat Quinn 2010 Men's Captain
Ted Murray 2010 President
Betty Mitchell 2011 Ladies Captain
Jimmy Redmond 2011 Men's Captain
Jim Mahony 2011 President
Denise Crowley 2012 Ladies Captain
Brendan Campbell 2012 Men's Captain
Jim Mahony 2012 President
Kathleen Maguire 2013 Ladies Captain
Jim Craughwell 2013 Men's Captain
Jim Mahony 2013 President
Brig Cuddihy 2014 Ladies Captain
Aidan Donovan 2014 Men's Captain
Daire O'Broin 2014 President
Catherine Quinn 2015 Ladies Captain
Declan Mahony 2015 Men's Captain
Daire O'Broin 2015 President
Brig Cuddihy 2016 Ladies Captain
Michael Connolly 2016 Men's Captain
Daire O'Broin 2016 President
Grainne Ryan 2017 Ladies Captain
John McAndrew 2017 Men's Captain
Diarmuid F. Coonan 2017 President
Pat Kelly 2018 Ladies Captain
William Lacey 2018 Men's Captain
Diarmuid F. Coonan 2018 President
Sandra Morrissey 2019 Ladies Captain
Maurice Byrne 2019 Men's Captain
Bernard Campbell 2019 President
Rosaleen Duff 2020 Ladies Captain
James Malonr 2020 Captain
Jim Craughwell 2020 President
Liz Higgins 2021 Ladies Captain
Daire O'Broin 2021 Captain
Jim Craughwell 2021 President
Mary Courtney 2022 Ladies Captain
Padraic Rooney 2022 Captain
Aidan Donovan
2022 President
Ladies Captain 2023 Ladies Captain
John Crofton 2023 Captain
Aidan Donovan 2023 President
  2023
Lowest Ladies H'cap
  2023
Lowest Men's H'cap

Holes in One at Clane

Member Date Hole No. Club Used Distance
Eamonn Howlin 1 September 1980 7th   133 m
Christopher Donovan 18 May 1991 7th   133 m
Joseph Maher 7 November 1993 7th   133 m
Eamonn Howlin 19 June 1994 7th   133 m
Michael Kelleher 25 May 1997 16th   133 m
Ted Murray 12 September 2008 7th   133 m
Anthony Carew 3 November 2008 7th   133 m