Mountrath golf club Laois
Mountrath Golf Course
Mountrath Golf Club was founded in 1929 and was extended to 18-holes in 1994, under the watchful eye of Peter McEvoy. Measuring 5,735 metres off the white tees with a Par 71 and standard scratch 70. McEvoy married the old and new very successfully to the degree that unless you knew the old course you would not be able to distinguish the old from the new.
It is set in dense woodlands with lush fairways and well-protected greens. The River Nore transverses the course, with the signature hole being undoubtedly the short 14th with water left and right, careful with your club selection.
A warm Laois welcome awaits the visitor at the 19th and full catering can be provided on prior request.
| Green Fees Midweek: | €15 |
| Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: | €20 |
| Green Fees with a Member: | €10 |
| Green Fees for Opens: | €15 |
| Practice Area: | Yes |
| Club Hire: | No |
| Buggy Hire: | Yes |
| Soft Spikes: | Yes |
| Full Membership Available: | Yes |
| Full Membership Fee - GUI/ILGU Leve: | €575 |
| Full Distance 65k Membership Fee -GUI/ILGU Leve: | €300 |
| Full Country Membership Fee: | €200 |
| Full Student Membership Fee -GUI/ILGU Leve: | €150 |
| Full Junior Membership Fee: | €55 |
| Entrance Fee: | None |
| Course Type | Parkland |
| No Holes | 18 |
| Members | 775 |
| Designer | Peter McEvoy |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Address | Knockinina, |
| Telephone | 057-87-32643 |
| mountrathgc@eircom.net | |
| Website | Mountrath golf club website |
| Secretary/Manager: | Lar Scully |
| Captain: | Martin Carroll |
| Lady Captain: | Carol Sinnott |
| President: | Donal McCormack |
| Vice-Captains': | Paschal Dunphy & Attracta Dunne |
| Hon. Secretary: | Lar Scully, John Finlay & Dinah Kingsley |
| Club Pro: | None |
| Hon. Treasurer: | Gareth Keogh & Elizabeth Cooper |
| Comp. Secretary: | Stuart Carter & Maire Ni Riordain |
Course Layout
Location Map
GPS Coord*
Lat:52.977356
Long:-7.485423
Lat:52.977356
Long:-7.485423
*Please check information before travelling
General Facts & Information
| Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: all day |
| Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, |
| Catering: Full catering, facilities, by prior arrangement | Days to Avoid: Weekends (phone) |
| Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other Days | Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance |
Mountrath Golf Club Fixtures 2018 provisional*
| Open & Major Fixtures 2018 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
| Events | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captains' Drive-In | Saturday 17 March | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize | Saturday 7 July | Sunday 8 July | Closed | 2 |
| President's Prize | Sunday 8 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize Day 1 | Sunday 15 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize Day 2 | Saturday 21 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize (Q) | Friday 3 August |
Sunday 5 August | Closed | 3 |
| Captain's Prize (Q) | Saturday 4 August |
Closed | 1 |
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| Captain's Prize | Sunday 5 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| 2-Person Team Event |
Friday 16 March | |
Open | 1 |
| 2-Person Team Event | Sunday 18 March | Open | 1 | |
| Fourball | Saturday 24 March | Sunday 25 March | Open | 1 |
| Fourball | Sunday 25 March | Open | 1 | |
| 3-Person Team Event |
Friday 30 March |
Sunday 1 April | Open | 3 |
| 3-Person Team Event | Saturday 31 March |
Open | 1 | |
| 3-Person Team Event | Sunday 1 April |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford |
Monday 2 April |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles V-Par | Saturday 8 April | Sunday 9 April | Open | 2 |
| Singles V-Par | Sunday 9 April | Open | 1 | |
| Club Classic 4-Person Team Event | Friday 4 May |
Sunday 5 May | Open | 3 |
| Club Classic 4-Person Team Event | Saturday 5 May |
Open | 1 | |
| Club Classic 4-Person Team Event | Sunday 6 May |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 7 May | Open | 1 | |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Saturday 19 May | Sunday 20 May | Open | 2 |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Sunday 20 May | Open | 1 | |
| Minor Scratch Cup | Saturday 19 May | Sunday 20 May | Open | 2 |
| Minor Scratch Cup | Sunday 20 May | Open | 1 | |
|
Lancôme Open Singles |
Saturday 19 May | Sunday 20 May | Open | 2 |
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Lancôme Open Singles |
Sunday 20 May | Open | 1 | |
| Junior Scratch Cup | Saturday 26 May | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 26 May | Sunday 27 May | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 27 May | Open | 1 | |
| 3-Person Team Event | Friday 1 June | Sunday 3 June | Open | 3 |
| 3-Person Team Event | Saturday 2 June | Open | 1 |
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| 3-Person Team Event | Sunday 3 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 4 June | Open | 1 | |
| Start of Open Week | Saturday 16 June |
Sunday 24 June | Open | 9 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 16 June |
Sunday 17 June | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 17 June |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. 3-Person Scramble | Monday 18 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Tuesday 19 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Seniors 50 + | Tuesday 19 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Scotch Foursomes any combination | Wednesday 20 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Thursday 21 June | Open | 1 | |
| 9-hole Mixed 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. | Thursday 21 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Fourball any combination | Friday 22 June |
Open | 1 | |
| 4-Person Team Event | Saturday 23 June | Sunday 24 June | Open | 2 |
| 4-Person Team Event | Sunday 24 June | Open | 1 | |
| Fourball | Saturday 14 July | Sunday 15 June | Open | 2 |
| Fourball | Sunday 15 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford |
Saturday 21 July | Sunday 22 July | Open | 2 |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 22 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford |
Monday 6 August |
Open | 1 | |
| Fourball |
Saturday 11 August | Sunday 12 August | Open | 2 |
| Fourball | Sunday 12 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 18 August | Sunday 19 August | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 19 August | Open | 1 | |
| 2-Person Team Event |
Saturday 1 September | Sunday 2 September | Open | 2 |
| 2-Person Team Event | Sunday 2 September | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford |
Saturday 8 September | Sunday 9 September |
Open | 2 |
| Singles Stableford |
Sunday 9 September | Open | 1 | |
| 2-Person Scramble |
Saturday 29 September |
Sunday 30 September | Open | 2 |
| 2-Person Scramble | Sunday 30 September |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Past Captains' Singles | Saturday 29 September | Sunday 30 September | Open | 2 |
| Ladies Past Captains' Singles | Sunday 30 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. 2-Person Team Event |
Saturday 6 October | Open | 1 |
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| Ladies 2-Person Team Event | Sunday 7 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Fourball |
Saturday 13 October | Sunday 14 October |
Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Fourball | Sunday 14 October | Open |
1 | |
| 3-Person Scramble | Saturday 20 October | Sunday 20 October | Open | 2 |
| 3-Person Scramble | Sunday 21 October |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 27 October | Monday 29 October |
Open | 3 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford |
Sunday 28 October | Open | 1 |
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| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 29 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Scotch Foursomes | Saturday 3 November | Sunday 4 November | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Scotch Foursomes | Sunday 4 November | Open | 1 |
*Please check information before travelling
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 71 SSS 70 6,310 yd's |
| Red | Par 73 SSS 72 5,424 yd's |
Card
| Hole No. | White | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
| 1 | 429 | 4 | 4 | 413 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | 180 | 3 | 10 | 153 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | 380 | 4 | 2 | 305 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 383 | 4 | 8 | 309 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 493 | 5 | 16 | 404 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 130 | 3 | 12 | 117 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | 297 | 4 | 18 | 246 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | 385 | 4 | 6 | 327 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | 340 | 4 | 4 | 284 | 4 | 9 |
| Out | 3,023 | 35 | 2,618 | 36 | ||
| 10 | 184 | 3 | 13 | 162 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | 538 | 5 | 7 | 433 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | 419 | 4 | 1 | 345 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | 520 | 5 | 11 | 447 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | 199 | 3 | 5 | 151 | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | 350 | 4 | 9 | 314 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | 420 | 4 | 3 | 410 | 5 | 11 |
| 17 | 304 | 4 | 17 | 243 | 4 | 17 |
| 18 | 349 | 4 | 15 | 301 | 4 | 15 |
| In | 3,287 | 36 | 2,806 | 37 | ||
| Total | 6,310 | 71 | 5,424 | 73 | ||
| SSS | 70 | 72 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record Am: 68 Stuart Carter (2) 1995
Members Achievements
Mountrath Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield when the beat Clontarf Golf Club by 3-matches to 2-matches at Kilkenny Golf Club on Sunday 22nd July 2017.
They made their way to Carton House Golf Club where they were drawn against Ulster Champions in the All-Ireland Semi-Final in the All-Ireland on Friday 21st September.
Lady Captain Mairead Kavanagh and Captain's Prize winner Carol Sinnott (19) came 4th, on a count-back in the regional qualifiers of the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captains' Classic at The Royal Dublin in September 2001. They returned 39pts. It was on to Druid's Glen for the National Finals on the 1st October.
Prior to 2001:
Mountrath won the Barton Cup in 1973 and again in 1996.
During the Millennium year they won the Laois Final of the GUI Millennium Medal and went on to represent Laois in the All-Ireland Finals at Newlands Golf Club.
History of Mountrath
Founded 1929 Affiliated 1932
Mountrath Golf Club was founded by 15 people in 1929, and affiliated to the GUI in 1932. In the early years the was small and unorganized and the Club almost went into decline in the mid 60's. The members fought on and the club went from strength to strength through the 1970's and 1980's.
This resulted in the Club being in the position to purchase 130 acres in 1991 and extending the course to 18-holes, which opened in 1994, together with renovating the clubhouse.
Roll of Honour
| Member | Year | Hon. Position |
| Nina Deegan | 1989 | Ladies Captain |
| Hennie Sheeran | 1989 | Ladies President |
| Paddy Macken | 1989 | Men's Captain |
| Cecil Carter | 1989 | President |
| Pam Talbot | 1990 | Ladies Captain |
| Elizabeth Hearns | 1990 | Ladies President |
| John McCormack | 1990 | Men's Captain |
| John Moore | 1990 | President |
| Alice Dowling | 1991 | Ladies Captain |
| Breda Carter | 1991 | Ladies President |
| John Delahunty | 1991 | Men's Captain |
| John Mulhare | 1991 | President |
| Breda O'Brien | 1992 | Ladies Captain |
| Monica Phelan | 1992 | Ladies President |
| Vincent Hogan | 1992 | Men's Captain |
| Arthur Buckley | 1992 | President |
| Hannah Meade | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
| Pam Talbot | 1993 | Ladies President |
| Stuart Carter | 1993 | Men's Captain |
| Joseph Kiely | 1993 | President |
| Dolores Mulhare | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
| Mary O'Connell | 1994 | Ladies President |
| Gerry Thompson | 1994 | Men's Captain |
| Tom Costello | 1994 | President |
| Phyllis Clegg | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
| Maura O' Rourke | 1995 | Ladies President |
| Bill O'Brien | 1995 | Men's Captain |
| Joe Hearns | 1995 | President |
| Patrica O'Rourke | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
| Alice Dowling | 1996 | Ladies President |
| Tom O'Grady | 1996 | Men's Captain |
| Frank Glynn | 1996 | President |
| Monica Phelan | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
| Mary Costello | 1997 | Ladies President |
| Richard Quillinan | 1997 | Men's Captain |
| Liam Guilfoyle | 1997 | President |
| Kitty Lynch | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
| Ena Campion | 1998 | Ladies President |
| Sloane Cooper | 1998 | Men's Captain |
| William Finnegan | 1998 | President |
| Maud McGlynn | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
| Hanna Meade | 1999 | Ladies President |
| Tom Bergin | 1999 | Men's Captain |
| Seamus Holland | 1999 | President |
| Maria Dunphy | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
| Breda O'Brien | 2000 | Ladies President |
| Liam Linden | 2000 | Men's Captain |
| John Murphy | 2000 | President |
| Mairead Kavanagh | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
| Dolores Mulhare | 2001 | Ladies President |
| Pat Keenan | 2001 | Men's Captain |
| Gerry Henry | 2001 | President |
| Dinah Kingsley | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
| P. Clegg | 2002 | Ladies President |
| Michael Horan | 2002 | Men's Captain |
| Fintan Kealy | 2002 | President |
| Rita Keenan | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
| Liam Fitzpatrick | 2003 | Men's Captain |
| Vinnie Hogan | 2003 | President |
| Elizabeth Cooper | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
| P. J. McDonald | 2004 | Men's Captain |
| Pat Dunphy | 2004 | President |
| Mary McCarthy | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
| John Coleman | 2005 | Men's Captain |
| Bill O'Brien | 2005 | President |
| Sally Quillinan | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
| Pacelli Walsh | 2006 | Men's Captain |
| Kevin Moroney | 2006 | President |
| Catherine Scully | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
| Fergal Wall | 2007 | Men's Captain |
| M. J. Carroll | 2007 | President |
| Annette Duff | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
| David Hore | 2008 | Men's Captain |
| Dinah Kingsley | 2008 | President |
| Mary Ozenbrook | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
| Lar Scully | 2009 | Men's Captain |
| Richard Quillinan | 2009 | President |
| Freida Campion | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
| Wilson Palokkaran | 2010 | Men's Captain |
| Michael Horan | 2010 | President |
| Ber Dumphy | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
| Niall Culliton | 2011 | Men's Captain |
| Liam Fitzpatrick | 2011 | President |
| Celine Dumphy | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
| Victor Healy | 2012 | Men's Captain |
| Liam Linden | 2012 | President |
| Maeve Morrissey | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
| Noel Larkin |
2013 | Men's Captain |
| Andy Morrissey |
2013 | President |
| Sarah Thompson | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
| John Corr | 2014 | Men's Captain |
| Catherine Scully | 2014 | President |
| Maire Ni Riordan | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
| Gareth Keogh | 2015 | Men's Captain |
| Pacelli Walsh |
2015 | President |
| Deidre Lane | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
| John Buggie | 2016 | Men's Captain |
| Paddy O’Dwyer |
2016 | President |
| Jane Cooper |
2017 | Ladies Captain |
| Bobby Bergin |
2017 | Men's Captain |
| Martin Kelly |
2017 | President |
| Carol Sinnott | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
| Martin Carroll | 2018 | Men's Captain |
| Donal McCormack | 2018 | President |
| Breda Carter | 2018 | Lowest Ladies H'cap |
| Stuart Carter | 2018 | Lowest Men's H'cap |
Holes in One at Mountrath
| Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
| John Mulhare | 5 June 1995 | 2nd | 154 m | |
| Paddy McPherson | 17 June 1995 | 10th | 127 m | |
| Dolores Mulhare | 13 April 1997 | 10th | 100 m | |
| Alan Phelan | 22 June 1997 | 6th | 107 m | |
| Joe Hearns | 27 July 1997 | 6th | 111 m | |
| Dan Scully | 24 August 1997 | 10th | 127 m | |
| Denis Kavanagh | 15 February 1998 | 2nd | 154 m | |
| Criona Moloney | 4 May 1999 | 10th | 100 m | |
| Joe Kiely | 24 June 1999 | 10th | 127 m | |
| Sloan Cooper | 7 May 2000 | 10th | 127 m | |
| Eugene Tynan | 20 July 2000 | 10th | 127 m | |
| Matt Flanagan | 11 August 2000 | 2nd | 154 m | |
| Matt Flanagan | 11 August 2000 | 2nd | 154 m | |
| Peader Molloy | 10 June 2001 | 10th | 127m | |
| Richard Maher | 17 August 2001 | 2nd | 154 m | |
| Mick Carroll | 27 January 2003 | 10th | 127 m | |
| Peter O'Sullivan | 21 April 2003 | 2nd | 169 m | |
| Eddie Kirwan | 3 July 2003 | 18th | 111 m | |
| Jim Mullins | 27 July 2003 | 2nd | 168 m | |
| Brian O' Rourke | 10 August 2003 | 10th | 165 m | |
| Niall Savage | 28 September 2003 | 6th | 111 m | |
| John Brophy | 9 May 2004 | 2nd | 169 m | |
| John Rogers | 30 September 2006 | 6th | 118 m | |
| Katie Ahern | 20 July 2014 | 14th | 151 yd's |
