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: | €12/15 |
| 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: | Declan Delaney |
| Captain: | Dan Scully |
| Lady Captain: | Breda Beere |
| President: | Mary McCarthy |
| Vice-Captains': | Declan Delaney & Mary Kavanagh |
| Hon. Secretary: | Declan Delaney, John Finlay & Dinah Kingsley |
| Club Pro: | None |
| Hon. Treasurer: | Gareth Keogh & Elizabeth Cooper |
| Comp. Secretary: | Niall Maher & 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 2021 provisional*
| Open & Major Fixtures 2020 (Confirmed) | ||||
| Events. | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captains' Drive-In | Sunday 16 February |
Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize | Friday 3 July | Sunday 5 July | Closed | 3 |
| President's Prize | Saturday 4 July | Closed | 1 |
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| President's Prize | Sunday 5 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize Day 1 | Wednesday 15 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize Day 2 | Saturday 21 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize (Q) | Friday 21 August |
Sunday 23 August | Closed | 3 |
| Captain's Prize (Q) | Saturday 32 August |
Closed | 1 |
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| Captain's Prize | Sunday 23 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| 2-Person Team Event |
Friday 15 March | |
Open | 1 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 20 March | Sunday 24 March | Open | 1 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford |
Saturday 21 March | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 22 March | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Team Event | Friday 10 April | Monday 13 April | Open | 4 |
| L. & G. Team Event | Saturday 11 April | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Team Event | Sunday 12 Apri | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Team Event | Monday 13 April | Open | 1 | |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Friday 24 April | Sunday 26 Apri | Open | 3 |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Saturday 25 April |
Open | 1 | |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Sunday 26 April |
Open | 1 | |
| Minor Scratch Cup | Friday 24 April | Sunday 26 Apri | Open | 3 |
| Minor Scratch Cup | Saturday 25 April | Open | 1 | |
| Minor Scratch Cup | Sunday 26 Apri | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Team Event | Saturday 2 May | Monday 4 May | Open | 3 |
| L. & G. Team Event | Sunday 3 May | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Team Event | Monday 4 May | Open | 1 | |
| Club Classic 4-Person Team Event | Friday 8 May |
Sunday 10 May | Open | 3 |
| Club Classic 4-Person Team Event | Saturday 9 May |
Open | 1 | |
| Club Classic 4-Person Team Event | Sunday 10 May |
Open | 1 | |
| Past Captains |
Saturday 16 May | Sunday 17 May | Open | 2 |
| Past Captains | Sunday 17 May | Open | 1 | |
| Past Captains | Saturday 23 May | Sunday 24 May | Open | 2 |
| Past Captains | Sunday 24 May | Open | 1 | |
| Junior Scratch Cup | Saturday 30 May | Sunday 1 June |
Open | 3 |
| Junior Scratch Cup | Sunday 31 May | Open | 1 | |
| Junior Scratch Cup | Sunday 1 June | Open | 1 | |
| Irish Junior Cup (Q) | Saturday 6 June | Sunday 7 June | GUI | 2 |
| Irish Junior Cup (Q) | Sunday 7 June |
GUI | 1 | |
| Start of Open Week | Monday 15 June |
Sunday 23 June | Open | 9 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 15 June |
Sunday 16 June | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. 3-Person Scramble | Monday 15 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Tuesday 16 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Seniors 50 + | Tuesday 16 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Scotch Foursomes any combination | Wednesday 17 June | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Thursday 18 June | Open | 1 | |
| 9-hole Mixed 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. | Thursday 18 June |
Open | 1 | |
| Fourball any combination | Friday 19 June |
Open | 1 | |
| 4-Person Team Event | Saturday 20 June | Sunday 23 June | Open | 2 |
| 4-Person Team Event | Sunday 21 June | Open | 1 | |
| Fourball | Saturday 13 July | Sunday 14 June | Open | 2 |
| Fourball | Sunday 14 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford |
Saturday 20 July | Sunday 21 July | Open | 2 |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 21 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Team Event |
Saturday 1 August | Monday 3 August | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Team Event | Sunday 2 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Team Event | Monday 3 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Team Event | Friday 11 September | Saturday 12 September |
Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Team Event | Saturday 12 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 2 October | Sunday 4 October | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford |
Saturday 3 October | Open | 1 |
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| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 4 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Team Event | Saturday 24 October | Monday 26 October |
Open | 3 |
| LL. & G. Team Event | Sunday 25 October | Open | 1 |
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| L. & G. Team Event | Monday 26 October | Open | 1 |
*Please check information before travelling
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 71 SSS 70 5,735 m |
| Red | Par 73 SSS 71 4,838 m |
| Green | Par 71 SSS 69 5,473 m |
Card
| Hole No. | White | Green | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
| 1 | 390 |
380 | 4 | 4 | 375 |
5 | 7 |
| 2 | 169 | 153 | 3 | 10 | 139 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | 345 | 336 | 4 | 2 | 277 |
4 | 5 |
| 4 | 348 | 340 | 4 | 8 | 305 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 448 | 438 | 5 | 16 | 367 |
5 | 12 |
| 6 | 118 | 108 | 3 | 12 | 106 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | 270 | 261 | 4 | 18 | 224 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | 350 | 329 | 4 | 6 | 297 |
4 | 3 |
| 9 | 309 | 290 | 4 | 4 | 258 | 4 | 9 |
| Out | 2,747 |
2,635 | 35 | 2,348 | 36 | ||
| 10 | 167 | 151 | 3 | 13 | 147 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | 487 |
148 | 5 | 7 | 394 |
5 | 8 |
| 12 | 381 |
364 | 4 | 1 | 314 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | 473 |
451 | 5 | 11 | 406 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | 181 |
174 | 3 | 5 | 137 | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | 324 | 301 | 4 | 9 | 246 |
4 | 4 |
| 16 | 382 |
372 | 4 | 3 | 351 |
5 | 11 |
| 17 | 276 |
262 | 4 | 17 | 221 | 4 | 17 |
| 18 | 317 | 305 | 4 | 15 | 274 |
4 | 15 |
| In | 3,988 | 2,838 | 36 | 2,490 | 37 | ||
| Total | 5,735 |
5,473 | 71 | 4,838 |
73 | ||
| SSS | 70 | 69 | 71 |
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 |
| Patricia O’Connor | 2019 | Ladies Captain |
| Paschal Dunphy | 2019 | Men's Captain |
| Tom Moore | 2019 | President |
| Breda Beere | 2020 | Ladies Captain |
| Dan Scully | 2020 | Men's Captain |
| Mary McCarthy | 2020 | President |
| Breda Carter | 2020 |
Lowest Ladies H'cap |
| Niall Hearns (-1.7) |
2020 |
Lowest Men's H'cap |
| Stuart Carter | 2020 |
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 |
