Adare Manor golf club Limerick

Members Achievements

The Ladies of Adare Manor Golf Club were Runners-Up in the Regional Final of the Women’s Munster Cup on Wednesday 16th August 2023 at Mitchelstown Golf Club when they went down to the home club by 220 to 233. The team was Emer Rouine. Brid Naughton and Siobhan Curran.

The Ladies of Adare Manor Golf Club qualified for the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals of the Intermediate Cup at Knightsbrook Golf Club on Thursday 15th September 2022 where they were drawn against the Ladies from Mannan Castle Golf Club and won their match by 3-matches to 2-matches.
Breda Naughton led them out and had a 5 and 3 win against Mary MacNamee, she was followed by Siobhan Curran who had a 2 and 1 win against Josephine Morris, next on the tee was Marie Barker who went all the way up the 21st before relinquishing the point to Brianan Kingham, in the penultimate match Bernie O’Dea lost her match by 2 and 1 against Rita O’Loughlin, in the bottom and deciding match Marian Noonan delivered the all important point on the 19th against Angela Gartlan.
They met the Ladies from Edmondstown Golf Club the following day in the All-Ireland Semi-Final and lost their match by 3-matches to 2-matches to the Ladies from Rathfarnham.
Breda Naughton led them out again and had a 2 and 1 win against Barbara Maher, she was followed by Siobhan Curran who lost her match by the minimum against Carol Anne Roopnarinesingh, next on the tee was Marie Barker who lost her match against Shirley O’Donoghue, in the penultimate match Bernie O’Dea had a very convincing 5 and 4 win against Libby Delap, in the bottom and deciding match Marian Noonan lost out to Grace O’Neill by 2 and 1.   

The Ladies of Adare Manor Golf Club qualified for the All-Ireland Quarter-Final of the Challenge Cup at Slieve Russell Golf Club on Friday 9th September 2022 and lost their match against Belvoir Park Golf Club by 4½-matches to ½-match.
First on the tee was Paula Masterson who lost her match by 4 and 3 against Terry Burns, she was followed by Theresa Lillis who had a similar result against Mary Grace Wilson, next on the tee was Mairead O’Donovan who lost her match against Anne Matthews by 3 and 2, the penultimate match of Mary Hogan against Christine Lavery was halved when called-in and in the bottom match Eileen Treacy lost her match against Stephanie Rankin by 5 and 4.   

Adare Manor Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Irish Junior Cup in 2008. It was on to Monkstown Golf Club outside of Cork City where the met Connacht Champions Ballina Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Wednesday 17th September 2008.

John Hickey lead against Robert Dervin and won his match by 3 and 2. He was followed by David Carroll who had a bad day against Pat Howley, going down by 6 and 5. Next up was Brian Hickey who lost out to Stephen Lydon by a single hole. Martin Costello had a convincing 5 and 3 win over Jonathan Kelly. The bottom match of Damian Harrington against Paul McLoughlin went Ballina’s way by 4 and 2. They can dray some comfort in the knowledge that Ballina Golf Club went on to win the All-Ireland Junior Cup pennant against Naas Golf Club the following morning.

Adare Manor Golf Club won the All-Ireland Pierce Purcell Shield at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in 1984, when the team was, Tom Hickey, Dan Duggan, Michael Counihan, Milo Spillane, Liam Heffernan, Michael Ryan, Tom Griffin, Michael McNamara, Tom Howard, Seamus Ryan, Patsy O'Sullivan, Liam Purcell, Pat Collins and Gerry O'Connell, the were captained by Sean Hutch and the selectors were Brendan Doran and Michael Hunt.

They won the J. B. Carr County Championship in 2002, when the team was M. Ryan (Pallas) P. Cremins, T. G. Geary, S. Fitzgibbon, P. O'Sullivan, P. Carroll, P. Franklin, J. O'Dwyer, D. McInerney, F. Timmons, J. Little and P. Quinlivan.

They also won it in 2009 and 2010.

They won the Munster Club Championship in 1990, Michael Ryan, Brian Hickey, John Hickey, Kevin Ryan, Gerry Howard, Jerry O'Connell, Tom Howard and Tom Kelly, they were captained by Sean McMahon.

They won the Quaid Cup in 1985 at Shannon Golf Club, when the team was D. Collins, J. Dunleavy, P. Reeves, T. O'Donoghue, J, O'Dwyer, P. Cashman, B. Rowley, P. Sheehin and they were captained by D. Ryan.

They won it again in 2003 & 2004.

Adare Manor Golf Club won the Munster Fred Daly J.N.R. Championshiops in 2010.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

G. Dundon* represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1968 to 1969 playing 4-times;

David Carroll represented Munster in the Boys Interprovincial Championships in 2010 playing 6-times won 2-matches and lost 4-matches accumulating 4-points;

J. Harrington represented Leinster at Senior Interprovincial level from 1958 to 1981 playing 72-times won 37-matches halved nine and lost 26-matches accumulating 83-points;

Trish Kenny won the Munster Final of the Lucozade-Irish Independent Longest Drive Competition at the County Tipperary Golf & Country Club in September 2001-2005.

Sean MacMahon was elected Honorary Secretary of the Munster Branch of the GUI for 2001 and President of the Munster Branch of the GUI in 2010.

History of Adare Manor

Instituted 1900 affiliated 1932

Adare Manor is first mentioned in the Irish Golfer on 5^th December 1900 "where Ben Sayers laid out a private course for this enthusiastic gentleman (Lord Dunraven)".
A later account in "Golf Illustrated" on 21^st November, 1902, describes the nine holes of the course and gives a full account of the origins of the club. It states "The Club was instituted in September 1900, but the course had been opened two years previously as a private one. The membership is now close on 60 and the management vested in a committee appointed by Lord Dunraven"