Massereene golf club Antrim

Members Achievements

Massereen Golf Club reached the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals in the Irish Junior Cup on Friday 6th September 2024 at Athlone Golf Club when they lost out to Athenry Golf Club by 3½-matches to 1½-matches. They were led out by David McKee who had a 1-hole win against Fergal Coyle, he was followed by Darren Fitzsimons who lost his match by 6 and 5 against Jamie Holland, next on the tee was Harvey McCabe who won his match against Ciaran Coughlan by 3 and 2, the penultimate match of Ryan Fitzsimons against Nathan Mullins was halved and in the bottom match Aaron McGowan lost his match by 6 and 5 against Brendan Dunne.

Scott McCabe was selected on the Irish team to play in the McGregor Trophy at Hunstanton Golf Club on 18th to 20th July 2023, the others on the squad were John Doyle (Fota Island Golf Club), Evan Hogg (Belvoir Park Golf Club), Evan Monaghan (Tullamore Golf Club), Isaac Oliver (Ballinasloe Golf Club) and Charlie Smyth (Slieve Russell Golf Club) they were coached by Ian Kearney and managed by Peter Waddell.

Amy Kelly was selected on the Ulster Women’s Interprovincial Championship team at Moyvalley Golf Club from Tuesday 29th August to Thursday 31st August 2023.
Other members of the team were Judithe Allen, Hannah Lee-McNamara, Gemma McMeekin and Amy O’Donnell (Royal Portrush Golf Club), Kate Dwyer (Rossmore Golf Club) and Jessica Ross (Clandeboye Golf Club).
They were Captained by Mary MacLaren (Royal Portrush Golf Club) and Laura Webb (Royal Portrush Golf Club).

Amy Kelly was selected on the Ulster Women’s Interprovincial team played at PGA Slieve Rusell Golf Club from 3rd to 5th July 2024. Others on the team were Judithe Allen and Amy O'Donnell (Royal Portrush Golf Club), Kate Dywer (Rossmore Golf Club), Rebekah Gardner and Molly O’Hara (Clandeboye Golf Club) and Katie Poots (Knock Golf Club) they managed by Deirdre Savage from Balmoral Golf Club and Captained by Oonagh McClure from Malone Golf Club.

Young Noah Bickerstaff was selected on the Ulster Under-18 Interprovincial Team played at Ballykisteen Golf Club on 21st and 22nd August 2023.
The other members of the team were Adam Buchanan (Royal Portrush Golf Club), Fionn Dobbin (Malone Golf Club), Finlay Eager (Royal Belfast Golf Club), Darcy Hogg (Belvoir Park Golf Club), Harry McArdle (Warrenpoint Golf Club) and Corey Scullion (Moyola Park Golf Club).
They were Captained by Jeff Forde (Tandragee Golf Club) and Managed by Trevor Lewers (Portstewart Golf Club).

The Boys from Massereen Golf Club were Runners-Up the All-Ireland Final Fred Daly Trophy at Ballina Golf Club on Wednesday 23rd August 2022.
They met Carton House Golf Club in the All-Ireland decider and lost by 4-matches to 1-match against the Co. Kildare side.
They were led out Noah Bickerstaff  who lost to John Cunningham by 2 and 1, he was followed by Michael Wilson who lost by a similar score against Calum Ward, next on the tee was Thompson Gedge who lost his match by 1-hole against Nicholas McCormack, the penultimate match of Scott McCabe against Leon Giblin was halved when called in as was the bottom match of  Harvey McCabe against Thomas Lanigan.

Noah Bickerstaff was selected on the Ulster Under-18 team to participate in the Interprovincial Championships at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club from 19th to 21st July 2022, the others on the squad were Samuel Allister (Belvoir Park Golf Club), Max Carson (Royal Belfast Golf Club), Joshua McKee (Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club), Oscar Murphy (Omagh Golf Club), Michael Rocks (Lisburn Golf Club) and Joseph Stevenson (Portadown Golf Club) the non-travelling reserve was Euan Knox (Clandeboye Golf Club) they were managed by Jeff Forde from Tandragee Golf Club and captained by Tony Cassidy from Dunmurry Golf Club.    

Michael Wilson was selected on the Ulster Under-16 team to participate in the Interprovincial Championships at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club from 18th and 19st July 2022, the others on the squad were Finlay Eager (Royal Belfast Golf Club), Harry McArdle (Warrenpoint Golf Club), Evan Hogg (Belvoir Park Golf Club), Charlie Smyth (Slieve Russell Golf Club) and Stuart Nesbitt (Royal Portrush Golf Club) the non-travelling reserve was Garrett Daly-Shaw (Holywood Golf Club) they were managed by Tiarnan McLarnon from Massereene Golf Club and captained by Trevor Lewers from Portstewart Golf Club.

Scott McCabe was selected on the Ulster Under-14 team to participate in the Interprovincial Championships at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club from 18th and 19st July 2022, the others on the squad were Eoin Burrows (Belvoir Park Golf Club), Paul Fletcher (Galgorm Castle Golf Club), David Lyttle (Castlerock Golf Club), Ollie McEvoy (Ballycastle Golf Club) and Barry McMenamin (Ballybofey & Stranorlar Golf Club) the non-travelling Reserve was Harry O’Hara (Clandeboye Golf Club) they were managed by James Sweeney from Dunfanaghy Golf Club and captained by Bruce Hogg from Belvoir Park Golf Club.    

Michael Wilson and Noah Bickerstaff were selected to represent Ulster on the Boys’ Under-16 Interprovincial Team at Mount Wolseley Hotel and Golf Resort on October 9th and 10th October 2021, the others on the squad were Adam Buchanan (Malone Golf Club), Corey Scullion (Moyola Park Golf Club), Harry Mc Ardle (Warrenpoint Golf Club) and Samuel Allister (Belvoir Park Golf Club) they were managed by Ciaran Fitzsimons from Ardglass Golf Club and captained by Diarmuid Logue from Portsalon Golf Club.

Scott McCabe was selected to represent Ulster on the Boys’ Under-14 Interprovincial Team at Mount Wolseley Hotel and Golf Resort on October 9th and 10th October 2021, the others on the squad were Finley Eager (Royal Belfast Golf Club), Paul Fletcher (Galgorm Castle Golf Club), Evan Hogg (Belvoir Park Golf Club), Stuart Nesbitt (Royal Portrush Golf Club) and Charlie Smyth (Slieve Russell Golf Club) they were managed by Trevor Lewers from Portstewart Golf Club and captained by Damien Montague from Fintona Golf Club.

The Ladies of Massereene Golf Club won the Ulster Final of the Senior Foursomes when they beat the Ladies of Royal Portrush Golf Club by 2-matches to 1-match at Ballycastle Club on Sunday 1st September 2019.
In the top match Lucy Simpson with Jenny Parkhill beat Judith Allen with Heidi Simpson by 2 and 1, they were followed by Lisa McMeekin with Heather Myles who had a 3 and 2 win against Amy O’Donnell with Francis Pollock, in the bottom match Amy Kelly with Naomi Gordon Foster lost their match against Helen Jones with Siobhan McHugh by 4 and 3.

Massereene Golf Club won the Ulster Final of the Irish Senior Cup at Belvoir Park Golf Club on 18th August 2019 when they beat Mourne Golf Club by 3½-matches to 1½-matches.
They were led out by Ewan McArthur who beat Frank O’Donoghue by 4 and 2, he was followed by Tiarnan McLarnon who had a 4 and 3 win against Noel Crawford, next on the tee was Derek Turkington, in the penultimate match Dale Jackson lost his match against James Maginn by 4 and 3, the bottom match of Ryan McCullough was halved when called-in.
They now go to Westport Golf Club to compete in the All-Ireland Deciders. They met Leinster Champions Carton House in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Saturday 21st September wand lost out by 3-matches to 2-matches. In the top match Tiarnan McLarnon won his match against Des Morgan by 2-holes, he was followed by Dale Jackson who lost his match by 3 and 2 against Darragh Flynn, next on the tee was Derek Turkington who lost his match against Keith Egan by 4 and 3, in the penultimate match Ewan McArthur won his match by 3 and 2 against Eoin Sullivan and the bottom match of Ryan McCullagh against Paul O’Hanlon went 2-holes to the club from Kildare.   

Tiernan McLarnon won of Irish Youths Amateur Close Championship at Claremorris Golf Club in 2013 when he recorded a score of 287 to beat Alan Lowry from Esker Hills by 2-shots.

Paul O'Kane was selected to represent Ireland at the Boys' Home Internationals played at Woodhall Spa, Lioncolnshire from 2nd to 4th August 2005.

Trevor Coulter won the North of Ireland Open Championship at Royal Portrush on the 9th July 2004 and received his first cap for the province when selected as No. 1 for the Interprovincial Matches played at Portmarnock Golf Club from 11th to 13th August.

Caroline Smyth was selected on the Ulster Ladies team for the AIB Interprovincial Championships at Mount Wolseley Golf Club from August 7-9-2002.

David McKee was selected on the Ulster Boys' team for the Inter-provincials at Headfort Golf Club from August 28-30, 2002.

Massereene won the Ulster Bank All-Ireland Ladies Fourball Championship at St. Margaret's Golf Club in September 2001. They beat Claremorris in the final by 2.5 matches to .5 matches. Marie Agnew and Teresa Cushnahan won their match 5 and 4. Followed by Jenny Parkhill and Martha McGowan with a 3 and 2 victory and Marie McCollum and Eva Hamilton halved their match.

C. Smyth was selected on the Ulster Ladies' team for the AIB Interprovincial’s at the Island Golf Club from the 8th to the 10th August 2001.

Prior to 2001:

Massereene won the first All-Ireland Pierce Purcell Shield at Royal Portrush G. C. in 1970. The team on the day was The team on the day was, S. McHugh, R. Morrison, R. Millar, T. McCullough, D. Thompson, B. Craig, E. Gaynor, J. McConnell, D. Rea, G. Kellyand they were captain J. Warwick:

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

J. Hegarty represented Ireland as a Senior International in 1976 playing 6-times won 3-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 6-points. He represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships from 1973 to 1974 playing 4-times won 2-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 4-points;

P. O’Kane represented Ireland at Irish Boys' level from 2005 to 2006 playing 18-times won 7-matches halved three and lost 5-matches accumulating 17-points;

T. Coulter represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s in 2004 playing 2-times won 1-match and lost 1-match accumulating 2-points;

R. J. Hegarty represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s in 1974 playing 3-times won 0-matches halved one and lost 2-matches accumulating 1-point;

W. I. Ritchie represented Ulster in the Senior Interprovincial’s in 1969 playing 4-times won 2-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 4-points;

Stephen Hamill represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships from 1989 to 1990 playing 7-times won 2-matches and lost 5-matches accumulating 4-points;

S. McClure* represented Ulster as a Youth in the Interprovincial Championships in 1969 playing 2-times;

Jonathon Connolly represented Ulster at the Boys Interprovincial Championships in 2009 playing 5-times won 2-matches halved one and lost 2-matches accumulating 5-points;

Patrick Joyce represented Ulster at the Boys' Interprovincial Championships in 2003 playing 4-times won 2-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 4-points;

David McKee represented Ulster at the Boys' Interprovincial Championships in 2002 playing 6-times won 4-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 8-points; 

Elizabeth McGregor played for the Irish Girls' in 1968, 1969 and 1970. She won the Irish Girls' Close Championship in 1969 and 1970.

Catherine Bill played for the Irish Girls' in 1989.

Caroline Smyth was a reserve for The Irish Girls' Home International in 1995 and played in Girls Home Internationals at Formby Ladies Golf Club in 1996.

History of Massereene

Instituted 1895 affiliated 1896

The "Irish Times" on the 28th August 1895, records "A new golf club to be called the Massereene Golf Club has been formed at Antrim. The course is an eighteen-hole one on the borders of Lough Neagh and ought to prove superior to most inland courses as many of the holes close to the lake resemble seaside holes. The hazards are sand bunkers and plantations. The club has been, most generously treated by Lord Massereene who has given the ground forming part of his demesne for a nominal rent. The Northern Counties Railway have arranged to stop the golfers express at Antrim".

The first President was Lord Massereene, the Captain was H. M. D. Barton, and the Hon. Secretary was L. J. Holmes.

The course was reduced to nine-holes around 1906. In 1961 additional land was purchased and F. W. Hawtree was retained as course architect and the new eighteen-holes were opened in 1964.