Westport golf club Mayo

Members Achievements

Ellen Lonergan was selected for Women’s Connaught in the Interprovincial team event at PGA Slieve Rusell Golf Club from 3rd to 5th July 2024. Others on the team were Maeve Kelly (Strandhill Golf Club), Sophie Leonard-Dodd (Enniscrone Golf Club), Shannon Burke (Ballinrobe Golf Club), Hannah McInerney (Gort Golf Club), Maebh McLoughlin (Co. Sligo Golf Club) and Sarah Prendergast (Castlebar Golf Club) they were managed by Jacqui McGrath from Tuam Golf Club and captained by Enda Lonergan from Westport Golf Club.

Ellen Lonergan was selected on the Connacht Women’s Interprovincial Championship team at Moyvalley Golf Club from Tuesday 29th August to Thursday 31st August 2023.
Other members of the team were Vicki Conlon (Enniscrone Golf Club), Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna Golf Club), Shannon Burke (Ballinrobe Golf Club), Annabel Greham (Ballina Golf Club), Meabh McLoughlin (Co. Sligo Golf Club) and Emma Morrow (Galway Bay Golf Club).
They Captained by Anne Fahy (Portumna Golf Club) and Managed by Clodagh Hopkins (Woodbrook Golf Club).

Young Ellen Lonergan & Mary Kate Lonergan were selected on the Connaught Girl’s Under-18 Interprovincial Team played at Ballykisteen Golf Club on 21st and 22nd August 2023.
The other members of the team were Holly Cafferky (Ballinasloe Golf Club), Maebh McLoughlin, Jessica Reynolds & Sophie Reynolds (Co. Sligo Golf Club) and Riona Murphy (Oughterard).
They were Captained by Clodagh Hopkins (Woodbrook Golf Club) and Managed by Anne Fahy (Portumna).

The Girl's from Westport Golf Club won the All-Ireland Final of the Girls Inter-Club Series at Ballina Golf Club on Wednesday 24th August 2022.
They beat the Girls from Co. Louth Golf Club by 2-matches to 1-match in the All-Ireland Quarter-Final on the Wednesday the following morning they were drawn against Douglas Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final and recorded a similar result against the Cork Club.
they met the Girls From Doneraile Golf Club in the All-Ireland decider in the afternoon and again had a 2-matches to 1-match result.
First on the tee was Mary Kate Lonergan who won her match by 2-holes against Niamh O’Sullivan, next on the tee was Sarah Corrigan who beat Muireann O’Sullivan by 2 and 1 and in the bottom match Mary Kate McHale had a bad day when going down to Anna O’Brien by 6 and 5.

It is the second All-Ireland title for the four girls this year, after they won the Irish Girls' Junior Schools National Finals with Sacred Heart, Westport earlier this year.

The Ladies of Westport Golf Club won the Connacht Final of the Minor Cup at Gort Golf Club on Saturday 13th August 2022.

The Ladies of Westport Golf Club qualified for the Quarter-Finals of the All-Ireland series of the Minor Cup at Slieve Russell Golf Club on Wednesday 7th September 2022.
They were drawn against the Ladies from Ardee Golf Club but lost out by 3-matches to 2-matchs.
First on the tee was Mary Kate Lonergan who won her match by 4 and 3 against Annetta Durnin, she was followed by Mary Drumm who had a very convincing 5 and 4 win against Patricia Smyth, next on the tee was Anne Kelly who lost her match against Bernie Breen, in the penultimate match Sarah Coyle lost her match by 6 and 5 against Angela Hand, in the bottom and deciding match Aíne Kavanagh lost out by 4 and 3 against Helen Reilly.

The Girls of Westport’s A Team claimed the Connacht Provincial Girls U-19 Inter Club title by 4pts over County Sligo at Ballina Golf Club in July 2022.
The team on the day was Marykate Lonergan, Sarah Corrigan and Marykate McHale.

Harry Gillivan was selected on the Connacht Interprovincial team to play at Moyvalley Golf Club from 23rd to 25th August 2022, the others on the squad were Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little Golf Club), T. J. Ford (Co. Sligo Golf Club),
Simon Walker and Allan Hill (Roscommon Golf Club), David Kitt (Athenry Golf Club), Sean Flanagan (Portmarnock Golf Club) and Liam Nolan (Galway Golf Club) they were managed by Cathal McConn from Roscommon Golf Club and captained by Damien Coyne from Tuam Golf Club.

Ellen Lonergan was selected on the Connaught Girls’ 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 Maebh McLoughlin and Sophie Reynolds (Co. Sligo Golf Club), Kate Dillon (Oughterard Golf Club), Anna Higgins (Roscommon Golf Club), Vicki Conlon (Enniscroane Golf Club) and Emma Morrow (Galway Bay Golf Club), Jessica Reynolds (Co. Sligo Golf Club) was the non-travelling reserve, they were managed by Anne Fahy from Portumna Golf Club and Captained by Clodagh Hopkins from Woodbrook Golf Club.

Westport Golf Club won the All-Ireland Final of the Irish Junior Cup on their home course when they beat Dun Laoghaire Golf Club by 4-matches to 1-match on Sunday 22nd September 2019.  
They were lead out by Ronan Hehir who had a comfortable 4 and 3 win against Brian Begley, he was followed by Ronan Mahon who beat Patrick McCann by 3 and 2, next on the tee was Anto Browne who had to go up the 19th before securing the point against Jamie Campbell, in the penultimate match Fergus Rothwell won his match by 2-holes against Kevin Giblin and the bottom match Shane Larkin lost his match by 2 and 1 against Sam Varian.
They drew Ulster Champions Malone Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on the Saturday and recorded a 4-matches to 1-match win over the Belfast club.
In the top match Ronan Hehir beat Luke O’Sullivan by 2 and 1, next on the tee was Ronan Mahon who won his match on the 18th against Fionn Dobbin, he was followed by Anto Browne who halved his match against Marco Deane, in the penultimate match Fergus Rothwell had a comfortable 3 and 2 win against Ben Connolly and the bottom match of Shane Larkin against Jamie Thompson was recorded as a halve when called-in.

Westport Golf Club won the Connaught Final of the Irish Junior Cup they beat Galway Golf Club by 3 and 2 in the Semi-Final and met Enniscrone in the Provincial Decider on their home course on Friday 9th August 2019.
They were led out by Ronan Hehir who won his match by 2 and 1 against Robert Jacob, he was followed by Ronan Mahon who lost his match against Connor Ruddy by 2-holes, next on the tee was Anto Browne who beat Padraic Clince by 3 and 2, in the penultimate match Fergus Rothwell lost out to Cormac Feeney by 4 and 2, with the Provincial pennant in the balance it was down to the bottom match when Shane Larkin beat Joseph Forde Jnr. by the minimum 1-hole and with it they can now return in September to participate in the All-Ireland Deciders.  

Westport Golf Club won the Connacht Final of the Irish Junior Cup when they beat Athlone Golf Club in the Semi-Final by 4-matches to 1-match and accounted for Loughrea Golf Club by 3½-matches to 1½-matches at Gort Golf Club on 9th August 2015.

First on the tee was Tony Bree who beat Paddy McMahon by 6 and 5, he was followed by Sam Gillivan who had a 5 and 4 win over Des Egan, next up was Anto Browne who halved his match with Brendan Dunne when called In on 20th in the penultimate match Fergus Rothwell beat James Walsh by 1-hole, in the bottom match Ronan Mahon lost out to Eamonn Hannon by7 and 6.

They made the long journey to Carton House to compete in the All-Ireland Finals and were drawn against Leinster Champions Dundalk Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Wednesday 16th September.

Tony Bree led the way again and recorded a 2 and 1 win over Ciaran Sheridan, he was followed Anto Browne lost out to Eoin Murphy on the 19th next up was David Scott lost his match against Ricky Newell by 3 and 2, in the penultimate match Sam Gillivan had a 4 and 3 win over Josh Mackin, the bottom match went all the way to the 18th before Fergus Rothwell booked their place in the decider against Aaron King.

The following morning they were matched against Tony Bree was first out against Andrew Ervine but lost his match by 4 and 3 he was followed by Anto Browne who won his match by 2 and 1 against Jamie Campbell the Green Pennant hung on the 3rd match of David Scott against John Armstrong which went all the way to the 18th before the Antrim Club recorded a 1-hole win, in the penultimate match Sam Gillivan recorded a 3 and 2 win over David Winning in the bottom match of Fergus Rothwell against Michael Hayes the Ulster man recorded a 5 and 4 win, so Greenisland recorded their first ever All-Ireland pennant.

So it was not to be for Westport who were All-Ireland runners-up in 2013 at Royal Tara Golf Club and last won the Irish Junior Cup at Lahinch Golf Club in 1980.  

Westport Golf Club won the Connaught Final of the Irish Junior Cup when they beat Castlerea Golf Club by 3½ matches to 1½ match in the Provincial decider in 2013. They were led by Ronan Hehir who beat Adrian Gunning by 1-hole, he was followed by Tony Bree who had a 2 and 1 win over Liam Walsh, next up was Ronan Mahon who halved his match against Padraig Kilcummins when called in, the penultimate match of Jack Healy against Dara Bruen went Castlerea’s way by 1-hole, in the bottom match Shane Larkin had a comfortable 3 and 1 win over Aidan Mulvihill.
It was on to Royal Tara Golf Club for the National Deciders where they met Ulster Champions Slieve Russell in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Wednesday 18th September. They were led this time by Shane Larkin who lost by 2-holes to Brendan McGowan, next up was Jack Healy who beat Darren Donohue by 3 and 1, he was followed by Tony Bree who had a comfortable 4 and 3 win over Brry Cunningham, the penultimate match of Ronan Hehir against Bryan Cribben went 2 and 1 to the men from the west, in the bottom match of Ronan Mahon was halved against Stephen Monteith to give a 3½ matches to 1½ match result.
They met a remarkably young Ballybunion team in the All-Ireland Final on the Thursday, Ronan Hehir lead them out against 16-year old John Molyneaux and lost out by 2-holes, he was followed by Jack Healey who lost his match by 3 and 1 against Frank Geary, next up was Ronan Mahon who halved his match against Senan Carroll, the penultimate match of Tony Bree against Richard Hanley finished on the 16th when Hanley chipped in, the bottom match of Shane Larkin was halved against Jason Lynch when called-in. So it was not to be for Westport who last won the Irish Junior Cup at Lahinch in 1980.

The Ladies of Westport Golf Club won the Connaught Final of the AA-Insurance ILGU inter-Club Junior Cup in 2007 they made the journey to Athlone Golf Club to compete in the National deciders; where they met Munster Champions Templemore Golf Club in the All-Ireland Quarter-Final and lost out by 4 matches to 1 match.

First on the tee Mary McDermott who lost to Josie Bourke by 2 and 1, she was followed by Marie Grimes lost her match against Kathleen Maher by 7 and 6, next up was Tara Fahy who halved her match with Olivia Collins, as did Marion Duffy against Mary Fitzpatrick, the bottom match of Ann Corcoran was a 7 and 5 lost to Mary Lou Carroll.

Westport Golf Club won the Connaught Final of the Irish Junior Cup when they beat Ballinasloe Golf Club by 3 and halve matches to 1 and halve matches at Enniscrone Golf Club on the 12th August 2006.

It was back to Enniscrone Golf Club for the National Finals, where they where drawn against Leinster Champions Castle Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Wednesday 13th September.

First on the tee was Colm Walsh drawn against Castle’s Simon Lynch with Castle recording a 5 and 4 win. Anto Browne was next up against Ronan Burke, again the match went against Westport by 2 and 1. He was followed by Michael McGreal who lost out to Omer Bhamjee by 3 and 2. Ronan Mahon and Tony Bree both halved their matches with Ross Kinsella and Marc Dillon. So it was not to be for the men from the west who won the All-Ireland at Lahinch in 1980.

N. Kavanagh and C. O'Malley were selected on the Connacht team for the Interprovincial Matches played at Portmarnock Golf Club from 11th to 13th August 2004.

The Boys' of Westport Golf Club won the won the Connaught Schools Golf Championship when playing for Rice College, the team was Shane Collins, Michael McGreal, Cormac O’Halloran, Cathal O’Malley, Anthony Browne and Thomas McLoughlin they were coached by Joe Cuddy.

Westport Golf Club were Runners-Up to Portumna in the Connaught Final of the Irish Junior Cup at Galway Golf Club in 2002. The team was Dave O'Regan, Michael McGreal, Gar Golden, Tony Bree, Tom McLoughlin, Liam Gibbons, Niall Halpin, Liam Halpin and Padraic Higgins. They were captained by Pat Kearns.

Lady Captain Marion Duffy, Captain Haulie Hoban and J. Collins, qualified for the National Finals of the Mercedes-Benz Irish Independent Executive Golf Classic at The K Club on August 12th 2002.

Westport trio, Lady Captain Ann Duffy, Captain Pat Kearns and President Noel Carroll, got through the regional qualifiers of the Mercedes Benz-Irish Independent Executive Golf Tournament at Galway Bay Golf & Country Club in May 2001. Ann playing off 34, Pat off 14 and Noel off 14 returned a score of 77 points. They went on to compete in the National Finals at the K Club on 13th of August.

Prior to 2001:

Westport won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Lahinch G. C. in 1980. The team was L. Gibbons, G. McAleer, T. Joyce, M. Henehan, D. Joyce, P. O'Reilly G. Golden and they were Captained by F. Hope.

They won the Connaught Shield in 2000.

Westport won the County Cup in 1988 the team was G. Hughes, P. O'Reilly, P. Kennedy, C. O'Malley, J. Foley, J. Kelly, the late M. Cavaunagh, P. Hopkins, D. Kendrick and M. Kearns.

Ger Golden was President of the GUI in 1990.

The Ladies of Westport won the Linda Black Trophy in 1985, the team was Kay O’Brien, Maureen Flynn, Sheelagh Ryan, Bridie Hughes and Loretto O'Malley.

The boys' of Westport won the Connaught Section of the Irish Junior Foursomes, sponsored by Jefferson Smurfit plc. They were beaten by one hole in the final by Castletroy, in the National Final at Strandhill, on 21st August 2000.

Westport were beaten in the Fred Daly at Strandhill on 22nd August, 2000. They went down 3-2 to Banbridge. The team was Noel Kavanagh, Tony Bree, Michael Kearns, Neil McNulty and Cathal O'Malley. They won the Connaught Junior Inter Club the same year and in1999.

They won the Connaught Junior Foursomes in 1999.

Noel Kavanagh won the Connaught Boy's Championship in 2000.

Tony Bree won the Mayo Under-18 Championship in 2000.

Tom McLoughlin won the Mayo Under-16 Championship in 2000.

S. Underwood represented Connaught in 1988, and played Connaught Youths', in 1988.

On the 29th June 1997, in the "Golfer of the Year" Competition, Tommy Reilly (13) & Albert Gallagher (15) had holes-in-one on the 12th, followed by Jim Lyons (19) on the 14th.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

Cathal O'Malley represented Ireland as a Senior International in 2008 playing 6-times won 3-matches halved one and lost 2-matches accumulating 7-points. He represented Ireland at international Youths level in 2004 playing 5-matches, won 2-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 4-points. He represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from 2004 to 2008 playing 18-times won 7-matches halved four and lost 7-matches accumulating 18-points. He represented Connacht as a Youth Interprovincial in 2005 playing 5-times won 1-matches and lost 4-matches accumulating 2-points. He represented Connacht at the Boys Interprovincial in 2001  playing 6-times won 0-matches halved one and lost 5-matches accumulating 1-point;

L. Golden represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from 1959 to 1960 playing 10-times won 1-match and lost 9-matches accumulating 2-points;

Noel Kavanagh represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from 2002 to 2004 playing 15-times won 5-matches and lost 10-matches accumulating 10-points. Herepresented Connacht at the Boys Interprovincial in 2000  playing 6-times won 4-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 8-points;

S. Underwood represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level in 1988 playing 3-times won 1-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 2-points. He represented Connacht as a Youth Interprovincial in 1988  playing 5-times won 1-match and lost 4-matches accumulating 2-points;

Cormac O’Halloran represented Connacht at the Boys Interprovincial in 2004  playing 4-times won 0-matches halved one and lost 3-matches accumulating 1-point;

History of Westport

Instituted 1908 affiliated 1927

The "Irish Golfers Guide" 1910 gives an instituted date of 1908 for Westport and reports "The course was nine-holes, two and a half miles from Westport Station. The Captain is given as W. H. Darley-Livingston, and the Hon. Secretary is A. G. Simpson, of the Bank of Ireland".
It would appear the club had some difficulties during the war years. In 1926, the club was restarted when a nine-hole course was opened at Carraholly, three and a half miles north of Westport: sometime between 1926 and 1939 the club extended to eighteen-holes.
In 1973, the club relocated in its present home where eighteen of the finest links holes are to be found. The Irish Close Championship was played here in 1997, 1985 and 1977.