Castlerea golf club Roscommon

Members Achievements

Teresa Meaney won the All-Ireland final of the Women’s Silver Medal at Headfort Golf Club in 2022 when she edged out Carol Doheny from Mountrath Golf Club on a count back.

The Ladies of Castlerea Golf Club won the Connacht Trophy in 2021.

The Ladies of Castlerea Golf Club won the Roscommon Cup in 2017.

Castlerea Golf Club won the Connacht Final of the Irish Mixed Foursomes in 2015 and participated in the All-Ireland Deciders at Dooks Golf Club in September of that year.

Castlerea Golf Club won the Connacht Shield in 2010;

Lady Captain Lily Hilly, Captain Willie Gannon and President Sean O'Connell, qualified for the National Final of the Mercedes-Benz Irish Independent Executive Golf Classic at The K Club on August 12th 2002.

Prior to 2001:

Maurice DeLacy Staunton was elected President of the GUI in 1974.

Castlerea Golf Club won the Connacht final of the Bulmers Barton Shield in 1974, They won the Connacht Senior Cup in 1965. The team was, L. Brennan, W. Keane, R. DeLacy Staunton, G. DeLacy Staunton and B. Keane.

They won the Connacht Senior Cup again in 1980. The team was John Caulfield, Jimmy Joyce, Michael McSherry, Ignatius Hayden and the team manager was Ruphert Staunton.

They won the Irish Junior Cup in 1955, the Bulmers Pierce Purcell Shield in 1972 and were beaten Finalists. The team was Eamonn Hayes, Ivan Finch, John Caufield, Jimmy Fenlon, Patsy Burke, Padraic Moran, Michael Mulligan, Michael McSherry and they were Captained by Tom Joyce.

They won the Connacht Shield in 1957, 1960 and again in 1973, when the team was T. Joyce, L. Brennan, I. Hayden, M. McSherry, R. Staunton, J. Coyne, E. Hayes, M. DeLacy Staunton, M. Mulligan, P. Burke and they were Captained by C. Glynn.

They won the Ulster Bank All-Ireland Ladies Foursomes in 1999 and 2000.

Michael Doyle won the Midland Boys' Championship at Birr Golf Club in 1987.

2002 Lady Captain Lilly Healy won the Lady Captains Prize in the Millennium and again in 2001 and added the Lady President's Prize to her wins the following year.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

A. W. Briscoe* represented Ireland as a Senior International from 1928 to 1931. He represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from 1938 to 1939;

R. deLacy-Staunton represented Ireland as a Senior International from 1964 to 1973 playing 18-times won 7-matches halved one and lost 10-matches accumulating 15-points. He represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from 1962 to 1985 playing 124-times won 44-matches halved thirteen and lost 67-matches accumulating 101-points. He represented Connacht as a Youth Interprovincial from 1962 to 1963 playing 4-times.

B. Frost represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level in 1987 playing 2-times won 0-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 0-points;

S. Heavey represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level from 1986 to 2005 playing 44-times won 8-matches halved three and lost 33-matches accumulating 19-points. He represented Connacht as a Youth Interprovincial from 1984 to 1987  playing 20-times won 9-matches and lost 11-matches accumulating 18-points;

H. DeLacy-Staunton represented Connacht at Senior Interprovincial level in to 1970 playing 6-times won 1-match halved two and lost 5-matches accumulating 2-points;

J. Joyce represented Connacht as a Youth Interprovincial in 1978  playing 2-times won 0-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 0-points;

Simon Clarke represented Connacht at the Boys Interprovincial in 2003  playing 3-times won 2-matches and lost 1-match accumulating 4-points;

Roddy DeLacy-Staunton represented Connacht at the Boys Interprovincial from 1997 to 1999  playing 12-times won 8-matches halved one and lost 3-matches accumulating 17-points;

History of Castlerea

Instituted 1904 affiliated 1905
The first Captain of Castlerea was Mr. G. W. F. Kelly, with a membership of 60, including ladies. The Golfing Annual, 1907-8, reads "the new course of nine holes, varying from 80 to 420 yards, is a mile from Castlerea Station".

The Irish Field, on 21^st December, 1907, records "The golfers of Roscommon have been in the wilderness for some time. Mr. T. C. Wills-Stanfort has, however, come to the rescue in a most public spirited and sporting manner and a nine-hole course has been laid out in his demesne".
It would appear the club moved again around 1916 when it located at the O’Connor Don’s demesne F. G. O’Donoghue was the Hon. Secretary from 1910 to 1916.