Roscrea golf club Tipperary

Members Achievements

A very unusual event happened in Roscrea Golf Club when the 2014 Lady Captain Joanne Mann won Eleanor Ryan-Carroll’s Captain’s Prize in 2013 only for Eleanor to in-turn go and win Joanne’s Lady Captain’s Prize in 2014.

The Ladies of Roscrea Golf Club won the Tipperary Senior Cup in 2005, when the team was Rose Ryan, Evanna Farrelly, Kathleen Phelan, Sinead Holland and they were captained Marian O'Connor.

Roscrea won the Smurfit Junior Foursomes, with Conor Ruane and Peter Kennedy,

They won the Brennan Cup in 1992, when the team was Ted Stapleton, Sean Quilan, Pat Carroll, Frank Cullinane, Michael Martin, Des Dooley, Niall Heffernan, Tom Rowland, Jack Laffan, John Cahill, P. J. Kennedy, John Kennedy, John O'Donnell, Tadhg O'Connor, Matty Ryan, Joe Dooley, Mick Maher, Cormac O'Connor. They were, captained by John Buckley.

On Sunday 24th March 2002 Matt Ryan recorded what I believe to be the first Albatross of the year when he holed-out with his second on the 439 m Par-5 index 11 10th. Matt playing off a handicap of 6 had just been cut two shots on the Saturday.

The Ladies of Roscrea Golf Club won the Tipperary League Cup in 1983, when the team was P. Delaney, Chris McDonnell, Olive Ryan, Kathleen Higgins and P. Bergin.

The Ladies of Roscrea Golf Club won the Midlands League in 1976, when the team was Kathleen Carmody, M. Sharpe, Beda O'Connor, Nora Collison, Irene Brennan and were captained by Madeline O'Donnell.

Members who played representative golf for their Province;

John Carey* represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1968 to 1971 playing 8-times won 1-match and lost 3-matches accumulating 2-points;

History of Roscrea

Instituted 1892 affiliated 1911

As with so many other older clubs, the early records of Roscrea are missing. It would appear there were two clubs in the Roscrea area and they ran into difficulties around the turn of the century.

The Irish "Golfers Guide", 1910 records, "This club was started again in 1904, the course having being laid out some years previously, but lapsed for want of members. One and a half miles, from Roscrea. Hon. Secretary, Captain R. A. Bolton, Dungar Park, Roscrea". The following year, The "Irish Field" reported on 5th August "The Roscrea district is very wisely amalgamating the two existing private clubs and establishing a public club. The representative meeting called to discuss the matter decided on taking Derryvale as the site of the new course."

The "Nenagh Guardian" on 17th November 1894, records "An Inter-club match between Nenagh and Roscrea, which lists the Roscrea team as Powell, Smith, Bridge, Ely, Eaton and Perry."

The "Irish Golfers" 1897 tells us "The links is at Golden Grove, one and a half miles Roscrea and there are nine-holes, the longest 420 yards and shortest 90 yards. The greenkeeper has a comfortable cottage, where there is room for members, and tea is provided". The President is given as W. P. H. Lloyd Vaughan, D. L., the Hon.. Secretary was J. Robin, J. P., Ballaghmore Castle, and the Treasurer was S. E. Smith.

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