Fintona golf club Tyrone

Members Achievements

The Ladies from Fintona Golf Club reached the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals of the Women’s Minor Foursomes on Friday 6st September 2024 at Shannon Golf Club when they lost out to the Ladies from Ballina Golf Club by 3½-matches to ½-match. They were led out by Carmel Mc Dermott with Kate McGoldrick who lost their match by 2 and 1 against Ann Cawley with Patricia Gaughan, next up was Carmel Colgan with Margaret Rainey who halved their match against Bridie McCormack with Josephine & O'Hora, in the penultimate match Fanchea Donnelly with Patricia McNabb lost their match against Mary Reynolds with Catherine Smith by 6 and 5 and in the bottom match Amanda Moffitt with Bernie McCillen lost their match against Marie Forde with Margaret Healy by 4 and 3.

Fintona Golf Club qualified for the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals of the Irish Mixed Foursomes at Athlone Golf Club on Tuesday 29th September 2022 when they were drawn against Thurles Golf Club and lost out to the Munster Club by 3-matches to 2-matches.
They were led out by Dara McCullough with Kitty Loughran who lost their match by 5 and 4 against William Maher with Annette Boland, they were followed by Gareth Quinn with Catriona Donnelly who went down by 2-holes against Jonny Foran with Susan Troy, next on the tee was Plunkett and Geraldine McNelis who had a very convincing 8 and 6 win against Eamon Hayes with Mairead Cloghessy, in the penultimate match Conor Corry with Anna McNelis went up the 21st before relinquishing the point to John Corbett Jnr. with Fionnuala Corcoran and in the bottom match Aaron Short with Margaret Mullen had a 4 and 3 win against Matthew Ryan and Anna Stapleton.     

The Ladies of Fintona 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 Tipperary Golf Club by 3-matches to 2-matches.
First on the tee was Carmel Colgan who lost her match by 5 and 3 against Mary Devlin, she was followed by Dympna Franey who lost her match against Sandra Russell by 3 and 1, next on the tee was Bernie McCillen who had a comfortable 4 and 3 win against Barbara Leahy, in the penultimate match Patricia McNabb won her match against Patricia O’Connell by 3 and 2 in the bottom and deciding match Rosemary O’Hanlon lost her match by the minimum against Ann Mooney.    

Fintona Golf Club won the Ladies All Ireland Challenge Cup in 2021, the first All-Ireland success in the Club’s history.
They beat Connaught Champions Gort Golf Club the team on the day was Team Captain Anna McNelis, Catriona Donnelly, Dympna Franey, Jo McNelis, Diane Moffitt, Carmel Colgan, Angela Montague and Fanchea Donnelly

Fintona Golf Club won the Conway Cup in 1977, the Roberts Cup in 1989 they won the McAtee Cup in 2000.

History of Fintona

 Institutes 1904 affiliated 1926

There is some confusion as to when golf was first played at Fintona, with some claiming it started in 1896 there is no evidence to prove this. The early records only go back to 1939, and it would appear, that a former Secretary, used the early records to fuel the burning of rubbish in his backyard.

An account in Irish Life on 4^th September 1914, clarifies some of the early history. The club was private-owned, by C. W. L. Brown-Lecky, who presented the earliest challenge cup, in 1913. The course is of nine-holes, was open all-year-round, and had been laid out ten years before, "under the supervision of Mr. Taylor". The GUI, give an affiliation date of 1926, for the club.