St Helen's Bay golf club Wexford
St Helen's Bay Golf Course
Ryder Cup hero Philip Walton took the challenge of forging a stern golfing test from the mixture of parkland and links, which is St. Helen’s Bay Golf Club - "Ireland’s sunniest golf course". The 17th and 18th holes enjoy a dazzling crescent of beach and sparkling sea which accompany the fairways all the way home.
Early holes play uphill where the gentle rising landscape, afford lovely panoramic views of the Wexford coast and countryside.
Other features of the course include water hazards on the 11th and 12th and restored "famine" walls at the 1st, 9th and 10th.
The 18-hole parkland course is a sizeable 5,991 m Par 72 with a standard scratch of 72 off the back tees, boasts nine water features, bunkers and 5,000 trees, requiring full concentration to avoid succumbing to the obstacles.
St. Helen’s Bay has a state-of-the-art clubhouse and the largest on-site accommodation in Ireland. The visitor is assured of a very friendly welcome and a memorable game of golf on st Helens Bay course, which is improving every year.
Golf Deals » St Helen's Bay
Stay & Play @ Talbot Suites €400.00
Offer valid from 01 Nov 2021 to 31 Jan 2023 Detail:
Enjoy 2-Nights Golfing Getaway in Luxury Self-Catering Accommodation
2-Nights Room Only in a Classic Apartment, Breakfast hamper.
1-round of Golf at either St. Helen’s Bay or Rosslare Golf Club (weather permitting)
Deposit €150 required, based on 4-people sharing.
Valid from 1st November to 31st January subject to availability.
| Green Fees April to September Weekends: |
€25/30 |
| Green Fees October to March Weekends: | €20/25 |
| Green Fees Senior Days: | €15 |
| Green Fees Juniors: | €10/15 |
| Green Fees with a Member: | €10 |
| Green Fees for Opens: | €20 |
| Practice Area: | Yes |
| Club Hire: | Yes |
| Buggy Hire: | Yes |
| Soft Spikes: | Yes |
| Membership Available: | Yes |
| Full Membership Fee: | €800 |
| Full Couples Membership Fee: | €1,520 |
| Full U-40 Membership Fee: | €450 |
| Full Student 18-24 Membership Fee: | €199 |
| Full Junior Membership Fee: | €100 |
| Full Juvenile Membership Fee: | €60 |
| Course Type | Parkland |
| No Holes | 18 |
| Members | 491 |
| Designer | Phillip Walton & Larry Byrne |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Address | Kilrane, |
| Telephone | 053-91-33234 |
| info@sthelensgolfresort.com | |
| Website | St Helen's Bay golf club website |
| Manager: | Yvonne Sidney |
| Captain: | Gerry Byrne |
| Lady Captain: | Mary O'Riordan |
| President: | Rionach Donlon |
| Vice-Captains': | & |
| Hon. Secretary: |
Dermot Walsh, Gerry Smyth & Sonya McGarry
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| Club Pro: | Johnny Young |
| Hon. Treasurer: | Michael Cooney & Anna Marie Murphy |
| Comp. Secretary: | Paddy Dunne & Susan Connolly |
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Course Layout
Location Map
Lat:52.234108
Long:-6.336966
General Facts & Information
| Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: Licensing Hours |
| Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
| Catering: Full catering, facilities | Days to Avoid: None |
| Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends | Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance |
St. Helen's Bay Golf Club operate a 3-Club Pass together with Seafield & Rosslare for €125 in 2014
St Helen's Bay Golf Club Fixtures 2023 provisional*
| Open & Major Fixtures 2023 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
| Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captains' Drive-In | Sunday |
Closed | 1 | |
| Vice-Captain's Prize | Friday |
Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize to the Ladies | Saturday 3 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captains Prize to the men | Saturday 3 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Presidents' Prize to L. & G. | Saturday 24 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize | Saturday 8 July | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize |
Saturday 20 August |
Closed | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 31 May |
Open | 1 | |
| 9-Hole L. & G. Singles Stableford | Friday 2 June | Open | 1 | |
| Inter Scratch Cup |
Sunday 4 June | Open | 1 | |
| Juniors Day | Sunday 4 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford |
Wednesday 7 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Friday 9 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford | Wednesday 14 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Friday 16 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 17 June | Open | 1 |
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| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 21 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Friday 23 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 28 June | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Friday 30 June | Open | 1 | |
| Club Fundraising Cl,assic | Saturday 1 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 2 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 5 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Friday 7 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 9 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 12 July | Open | 1 | |
| St. Helen's Bay Pro-Am |
Friday 14 July | IPGA |
1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 15 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 19 July | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Friday 21 July | Open | 1 | |
| Start of Open Week | Saturday 22 July | Open | 1 | |
| Fourball Betterball |
Saturday 22 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Saturday 22 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Sunday 23 July | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Sunday 23 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Monday 24 July | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Monday 24 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Tuesday 25 July | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Tuesday 25 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Wedneday 26 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Wedneday 26 July | Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Thursday 27 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Thursday 27 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford | Friday 28 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Friday 28 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Mixed 4-Person Team Event | Sunday 30 July |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Monday 31 July |
Open | 1 | |
| Start of Ladies Open Week |
Tuesday 1 August | Saturday 5 August | Open | 5 |
| Singles Stableford | Tuesday 1 August | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Fourball Betterball |
Wedneday 2 August | Open | 1 | |
| 9-Hole Gents from 5pm | Wedneday 2 August | Open | 1 |
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| 3-Person Team Event |
Thursday 3 August | Open | 1 | |
| 9-Hole Gents from 5pm | Thursday 3 August | Open | 1 | |
| Ladies Singles Stableford | Friday 4 August | Open | 1 | |
| 9-Hole Gents from 5pm | Friday 4 August | Open | 1 | |
| Mixed Fourball | Saturday 5 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 6 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 9 August | Open | 1 | |
| 9-Hole Singles Stableford | Friday 11 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford Fun Golf |
Saturday 12 August | Open | 1 |
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| L. & G. Seniors Singles Stableford | Wednesday 16 August | Open | 1 | |
| Junior Boys' & Girls | Friday 18 August | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 20 April | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 23 August |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 26 August |
Sunday 27 August |
Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 27 August |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 30 August |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 2 September | Sunday 3 September |
Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 3 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 6 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 9 September | Sunday 10 September | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 10 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 13 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 20 September |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 23 September | Sunday 24 September | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 24 September | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 27 September |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 30 September |
Sunday 1 October | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 1 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 4 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 7 October | Sunday 8 October |
Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 8 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 11 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 14 October | Sunday 15 October | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 15 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 18 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Team Event |
Saturday 21 October | Open | 2 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Wednesday 25 October | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Saturday 28 October |
Sunday 29 October |
Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 29 October |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 5 November | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 12 November | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sturday 18 November | Sunday 19 November | Open | 2 |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 19 November | Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 26 November |
Open | 1 | |
| L. & G. Singles Stableford | Sunday 10 December | Open | 1 |
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 72 SSS 71 6,446 yd's |
| Yellow | Par 72 SSS 69 5,994 yd's |
| Red | Par 74 SSS 72 5,483 yd's |
| Blue | Par 72 SSS 72 6,690 yd's |
Card
| Name | Hole No. | Blue | White | Yellow | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
| St. Helen's | 1 | 457 | 448 | 429 | 5 | 16 | 385 | 5 | 8 |
| Walton's Wish | 2 | 420 | 407 | 374 | 4 | 5 |
346 | 4 | 4 |
| Tuskar Rock | 3 | 209 | 202 | 155 | 3 | 7 |
140 | 3 | 17 |
| The Tunnel | 4 | 341 | 335 | 290 |
4 | 18 | 267 | 4 | 14 |
| The Pilgrimage | 5 | 357 | 333 | 321 | 4 | 12 | 316 | 4 | 6 |
| Yola | 6 | 342 | 323 | 322 | 4 | 17 | 303 |
4 | 10 |
| Croningan | 7 | 184 | 175 | 110 | 3 | 6 |
146 | 3 | 11 |
| Carnsore Point | 8 | 467 | 452 | 414 | 4 | 2 | 405 |
5 |
16 |
| Famine Walls | 9 | 531 | 517 | 504 |
5 | 9 |
436 | 5 | 2 |
| Out | 3,308 | 3,202 | 2,919 | 36 | 2,744 | 37 | |||
| Forth of Bargy | 10 | 550 | 512 | 504 |
5 | 8 |
441 | 5 | 1 |
| Cromwell's Bay | 11 | 182 | 178 | 171 | 3 | 11 | 138 | 3 | 15 |
| Ballyhire Castle | 12 | 448 | 442 | 395 | 4 | 1 | 332 | 4 | 3 |
| The Piers | 13 | 466 | 453 | 399 | 4 | 4 |
370 | 4 | 7 |
| Four Winds | 14 | 330 | 324 | 313 | 4 | 14 | 244 | 4 | 9 |
| Rackard's Drive | 15 | 526 | 499 | 488 | 5 | 13 | 481 | 5 | 5 |
| Wishing Well | 16 | 429 | 405 |
378 | 4 | 10 |
389 | 5 |
13 |
| Spaugh Rock | 17 | 210 | 203 | 170 | 3 | 3 |
153 | 3 | 12 |
| Pirate's Cove | 18 | 266 | 250 | 243 | 4 | 15 | 191 | 4 | 18 |
| In | 3,407 | 3,266 | 3,061 | 36 | 2,739 | 37 | |||
| Total | 6,690 | 6,446 | 5,994 | 72 | 5,483 | 74 | |||
| SSS | 72 | 71 | 69 | 72 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record: Am. 70, Pro: Philip Walton 69
Ladies Course Record:
Members Achievements
St. Helen’s Bay Golf Club were Runners-Up in the Leinster Central Regional Final of the Pierce Purcell Shield when they lost out to Abbeyleix Golf Club by 3-matches to 2-matchs at New Kilkenny Golf Club Saturday 29th July 2023.
The Ladies of St. Helen’s Bay Golf Club were finalist in the Finn Trophy in 2017, when the team was Ger Smith, Frances Reid, Georgina Darling, Emer Farrell, Aine O’Connell, Janet Slattery, Bernadette Tully, Bernie Furlong ,Helena O’Connor, Kathleen Murphy, Mary McCormack and Nora Kavanagh.
Larry Byrne, the original owner of the St. Helen's Bay golf course, and I go back a long time. Larry was a first-class hurler with Wexford. Before that he played with St. Peter's, Wexford. I played for St. Kieran's College Kilkenny, all those years ago, Peter's were our arch enemies as we where theirs. There were no quarters given in those matches and every player gave his all. He had to there was no hiding place after the match, as you had to go back and live with the "hurlers on the ditch." I used tell the kids in Ballinascorney, when they would tell me they felt pressure representing the club "if they wanted to know what pressure in sport was, it was being a Dub playing with Kieran's and 500 fellows on the side-line thinking they should be out there and not you." They all thought Dub's couldn’t play hurling.
History of St Helen's Bay
St. Helen’s Bay golf club captures the essence of a bygone era covering 150 acres of sweeping Wexford terrain and incorporating existing features dating from Norman times, the bay area is characterised by the exotic civilisation transplanted from the European continent by newcomers. The existing tower-house near the 12th hole dates from the 13th century.
At various points around the course are painstakingly restored dry stonewalls, unusual for this part of Ireland. Originally erected during the famine, these walls are steeped in history.
Also known as "Pirates Cove" the mile long beach at St. Helen’s Bay was used by smugglers during the 19th century.
Within a view of the course is Tuskar Rock-a local landmark and central theme of many a Wexford tale.
Roll of Honour
| Member | Year | Hon. Position |
| R. Cleary | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
| Molly Farrell | 1993 | Ladies President |
| L. Byrne | 1993 | Men's Captain |
| Tom Noonat | 1993 | President |
| R. Cleary | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
| Molly Farrell | 1994 | Ladies President |
| L. Byrne | 1994 | Men's Captain |
| T. Noonan | 1994 | President |
| J. Walshe | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
| Roisin Prenderville | 1995 | Ladies President |
| D. Murphy | 1995 | Men's Captain |
| V. Stafford | 1995 | President |
| J. Walshe | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
| Roisin Prenderville | 1996 | Ladies President |
| D. Murphy | 1996 | Men's Captain |
| V. Stafford | 1996 | President |
| M. Byrne | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
| Carmel Curtin | 1997 | Ladies President |
| P. Conlin | 1997 | Men's Captain |
| E. Cleary | 1997 | President |
| M. McCormack | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
| Carmel Curtin | 1998 | Ladies President |
| J. O'Connor | 1998 | Men's Captain |
| E. Cleary | 1998 | President |
| Jo Devitt | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
| Bernie Martin | 1999 | Ladies President |
| Bill Francis | 1999 | Men's Captain |
| Pat Curtin | 1999 | President |
| Paula O'Leary | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
| Bernie Martin | 2000 | Ladies President |
| John Codd | 2000 | Men's Captain |
| Pat Curtin | 2000 | President |
| Margie O'Connor | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
| Rose Cleary | 2001 | Ladies President |
| Michael Delaney | 2001 | Men's Captain |
| Martin McCormack | 2001 | Men's President |
| Martin McCormack | 2001 | President |
| Carmel Redmond | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
| Rose Cleary | 2002 | Ladies President |
| Walter Morrisey | 2002 | Men's Captain |
| Martin McCormack | 2002 | President |
| Susan Stewart | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
| Bernie Wright | 2003 | Ladies President |
| Eddie Barrett | 2003 | Men's Captain |
| Gerry Strahan | 2003 | President |
| Brona Cloonan | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
| Bernie Wright | 2004 | Ladies President |
| Alan Murphy | 2004 | Men's Captain |
| Gerry Strahan | 2004 | President |
| Eileen Brosnan | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
| Joan Walsh | 2005 | Ladies President |
| Rhodes Murphy | 2005 | Men's Captain |
| Gay Redmond | 2005 | President |
| Frances Reid | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
| Joan Walsh | 2006 | Ladies President |
| Willie Byrne | 2006 | Men's Captain |
| Gay Redmond | 2006 | President |
| Paula Stafford | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
| Mona McCormack | 2007 | Ladies President |
| Kieran Doolan | 2007 | Men's Captain |
| Donall O'Murchu | 2007 | President |
| Angie Sheehan | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
| Jo Devitt | 2008 | Ladies President |
| Mick Brosnan | 2008 | Men's Captain |
| Donall O'Murchu | 2008 | President |
| Kathleen Murphy | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
| Hazel Cronin | 2009 | Ladies President |
| Alan Howard | 2009 | Men's Captain |
| John Codd | 2009 | President |
| Jean O'Kennedy | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
| Mari Byrne | 2010 | Ladies President |
| Frank O'Kennedy | 2010 | Men's Captain |
| John Codd | 2010 | President |
| Georgina Darling | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
| Marie Byrne | 2011 | Ladies President |
| Tom McConalogue | 2011 | Men's Captain |
| Michael Delaney | 2011 | President |
| Marie Tevlin | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
| Patricia Murphy | 2012 | Ladies President |
| John Holt | 2012 | Men's Captain |
| Michael Delaney | 2012 | President |
| Peigi O'Ruairc | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
| Joan Levins | 2013 | Ladies President |
| Maurice Cooper | 2013 | Men's Captain |
| Seamus McCormack |
2013 | President |
| Peigi O'Ruairc | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
| Joan Levins | 2014 | Ladies President |
| Tomas O'Riordan | 2014 | Men's Captain |
| Seamus McCormack | 2014 | President |
| Bernie Furlong | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
| Mary McCormack | 2015 | Ladies President |
| Aidan Colgan | 2015 | Men's Captain |
| Pat Murphy | 2015 | President |
| Aine O'Connell | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
| Mary McCormack | 2016 | Ladies President |
| John O'Keeffe | 2016 | Men's Captain |
| Pat Murphy | 2016 | President |
| Ann Byrne | 2017 | Ladies Captain |
| Mick Conlan | 2017 | Men's Captain |
|
Aidan Colgan
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2017 | President |
| Verona McConalogue | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
| Tommy Duggan | 2018 | Men's Captain |
| Aidan Colgan | 2018 | President |
| Patricia Williams | 2019 | Ladies Captain |
| Padraig Tiernan | 2019 | Men's Captain |
| John O'Keeffe | 2019 | President |
| Emer Farrell | 2020 | Ladies Captain |
| Kieran Whelan | 2020 | Men's Captain |
| John O'Keeffe | 2020 | President |
| Cathy Dalton | 2021 | Ladies Captain |
| Peter Smith | 2021 | Men's Captain |
| Rionach Donlon | 2021 | President |
| Mary O'Riordan | 2022 | Ladies Captain |
| Gerry Byrne | 2022 | Men's Captain |
| Rionach Donlon |
2022 | President |
| Paddy |
2023 | Ladies Captain |
| 2023 | Men's Captain | |
| 2023 | President | |
| (7) | 2023 | Lowest Ladies Handicap |
| Ryan Burke | 2023 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
| Ciaran Frost (2) | 2023 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at St Helen's Bay
| Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance | Type |
| Rose Cleary | |||||
| Martin McCormack | |||||
| Donal O’Keeffe | |||||
| Tim Quinlivin | |||||
| Diarmuid F. Coonan | 22 September 2002 | 18th | Albatross | 243 yd’s | |
| Mary Barrett | 6 August 2003 | 11th | 138 yd’s | ||
| Paula O’Leary | 2 August 2006 | 17th | 7-iron |
135 yd’s | |
| Kate Bambrick | 3 May 2009 | 3rd | 140 yd’s | ||
| Anna-Marie Murphy | 26 August 2022 |
