Charleville golf club Cork

Members Achievements

Charleville Golf Club won their first All-Ireland Pierce Purcell Shield pennant when they beat Loughrea by 3 matches to 2 matches at Enniscrone Golf Club on 15th September 2006.

They beat Mahon Golf Club by 3 matches to 1 match in the Munster Semi-Final, in the afternoon they beat Ceann Sibeal by 3 and halve matches to 1 and halve matches in the Munster Final.

It was on to Enniscrone Golf Club for the National Finals, where they where drawn against Leinster Champions Woodlands Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Thursday 14th September.

First up was Joe Carroll with Dermot Whelan against Peter Kenny with Jimmy Galloway, this went all the way to the 19th before the match went to the men from just outside Naas. Next up were Pat O’Shaughnessy with John O’Keeffe who lost out Padraig Dermody and Liam Darcy by 3 and 2. Paddy Kelly with Francis Finn had a good 4 and 3 win over Tommy Goulding with John McEvoy. Then up stepped Seamus Lyons with Pat Nagle who had an convincing 6 and 5 win over Jack Sullivan with John Crampton. The anchor match was a classic with Tom Barrett and Steven Maloney going all the way up the 20th-hole against Jim Russell with Tadgh Butler before Charleville booked their place in the National Final the following day.

They met Connaught Champions Loughrea, coming off a 4 match to 1 match against Ulster Champions Tandragee Golf Club. First up were Joe Carroll with Dermot Whelan against John Flynn with Kevin Greally, they had a 2 and 1 victory to get the Cork men off to a flying start. Pat O’Shaughnessy with John O’Keeffe beat Gerry Lynch with Aidan Donohoe by 3 and 2. Next up were Paddy Kelly with Francis Finn against Ronan Killeen with Derek Keane who went down by 5 and 4. The final two matches went down to the wire, with Seamus Lyons and Pat Nagle loosing out to Johnny Greally with Paul Keane by 1-hole. The deciding match between Tom Barrett with Steven Moloney against John Dervan with Matt Kavanagh was decided by the single-hole to give Charleville the All-Ireland Title.

Charleville Members Mick Potter, Pat Potter and Danny Deady, playing with Padraig Harrington and representing Charleville Community Care Services, won the J. P. McManus Invitational Pr-Am at Adare Manor Golf Resort in 2005. 

Charleville won the Munster Championship of the Jimmy Bruen Shield and where drawn against Leinster Champions Dundalk Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Finals at Shannon Golf Club on 17th September 2004. They lost out to Dundalk by 3 matches to 2 matches, the team on the day was Anthony Fitzgerald and Eddie Barry who beat Jim Dwyer and Maurice Murphy 5 & 3, Tom Allen and John Kavanagh who beat Ruairi Gogarty and Damien English 2 & 1, James Browne and Declan Mooney lost to Ken Norton and Michael Coburn, Sean McSweeney and Bill Hanley lost to Sean Reidy and Kevin Barry and Danny Deady and Michael Galligan lost to Alan McCabe and Michael Gil on the 18th, how close can it get.

Charleville Golf Club won the All-Ireland J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy at Woodenbridge in 2003.

Charleville Golf Club won the All-Ireland J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy at Woodenbridge Golf Club in September 2002, when the team was, P. J. Hayes, Denis McCarthy, Kevin Owens Snr. Jim Stapleton, Gerry O'Connell, Humphry Lynch, Frank Maher, J. J. Bermingham, Michael O'Halloran, Paddy Duane, Tom Clarson, Jim Donoghue, Donie Scanlan, Donal McSweeney Snr., Tony Connolly, David A. O'Sullivan, Brendan Murphy, Denis McCarthy and Denis Moore, they were managed by Bill Hanley Barra O'Dwyer.

M. Madigan qualified for the National Finals of the Irish Times-Mitsubishi Motors Women's Masters. She returned 30 points in the semi-final at Glasson Golf Hotel & Golf Club on the 23rd of August 2001. Then it was on to Galway Bay Golf & Country Club for the Final on 13th September. She was, joined by club-mate T. Flynn who returned 29 points.

Prior to 2001:

In 2000 at the J. P. McManus Pro-AM at Limerick Golf Club the team event was won by three members of Charleville Golf Club playing alongside Christy O'Connor (Himself) and Mark O'Meara, they were Pat Hartigan, Pat Nagle and Nick Hayes.

Aida Burke was selected on the Ladies Senior Munster team, that played in the Interprovincial Championship at Portstewart G. C., from 9th to 11th August 2000. Aida played on the Munster Ladies Team in the Interprovincial's at Killarney G. C., in 1999. Aida Burke played for The Irish Girls Home International at Forfar Golf Club in 1997, and at Mullingar Golf Club in 1998.

Sandra Keane played for the Irish Girls Home Internationals in 1987'. 88', 89 and at Penrith Golf Club in 1990, her last appearance in the Girls was at Whitechurch Golf Club in 1991. 

The girls of Charleville made history when they won the All Ireland Smurfit Girls title, at Castlecomer G. C., in August, 1999, when beating Royal Co Down in the final. The team was Aida Burke, Grainne Clifford and Deirdre Flynn. Just for good measure, Grainne birdied the 2nd, four times in the finals.

They won the Munster County Clubs in, 1956, 1966, 1970 and 1976.

Members who played representative golf for their Province;

B. Hickey represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level in 1997 playing 2-times won 0-matches and lost 2-matches accumulating 0-points he participated in the Boys Home International matches in 1995;

D. McCarthy represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level in 1976 playing 1-time won 0-matches and lost 1-match accumulating 0-points;

D. McSweeney represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level in 1995 playing 6-times won 1-match halved two and lost 3-matches accumulating 4-points;

Andrew Kelly represented Munster in the Boys Interprovincial Championships from 2008 to 2009 playing 10-times won 4-matches and lost 6-matches accumulating 8-points;

Aida Burke played on the Munster Ladies Team in the Interprovincial's at Killarney G. C., in 1999;

Sandra Keane played for the Irish Girls Home Internationals in 1987'. 88', 89 and at Penrith Golf Club in 1990, her last appearance in the Girls was at Whitechurch Golf Club in 1991.

History of Charleville

It would appear golf has been played in Charleville as far back as 1909, as it is listed in "The Irish Golfers Guide" in 1910, as a nine-hole course. The early club would appear to have floundered, as it is not mentioned in subsequent publications. The present club was founded in 1941.