Fermoy golf club Cork

Members Achievements

Fermoy Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Musgrave's Club Challenge in aid of Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, which raised in excess of 130,000 Euro in 2002. The team was Pat Greehy, John Greehy and John Kenny, it was off to South Africa in November to play the National Finals.

Bill Murphy Captained the Munster Boys' team for the Interprovincial Championships at Headfort Golf Club from August 28-30 2002.

Club members, Rita Mulvihill (16) and Jim Bartley (14) teamed up together in the regional qualifiers of the Spar-Irish Independent National Mixed Pairs Challenge at Dungarvan G. C. on the 20th of June 2001. They returned 56 points, which got them through to the National Finals at Adare Manor Golf & Country Club in August 2001.

Eileen O'Neill was leading qualifier at the Irish Times-Mitsubishi Motors Woman's Masters semi-final, when she returned 37 points at Glasson Golf Hotel & Country Club, on the 23rd of August 2001. Eileen then went to the National Finals at Galway Bay Golf & Country Club on September 13th. She was, joined by fellow club-mate Rita Mulvihill who returned 31 points at Glasson.

W. P. Murphy was elected to the council of the Munster Branch of the GUI for 2001.

Prior to 2001:

Fermoy Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Ballybunion Golf Club in 1965, when the team was, Thomas Cavanagh, Walter Ennis, John Morrison, Freddie Wright and Paddy O'Sullivan.

Fermoy Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Pierce Purcell Shield in 1983, when the team was, C. Casey, J. Murphy, M. Bermingham, M. Hickey, P. Gleeson, T. Cooney, T. O'Connor, P. Hurley, P. O'Grady, J. Fahy and J. O'Sullivan

Fermoy Golf Club won the All-Ireland J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy at Woodenbridge Golf Club in 1998, when the team was, Jim Bartley, Dick Murphy, Michael Murphy, John Carey, Tom O'Connor, Joe Murphy, Barry Connolly, Con Cooney, Michael Horgan, Paddy Barry and Jim Conroy, they were managed by Dick Murphy. They were County Champions the previous year.

Fermoy Golf Club were Munster Junior Cup winners and were All-Ireland runners-up in 1968, when the team was, John Murphy, Sean Conway, John O'Grady, Tom Cavanagh and John White.

Fermoy Golf Club win the Avondhu Shield in, 2003, 2000, and 1996.

The Ladies of Fermoy Golf Club won the ILGU Intermediate League in 1986.

They were Minor League winners in 1977, when the team was, M. O'Connor, V. Whyte, A. O'Farrell, P. Murphy, P. Daniels and L. Aherne.

They won the Munster Junior Shield in 1970, when the team was, J. Slattery, M. Moloney, L. Aherne, J. Walsh, W. Higgins and L. Barbar. 

They won the Munster Junior Shield in 1955, when the team was, C. Barry, K. Deasy, P. Shinnick, E. Slattery and J. Lynch.

Sheila Le Gear, organised a Summer Millennium madness event, when 60 insomniacs! teed-off at five o'clock in the morning, in a mixed three-ball scramble. It was won by, Rose Edwards, Liam O'Connell, and Dave Moran. The event was followed by a champagne breakfast. What a novel idea.  

Shivie O'Meara and Peggy O'Shea, both playing off 12, won the Southern District ILGU Australian Spoons, at Mitchelstown G. C., in June, 1999, with a fine score of 40 pts.

Members who played representative golf for Country or Province;

Tom Cleary represented Ireland as a Senior International from 1976 to 1986 playing 56-times won 20-matches halved nine and lost 27-matches accumulating 49-points. He represented Ireland at Senior (55+) from 2009 to 2010 playing 18-times won 9-matches halved one and lost 8-matches accumulating 19-poins. He represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial in 1987 playing 3-times won 1-match and lost 2-matches accumulating 2-points;

S. Conway represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial in 1969 playing 5-times won 3-matches halved one and lost 1-match accumulating 7-points;

H. Morrison represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial from 1968 to 1970 playing 15-times won 6-matches halved two and lost 7-matches accumulating 14-points;

S. Conway* represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level in 1969 playing 2-times;

J. Morrison* represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1966 to 1968 playing 6-times;

J. Murphy* represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1968 to 1970 playing 4-times;

History of Fermoy

Instituted 1893 affiliated 1905

Local legend claims that golf was first played at Fermoy in 1887, but there is no evidence to support the claim. The Irish Times of 11th May 1892, records a match between the "Officers 1st Seaforths and Lismore Golf Club, played at Fermoy yesterday".

The early years of golf in Fermoy are closely linked with the British Regiments stationed there. The course was first located at the Race Course. In 1934, the club was located at the highest point on the northern side of the town, beside the aerodrome.

In 1970, the club moved to its present location at Corrin, where an eighteen-hole course was laid out.