Kanturk golf club Cork

Members Achievements

Mairead Martin was selected on the Munster Women’s Interprovincial team played at PGA Slieve Rusell Golf Club from 3rd to 5th July 2024. Others on the team were Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion Golf Club), Anna Dawson (Tramore Golf Club), Clodagh Coughlan (Douglas Golf Club), Valerie Clancy (Killarney Golf Club), Caitlin Shippam (Ballykisteen Golf Club) and Aideen Walsh (Lahinch Golf Club) they were managed by Sinead Enright from Macroom Golf Club and captained by Mary Dowling from Mallow Golf Club.

Mairead Martin was selected on the Women’s Carey Cup team that played the Metropolitan Golf Association selection at Winged Foot, New York from 19th and 20th October 2023, others on the team were Emma Fleming (Elm Park Golf Club), Kate Lanigan (Hermitage Golf Club) and Aideen Walsh (Lahinch Golf Club).

Mairead Martin was selected to play at the Women’s Home Internationals at Machynys, Wales between 9th to the11th August 2023, the others on the team were Beth Coulter (Kirkistown Castle Golf Club), Emma Fleming and Anna Foster (Elm Park Golf Club), Kate Lanigan (Hermitage Golf Club), Sara Byrne (Douglas Golf Club) and Jessica Ross (Clandeboye Golf Club) they were coached by Donal Scott, managed by Helen Jones from Royal Portrush Golf Club and captained by Naoimh Quigg from City of Derry Golf Club.

Mairead Martin was selected on the Munster Women’s Interprovincial Championship team at Moyvalley Golf Club from Tuesday 29th August to Thursday 31st August 2023.
Other members of the team were Valerie Clancy (Killarney Golf Club), Lauren Kelly & Caitlin Shippam (Ballykisteen Golf Club), Clodagh Coughlan & Karen O’Neill (Douglas Golf Club) and Paula Walsh (Doneraile Golf Club).
They were Captained by Mary Dowling (Mallow Golf Club) and Managed by Sinead Enright (Macroom Golf Club).

Mairead Martin won the Ballybunion Ladies Scratch Cup in 2023

Katie Savage was the non-travelling reserve selected on the Munster Girls’Under-18 team to participate in the Interprovincial Championships at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club from 19th to 21st July 2022, the others on the squad were Ella Moynihan and Lucy Grattan (Tralee Golf Club), Alicia Burke (Killarney Golf Club), Sadhbh Bullock and Laura Southern (Castletroy Golf Club), Maisie Breen (Dungarvan Golf Club) and Michelle Sharkey (Monkstown Golf Club) they were managed by Edel Randles from Castlegregory Golf Club and captained by Laura Guest from Lee Valley Golf Club.     

Young Mairead Martin playing of 5 was selected to represent Ireland at Under-16 level in April 2014.

Kanturk Golf Club won the Junior Aveondhu Shield in 2011, when the team was,Conor Cremin, Con O'Callaghan, Conor OgMadigan, Darren Kiely, Cian Clernon, Bobby Madigan, Donal Hannon, Eanna Mernagh and James Fitzpatrick, they were managed by Noel Hennessy.

Kanturk Golf Club won the County Final of the J. B. Carr Trophy in 2011, when the team was

Kanturk Golf Club reached the Semi-Finals of the Munster Jimmy Bruen Shield in 2008, when the team was.

John O'Keeffe (10) and Gerry Kearney (15) qualified with 41 pts. at Druid's Heath in the National Final of the O2 All-Ireland Masters. They qualified for the Grand Final played at the Kempinski Resort Hotel, Estepona, Spain in October 2004. They set out for the 5* Hotel on 9th October where having played a practice round they then went on to compete in the Grand Final over four days.

After a lapse of 15-years Kanturk were back seeking another All-Ireland Pierce Purcell Shield in 2001, having beaten Youghal by 3 matches to 2 matches at Cork Golf Club. The squad was Dan Walsh, Donal Begley, Morris Hickey, Jim Tobin, Neil Meade, John Cronin, Matt Twomey, Tony Horgan, Neil O'Flynn, A. J. Keating, John Cremin, Danny O'Connell, Gerry Kearney, Hugh Twomey, Fergus Connolly, Gerard Hannon, P. J. Moylan, John Kenneally, John Collins and Mossie Cremin. They were, Captained by Tom Nash and were drawn against Roe Park in the All-Ireland Semi-Final at Newlands Golf Club on the 20th September 2001. They beat the Ulster Champions and went on to win the All-Ireland Championship.

Prior to 2001:

Kanturk Golf Club won the Pierce Purcell Shield in 1986, when the team was, J. Kearney, J. O'Leary, D. Hannon. K. Jones, D. Kiely, J. Tobin, B. Reilly, W. Daly, S. Buckley, L. Harte, W. O'Brien and D. McAuliffe.

They won the Munster Final of the Pierce Purcell Shield in 1999, when the team was, Fergus Connelly, John Corbett, Mossie Cremin, Tony Dowd, Neil Foley, Denis Hickey, Maurice Hickey, Gerry Kearney, Christopher Kelleher, Donie Kiely, Noel Meade, Pat Joe Moyfan, Jack McCarthy, Tom Nash, Bill O'Brien, Gerard O'Brien, Padraig O'Connell, Tim O'Donoghue, Jerry O'Leary, Jim Tobin and Dan Walsh, they were captained by Vincent Meade.

They won it in 1995, when the team was John O'Keeffe, Donie Kiely, Chris Kelleher, Gerard Hannon, Gerry O'Leary, Billy O'Connor, Niall Foley, Seamus Buckley, Jim Tobin, Michael Murphy, Denis O'Connell, John Piggott, Jim Stack, John P. O'Brien, John Kearney, Tom Nash and Michael Hickey, they were captained by Tom Cross.

They won the All-Ireland Pierce Purcell Shield for the first time in 1986, when the team was, L. Harte, J. Kearney, J. O'Leary, D. Hannon, D. Kiely, J. Tobin, S. Buckley, D. O'Leary, W. O'Brien, W. Daly, D. McAuliffe, K. Jones, T. Piggot, J. Collins and D. Cronnin.

They won the Munster Final of the Irish Mixed Foursomes in 1996, Tom Nash, Gerry O'Leary, Anton O'Sullivan, Billy Daly, Gerard O'Brien, John O'Connor, Margaret M. O'Mahony, Una Fitzpatrick, Fidelma O'Connor, Margaret Daly, Mary O'Brien, Goretti Cronnin., they were managed by Treasa O'Sullivan Denis Fitzgerald.

The Ladies won The ILGU Junior League in 1999, when the team was, Nuala Meade, Margaret O'Mahony, Abbie Buckley, Mary O'Brien, Agnes Duggan, Noreen Doghetary, they were managed by Kay Collins.

They won it the year before with Abbie Buckley, Agnes Duggan, Margaret Fitzgerald, Mary Fitzpatrick, Mary O'Brien, Noreen Doherty, and Margaret O'Mahony, they were managed by Margaret Daly.

Members who played representative golf for their Province;

P. Buckley represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial in 2008 playing 3-times won 3-matches and lost 0-matches accumulating 6-points;

History of Kanturk