Mitchelstown golf club Cork

Members Achievements

The Ladies of Mitchelstown Golf Club won the Regional Final of the Women’s Munster Cup on Wednesday 16th August 2023 on their home course when they beat Adare Manor Golf Club by 220 to 233. The team was Catherine Kavanagh, Rita O’Brien and Lisa Brennock.

Mitchelstown won the All-Ireland Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield at Westport Golf Club in 2019.
The team on the day was was Ollie Kennelly, Stephen Twomey, Danny Deady,  Trevor Brady, Paddy Kelly, Ciaran Herlihy, John O’Keeffe, Ger Mullane, John P. Collins and Donal Deady. Other players Michael Thompson, Ollie Kennelly.

Mitchelstown Golf Club won their first All-Ireland Final in 2011, when they captured the Irish Junior Cup at Castlerock Golf Club in September. They beat Woodstock Golf Club by 4-matches to 1-match at Clonmel Golf Club on Saturday 13th August in the Munster Final.

They made the long journey to the Co. Derry Golf Club to compete in the All-Ireland deciders the following September. They were drawn against Connaught Champions Ballina Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final, whom they beat by 3½-matches to 1½-matches. First on the tee was John Cahill who beat Jonathan Kelly by 4 and 3, he was followed by Sean Lane who beat Liam Casey by 3 and 1. Next up was Adrian Gamble who lost to Jonathan Doherty by 3 and 2, the penultimate match of John Maguire against Kenneth Lawrence went to the Mitchelstown man by 4 and 3, the bottom match of Clem Leonard was halved with Noel Dee.

They met Ulster Champions Lurgan Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final. First on the tee was John Cahill who beat Laurence McGrady by 1-hole, he was followed by Sean Lane who had a similar result against Philip Shaw, next up was Adrian Gamble who had a 3 and 1 win over Michael McSherry, with their first national victory in the bag the bottom two matches of John Maguire against David Magee and Clem Leonard against Gareth Hanna were halved.

The Ladies of Mitchelstown Golf Club won the Munster Final of the AA Insurance Junior Foursomes and made their way to Royal Tara Golf Club to participate in the National deciders in 2009. They met Ulster Champions and eventual green pennant winners Edenmore Golf Club in the All-Ireland quarter-final, first on the tee was Philomena O'Sullivan (15) Mairead Perry (16) who lost their match by 2 and 1 against Zoe Allen (18) with Claire Usher (23), they were followed by Eithne Bermingham (17) with Brid Seymour (21) who halved their match against Debbie McMaster (15) with Heather Fleming (30), the bottom match of Lisa Brennock (20) with Geraldine O'Donovan (23) was lost by 3 and 1 to Cherry Logan (19) with Sally Cushnahan (28).

Mitchelstown Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield in 2006, when they beat Muskerry Golf Club by 3 and a halve matches to 1 and a halve matches at Cahir Park Golf Club on 2nd July.

It was on to Enniscrone Golf Club for the National Finals, where they where drawn against Ulster Champions Castleblayney Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Friday 15th September.

First on the tee was Clem Leonard and Dave O’Connor against Eamon Tavey and Kevin Quinn whom lost out by 3 and 2. Next up was Dave Cahill and Noel Finn against Frank McDonnell and Eugene McGuigan the match went to the 18th but Blaney won by 2-holes. They were followed by Jerry O’Riordan and Vinny Ryan against Alan Bolger and Vinny Ryan, but it was not to be as they lost by 3 and 2. With the All-Ireland place already decided the penultimate match between John Finn and Michael Hennessy against Eugene Hughes and Raymond McHugh ended in a halve, as did the final match between Kieran Casey and Stephen Slattery against Declan McAteer and Mick Fee. However a Munster Pennant in one of the major Championships was a first for this club in North Cork.

Prior to 2001

Mitchelstown Golf Club won the County Championship of the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 1996, when the team was, F. Roche, D. Finn, J. Skinner, J. A. Ryan, Fr. J. Ryan, Fr. P. Currivan, J. Walsh, T. Fitzpatrick. L. Keating, they were captained by Br. P. C. Treacy. They won it again in 2000.

Mitchelstown won the Irish Section of the "Mail on Sunday" when they defeated Enniskillen Golf Club in a dramatic sudden-death climax at the K Club in 1996.

The Ladies of Mitchelstown won the ILGU Munster Cup Southern District in 1996, when the team was, Pat O'Donnell, Fiona Mullins and Orla Lee.

They won the ILGU Minor League the same year, when the team was, E. O'Flynn, P. Brannock, A. McMahon, T. Nugent, G. O'Donovan, B. Molan, J. Cunningham, B. Hyland and E. Fitzpatrick.

They won the Duhallow Shield in 1997, when the team was, J. Cunningham, M. Hanley, M. A. Hanley, M. Coughlin, M. Sheedy, O. O'Brien, I. Luddy, G. O'Donovan, R. Doody, M. Ryan and A. Kelliher, they were captained by N. Brennan. They won it prior to that in 1973.

Members who played representative golf for their Province;

Michael Barrett represented Munster as a Senior Interprovincial in 2001 playing 5-times won 0-matches halved one and lost 4-matches accumulating 1-point. He represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level in 1991 playing 6-times won 3-matches and lost 3-matches accumulating 6-points;

Ken Mulcahy represented Munster at Youths’ Interprovincial level from 1983 to 1984 playing 6-times won 1-match halved one and lost 4-matches accumulating 3-points;

Fiona Mullins played Munster Juniors in 1990 and 1991;

Catherine Kavanagh was Munster Junior Champion in 1999;

History of Mitchelstown

Founded in 1910 Mitchelstown Golf Club lived a quiet and genteel life as a nine hole golf course for the better part of seventy years. In the late eighties as the Irish economy and society was entering a new phase it became apparent that Mitchelstown Golf Club needed to look forward. Being surrounded on all sides by valuable and expensive farming land the move to an eighteen hole course was not easy in financial terms so the step forward was accomplished in two stages. Stage one was the construction of six new holes which opened in 1994. Stage two followed some years later with the construction of a further six holes which opened in 2003 and the dream of a top class eighteen hole course had been realised.

Both stages of the new development were designed by David Jones of Bangor, Northern Ireland. David has had a chequered career as a touring professional both on the regular European Tour and later on the Seniors Tour. In all, David has designed a total of seventeen courses in Ireland, Finland, Turkey, Kenya and Tanzania.

The Munster branch of the G.U.I. voted Mitchelstown Golf Club Munster Club of the Year in 2011 in recognition of the progress made by the club and the achievements of the club’s Junior Cup team in winning the All Ireland Championship.

In January 2015 Kevin Markham, a respected voice in Irish golf (and author of “Hooked”) included Mitchelstown in a list of top ten courses with a green fee of twenty euro or less. Kevin described the course as follows:

” A course of two parts : the newer holes spill across an open hillside while the older holes work between big trees and a river. A few cracking holes, of which the 14th and 15th are thrilling and the par four 4th is superb, with a long second shot into a deep dell of trees, across the River Funcheon”.

The book “Mitchelstown Golf Club : The First 100 Years” is available to all new members free of charge.