Raffeen Creek golf club Cork
Raffeen Creek Golf Course
Designed by the late Eddie Hackett Raffen Creek is a 9-hole course built on land owned by the Pfizer group on the shores of Monkstown Creek. Measuring 5,146 m Par 70 and a standard scratch of 67 off the back stakes. It may be short but it is a demanding course to test the best of golfers.
As one would expect from its name water plays a major part at this course, coming into play at the back of the 2nd and 4th the 8th a dogleg left the tee shot is all over water and along the left requiring an accurate and smart approach shot. The feature hole is the 9th only 129 m off the back tee its water all the way to an elevated green with a steep bank at the back of it.
Visitors are always welcome at Raffen Creek Golf Club.
| Green Fees Midweek: | €30 |
| Green Fees Weekends & B.H. | €30 |
| Green Fees with a Member: | €15 |
| Green Fees for Opens: | €10 |
| Practice Area: | Yes |
| Club Hire: | No |
| Buggy Hire: | No |
| Soft Spikes: | No |
| Open For Membership: | Yes |
| Full Membership Fee: | €730 |
| Full Joining Fee: | €670 |
| Course Type | Parkland |
| No Holes | 9 |
| Members | 430 |
| Designer | Eddie Hackett |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Address | Ringaskeddy, |
| Telephone | 021-4378430 |
| admin@raffeencreek.ie | |
| Website | Raffeen Creek golf club website |
| Secretary/Manager | Jo Cahill |
| Captain: | Ted Carroll |
| Lady Captain: | Geraldine Ward |
| President: | Derry Murphy |
| Vice-Captains': | Sean Wade & Mary Fitzgerald |
| Hon. Secretary: | Paula O’Connell, Brendan Cahill & Betty Thompson |
| Club Pro.: | None |
| Hon. Treasurer: | Antoinette O’Neill |
| Comp. Secretary: | Ross Long & Joy Keefe |
Course Layout
Location Map
GPS Coord*
Lat:51.834759
Long:-8.352592
Lat:51.834759
Long:-8.352592
*Please check information before travelling
General Facts & Information
| Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 11.30pm |
| Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
| Catering: Full catering, facilities by prior arrangements | Days to Avoid: Saturday & Sunday mornings |
| Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other times | Pre-booking for open Tournaments:14 Days in advance |
Raffeen Creek Golf Club Fixtures 2024 provisional*
| Open & Major Fixtures 2025 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
| Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captains' Drive-In | Sunday 5 January |
Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize to the Men | Friday 23 May | Saturday 24 May | Closed | 1 |
| Lady Captain's Prize to the Men | Saturday 24 May | Closed | 1 | |
| Lady Captain's Prize | Saturday 14 June |
Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize to the Ladies |
Saturday 21 June | Closed | 1 |
|
| Captain's Prize | Friday 27 June | Saturday 28 June | Closed | 2 |
| Captain's Prize | Saturday 28 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Captains' & Presidents Day | Friday 11 July | Closed |
1 |
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| President's Prize to the Ladies |
Saturday 16 August | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize | Friday 29 August | Saturday 30 August | Closed | 2 |
| President's Prize | Saturday 30 August | Closed | 1 | |
| Ladies 3-Person Team Event |
Monday 12 May |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 3-Person Team Event | Monday 23 June | Open | 1 | |
| Raffeen Creek Am-Am | Friday 4 July | Saturday 5 July | Open | 2 |
| Raffeen Creek Am-Am | Saturday 5 July | Open | 1 | |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Saturday 9 August | Sunday 10 August | Open | 2 |
| Inter. Scratch Cup | Sunday 10 August | Open | 1 | |
| Minor Scratch Cup | Saturday 9 August | Sunday 10 August | Open | 2 |
| Minor Scratch Cup | Sunday 10 August | Open | 1 | |
| Start of Open Week |
Monday 11 August |
Friday 15 August | Open | 5 |
| Singles Stableford | Monday 11 August |
Open | 1 | |
| Ladies 3-Person Team Event | Tuesday 12 August |
Open | 1 | |
| 3-Person Team Event | Wednesday 13 August |
Open | 1 | |
| Singles Stableford |
Thursday 14 August |
Open | 1 | |
| 4-Person Team Event | Friday 15 August |
Open | 1 | |
| Charity Weekend | Friday 5 September | Saturday 6 Septemer | Open | 2 |
| Charity Weekend | Saturday 6 Septemer | Open | 1 |
*Please check information before travelling
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 70 Slope 122 4,803 m |
| Red | Par 72 Slope 126 4,198 m |
| Blue | Par 70 Slope 125 5,001 m |
Card
| Name | Hole No. | Blue | White | Par | Index | Red | Par | Index |
| The Maples | 1 | 362 | 350 | 4 | 2 | 341 | 5 | 9 |
| The Steeple | 2 | 275 | 265 | 4 | 18 | 256 | 4 | 11 |
| The Quarry | 3 | 340 | 328 | 4 | 6 | 258 | 4 | 5 |
| Won-be-Tied | 4 | 420 | 401 | 5 | 12 | 334 | 5 | 7 |
| Valentines | 5 | 106 | 96 | 3 | 14 | 91 | 3 | 18 |
| The Garden Wall | 6 | 263 | 259 | 4 | 16 | 244 | 4 | 16 |
| Hadrians Folly | 7 | 296 | 278 | 4 | 4 | 245 | 4 | 2 |
| Near-Lee-Dare | 8 | 290 | 275 | 4 | 8 | 210 | 4 | 14 |
| Swan Song | 9 | 126 | 118 | 3 | 10 | 95 | 3 | 13 |
| Out | 2,467 | 2,367 | 35 | 2,074 | 36 | |||
| The Maples | 10 | 362 | 350 | 4 | 1 | 341 | 5 | 8 |
| The Steeple | 11 | 282 | 279 | 4 | 17 | 276 | 4 | 10 |
| The Quarry Hole | 12 | 340 | 328 | 4 | 5 | 258 | 4 | 4 |
| Woe-be-Tide | 13 | 420 | 423 | 5 | 11 | 334 | 5 | 6 |
| Valentines | 14 | 106 | 96 | 3 | 13 | 91 | 3 | 17 |
| The Garden Wall | 15 | 282 | 267 | 4 | 15 | 244 | 4 | 15 |
| Hadrians Folly | 16 | 296 | 278 | 4 | 3 | 245 | 4 | 1 |
| Near-Lee-Dare | 17 | 290 | 275 | 4 | 7 | 240 | 4 | 3 |
| Swan Song | 18 | 149 | 140 | 3 | 9 | 95 | 3 | 11 |
| In | 2,534 | 2,436 | 35 | 2,124 | 36 | |||
| Total | 5,001 | 4,803 | 70 | 4,198 | ||||
| SSS | 68.3 | 67.3 | 69.1 | |||||
| Slope | 125 | 122 | 126 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record Am: 66 John Howard (5) Pro: 71 Christy O'Connor Snr.
Ladies Course Record: 70 Marie Moran (8) 16/08/2004
Members Achievements
Raffeen Creek won the Carroll Cup in 2004, when the team was, Brendan O'Keeffe, Neil Jennings, Jim Mulcahy, M. F. Maye, John O'Shea, Frank McNally, and Dan Scanlan, they were managed by Jim Calnan.
They were County Cork winners of the Holmpatrick Cup in 2003, with Pat Carroll and Pat Moylan.
Prior to 2001
Raffeen Creek won the Munster Country Clubs Final in 2000, when the team was Don McCarthy, Liam O'Sullivan, Noel Maxwell, Declan Ryan, Michael Calnan, Sean Tracy, Pat Carroll and Brian O'Toole, they were managed by Liam Brennan.
They were Munster Champions in the Holmpatrick Cup in 1993, with Frank Wiley and Neil Foott.
They won the Carroll Cup in 2000, when the team was, M. F. Maye, Frank McNally, Joe Lester, Michael Dineen, Jim Mulcahy, Derry Murphy and Ken Ryan.
History of Raffeen Creek
Roll of Honour
| Member | Year | Hon. Position |
| L. Flannery | 1989 | Ladies Captain |
| R. Price | 1989 | Men's Captain |
| H. O'Connor | 1989 | President |
| B. McNamee | 1990 | Ladies Captain |
| Dr. C. Riordan | 1990 | Men's Captain |
| B. Cullen | 1990 | President |
| L. Hesse | 1991 | Ladies Captain |
| C. Hipwell | 1991 | Men's Captain |
| A. McLoughlin | 1991 | President |
| M. Davies | 1992 | Ladies Captain |
| P. Caffrey | 1992 | Men's Captain |
| S. O'Connor | 1992 | President |
| E. guiey | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
| B. Crowley | 1993 | Men's Captain |
| P. Carroll | 1993 | President |
| M. O'Connor | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
| P. Davies | 1994 | Men's Captain |
| J. Hayes | 1994 | President |
| M. Murphy | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
| T. O'Neill | 1995 | Men's Captain |
| J. Shine | 1995 | President |
| O. Sullivan | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
| J. Farrelly | 1996 | Men's Captain |
| D. Hurley | 1996 | President |
| I. Meade | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
| D. Fitzgerald | 1997 | Men's Captain |
| B. Hurley | 1997 | President |
| P. O'Sullivan | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
| L. Brennan | 1998 | Men's Captain |
| D. McDonnell | 1998 | President |
| K. Farrelly | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
| B. Lynch | 1999 | Men's Captain |
| T. Corcoran | 1999 | President |
| Averil O'Byrne | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
| Frank Wiley | 2000 | Men's Captain |
| B. Barry | 2000 | President |
| G. Deignan | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
| Derick Murphy | 2001 | Men's Captain |
| N. Foott | 2001 | President |
| Geraldine O'Farrell | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
| Tom O'Byrne | 2002 | Men's Captain |
| T. O'Connor | 2002 | President |
| K. O'Brien | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
| Michael O'Brien | 2003 | Men's Captain |
| J. Calnan | 2003 | President |
| Anne Caffrey | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
| Jim Collins | 2004 | Men's Captain |
| Tadgh Falvey | 2004 | President |
| Jane Roach | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
| Pat Kelleher | 2005 | Men's Captain |
| Liam Shanahan | 2005 | President |
| Hilary Harte | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
| Michael Calnan | 2006 | Men's Captain |
| Pat Coakley | 2006 | President |
| Oonagh Brennan | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
| Ken Wiley | 2007 | Men's Captain |
| Maurice F. Maye | 2007 | President |
| Monica Logan | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
| Ian Fitzgerald | 2008 | Men's Captain |
| Michael O'Brien | 2008 | President |
| Kay Bray | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
| John Howard | 2009 | Men's Captain |
| Con McCarthy | 2009 | President |
| Deirdre Hickey | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
| Niall Livesey | 2010 | Men's Captain |
| Martin Morgan | 2010 | President |
| Ann Angelini | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
| Declan Owens | 2011 | Men's Captain |
| Pat Walsh | 2011 | President |
| Monica Cinnamond | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
| Vincent White | 2012 | Men's Captain |
| Ian Murphy | 2012 | President |
| Amanda Welch | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
| John Harte | 2013 | Men's Captain |
| Jim Kellaghan |
2013 | President |
| Joan Sammon | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
| Martin Punch | 2014 | Men's Captain |
| Richard Cleary | 2014 | President |
| Daphne Hales | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
| Tony Burke | 2015 | Men's Captain |
| Pat Tuohy |
2015 | President |
| Geraldine Martin | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
| Niall Drievers | 2016 | Men's Captain |
| Declan Owens |
2016 | President |
| Jo Cahill | 2017 | Ladies Captain |
| Don McCarthy | 2017 | Men's Captain |
| Trevor Kearney |
2017 | President |
| Eileen Daly | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
| Pat Kavanagh | 2018 | Men's Captain |
| Trevor McCarthy | 2018 | President |
| Betty Thompson | 2019 | Ladies Captain |
| Ian Kelly | 2019 | Men's Captain |
| Andrew O’Farrell | 2019 | President |
| Lorraine Kiernan | 2020 | Ladies Captain |
| Oliver Webb | 2020 | Men's Captain |
| John Hanlon | 2020 | President |
| Sarah Jones | 2021 | Ladies Captain |
| Oliver Webb |
2021 | Men's Captain |
| John Hanlon |
2021 | President |
| Ann Mooney | 2022 | Ladies Captain |
| Paddy Carroll | 2022 | Men's Captain |
| Imelda Meade | 2022 | President |
| Sylvia Gash | 2023 | Ladies Captain |
| Brian Burke | 2023 | Men's Captain |
| Jim Farrelly | 2023 | President |
| Geraldine Ward | 2024 | Ladies Captain |
| Ted Carroll | 2024 | Men's Captain |
| Derry Murphy | 2024 | President |
| 2025 | Ladies Captain | |
| 2025 | Men's Captain | |
| 2025 | President | |
| 2025 | Lowest Ladies Handicap | |
| 2025 | Lowest Men's Handicap |
Holes in One at Raffeen Creek
| Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
| Bill O'Mahony | 30 March 1990 | 5th | 113 m | |
| Charlie Maye | 5 September 1990 | 5th | 120 m | |
| John O'Sullivan | 11 February 1995 | 9th | 120 m | |
| Mary Connor | 21 August 1996 | 5th | 101 m | |
| Liam O'Sullivan | 1 September 1996 | 9th | 129 m | |
| Michael Jordan | 23 September 1996 | 5th | 120 m | |
| Lilly Hesse | 6 October 1996 | 5th | 101 m | |
| Ann Caffrey | 2 June 1997 | 14th | 113 m | |
| Ann Caffrey | 2 July 1997 | 14th | 113 m | |
| Jim Calnan | 10 October 1997 | 5th | 120 m | |
| Pat Carroll | 6 February 1999 | 18th | 140 m | |
| Barry Lynch | 13 February 1999 | 5th | 120 m | |
| Noel Beale | 12 June 1999 | 5th | 120 m | |
| Michael Shanahan | 5 September 1999 | 14th | 120 m | |
| Mossie Geary | 7 November 1999 | 5th | 120 m | |
| Mossie Geary | 27 November 1999 | 5th | 120 m | |
| Martin Barrett | 11 April 2000 | 5th | 120 m | |
| Niall Drivers | 18 April 2000 | 5th | 120 m | |
| Pat Carroll | 5 August 2000 | 5th | 120 m | |
| Willie Walsh | 26 August 2000 | 18th | 140 m | |
| Sean Bourke | 27 July 2001 | 18th | 140 m | |
| Niall Tuohy | 28 October 2001 | 5th | 120 m | |
| Jim Calnan | 11 August 2002 | 18th | 170 m | |
| Pat Hennessy | 7 September 2002 | 18th | 120 m | |
| John Murphy | 8 September 2002 | 9th | 120 m | |
| Don McCarthy | 9 February 2003 | 9th | 129 m | |
| Don McCarthy | 22 June 2003 | 9th | 129 m | |
| Sean Tracey | 22 June 2003 | 9th | 129 m | |
| John O'Connell | 18 January 2004 | 15th | 280 m | |
| Jean Roche | 6 September 2004 | 18th | 97 m | |
| Michael O'Brien | 1 March 2005 | 18th | 120 m | |
| Michael Calnan | 26 April 2005 | 14th | 120 m | |
| Ger O'Driscoll | 3 August 2005 | 14th | 101 m | |
| Jim Calnan | 4 September 2005 | 5th | 113 m | |
| Frank Chambers | 26 November 2005 | 5th | 107 m | |
| Declan Shine | 17 December 2005 | 5th | 113 m | |
| Olive Wiley | 9 January 2006 | 9th | 97 m | |
| Joe Lester | 29 January 2006 | 5th | 107 m | |
| Bernie Hayes | 22 April 2006 | 14th | 101 m | |
| Martin Murphy | 15 June 2006 | 18th | 130 m | |
| Neil Jennings | 11 August 2006 | 5th | 107 m | |
| Norma Hill | 9 September 2006 | 5th | 101 m | |
| Rory O'Connor | 27 January 2007 | 14th | 107 m | |
| Mary Kellaghan | 6 July 2007 | 14th | 101 m | |
| Phyllis O’Leary | 23 July 2007 | 18th | 97 m | |
| Jack Cogan | 9 September 2007 | 5th | 113 m | |
| Geraldine Ward | 25 November 2007 | 5th | 101 m | |
| Maggie Morris | 26 November 2007 | 5th | 101 m | |
| Pat Hennessy | 5 October 2008 | 5th | 113 m | |
| Ian Murphy | 26 April 2009 | 14th | 113 m |
