Clane golf club Kildare
Clane Golf Course
Clane Golf Club is located within the grounds of Clongowes Wood School. It is, a picturesque 9-hole Parkland with mature tree lined fairways. The facilities are very basic if at all but a leisurely round of golf is assured to those who play here.
It was the home club of my dear friend Liam Murphy who died on a golfing holiday and was buried with his beloved 6-iron. Liam loved his golf and I suppose he got his wish to die on the golf course. However it was 30 years too early. Liam had the course record here for years. I trust he will set a few more in the golf course in the sky.
| Green Fees Midweek: | N/A |
| Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: | N/A |
| Green Fees with a Member: | N/A |
| Green Fees for Opens: | N/A |
| Practice Area: | No |
| Club Hire: | No |
| Buggy Hire: | No |
| Soft Spikes: | No |
| Course Type | Parkland |
| No Holes | 9 |
| Members | 164 |
| Designer | Nature |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Address | Clane, |
| Telephone | 045-868030 |
| glgm@eircom.net | |
| Website | Clane golf club website |
| Secretary/Manager: | Gerry Crowe |
| Captain: | Daire O'Broin |
| Lady Captain: | |
| President: | Jim Craughwell |
| Vice-Captains': | Padraig Rooney & |
| Hon. Secretary: | Eamonn Howlin & Sandra Morrissey |
| Club Pro: | None |
| Hon. Treasurer: | Fintan Connolly & Mary Courtney |
| Comp. Secretary: | Seamus Carew & Kathleen O'Riordan |
Location Map
GPS Coord*
Lat:53.311417
Long:-6.685930
Lat:53.311417
Long:-6.685930
*Please check information before travelling
General Facts & Information
| Course opening hours: Daylight hours | Clubhouse opening hours: None |
| Mobile phones: Not on course |
Dress Code: Neat and casual, no denim |
| Catering: None | Days to Avoid: Sunday |
| Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other Days | Pre-booking for open Tournaments: N/A |
Clane Golf Club Fixtures 2022 provisional*
| Open & Major Fixtures 2022 (to be Confirmed) | ||||
| Event | Start | Finish | Type | Duration |
| Captains' Drive-In | Sunday |
Closed | 1 | |
| Vice-Captain's Prize | Sunday 5 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize Day 1 | Sunday 19 June | Closed | 1 | |
| Captain's Prize Day 2 | Saturday 2 July | Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize day 1 | Sunday 23 July |
Closed | 1 | |
| President's Prize day 2 | Saturday 6 August | Closed | 1 | |
| Fr. Mick Bracken's Classic | Friday 10 June | Saturday 11 June | Open | 2 |
| Fr. Mick Bracken's Classic | Saturday 11 June | Open | 1 |
*Please check information before travelling
Card of the Course
| Key | Data |
| White | Par 68 SSS 4,840 m |
| Red | Par 68 SSS 4,840 m |
Card
| Hole No. | White | Par | Red | Par | Index |
| 1 | 288 | 4 | 288 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 323 | 4 | 323 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 233 | 4 | 233 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | 322 | 4 | 322 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 180 | 3 | 180 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 274 | 4 | 274 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 133 | 3 | 133 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | 364 | 4 | 364 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | 303 | 4 | 303 | 4 | 13 |
| Out | 2,420 | 34 | 2,420 | 34 | |
| 10 | 288 | 4 | 288 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 323 | 4 | 323 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | 233 | 4 | 233 | 4 | 18 |
| 13 | 322 | 4 | 322 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 180 | 3 | 180 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 274 | 4 | 274 | 4 | 12 |
| 16 | 133 | 3 | 133 | 3 | 16 |
| 17 | 364 | 4 | 364 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | 303 | 4 | 303 | 4 | 14 |
| In | 2,420 | 34 | 2,420 | 34 | |
| Total | 4,840 | 68 | 4,840 | 68 |
Notable rounds
Men's Course Record 63 Robbie Reilly (5) 26 July 2003
Members Achievements
Captain 2001, Austin Daly and his Captain's Prize winner Ian Crofton came 3rd in the National Finals of the Skoda-Irish Independent County Masters at The Royal Dublin Golf Club in October 2001. They returned 43 points to be beaten on a count-back for 2nd on the last six-holes.
Clane was the home club of my late good friend Liam Murphy, Liam was taken from us at a young age, our hope is that wherever he has gone, there is a magnificent golf course (there). He loved life and the game.
History of Clane
Founded 1980, affiliated 1980.
Roll of Honour
| Member | Year | Hon. Position |
| Deirdre Murray | 1990 | Ladies Captain |
| Dermot Mulhall | 1990 | Men's Captain |
| George Chatten | 1990 | President |
| Mary Coonan | 1991 | Ladies Captain |
| Diarmuid O'Raghnaigh | 1991 | Men's Captain |
| Deasy Mullins | 1991 | President |
| Breda Flynn | 1992 | Ladies Captain |
| Ted Murray | 1992 | Men's Captain |
| Sean Finnerty | 1992 | President |
| Trudi Walsh | 1993 | Ladies Captain |
| Pat Reid | 1993 | Men's Captain |
| Austin Daly | 1993 | President |
| Carmel O'Leary | 1994 | Ladies Captain |
| Ciaran Tierney | 1994 | Men's Captain |
| Jim Mahony | 1994 | President |
| Mary O'Neill | 1995 | Ladies Captain |
| Christy Behan | 1995 | Men's Captain |
| Ray Moore | 1995 | President |
| Mary Chatter | 1996 | Ladies Captain |
| Christy Donovan | 1996 | Men's Captain |
| Michael Farrington | 1996 | President |
| Breda Mullins | 1997 | Ladies Captain |
| Cormac O'Rourke | 1997 | Men's Captain |
| Richard Greene | 1997 | President |
| Veronica Finan | 1998 | Ladies Captain |
| Eamonn Howlin | 1998 | Men's Captain |
| Pa Connolly | 1998 | President |
| Maeve O'Sullivan | 1999 | Ladies Captain |
| John B. McAndrew | 1999 | Men's Captain |
| Declan Mahony | 1999 | President |
| Monica Howlin | 2000 | Ladies Captain |
| Dennis Brogan | 2000 | Men's Captain |
| Christy Donovan | 2000 | President |
| Maureen McCormack | 2001 | Ladies Captain |
| Austin Daly | 2001 | Men's Captain |
| Christy Brogan | 2001 | President |
| Mary O'Connell | 2002 | Ladies Captain |
| Patrick Kennedy | 2002 | Men's Captain |
| Paddy O'Grady | 2002 | President |
| Bobby Henry | 2003 | Ladies Captain |
| Diarmuid Coonan | 2003 | Men's Captain |
| Michael Rooney | 2003 | President |
| Ann Fadden | 2004 | Ladies Captain |
| Gerry Crowe | 2004 | Men's Captain |
| Austin Daly | 2004 | President |
| Carmem Kealy | 2005 | Ladies Captain |
| Joseph Maher | 2005 | Men's Captain |
| Paddy Kennedy | 2005 | President |
| Rose Merriman | 2006 | Ladies Captain |
| Tom Nevin | 2006 | Men's Captain |
| Paddy Kennedy | 2006 | President |
| Mary Coonan | 2007 | Ladies Captain |
| John Moore | 2007 | Men's Captain |
| Paddy Kennedy | 2007 | President |
| Jeannette Drumm | 2008 | Ladies Captain |
| Aiden O'Neill | 2008 | Men's Captain |
| Paddy Kennedy | 2008 | President |
| Moira Daly | 2009 | Ladies Captain |
| Pat Quinn | 2009 | Men's Captain |
| Ted Murray | 2009 | President |
| Moira Daly | 2010 | Ladies Captain |
| Pat Quinn | 2010 | Men's Captain |
| Ted Murray | 2010 | President |
| Betty Mitchell | 2011 | Ladies Captain |
| Jimmy Redmond | 2011 | Men's Captain |
| Jim Mahony | 2011 | President |
| Denise Crowley | 2012 | Ladies Captain |
| Brendan Campbell | 2012 | Men's Captain |
| Jim Mahony | 2012 | President |
| Kathleen Maguire | 2013 | Ladies Captain |
| Jim Craughwell | 2013 | Men's Captain |
| Jim Mahony | 2013 | President |
| Brig Cuddihy | 2014 | Ladies Captain |
| Aidan Donovan | 2014 | Men's Captain |
| Daire O'Broin | 2014 | President |
| Catherine Quinn | 2015 | Ladies Captain |
| Declan Mahony | 2015 | Men's Captain |
| Daire O'Broin | 2015 | President |
| Brig Cuddihy | 2016 | Ladies Captain |
| Michael Connolly | 2016 | Men's Captain |
| Daire O'Broin | 2016 | President |
| Grainne Ryan | 2017 | Ladies Captain |
| John McAndrew | 2017 | Men's Captain |
| Diarmuid F. Coonan | 2017 | President |
| Pat Kelly | 2018 | Ladies Captain |
| William Lacey | 2018 | Men's Captain |
| Diarmuid F. Coonan | 2018 | President |
| 2019 | Ladies Captain | |
| Maurice Byrne | 2019 | Men's Captain |
| Bernard Campbell | 2019 | President |
| James Malonr | 2020 | Captain |
| Jim Craughwell | 2020 | President |
| Daire O'Broin | 2021 | Captain |
| Jim Craughwell | 2021 | President |
| 2022 | Captain | |
| 2022 | President | |
| 2022 |
Lowest Ladies H'cap | |
| 2022 |
Lowest Men's H'cap |
Holes in One at Clane
| Member | Date | Hole No. | Club Used | Distance |
| Eamonn Howlin | 1 September 1980 | 7th | 133 m | |
| Christopher Donovan | 18 May 1991 | 7th | 133 m | |
| Joseph Maher | 7 November 1993 | 7th | 133 m | |
| Eamonn Howlin | 19 June 1994 | 7th | 133 m | |
| Michael Kelleher | 25 May 1997 | 16th | 133 m | |
| Ted Murray | 12 September 2008 | 7th | 133 m | |
| Anthony Carew | 3 November 2008 | 7th | 133 m |
