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Members Achievements

Lismore Golf Club won the Munster County Clubs Cup on their home course on Saturday 13th August 2006. They beat Ballyheigue Castle in the Semi-Final by 6 matches to 1 match. First on the tee was Ritchie Ormond against Alan O‘Connor, he delivered the first point to the Waterford Club with a 2 and 1 win. He was followed by John Whelan who beat Willie Barrett by a similar margin. Next up was Paul Corcoran against Paul O’Connor who also won by 2 and 1. Next up was Seamus Beecher who beat John Leen by 4 and 2. The last match played was Colm Burke against Joseph O’Connor who won by 5 and 4. The remaining two matches between John McGrath against Michael Burke and Jimmy Hornibrook against Nealie O’Sullivan were called in.

Young Craig Cahill won the Munster Boys’ Under15 Amateur Open Championship at Tipperary Golf Club on 27th July 2006. Craig returned a score of 73 to beat Seamus King from Newcastle West by one shot, with Aaron Darragh from Dunmurry taking 3rd place on 74 in a count-back with the Limerick lad.

Stephen Barry won the Under-14 section with a wonderful score of 74 Gross. Things are looking-good for the Juvenile section of this Co. Meath club if they are capable of producing young men shooting scores like this.

Young Kieran Lynch won the Munster Boys’ Under13 Amateur Open Championship at Tipperary Golf Club on 27th July 2006. Kieran returned a wonderful score of 78 shots for one so-young.

Peter Cowley won the Munster Senior Open Championship at Nenagh and Roscrea Golf Clubs on the 9th May 2006. Peter returned a score of 148 to beat Sean Coyne of Killarney by one shot, with Tom Fox of Co. Louth in 3rd place on a count-back to the Kerry man.

Conor Doran won the inaugural Munster Stroke Play Championship at Cork Golf Club played between 29th & 30th April 2006. He returned a score of 288 to beat Pat Lyons from the home club and Greg Bowden from Hermitage Golf Club on a count-back.

Seamus Power won the Munster Youths’ Amateur Open Championship at Thurles Golf Club on 7th April 2006. Seamus returned a score of 208, to win by a comfortable 6-shots from David Ruddy from the home club by a clear 6 shots, with Christopher Cannon from East Sussex a further shot behind.

They met Raffeen Creek in the afternoon Final. First on the tee say John Whelan lose his match to Kevin O’Sullivan. Ritchie Ormond John Harte by a single-hole. He was followed by Seamus Beecher who clinched his match against Ken Ryan on the 19th. Bill Ahearne lost his match to Brian McCarthy by 4 and 3. Next up was Colm Burke who beat Frank Champers by 3 and 2. The penultimate match saw John McGrath beat Pat Kelleher by 5 and 4. The concluding match saw the Cork man Michael Jordan beat Frank Corcoran by 6 and 5.

Lismore Golf Club won the Munster County Clubs Cup in 1996, at Fermoy G. C. they beat Berehaven by 5 matches to 2 matches, when the team was C. Whelan, D. Murphy, D. Behegan, C. Coughlan, P. Bennett, N. Foley, M. McGrath, J. Hornibrook, P. Norris was player/manager.

They won the Munster Country Clubs Cup in 1988 on 23rd July at Adare Manor G. C. when they beat Frankfield, the team was A. Corcoran, M. Troy, K. Ryan, J. O'Gorman, P. Norris, K. Madden, J. Hornibrook, D. Spillane, F. Corcoran, S. O'Flynn, they were captained by P. Norris.

J. Hornibrook, R. Ormond and T. Cahill won the Cork Examiner Am-Am at Dooks Golf Club on 12th June 1988.

The Boys' of Lismore Golf Club won the Philips Philishave Team award at Hermitage Golf Club on the 8th September 1988 the team was P. Norris, M. Crotty and S. O'Flynn.

The Ladies of Lismore Golf Club won the South East League in 1992.

They won the Huzzar Vodka Munster Ladies Foursomes in 1984, with, Geraldine Canning and Connie Dowd.

History of Lismore

Instituted 1965 affiliated 1967

There is plenty of evidence to prove that golf was played at Lismore long before the present club was founded. The "Sportsman's Holiday Guide" 1897, records "The Lismore golf course have their course about half a mile out of the town on very high ground, overlooking the Blackwater and commanding fine views of the surrounding country. The number of holes is eight, the distance around is about one mile and the holes average a little over 200 yards in length

There is an account of a match between the Lismore Golf Club and the 1^st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders at Fermoy in 1892. There is an entry in the "GUI Yearbook" on Lismore as late as 1946. The club would appear to have gone into decline after this until it was revived in 1965.