18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Celbridge Road
Lucan
Co. DublinSecretary/Manager: Eddie Meehan Captain: John Gilhooly Lady Captain: Catriona Graham Telephone: 01-6282106 President: Dave Thompson Public No: 01-6280246 Vice-Captain: Gerry Hatch & Helen Downes Fax: 01-6282929 Hon. Secretary: Eamonn Hudson & Una Murphy E-mail: lucangolf@eircom.net Club Pro: None Website: www.lucangolfclub.ie Hon. Treasurer: Joe Condron & Patricia Harmon Founded: 1897 Designed by: Membership: 717 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €45 Clubhouse opening hours: 9.00am to 12.00pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €45 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €17/25 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €20 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Weekends, Weds & Thurs Club Hire: No Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: No
Course Description:
Founded in 1897, making Lucan Golf Club on of the oldest clubs in Ireland, it was not until the mid 1980 that the committee decided to extend to 18-holes. The new nine opened in 1988 and at first they were nearly like playing two different courses the old and the new. However Lucan has matured considerably since and it is now almost impossible to tell the old from the new, unless like me you remember the old 9 with fondness. Lucan Golf Club has recently constructed a magnificent clubhouse, providing for the golfers every need, where the visitor is extended a very warm welcome.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
Instituted 1897, affiliated 1905. The original Lucan course was opened by Captain Colthurst-Vesey in September, 1897. The course was playable all year round but due to the inaccessibility of the course the membership started to drop off. The club then moved to its present location immediately adjoining the Spa Hotel. Mr. Gray, the Hon. Secretary, was a key figure in the formation of the club. The club would appear to have floundered for a short period and was revived again in 1902 as "The Irish Times" on 10th January, 1902, reported "We are pleased to hear that the Lucan Club has been reorganized. The committee have acquired the land immediately adjoining the well-known Spa Hotel and have laid out an excellent nine-hole course" The Hon. Secretary is given as Mr. F. M. Mooney, Leixlip Castle. It would appear James McKenna, the professional at Carrickmines Golf Club, laid out the original nine-hole course. In 1988, Lucan retained the services of Eddie Hackett and extended to eighteen-holes. A fine new clubhouse has recently been opened at Lucan.
Location
Come off the N4 Dual Carriageway signposted for Celbridge take a right, a left and Lucan is up the road on your left.
Members Achievements
The Ladies of Lucan Golf Club were Eastern District Winners of the ILGU All-Ireland Challenge Cup in 2006, when the team was, Betty Nolan, Dolores Clogan, Cliodhna Sheridan, Maura Coffey, Helen Downes, Marianne Shortt, Breda McGarry, Ann Sweeney and Teresa O'Brian, they were managed by Brigid Fox.Lucan Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Shannon Golf Club on Friday 17th September 2004. They beat Munster Champions Bandon on the Thursday and met Ulster Champions Portstewart in the final whom they beat by 4 matches to 1 match. The team on the day was Mark Clifford who beat Andrew Stewart by 2 & 1, Martin O'Toole beat Paul Cutler on the 18th, Emmet Condron beat Dan Henry by 5 & 4, Christy Fitzgerald halved with Niall McGahon and Allen Madden halved with Shane McCotter.
Cliodna O'Donoghue won the gold medal in the I.L.G.U. All-Ireland Finals at Mullingar Golf Club in August 2002.
Lucan won the Leinster Championship of the Irish Club Youths and played in the National Finals at Royal Tara Golf Club on August 26th 2002. The team was Mark Reck, Paul O'Brien, Pio O'Leary and Damien Farren.
R. Corkery qualified for the National Finals of the Irish Times-Mitsubishi Motors Women's Masters. She returned 33 points in the semi-finals at Glasson Golf Hotel & Country Club on the 23rd of August 2001. Then it was on to Galway Bay Golf & Country Club for the Final on 13th September.
Lucan Golf Club won the All-Ireland Junior Foursomes in 1997, when the team was Craig McEvoy, Martin McEnery, Gerry Hudson, Dermot O'Leary, Barry McAuley, Robert Bolger and Evan Keane, they were managed by Eamonn Hudson and selected by P. O'Leary.
They won the Leinster Final of the Bulmers Junior Cup in 1984
The Barton Cup in 1971, 1975 and 1988.
They won the Bloom Cup in 1998.
They won the Kestrel Cup at Westmondstown in 1995 and 1998.
They won the Guinness Metropolitan Trophy in 1984.
Colm McLoughlin, who plays off a handicap of six, won the over 50s Chiquita Long Drive Challenge at his home club, when he drilled the ball 272 yd's down the first at Lucan in September, 2000. Colm was on the Barton Cup Team that got to the final in 1998. His son Darren is the club professional at Wicklow Golf Club.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No Blue White Par Index Red Par Index 1 387 377 4 6 339 4 6 2 327 320 4 8 285 4 4 3 418 412 4 4 389 5 14 4 121 121 3 14 121 3 18 5 429 420 5 16 424 5 2 6 292 285 4 18 246 4 16 7 145 139 3 10 128 3 10 8 371 367 4 2 359 5 12 9 353 346 4 12 302 4 8 Out 2,843 2,787 35 2,560 37 10 378 370 4 3 306 4 5 11 174 168 3 11 127 3 17 12 299 293 4 15 281 4 11 13 336 329 4 7 294 4 9 14 419 414 4 1 344 4 1 15 352 328 4 9 316 4 7 16 192 185 3 13 160 3 15 17 447 439 5 17 364 5 13 18 539 531 5 5 460 5 3 In 3,136 3,057 36 2,652 36 Total 5,979 5,850 71 5,191 73 SSS 71 70 72
Men's Course Record: Am: 63 Tony Rogers 22/06/1968 (Old Course) Men's Course Record 66 Pio O'Leary (3) 11/05/2005
Ladies Course Record: 71 Marie Urquhart (11) 05/06 2003
Roll of Honour Mrs. F. Wogan 1990 Ladies Captain C. McAuley 1990 Men's Captain Very Rev. J. Loughran 1990 President Mrs. T. Lynch 1991 Ladies Captain Kevin O'Reilly 1991 Men's Captain Very Rev. J. Loughran 1991 President Mrs. F. Flanagan 1992 Ladies Captain J. Whelan 1992 Men's Captain Very Rev. J. Loughran 1992 President Mrs. P. McNamara 1993 Ladies Captain F. Curtis 1993 Men's Captain James Downes 1993 President Mrs. M. Ruddy 1994 Ladies Captain P. Wiley 1994 Men's Captain James Downes 1994 President Paula Doyle 1995 Ladies Captain Harry Eastman 1995 Men's Captain Paddy Monaghan 1995 President Hilary Thompson 1996 Ladies Captain Brian Cogan 1996 Men's Captain Paddy Monaghan 1996 President Mrs. T. Muldoon 1997 Ladies Captain Phil Monaghan 1997 Men's Captain Paddy Monaghan 1997 President Mrs. H. Shackleton 1998 Ladies Captain Dave Thompson 1998 Men's Captain Paddy Monaghan 1998 President Ms. Eileen Switzer 1999 Ladies Captain Kevin Doyle 1999 Men's Captain Don O'Reilly 1999 President Mary Quinn 2000 Ladies Captain Jim Moulton 2000 Men's Captain Don O'Reilly 2000 President Marjorie Corcoran 2001 Ladies Captain Noel J. Feeney 2001 Men's Captain Don O'Reilly 2001 President Hazel Lawlor 2002 Ladies Captain Nicky Dempsey 2002 Men's Captain Don O'Reilly 2002 President Ann Donovan 2003 Ladies Captain Willie Doyle 2003 Men's Captain Sean Walsh 2003 President Mary Wylie 2004 Ladies Captain Noel Keane 2004 Men's Captain Sean Walsh 2004 President Mary Leahy 2005 Ladies Captain Eamonn Hudson 2005 Men's Captain Sean Walsh 2005 President Maura Coffee 2006 Ladies Captain Liam Collins 2006 Men's Captain John Ryan 2006 President Marian Crowley 2007 Ladies Captain Ronnie Conway 2007 Men's Captain John Ryan 2007 President Marie Urquhart (7) 2008 Lowest Ladies Handicap Mark Reck (0) 2008 Lowest Men's Handicap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Noel Thompson 4th 143 m Bridged Moran 18 September 1997 4th 93 m Marie Ruddy 22 September 1997 11th 129 m Pat Howlett 01 October 1997 4th 143 m Conor Horgan 15 November 1997 7th 124 m Larry Behan 25 July 1998 4th 143 m Patrick Smith 15 August 1998 11th 176 m Simon Cullen 29 August 1998 11th 176 m Alan Nohilly 23 September 1998 7th 138 m Michael Gannon 10 October 1998 4th 143 m Pat Flannery 29 November 1998 7th 138 m A. McGuinness 13 February 2000 7th 138 m M. Cahalan 30 April 2001 4th 143 m P. McGregon 23 September 2001 16th 185 m P. Dunne 7 July 2002 4th 143 m
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