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Adare Manor Golf Club
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18-Hole
Parkland |
| Course Facts: |
Address
|
Adare
Co. Limerick |
Secretary/Manager: |
Deirdre Leahy/Margaret Shovlin |
| Captain: |
John O'Gorman |
| Lady Captain: |
Jean Ryan |
| Telephone: |
061-396204 |
President: |
Noal O'Connell & Mary O'Brien |
| Public No: |
061-396204 |
Vice-Captain: |
Pat Butler & Noreen Kinevane |
| Fax: |
061-396800 |
Hon.
Secretary: |
Jim Gallivan & Phil Mann |
| E-mail: |
info@adaremanorgolfclub.com |
Club
Pro: |
John Coyle 061-312288 |
| Website: |
www.adaremanorgolfclub.com |
Hon. Treasurer: |
Con Walsh & Katherine McNamara |
| Founded: |
1900 |
Designed by: |
Ben Sayers & Eddie Hackett |
Open for membership. Societies
are welcome and group rates are available. |
| Membership: |
665 |
Course opening hours: |
Daylight hours |
| Green
Fees Midweek: |
€40 |
Clubhouse opening hours: |
10:00am - 11:30 |
| Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: |
€40 |
Mobile phones: |
Not on course or in clubhouse |
| Green Fees With a Member: |
50% |
Dress Code: |
Neat and casual, no denim. |
| Green Fees For Opens: |
€20 |
Catering: |
Full catering
facilities. |
| Practice Area: |
Yes |
Days to Avoid: |
Weekends |
| Club Hire: |
Yes |
Green Fees and Societies
Welcome: |
Midweek |
| Buggy Hire: |
No |
Pre-booking for open
tournaments: |
14 Days in advance |
| Soft spikes: |
No |
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| Course Description: |
Until 1992, Adare Manor Golf
Club was the most picturesque 9-hole golf course I had the pleasure of playing.
As with many other Golf Clubs throughout the country the demand was such that
it was decided to extend to 18-holes.
The late Eddie Hackett was retained to extend
the course and in typical Hackett style he married the old with the new to create
a magnificent 5,706, yard Par 69 with a standard scratch of 69.
Adare Manor has produced many fine golfers,
the most famous being Jackie Harrington who was capped for Ireland many times,
but his finest hour came when he won the Irish Close Championship at Ballybunion
in 1979.
Adare Manor celebrated its
centenary in the Millennium with the erection of a 5,000 year-old bog oak sculpture
at the back of the 18th green. They also buried a time capsule at the base of
the sculpture with the intention of resurrecting it in the year 2050. One wonders
what the world will be like then? |
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| Open
& Major fixtures 2008: |
Event |
Start |
Finish |
Type |
Duration |
| December |
| Captains' Drive-In |
Sunday 2 December |
|
Closed |
1 |
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| Club History |
Instituted 1900 affiliated 1932.
Adare Manor is first mentioned in the Irish Golfer on 5th December
1900 "where Ben Sayers laid out a private course for this enthusiastic
gentleman (Lord Dunraven)".
A later account in "Golf Illustrated" on 21st November, 1902, describes
the nine holes of the course and gives a full account of the origins of the
club. It states "The Club was instituted in September 1900, but the course
had been opened two years previously as a private one. The membership is now
close on 60 and the management vested in a committee appointed by Lord Dunraven" |
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| Location |
As you approach Adare Village from the Limerick Road, it is on your left before you cross the River Maigue. |
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| Members
Achievements |
Adare Manor Golf Club won the All-Ireland Pierce Purcell Shield at Killarney
Golf & Fishing Club in 1984, when the team was, Tom Hickey, Dan Duggan, Michael
Counihan, Milo Spillane, Liam Heffernan, Michael Ryan, Tom Griffin, Michael
McNamara, Tom Howard, Seamus Ryan, Patsy O'Sullivan, Liam Purcell, Pat Collins
and Gerry O'Connell, the were captained by Sean Hutch and the selectors were
Brendan Doran and Michael Hunt.
They won the J. B. Carr County Championship in 2002, when the
team was M. Ryan (Pallas) P. Cremins, T. G. Geary, S. Fitzgibbon, P. O'Sullivan,
P. Carroll, P. Franklin, J. O'Dwyer, D. McInerney, F. Timmons, J. Little and
P. Quinlivan.
They won the Munster Club Championship in 1990, Michael Ryan,
Brian Hickey, John Hickey, Kevin Ryan, Gerry Howard, Jerry O'Connell, Tom Howard
and Tom Kelly, they were captained by Sean McMahon.
They won the Quaid Cup in 1985 at Shannon Golf Club, when the
team was D. Collins, J. Dunleavy, P. Reeves, T. O'Donoghue, J, O'Dwyer, P. Cashman,
B. Rowley, P. Sheehin and they were captained by D. Ryan. They won it again in 2003 & 2004.
Trish Kenny won the Munster Final of the Lucozade-Irish Independent
Longest Drive Competition at the County Tipperary Golf & Country Club in September
2001-2005.
S. McMahon was elected Honorary Secretary of the Munster Branch
of the GUI for 2001.
Mary Nolan saw her handicap drop from 35 to 31 over a matter
of eight days. Although having a very busy year as Treasurer of the ladies section
during Adare Manors centenary year, Mary's first win came in the open singles
with a score of 39pts., followed three days later when she won the Lady Adare
Cup with 67 net. She then teamed up with Bobbie Penn to win the Fourball with
44 pts. four days latter. They got off to a dream start when Bobbie aced the
first.
Playing in the President's Prize to the Ladies Monica Byrne
shot a fine 68 net to beat her daughter Sara on a count back. |
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| Card of
the Course (yards) |
| |
| Hole No |
Blue |
Yellow |
Par |
Index |
Red |
Par |
Index |
| 1 |
132 |
126 |
3 |
17 |
125 |
3 |
17 |
| 2 |
402 |
382 |
4 |
2 |
374 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
447 |
425 |
5 |
12 |
360 |
5 |
11 |
| 4 |
330 |
322 |
4 |
15 |
310 |
4 |
5 |
| 5 |
382 |
359 |
4 |
4 |
353 |
4 |
1 |
| 6 |
178 |
168 |
3 |
10 |
148 |
3 |
15 |
| 7 |
383 |
366 |
4 |
5 |
298 |
4 |
13 |
| 8 |
210 |
190 |
3 |
7 |
187 |
3 |
9 |
| 9 |
494 |
472 |
5 |
13 |
427 |
5 |
7 |
| Out |
2,958 |
2,810 |
35 |
|
2,582 |
35 |
|
| 10 |
187 |
170 |
3 |
16 |
153 |
3 |
16 |
| 11 |
334 |
326 |
4 |
11 |
317 |
4 |
10 |
| 12 |
153 |
136 |
3 |
18 |
126 |
3 |
18 |
| 13 |
506 |
491 |
5 |
8 |
392 |
5 |
4 |
| 14 |
195 |
189 |
3 |
9 |
183 |
3 |
8 |
| 15 |
358 |
354 |
4 |
6 |
354 |
4 |
2 |
| 16 |
424 |
414 |
4 |
1 |
411 |
5 |
6 |
| 17 |
284 |
271 |
4 |
14 |
260 |
4 |
14 |
| 18 |
365 |
347 |
4 |
3 |
275 |
4 |
12 |
| In |
2,806 |
2,698 |
34 |
|
2,471 |
35 |
|
| Total |
5,764 |
5,508 |
69 |
|
5,053 |
70 |
|
| SSS |
69 |
67 |
|
|
70 |
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Men's Course Record: 63 Ronan Twomey
Ladies Course Record: 67Marie Hourigan
| Roll
of Honour |
| Miss B. Tansey |
1989 |
Ladies Captain |
| M. Fitzgerald |
1989 |
Men's Captain |
| Mrs. M. O'Brien |
1990 |
Ladies Captain |
| S. Ryan |
1990 |
Men's Captain |
| Earl of Dunraven |
1990 |
President |
| Mrs. N. Toner |
1991 |
Ladies Captain |
| J. Dunleavy |
1991 |
Men's Captain |
| S. Hutch |
1991 |
President |
| Mrs. E. Noonan |
1992 |
Ladies Captain |
| J. O'Dwyer |
1992 |
Men's Captain |
| T. O'Shaughnessy |
1992 |
President |
| Mrs. I. O'Donovan |
1993 |
Ladies Captain |
| T. King |
1993 |
Men's Captain |
| M. Treacy |
1993 |
President |
| Mrs. E. O'Donoghue |
1994 |
Ladies Captain |
| M. McCarthy |
1994 |
Ladies President |
| T. Healy |
1994 |
Men's Captain |
| P. Fitzgibbon |
1994 |
President |
| Miss N. O'Brien |
1995 |
Ladies Captain |
| P. Noonan |
1995 |
Ladies President |
| L. Heffernan |
1995 |
Men's Captain |
| N. Teskey |
1995 |
President |
| Miss M. Curley |
1996 |
Ladies Captain |
| E. Curtin |
1996 |
Ladies President |
| J. Meighan |
1996 |
Men's Captain |
| T. G. Grady |
1996 |
President |
| Mrs. M. O'Sullivan |
1997 |
Ladies Captain |
| M. Maguire |
1997 |
Ladies President |
| T. P. Healy |
1997 |
Men's Captain |
| W. J. Rowley |
1997 |
President |
| Mrs. V. Ross |
1998 |
Ladies Captain |
| U. Finn |
1998 |
Ladies President |
| T. Kelly |
1998 |
Men's Captain |
| J. Dunleavy |
1998 |
President |
| Bridget Griffin |
1999 |
Ladies Captain |
| E. Neville |
1999 |
Ladies President |
| Bill O'Shaughnessy |
1999 |
Men's Captain |
| F. Geary |
1999 |
President |
| Patricia Dundon |
2000 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mary Nash |
2000 |
Ladies President |
| Sean O'Connor |
2000 |
Men's Captain |
| The Earl of Dunraven |
2000 |
Men's President |
| Breda Keating |
2001 |
Ladies Captain |
| M. Reeves |
2001 |
Ladies President |
| Pat O'Brien |
2001 |
Men's Captain |
| Jack O'Dwyer |
2001 |
President |
| Kathleen O'Brien |
2002 |
Ladies Captain |
| Patricia O'Kelly |
2002 |
Ladies President |
| Tom Hickey |
2002 |
Men's Captain |
| Liam Purcell |
2002 |
President |
| Nancy Fitzgibbon |
2003 |
Ladies Captain |
| Maura McGreevy |
2003 |
Ladies President |
| Charlie Daly |
2003 |
Men's Captain |
| Tom Griffin |
2003 |
President |
| Mary Nolan |
2004 |
Ladies Captain |
| Gabrielle Ryan |
2004 |
Ladies President |
| Michael O'Donnell |
2004 |
Men's Captain |
| Jack Manley |
2004 |
President |
| Sheena Wiseman |
2005 |
Ladies Captain |
| H. Roche |
2005 |
Ladies President |
| Maurice Noonan |
2005 |
Men's Captain |
| Milo Spillane |
2005 |
President |
| Kay Hanley |
2006 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mary Hogan |
2006 |
Ladies President |
| Barry Keonane |
2006 |
Men's Captain |
| Pat Cremmins |
2006 |
President |
| Breda Ganeley |
2007 |
Ladies Captain |
| Ann O'Brien |
2007 |
Ladies President |
| John McMeel |
2007 |
Men's Captain |
| Con Noonan |
2007 |
President |
| Bridget Gleeson-Healy |
2008 |
Lowest Ladies Handicap |
| Brian Hickey |
2008 |
Lowest Men's Handicap |
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| Holes-in-One |
| Person |
Date |
Hole No. |
|
Distance |
| Martin O'Gorman |
1 June 1999 |
10th |
|
168 yd's |
| Bobbie Penn |
1 May 2000 |
1st |
|
125 yd's |
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