The Ladies of Shandon Park Club won the All-Ireland Junior Foursomes at Headfort Golf Club in October 2006. Having beaten Ardfert Golf Club by 2 and halve matches to a halve match in the Semi-Final, they met Southern Champions Rosslare Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final. Yvonne Posnett with Carol Turkington beat Anne Kelly with Theresa Healy by 3 and 2. They were followed by Isobel Hall with Jackie Young who beat Mary McDonald with Catherine Howard by 3 and 2. The final match saw Rosemary Clarke with Kathleen Hynes halve their match against Anne McHugh with Joan Bowe giving the Northern Champions a comfortable 2 and halve matches to a halve match victory.
Maurice McKinley was selected as Captain of the Ulster Boys' team for 2002.
Michael Hoey won the British Amateur Championship at Prestwick in July 2001and he took three points out of four when Britain and Ireland won the Walker Cup by 15 matches to 9 matches at Ocean Forest G.C. on 12th of August. He played in the British Open at Royal Lytham and the Lough Lomond World Invitational in July. Michael was on the six-man Irish team that played in the Lytham Trophy on the 6th and 7th of May. In early July he was on the Irish team for the European Team Championship at Ljunghusens G.C., Sweden from the 3rd to the 7th of July and the Home Internationals at Woodhall Spa on September 12th to the 14th.
Alister McKinley won the Connacht Youths' Championship in 2001 and was on the Ulster Youths team that won the Interprovincial’s at Castlerock where he was, joined by fellow clubman Gary Wardlow in May 2001. Alister McKinley was selected on the Ulster team for the Interprovincial Matches played at Portmarnock Golf Club from 11th to 13th August 2004.
Shandon Park Golf Club pulled off a wonderful treble in 2000.when they won the two premier golf championships in Ireland and went on to win the European Championship. Having won the All-Ireland Barton Shield and the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup in 2000. They won the Ulster Final of Irish Senior Cup when they beat Moyola Park. They went on to meet Ballybunion in the All-Ireland semi-final at Lahinch, on 22nd September 2000. The squad was Roy Archbold, Michael Hoey, Neil Anderson, Barry Hobson, Gary Lynas, Gary Alistair McKinley and Philip Purdy. They beat Connemara by 1 hole in the Semi-Final and went on to beat Co. Louth in the National Final by 5 holes. The team was Neil Anderson with Michael Hoey and Philip Purdy with Barry Hobson.
They also won the Ulster Final of the Barton Shield when they beat City of Derry. They went on to meet Connemara in the All-Ireland semi-final at Lahinch on 21st September 2000. The squad was Roy Archbold, Michael Hoey, Neil Anderson, Barry Hobson. Gary Lynas, Gary Wardlow, Alistair McKinley and Philip Purdy. They beat Ballybunion in the Semi-Final 4 to 1 and went on and beat Elm Park by the same score in the National Final. The team was Michael Hoey, Gary Wardlow, Philip Purdy, Gary Lynas and Barry Hobson.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Fred Daly at Youghal Golf Club in 1998, when the squad was A. Dawson, G. Wardlow, C. Bell, A. McKinley, G. Walton, P. Steele, N. Chambers, J. C. Rice and Robin Symes; they were captained by M. McKinley.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Fred Daly at City-of-Derry Golf Club in 1997, when the squad was M. Millar, G. Walton, C. Bell, Robin Symes, Michael Hoey, S. Crooks, J. C. Rice, G. Wardlow, A. McKinley and they were captained by M. McKinley.
No other club can come near Shandon Park's old and proud record in National Championships. They won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup at Co. Sligo Golf Club in 1994, when the team was, Dr. N. B. Anderson, P. Purdy, N. Jenkins, B. Lynas, B. Hobson and D. Long, they were captained by T. B. C. Hoey.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at Malone G. C. in 1991, when the team was, P. Purdy, G. Lynas, N. Jenkins, D. Long, N. Anderson and B. Wilson, they were captained by J. Hutton.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at Galway G. C. in 1978, when the team was, B. Edwards, T. B. C. Hoey, M. J. C. Hoey, R. Beaney, D. P. W. Hoey and D. Long, they were captained by J. B. McAnoy.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at Lahinch G. C. in 1973, when the team was, M. J. A. Brown, D. P. W. Hoey, D. B. C. Hoey, D. Long, M. J. C. Hoey and B. Edwards, they were captained by D. J. Crawford.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at Portmarnock G. C. in 1972, when the team was, D. P. W. Hoey, D. Long, C. Barr, M. J. C. Hoey, B. Edwards and T. B. C. Hoey, they were captained by D. J. Crawford.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at Co. Sligo in 1971, when the team was, M. J. A. Brown, D. P. W. Hoey, M. J. C. Hoey, B. Edwards and T. B. C. Hoey, they were captained by D. J. Crawford.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at The Royal Dublin in 1968, when the team was, D. P. W. Hoey, B. Edwards, J. Boston, T. B. C. Hoey, M. J. A. Brown, M. Edwards and G. Jenkins, they were captained by W. McCluskey.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at Royal Co. Down G. C. in 1966, when the team was, B. Edwards, W. H. Rainey, M. Edwards, T. B. C. Hoey and M. J. C. Hoey, they were captained by W. McCluskey.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at Portmarnock G. C. in 1964, when the team was, B. Edwards, D. J. Crawford, W. H. E. Rainey and J. Duncan, they were captained by M. Edwards.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at Royal Portrush G. C. in 1962, when the team was, B. Herron, B. Edwards, W. B. Rainey, J. Boston, M. Edwards and J. Duncan, they were captained by B. S. Cooke.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at Lahinch G. C. in 1961, when the team was, B. Edwards, T. B. C. Hoey, W. E. Rainey, J. Duncan, G. Herron and M. Edwards, they were captained by G. Cooke.
Shandon Park Golf Club won their first All-Ireland Irish Senior Cup, at Portstewart G. C. in 1960, when the team was, George Herron, J. Boston, W. H. E. Rainey, M. Edwards, J. Duncan, B. Edwards and T. B. C. Hoey, they were captained by G. S. Cooke.
They won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at Killarney G.C. in 1985, when the team was, D. C. Long, T. B. C. Hoey, N. Jenkins, B. Wilson and N. Anderson, they were captained by G. Jenkins.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Barton Shield, at Royal Portrush G. C. in 1979, when the team was, R. Beaney, T. B. C. Hoey, B. Edwards, D. P. W. Hoey, D. Long and M. J. C. Hoey, they were captained by J. B. McAnoy.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at Royal Portrush G. C. in 1975, when the team was, D. P. W. Hoey, M. J. A. Brown, D. Long, B. Edwards and H. J. C. Hoey, they were captained by J. B. McAnoy.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Barton Shield Royal Portrush G. C. in 1970, when the team was, D. P. W. Hoey, B. Edwards, T. B. C. Hoey and M. C. J. Hoey, they were captained by H. McClune.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at Co. Sligo G. C. in 1963, when the team was, W. H. E. Rainey, M. Edwards, J. Duncan and B. Edwards.
Shandon Park Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at The Royal Belfast in 1952, when the squad was, J. Robson, J. Collins, M. Edwards, M. McCluskey, T. Paul and they were captained by D. J. Murray.
. They won the All-Ireland Irish Club Youths Team Championship at Youghal G. C. in 1998.
Michael Hoey led the Ulster team in the defence of their title in the Interprovincial Championship at The Royal Dublin G. C., from the 13th to the 18th August 2000. He won the North of Ireland Championship in 2000 and he was on the Walker Cup panel for the 2001 encounter. He played in the men's Home Internationals at Royal Co. Down, on 22nd-24 th September 1999. He represented Ireland in the Youths' match against Scotland at Cork G. C., in June 1999. He won The Irish Amateur Open Championship at The Royal Dublin in 1998 and shared the Willie Gill Perpetual Award the same year with 105 points and the Tom Montgomery Award in 1997 with 150 points. He participated in the Boys' Home International matches in 1997 and he also played Ulster Youths in 1998 and 1999.
N. H. Anderson represented Ireland in the Home International matches from 1984-1993, as did D.C. Long from 1973 to 1984, playing 42 matches.
Robin Symes who participated in the Boys' Home International matches in 1997 and 1998 and played Ulster Youths' in 1998, winning 5 of his 6 matches. He also played Ulster Boys' from 1995 to 1997, playing 18 matches.
Gary Wardlow played Ulster Boys' in 1997.
P. Purdy represented Ulster from 1992 to 1996, having played 25 matches.
B. Wilson played Ulster Youths' from 1982 to 1983.
John Rice played Ulster Boys' in 1997.
Shandon Park won the Fred Daly Trophy beating West Waterford by 3-2. The Team was Robin Symes, Gary Wardlow, John Rice, Alistair McKinley and Colin Bell. They also won the Irish Club Youths Championship. The team was Gary Wardlow with rounds of 71 and 71 and John Rice with rounds of 72 and 74.
Shandon Park won the Ulster Final of The Senior Cup and were beaten by Cork in the All Ireland Final The team was N. Anderson, Robin Symes, P. Purdy, G. Lynas and B. Hobson.
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