Instituted 1905, affiliated 1931. The original course at West Carbery was at Castlelands, before it moved to its present location at Licknavar in 1935. The first record of golf at Skibbereen is given in the "Golfing Annual" 1905-6 giving an instituted date as 1905. The Hon. Secretary was Lieutenant S. T. Stephens, the course was nine-holes and it had 56 members. The first recorded Captain was Mr. R. P. Chambers.
| Members Achievements |
Skibbereen & West Carbery Golf Club, won the West Cork Junior Shield in 1996, when the team was Henery Ross, Michel Kehily, Derry Browne, Tim Cahalane, Martin Ryan, Brendan Griffin, Jim Canty, Robert Creedon, Martin Holland and Dan Burke.The won it prior to that in 1994, when they beat Kenmare Golf Club, when the team was Charlie Poillot, Derry Brown, Martin Holland, Sean Cronin, Brendan Griffin, Michael Ryan, Frank Ryan, Jim Canty, Dennis Lynch, Colm Kenneally and Stephen Daly, they were managed by Alan Dodd.
They won the West Cork Juvenile Shield in 1994, when the team was Mark Werner, Donal McCarthy, Fergal O'Mahony, Brian Hamilton, Tadhg Crowley and Denis McCarthy.
They won the McEvoy Shield in 1999, when the team was Ted O'Donovan, Dan Hourihane, Diarmuid Mawe, Joe O'Donovan, Joe Connoly, Richard Roycroft, Jim Mordaunt, Brian Herlihy, Barry Herlihy, M. J. Collins and Tim Coakley, they captained by Ger McCarthy.
Skibbereen & West Carbery Golf Club, won the West Cork Junior Shield in 1996, when the team was Henery Ross, Michel Kehily, Derry Browne, Tim Cahalane, Martin Ryan, Brendan Griffin, Jim Canty, Robert Creedon, Martin Holland and Dan Burke.
The won it prior to that in 1994, when they beat Kenmare Golf Club, when the team was Charlie Poillot, Derry Brown, Martin Holland, Sean Cronin, Brendan Griffin, Michael Ryan, Frank Ryan, Jim Canty, Dennis Lynch, Colm Kenneally and Stephen Daly, they were managed by Alan Dodd.
They won the West Cork Juvenile Shield in 1994, when the team was Mark Werner, Donal McCarthy, Fergal O'Mahony, Brian Hamilton, Tadhg Crowley and Denis McCarthy.
They won the McEvoy Shield in 1999, when the team was Ted O'Donovan, Dan Hourihane, Diarmuid Mawe, Joe O'Donovan, Joe Connoly, Richard Roycroft, Jim Mordaunt, Brian Herlihy, Barry Herlihy, M. J. Collins and Tim Coakley, they captained by Ger McCarthy.
The Ladies of Skibbereen & West Carbery Golf Club won the West Cork Shield in 1983, when the team was M. Connolly, N. Quinn, P. McCarthy, M. Linnane, B. Breen, E. R. McDaid, N. O'Flynn, H. Murphy, M. Connolly, B. Brown, B. McDonnell, M. O'Regan, B. Chapple, M. Dwyer and E. O'Regan.
The won it again in 1986, when the team was B. McDonnell, E. R. McDaid, B. Ckapple, N. O'Flynn, N. Quinn, M. Connolly, M. O'Regan, B. Delahunty, M. Dwyer, B. O'Driscoll, M. Linnane, B. Breen, H. Murphy, B. Browne and E. McDaid.
Their last win in the West Cork Shield was in 1990, when the team was B. McDonnell, M. Linnane, A. Williams, M. O'Regan, B. Chapple, N. Quinn, M. Connolly, K. O'Sullivan, B. Delahunty, H. Murphy, N. Lupton, B. Breen, N. O'Flynn, M. Dwyer and D. Flynn.
B. McDaid played Munster Youths from 1977 to 1980, playing 11 matches.
K. McDaid played Munster Youths from 1981 to 1983, and won 6 of his 11 matches.
Miss Eileen McDaid was selected to represent Ireland in the European Ladies Team Championships at Wentworth in 1991, at Pals, Spain in 1989 and at Tubbercurry in 1987. She played for Ireland in the Girls' Home Internationals in 1982 and 1983. She won the Stroke Play Foursomes together with Miss Ada O'Sullivan of Monkstown in 1990 she won the Irish Girls Close Championship in 1983.
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| Holes-in-One |
| Person |
Date |
Hole No. |
Club Used |
Distance |
| Henry Ross |
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17th |
5-wood |
198 yds |
| Nancy Quinn |
15 March 2002 |
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| Eithne Barry |
28 June 2002 |
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| Declan Price |
|
14th |
4-iron |
182 yds |
| June Ring |
22 September 2002 |
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| Tim Joe O'Regan |
20 April 2003 |
14th |
9-irom |
182 yds |
| Noreen O'Donovan |
27 June 2004 |
14th |
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138 yds |
| Kevin O'Regan |
28 October 2004 |
9th |
7-iron |
143 yds |
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