| Club History |
Instituted 1916, affiliated 1919. The original proposed name for Howth Golf Club, was Kilrock Golf Club. The provisional committee in 1916 was headed by Mr. Gaisford St. Laurence and Rt. Hon. Justice Boyd. Mr. Barcroft, the Secretary of the Royal Dublin Golf Club, laid out a nine-hole course on the Hill of Howth. Mr. Butson, a former employee of the Jameson family and a keen golfer, opened the course as a proprietary venture. Members were invited to join with the annual fee at two guineas. It would appear to have had a slow start and the first Captain was Eddie Stuart, elected in 1916. It was not until Mr. Butson’s interest was bought out in 1918, that the club established itself on a firm footing. James Braid, who won the British Open five times, laid out an additional nine holes in 1926, for a fee of 28 guineas. W. T. Cosgrave, as President of the executive council, opened the new holes in June, 1929. |
| Members Achievements |
Howth Golf Club won the Fingal Seniors' Trophy in 2004, when the team was, Dick Conway, Cyril Lynch, Peter Mulhall, Peadar MacCanna, Brian Staines, Jim Clune, Pat McGrath, Peter Faherty, Tom Lowe, Eamon Whelan, Fred Newell, Neil Paul and Muiris Heron, they were managed by John Robinson and Michael Kelly.They won the Uden Cup in 2003, when the team was, George Elliott, Noel Coates, Brian Lynch, Maurice Connolly, Myles Cronin, Pearse Scarlet, and Paul Bourke, they were selected by Michael Askey and managed by David Coleman and Noel Kennedy.
The Ladies of Howth Golf Club won the Autumn Teams Cup in 2003, when the team was, Fiona Staunton, Karen O'Brien, Olive Coyle, Mary Judge, Marie Harte, Ann Lowth, Ann Coleman, Gillian Guinness and Claire Walsh, they were captained by Aveen Magnet and Paddy Cagney.
Howth Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Pierce Purcell Shield in 1970, when the team was, R. A. Fitzpatrick, R. Hayes, C. Gardner, B. Doyle, G. McKeown, J. McDermott, J. Moore, C. McMahon, J. Todd, P. Dolan, J. Whitty, J. Carberry and R. Fitzharris. They were also Leinster Champions in 1974.
Howth Golf Club won the FBD Barton Cup in 1992, when the team was, E. Hyland, C. Gallagher, E. Brady, K. Herbert, F. Grimes, T. Nolan, E. Daly, J. Clancy. M. Lambe, P. Lambe, L. Brady, H. Flood, S. McLoughlin and T. O'Connor, they were managed by T. McDonnell and P. Ruttle.
They won the FBD Barton Cup in 1957, when the team was, S. O'Brien, D. Duff, M. Reid, W. Walsh, M. Cronin, A. Facey, T. Connolly, P. Donovan, P. Lordan, M. Corcoran and C. Archer.
They first won the FBD Barton Cup in 1927, when the team was, T. R. Murray, J. W. Bourke, E. M. Stuart, P. J. Hanlon, T. L. Quane, D. A. McAdey, H. S. Healy, J. Middleton, F. W. Kelly, M. McMahon, T. J. Phelan and J. R. Redmond.
Howth won the McDonnell Cup in 1990, when the team was, M. Gray, C. Holmes, M. Clarke, D. O'Neill, P. J. Lordan, P. O'Callaghan, M. McGlain, J. McKnight, S. Hanrahan, M. Furlong, P. Scarlett, J. Dolan, G. Guinan, T. Lambe, P. McGrath, C. Pierce, P. King, P. Curran, M. Hannigan and P. Mulhall, they were managed by A. Brophy and G. Kiely.
They won it in 1987, when the team was, Maurice Connolly, Larry O'Neill, Paddy Farnon, Dermot Flanagan, Seamus Hanrahan, Dermot McNeice, Gerry Ciely, Pat Lambe, Noel Kennedy, Peter Whelan and Jim Dolan, they were managed by Jim McDermott.
Howth Golf Club won the Hibernian Insurance Metropolitan Trophy and the Hibernian Leinster Trophy in 1987, when the team was, N. Harkin, T. O'Reilly, C. McMahon, J. Richardson, J. Cookes, E. Golding, P. O'Brien, H. Flood, K. P. Walsh, D. McKenna, T. McDermott, T. Durran and P. Keenan, they were managed by P. Patton and P. Mulhall.
They won it in 1985, when the team was, E. Daly, P. Redmond, E. Golding, M. Reid, G. Rooney, J. Richardson, L. O'Reilly, J. O'Connell, J. Blake, P. Fitzgerald, H. Flood, N. Harkin, D. Finn and J. Foran, they were managed by P. S. Patton and P. Mulhall.
They won it in 1974, when the team was, J. Byrne, K. J. Hutson, S. Cannon, J. O'Connell, C. McMahon, P. Redmond, N. Kelly, J. Carberry, T. Walsh, N. Harkin and P. Fitzgerald, they were managed by D. C. Melia.
Howth Golf Club won the Best Cup in 1986, when the team was, M. Gray, S. O'Briain, J. Granger, N. O'Brien, W. Keegan, S. Hanrahan, M. McGloin, D. Toomey, D. Will, P. Whelan, D. Appleby, J. Gribben and R. McLoughlin, they were managed by P. Williams.
Howth won the Best Cup in 1984, when the team was, P. O'Sullivan, G. O'Brien, S. Haughey, S. McCarthy, C. Moore, N. O'Brien, P. O'Reilly, C. O'Donnell, S. Hanrahan, W. Moen, J. Cribben, T. Maher, D. Appleby, M. Donovan and H. Reynolds, they were managed by D. Byrne and D. O'Neill.
They won it in 1981, when the team was, P. Curran, J. Grainger, C. Lynch, H. Reynolds, N. Gray, R. Wickham, L. Murray, M. Gahan, P. McGrath, M. Donovan, S. Adamson, P. Noonan, V. Quinn, D. O'Neill and C. Morris they were managed by D. C. Melia.
Howth Golf Club won the Uden Cup in 1974, when the team was, G. Kiely, T. Feehan, T. McHugh, B. Grant, E. Golding, D. Rea, P. Cauldwell, R. Fitzharris, A. Finlay, B. Falvey and P. O'Brien, they were managed by T. Murray.
Howth won the Leinster Golfers Alliance, Irish Times Shield, at Edmondstown Golf Club in 1984, when the team was, N. O'Brien, S. McLoughlin and N. Murphy, they were managed by M. Reid.
Howth Golf Club were Leinster runners-up in the Irish Junior Cup at Newlands Golf Club in 1961, when the team was, Reggie Bradshaw, Jack Farrell, Aubrey Weir, Paddy Lordan, Paddy Kane, C. B. Archer and D. M. Duff.
The Ladies of Howth Golf Club won the Daily Mail Matchplay Foursomes at Limerick Golf Club in 1993, with Denise Quinn and Marie Stanley.
The Girls' were Leinster Club Champions and All-Ireland Finalists in the Smurfit in 1998, when the team was, Mary Goode, Brona McGinley and Adrienne Walsh, they were captained by Colette Cassidy.
The Legendary Sheila Steele has won 7 Lady Captain's Prizes at Howth Golf Club and just for good measure she also won a Captain's prize at Greenore G. C.
Cathal McDermott came 3rd in the Leinster section of the McGuirk Golf Junior Open at Rathsallagh G. C., in April, 1999, with a score of 41 pts.
On the 15th Oct., 1997, Monica Cagney had an albatross on the-208 metre 9th at Howth Golf Club.
Simon Behan, a member of the Famous Dublin All Ireland team, in 1963 and a member of Howth, brother of John Irelands most famous sculptor, hasn't lost his winning ways, when he won the June medal in 1999 with a magnificent score of 61. Simon is P. R. Manager at Texaco who sponsored the competition.
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| Holes-in-One |
| Person |
Date |
Hole No. |
Club Used |
Distance |
| Sheila Steele |
|
8th |
|
116 m |
| Cyril Lynch |
|
4th |
|
150 m |
| Noel Murphy |
|
8th |
|
116 m |
| Monica Cagney |
15 October 1997 |
9th |
|
208 m |
| Philip Hyland |
01 July 1999 |
4th |
|
150 m |
| Padraig Trimble |
24 July 1999 |
8th |
|
116 m |
| Niall Harkin |
5 September 1999 |
9th |
|
253 m |
| Barry Swan |
01 August 2000 |
8th |
|
116 m |
| Kay Deasy |
7 September 2002 |
15th |
|
134 m |
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