Tralee Golf Club won the Kerry Junior League in 2005, when the team was, Jason Peevers, Eoghan O'Donnell, Mark O'Sullivan, Gareth O'Donnell, Cian Scollard and Darren O'Sullivan.
Our congratulations, to Tralee Golf Club on winning, the Munster AIB-GUI-ILGU award in the Clubhouse-Course Presentation Category in 2003.
Mary Sheehy was selected on the Munster Ladies team for the AIB Interprovincial's at the Island Golf Club on the 8th to the 10th August 2001.
Lady Captain Irene Prendergast (30) and her Captain's Prize-winner Veronica Blennerhassett (13) came second in the regional qualifier of the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captains' Classic at The Royal Dublin Golf Club in September 2001. They were beaten on a count back with 40pts. It was on to the National Finals at Druid's Glen on the 1st October.
M. Lawlor was elected to the council of the Munster Branch of the GUI for 2001.
Joseph Quinlan was President of the GUI in 1989.
Tralee Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Mixed Foursomes at Castletroy G. C. in 1989, when the team was, Brian Hennebery, Donal Houlihan, Paddy O'Looney, Veronica Blennerhassett, Moira O'Brien, Mick Coote, Maura Shanahan, Jayne Gilmore, John Keane, Margaret Hayes, Eileen Corcoran, Anton Casey, Kieran O'Sullivan, Ann Morrissey, Deirdre McElligott and Gerard O'Sullivan, they were managed by Paddy Carey.
They won the Munster Final of the Bulmers Barton Shield in 1981, when the team was Michael Coote, Arthur Spring, Gerard O'Sullivan, Paudie Ryan and Michael Hickey, the selectors were Billy Naughton and Billy Morrissey.
Tralee Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Bulmers Senior Cup in 1983, when the team was Brian Hennebery, P. Mulcaire, Arther Spring, Mick Coote, G. O'Sullivan and P. Ryan, they were managed by Billy Naughton.
They won the Munster Final of the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 2000, when the team was Tom Nix, Denis Lyons, Michael Hennebery, Michael Lynch, Rory Killallen, Tony Cahill, Dick Chute, Neal Timlin, Dominic Foley, John O'Driscoll, Pat Williams, Eamon O'Mahony, they were managed by Seamus McGearailt.
They won the Munster Final of the Irish Junior Foursomes in 1996, when the team was Marcus Pull, Russell McKenna, Paddy McElligott, Brian Sheehy, Kevin Lucey and John P. O'Neill, they were managed by Donal O'Connell and selected by Bob O'Brien.
Tralee Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Irish Mixed Foursomes in 1992 and were runners-up in the All-Ireland Final, when the team was Deirdre McElligott, Anton Casey, Ann Morrissey, Arthur Spring, Fran McElligott, Gerard O'Sullivan, Jayne Gilmore, Emer Lardner, Donie Houlihan, Mary Scully, John Hickey, Maura Shanahan and Brian Hennebery, they were managed by P. J. Carey and selected by Peg Clifford and Der O'Sullivan.
They won the Munster Final of the Irish Mixed Foursomes again in 1994, when the team was F. McElligott, M. Shanahan, E. Corcoran, C. O'Mahony, Veronica Blennerhassett, G. O'Sullivan, M. Coote, B. Hennabery, D. McElligott, G. Kelly, A. Casey, D. Houlihan, they were managed by Richard O'Sullivan and selected by Moira O'Brien.
Tralee Golf Club won the Munster Final of the Irish Mixed Foursomes for the first time in 1979, when the team was K. Moore, S. Buckley, W. Morrissey, R. O'Sullivan, D. Kenny, D. McElligott, N. O'Sullivan, B. Brosnan, S. Guinane, G. O'Sullivan, Arthur Spring, J. Quinlan, B. Naughton and P. Toban.
Tralee Golf Club won the Munster Country Clubs Cup for the first time in 1975, when the team was P. Ryall, B. Griffin, M. Murphy, R. Green, S. Moriarty, S. O'Connor and G. Moore. They won it again in 1978, when the team was Louis Quinlan, J. F. Lawlor, Eamonn McSweeney, M, Murphy, P. J. Ryall and Michael Hennebery, they were managed by M. O'Brien.
They won it for the 3rd time in 1980, when the team was Bryan Cunningham, Arthur Hanly, Billy O'Lehan, J. J. O'Neill, Gerald Carey, Louis Quinlan and Eamon McSweeney. They won it last in 1983, when the team was, M. Hobbert, J. O'Driscoll, M. Hennebery, S, O'Connor, M. O'Brien, N. Quirke, G. Carey, P. Tobin and D. Lyons.
Tralee won the Dr. Billy O'Sullivan Shield in 1998, when the team was Brian Sheehy, Joe Hennebery, Jim Foley, Rory Kilgallen, P. O'Meara, Richard Barrett, Noel P. Barrett, R. Boyle, J. P. Brick, Ogie Moran and John L. McElligott, they were managed by Pierce Wall.
They won it for the first time in 1995, when the team was Ned Buckley, Billy Daly, Michael Brosnan, Brian Sheedy, Sean Walsh, Padraig Corcoran, Tony O'Keeffe, Tom McGiff, Joe Hennebery, Pat Laffan and Willie Palmer, they were managed by Pierce Wall with the assistance of Brendan Harney.
Tralee won the Kerry Shield in 1998, when the team was, Denis Lyons, Frank Stephenson, Dominic Foley, Billy Naughton, Gene Kelly, Richard Rafferty and Eugene O'Callaghan, they were captained by Nial Timlin.
The Ladies of Tralee Golf Club won the Munster Cup in 1995, when the team was, Veronica Blennerhassett, Mary Barrett, and Bernie Rohan.
They won the ILGU Intermediate League in 1991, when the team was Deirdre McElligott, Cora O'Mahony, Maura Shanahan, Moira O'Brien and Ann Morrissey, they were captained by Mary Sheehy.
They won it for the first time in 1982, when the team was, B. Kelly, Susan Buckley, Mary Sheehy, Nuala O'Sullivan, Ann Morrissey, D. McElligott and B. O'Mara.
Tralee Ladies won the Munster Ladies' Junior League at Thurles Golf Club in 1983 when the team was, C. O'Sullivan, J. Kennedy, M. Doyle, P. Clifford, A. Cunningham, they were captained by M. Kelly.
They won the Munster Ladies' Minor League in 1988, when the team was M. McKenna, M. Kelliher, M. Lawlor, B. McGearailt, N. Dawson, R. Reen, A. King and J. Kelly, they were captained by Ann Lynch.
Mary Sheehy was a reserve on the Ladies' Senior Munster team, which played in the Interprovincial Championship at Portstewart G.C., from the 9th to the 11th August, 2000.
Graham Spring participated in the Boys' Home International matches in 1991, and represented Munster from 1995 to 1996, winning 10 of his 12 matches and played Munster Youths' in 1992, winning 4 of his 6 matches.
G. O'Sullivan represented Munster from 1988 to 1993, playing 21 matches.
R. Walsh played Munster Youths' in 1998.
Deirdre O'Sullivan played for the Irish Girls' in 1965 against Wales.
Susan Buckley played for the Irish Girls' in 1974.
Siobhan McCarthy played for the Irish Girls' in 1975.
Eoin Liston and Mick Sheehy, two of the great Kerry football team played in the Tralee Lions Club charity outing in 2000. Eoin playing off 12 returned 38pts to take first prize. Mick was not far behind with his 36pts.
On 11-7-99, Ger Power, who has had many a great performances in the Kerry colours, showed his prowess on the golf course, when shooting a 68 net to achieve a runaway victory in the J. P. Griffin medal and was delighted to see his handicap cut to 4.6. This is one of the wonderful things about golf it gives sportsmen a second chance to compete.
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