| Club History |
Instituted 1905, affiliated 1908. Rosslare has a very special meaning for me. Back in 1926 J. P. Rooney wrote in The "Irish Field": "It was in 1905 that the game was introduced, and to private enterprise, its present popularity is due. Mr. James Farrell in conjunction with that well-known sportsman, Mr. M. J. O’Connor, conceived the idea of forming a proprietary club of which Mr. Charles M. Barry was the Hon. Secretary, but owing to financial troubles the life of the club was a short one, and the end came at the close of 1906"The "Golfing Annual" 1905-6 reports "Instituted in 1905 the course of eighteen-holes stretches along the burrow, and is bounded on the east by sand dunes and on the west by wooded country. The clubhouse is only half a mile from the station. Fortunately, for the future of the game at Rosslare, when the proprietary club came to an end, Mr. Barry continued to look after the upkeep of the course and kept it open until 1908, when the present club was formed. The founder of the club practically was Sir William Paul who was President up to his death in 1912 and he had the very active cooperation of a very able lieutenant in Mr. J. B. Pettigrew, who held the position of Hon. Secretary to 1922.
Following the preliminary meeting which was held in Wexford and of which there is, unfortunately, no record available, the first general meeting took place in Whites Hotel, Wexford. The following were elected: President, Sir William Paul, Captain, R. W. Elgee, Jun., Hon. Secretary, J. P. Pettigrew. The work of planning the links and laying it out was entrusted to Mr. Pettigrew, who showed a thorough knowledge of the game of golf and of golf architecture, another who rendered the club splendid service in attending the links was J. J. Ennis, the grounds man. At the start, the membership consisted of 60 men and the same number of ladies. Course extension to eighteen-holes was originally proposed in 1913 but the war and other difficulties such as tenants grazing rights held up the project and in overcoming the latter difficulty, Mr. English rendered the club great assistance"Rosslare has always had problems with sea erosion and has fought bravely against it. It now has thirty of the finest golf holes you will find anywhere. |
| Members Achievements |
Rosslare Golf Club won their second Green Pennant at Enniscrone Golf Club on Saturday 16th September 2006, when they won the All-Ireland Jimmy Bruen Shield by defeating Ulster Champions Castleblayney in a pulsating final. Rosslare won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup back 1940, so this pennant was more than welcome.Rosslare Golf Club won the Leinster Championship when they had a convincing 4 matches to 1 match over The Island at Baltinglass Golf Club on Saturday 22nd July.
It was on to Enniscrone Golf Club for the National Finals, where they where drawn against Connacht Champions Loughrea Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Friday 15th September.
First on the tee was Liam Brett with Eoin McCarthy who lost out to Brian Farragher and Barry Hogan by 3 and 2. Next up were James Doyle and Michael O’Connor who went all the way to the 19th before going down to Gerry Farragher and Andrew Kilmartin in the second match, not the start Rosslare would have hoped for. Up stepped Jonathan Stewart with Ian Lynch to put the first points on the board with a 2 and 1 win against Albert Mannion and Frank Carty. The penultimate pair of Tiarnan Rossiter and John Skerritt recorded another 2 and 1 victory over Frank Joyce and Trevor Horan. The anchor match was to decide who went into the All-Ireland Final the following day, Ken Maher and Tom Kennedy kept their nerve to deliver a 3 and 1 result.
On the Saturday they were matched against Castleblayney Golf Club whom had had a convincing 4 matches to 1 match over Munster Champions Mitchelstown Golf Club the previous day.
Liam Brett and Eoin McCarthy lead the way against Eamon Tavey and Kevin Quinn, they had an off day and lost by 6 and 5. They were followed by James Doyle and Michael O’Connor who beat Alan Bolger and Joe Quinn by the bare margin. Next up Jonathan Stewart and Ian Lynch against Raymond McHugh and Eugene Hughes who recorded an important 2 and 1 victory, to steady the ship. They were followed by Tiarnan Rossiter and John Skerritt who lost out to Frank McDonnell and Eugene McGuigan on the 19th-hole. The final match of Ken Maher and Tom Kennedy against Mick Fee and Declan McAteer went right down to the wire with Rosslare clinching a memorable victory with a one hole win over the gallant Ulster men.
Rich Howlin (17) and Francis Cullen (14) qualified with 39 pts. at Druid's Heath in the National Final of the O2 All-Ireland Masters. They qualified for the Grand Final played at the Kempinski Resort Hotel, Estepona, Spain in October 2004. They set out for the 5* Hotel on 9th October where having played a practice round they then went on to compete in the Grand Final over four days.
David Noonan was selected for the Irish Seniors International Team in 2001.
Rosslare Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at The Royal Dublin G. C. in 1940; (then known as the Irish Golf Club Junior Challenge Cup) the team was T. P. Walsh, M. Beary, T. G. O'Connor, R. G. Walsh, W. S. Kearney, J. E. Gibney and C. P. Mahon.
Rosslare Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Irish Junior Cup in 1939.
They were Leinster Champions and runners up in the All-Ireland of J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 2001, when the team was, M. O'Connor, J. Hayes, S. Boggan, P. Byrne, T. Cullinmore, F. Cullen, T. Byrne, P. Kelly, M. O'Sullivan, D. Cash, R. O'Dowd, J. O'Brien, M. Kirwan, A. Jones, P. Redmond and J. Long, they were managed by J. Kelleher and W. Walsh. They were county champions in 1998.
They won the South Leinster Trophy in 1997, when the team was, James Monaghan, Denis Breen, Ray Cuddihy, Dermot Kelly, Paddy Kinsella, Paul Mullins, Paddy Lawlor, Lar Murphy and Tommy O'Brien, they were managed by John Murphy and Austin Colley.
The Millennium Executive's of Rosslare Golf Club won the All-Ireland Mercedes Benz-Irish Independent Executive Golf Trophy at their home course, when Rich Howlin (President) Fionnuala Kielthy (Lady Captain) and Martin Flynn (Captain) won this coveted trophy.
They were Leinster Finalists in the Pierce Purcell in 1996, when the team was, Shane O'Donnell, Charlie Duggan, Francis Cullen, Dan Flaherty, Stephen Hayes, John Hayes, Willie Moran, Ronan Dunphy, Bobby O'Dowd, Rich Howlin, Paschal Stafford and Pat Duggan, they were managed by Brendan Duggan.
They were Finalists in the Provincial Towns Cup in 1991, when the team was, D. Murphy, D. Pettit, J. Howard, E. Cleary, J. Hayes, P. Roche, A. O'Sullivan, M. Cowman, A. Kelly, F. Hogan and B. Duggan.
They won the South Leinster Trophy in 1965, when the team was, P. Doris, J. Greene, P. Garvey, E. Slevin, A. Whelan, J. Crotty, G. O'Rahilly and J. Benson.
Rosslare Golf Club won the Provincial Towns Cup in 1965, 1968 and1969.
J. Long was elected to the council of the Leinster Branch of the GUI for 2001.
The Ladies of Rosslare Golf Club won the Finn Trophy in 1984, when the team was, Frances Ffrench, Irene Walker, Rose Cleary, Kathleen Carter, Brigid Doyle, Betty Davis, Betty Sinnott, Imelda Jackson, Nora Reade, Teresa Cowman and Bena Hall.
They won the Midland Shield in 1994, when the team was, V. Kelly, J. Skerritt, I. Paszdior and E. Power.
Ms. Nancy Todd played Irish International Golf from 1932 to 1936.
Wexford All-Star Rory McCarthy (6) made it three in a row on the golf course when he won the Captain Martin Flynn's Prize on 9th July 2000, with rounds of 64 and 69. Some shooting on this Championship Course!
Mairead Mullins played for the Irish Girls in 1975.
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