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Course Description
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| Course Description: |
Ryder Cup Hero Christy O’Connor Jnr. and Peter McEvoy were commissioned to design a championship golf course at Rathsallagh. The course was opened for play by Peter Thomson CBE in 1995 and even since then has been highly acclaimed by the golfing press:
" Augusta without the Azalea. As good a layout and challenge as you will find anywhere in Irish Golf" (John Redmond).
"A true championship course" ( Christy O’Connor Jnr).
Having been a farmer all his life Joe O’Flynn Snr prides himself on extremely high grassland management standards, which enables play throughout the year. With the addition of the well know teaching PGA professional Brendan McDaid in 1999, Rathsallagh now boasts a top class golf academy. With facilities such as pitching and putting greens, covered driving range and the latest A star computer aided coaching and teaching system. Rathsallagh is now one of the premier clubs in Ireland, it is one its members can be proud of, and it has become a new way of life for Joe and his family.
Voted the No. 49-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008.Rathsallagh was voted Joint No. 21 Parkland/Inland Course in Ireland by "Backspin" Irelands leading Golf magazine in 2008, the panel comprised of a selection of 52 Professional and amateur golfers throughout Ireland. |
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Open & Major Fixtures 2011
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Club History
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| Club History |
Founded 1994, affiliated 1994. Joe O’Flynn Snr, having sold his dairy farm on the out skirts of Cork City purchased Rathsallagh as a 570-acre beef and tillage farm in 1978. In the late 80’s he decided, that he needed to diversify, and set about building a par 3 practice course on the parklands either side of the main avenue to Rathsallagh House. In the early 90’s after a night at the bar with the famous Peter Thomson CBE, he had a dream and decided to extend the original concept and contracted Christy O’Connor Jnr and Peter McEvoy to design a championship golf course at Rathsallagh. The course was opened for play by Peter Thomson in 1995 and ever since has been highly acclaimed by the golfing press. |
| Members Achievements |
The Ladies of Rathsallagh Golf Club won the ILGU Midland Plate in 2002, when the team was, Geraldine Ryan, Denise McCarthy, Eleanor Brazill, Patricia Brady, Mary Campbell, Siobhain McDermot and Joan McMahon, they were managed by Mary Birmingham. They won the Wicklow section of the Holmpatrick Cup in 2004.
Tom O'Neill was selected on the Leinster Boys' team for the Interprovincial Championships at Headfort Golf Club from August 28/30/2002.
Gavin Lunney, now turned Professional, was a member of the Leinster team in 1999.
Noel Owens became the first Irishman to win the Johnny Walker Amateur Euro Classic in Portugal's Algarve, with rounds of 70,72, 70 and 75.
Liz Matthews had a wonderful year's golf loosing 10 shots off her handicap winning her Captain's, President's, and Captain's Prize to the Ladies, she also won the Capital Oil Regional Final at Naas with a score of 38 pts. in July, 1999, and booked her place in the National Finals of the Shell Ladies Golf Challenge at Mount Juliet in August.
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| Major Prize Winners |
| Name |
Year |
Prize Winner |
| Gerry Solan |
2000 |
Captain's Prize |
| Denise McCarthy |
2000 |
Lady Captain's Prize |
| Noel Hume |
2000 |
President's Prize |
| Nesa Dunlea |
2000 |
Lady President's Prize |
| Gerry Pembroke |
2000 |
Golfer of the Year |
| Margaret Hughes |
2000 |
Ladies Golfer of the Year |
| Richard Scott |
2001 |
Captain's Prize |
| Jane Russell |
2001 |
Lady Captain's Prize |
| Gerry O'Hagan |
2001 |
President's Prize |
| Geraldine Ryan |
2001 |
Lady President's Prize |
| Noel Owens |
2001 |
Golfer of the Year |
| Liz Matthews |
2001 |
Ladies Golfer of the Year |
| Tom Travers |
2002 |
Captain's Prize |
| Liz Matthews |
2002 |
Lady Captain's Prize |
| Bill Scanlan |
2002 |
President's Prize |
| Kay Egan |
2002 |
Lady President's Prize |
| Thomas O'Neill Jnr. |
2002 |
Golfer of the Year |
| Margaret Hughes |
2002 |
Ladies Golfer of the Year |
| Peter Matthews |
2003 |
Captain's Prize |
| Angela Leydon |
2003 |
Lady Captain's Prize |
| Denis Gaffney |
2003 |
President's Prize |
| Jane Russell |
2003 |
Lady President's Prize |
| Matt Brazill |
2003 |
Golfer of the Year |
| Valerie Murray |
2003 |
Ladies Golfer of the Year |
| Peter Matthews |
2004 |
Captain's Prize |
| Colette Jordan |
2004 |
Lady Captain's Prize |
| Billy Connolly |
2004 |
President's Prize |
| Geraldine Ryan |
2004 |
Lady President's Prize |
| Tom Travers |
2004 |
Golfer of the Year |
| Freda Mullen |
2004 |
Ladies Golfer of the Year |
| David J. Neiland |
2005 |
Captain's Prize |
| Liz Matthews |
2005 |
Lady Captain's Prize |
| Billy Connolly |
2005 |
President's Prize |
| Barbara Hargaden |
2005 |
Lady President's Prize |
| Derek Murphy |
2005 |
Golfer of the Year |
| Barbara Hargaden |
2005 |
Ladies Golfer of the Year |
| Holes-in-One |
| Person |
Date |
Hole No. |
Club Used |
Distance |
| G. D. Crampton |
18 August 1996 |
13th |
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134 yd's |
| Seamus Leydon |
13 June 1999 |
13th |
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134 yd's |
| Noel Owens |
13 February 2000 |
7th |
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177 yd's |
| Richard Birchill |
27 May 2000 |
13th |
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134 yd's |
| Denise McCarthy |
13 July 2000 |
4th |
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127 yd's |
| Karl Hughes |
10 July 2000 |
13th |
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134 yd's |
| Adrian Williams |
01/09/2001 |
13th |
8-Iron |
134 yd's |
| Mary O'Sullivan |
6 October 2001 |
13th |
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115 yd's |
| Seamus Leydon |
22 July 2001 |
13th |
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134 yd's |
| Una Murphy |
10 October 2001 |
13th |
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115 yd's |
| Geraldine Ryan |
13 July 2002 |
13th |
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115 yd's |
| Conor O'Riordan |
16 March 2003 |
7th |
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177 yd's |
| Padraig McMahon |
23 May 2004 |
13th |
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134 yd's |
| Kay Egan |
10 July 2004 |
17th |
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126 yd's |
| Padraig McMahon |
10 November 2004 |
4th |
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158 yd's |
| Michael Kelly |
16 October 2004 |
13th |
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134 yd's |
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Card of the Course
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| Card of the Course (yards) |
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| Hole No |
Blue |
White |
Yellow |
Par |
Index |
Red |
Par |
Index |
| 1 |
571 |
506 |
488 |
5 |
13 |
432 |
5 |
15 |
| 2 |
454 |
436 |
415 |
4 |
2 |
393 |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
400 |
367 |
353 |
4 |
15 |
304 |
4 |
13 |
| 4 |
173 |
158 |
147 |
3 |
11 |
127 |
3 |
11 |
| 5 |
396 |
373 |
362 |
4 |
9 |
342 |
4 |
9 |
| 6 |
502 |
490 |
460 |
5 |
6 |
424 |
5 |
5 |
| 7 |
176 |
177 |
154 |
3 |
17 |
134 |
3 |
17 |
| 8 |
382 |
351 |
341 |
4 |
4 |
310 |
4 |
7 |
| 9 |
416 |
370 |
359 |
4 |
7 |
302 |
4 |
3 |
| Out |
3,470 |
3,228 |
3,079 |
36 |
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2,768 |
36 |
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| 10 |
465 |
438 |
424 |
4 |
1 |
399 |
5 |
10 |
| 11 |
519 |
510 |
478 |
5 |
10 |
402 |
5 |
4 |
| 12 |
390 |
355 |
336 |
4 |
12 |
308 |
4 |
14 |
| 13 |
153 |
134 |
124 |
3 |
18 |
115 |
3 |
12 |
| 14 |
351 |
332 |
317 |
4 |
14 |
260 |
4 |
18 |
| 15 |
382 |
374 |
329 |
4 |
8 |
309 |
4 |
8 |
| 16 |
536 |
516 |
495 |
5 |
5 |
423 |
5 |
6 |
| 17 |
169 |
170 |
160 |
3 |
16 |
126 |
3 |
16 |
| 18 |
450 |
426 |
418 |
4 |
3 |
373 |
4 |
2 |
| In |
3,415 |
3,255 |
3,081 |
36 |
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2,715 |
37 |
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| Total |
6,885 |
6,483 |
6,160 |
72 |
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5,483 |
73 |
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| SSS |
74 |
72 |
71 |
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Roll of Honour
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| Diane Nagle |
1995 |
Ladies Captain |
| Diane Nagle |
1996 |
Ladies Captain |
| Ann Nolan |
1997 |
Ladies Captain |
| Nessa Dunlea |
1998 |
Ladies Captain |
| Doreen Mullen |
1999 |
Ladies Captain |
| Eileen Mullan |
2000 |
Ladies Captain |
| Maura Flood |
2001 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mary Bermingham |
2002 |
Ladies Captain |
| Liz Mathews |
2003 |
Ladies Captain |
| Geraldine Ryan |
2004 |
Ladies Captain |
| Freda Mullen |
2005 |
Ladies Captain |
| Jane Russell |
2006 |
Ladies Captain |
| Val King |
2007 |
Ladies Captain |
| Peter McEvoy |
1995 |
Men's Captain |
| Patrick Governey |
1996 |
Men's Captain |
| Charlie Bergin |
1997 |
Men's Captain |
| Seamus Leydon |
1998 |
Men's Captain |
| Conor O'Riordan |
1999 |
Men's Captain |
| Cathal Higgins |
2000 |
Men's Captain |
| John Egan |
2001 |
Men's Captain |
| Michael Bermingham |
2002 |
Men's Captain |
| Paul Mullen |
2003 |
Men's Captain |
| Pat Hanlon |
2004 |
Men's Captain |
| Ronan Owens |
2005 |
Men's Captain |
| Matt Brazill |
2006 |
Men's Captain |
| Bill Scanlan |
2007 |
Men's Captain |
| Frank O' Flynn |
1995 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
1996 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
1997 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
1998 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
1999 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
2000 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
2001 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
2002 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
2003 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
2004 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
2005 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
2006 |
President |
| Frank O'Flynn |
2007 |
President |
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