18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Ferndale Road
Bray
Co. WicklowSecretary/Manager: Tom Sheridan Captain: Bernard Murphy Lady Captain: Anne McHale Telephone: 01-2826055/01-2826766 President: Philip Bredin Public No: 01-2826771 Vice-Captain: Albert Allison & Susan Murphy Fax: 01-2825611 Hon. Secretary: Frank Finan, John Ryan & Jacinta Murphy E-mail: info@oldconna.com Club Pro: Michael Langford Website: www.oldconna.com Hon. Treasurer: DannyCarey, Kevin Morris & Margaret Melican Founded: 1987 Designed by: Eddie Hackett Membership: 788 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €50 Clubhouse opening hours: 10.30am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €65 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €25 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €33 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: Weekends, Tuesdays & Wednesdays Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Other days Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: Yes
Course Description:
Old Conna Golf Club was designed by Ireland’s renowned golf course architect the late Eddie Hackett. This beautiful parkland course measuring 6686 yd's par 72 with a standard scratch of 72 off the back tees. Offering panoramic views of the Irish Sea and the Sugar Loaf Mountain, with many fine holes set in exceptional woodland terrain. The finishing hole is a 511 yd's par 5 with out of bounds along the right hand side into the orchard and behind the green. Quite apart from the customary warm welcome, a tempting restaurant menu and bar facilities await you in the bright and comfortable clubhouse.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
As with so many other thriving Golf Clubs in the greater Dublin area Old Conna grew out of what was originally the "Opperman Golf and Country Club" then became "The Pat Quinn Club" at the Hotel in Kilternan known as "The Dublin Sports Hotel". In 1980 the members became dissatisfied with their tenure at Kilternan and began to look for an alternative location for a club of their own. Between 1980 and 1985 the Development Committee of John L. Byrne, John Mooney, Dermot Hitchcock, Brian O’Kelly and Ewan Byrne walked many estates and parcels of land but for one reason or another ended in disappointment.
They came close to purchasing the Old Conna estate when it came on the market in 1982 but their offer of £300,000 was not acceptable. Fortunately the estate was back on the market in 1985, by which time the members were in a bad financial position resulting from endless fundraising. Their offer of £500,000 was accepted and the purchase was concluded on the 3rd July 1986. Application for membership was so encouraging that they were in a position to purchase the remaining land required to complete the course layout. Tthis land was bought at a premium price as there was planning permission for houses in this very sought after area.
The course and clubhouse was officially opened on Friday 10th July 1987, by the President John L. Byrne who had worked tirelessly to bring the club at Old Conna into existence. The overall cost was £1,200,000. By 1990 the greens suffered severe compaction problems and had to totally lift and relay all the greens at a cost of £250,000. After this the Old Conna golf club has grown from strength to strength.
Location
Old Conna is located two miles from Bray town between Bray and Rathmichael. It is 12 miles south of Dublin off the N11.
Members Achievements
Old Conna won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Athlone G. C. IN 1998, when the team was, Joe Drea, Ger O'Gorman, Pat Hayde, Marc Kynes, Diarmuid Leonard, Paul McDonald, Ron Mason and Declan Kerrigan, they were managed by Paddy Devlin and Des Horgan-Colgan,They won the All-Ireland Jimmy Bruen Shield at Woodbrook G. C. in 1993, when the team was, Tom Dolton, Frank Thomas, Paddy Delvin, Karl Purcell, Joe Drea, Ger Byrne, Mark Sheridan, Fred O'Toole, Richard McKeever, Des Crowley, Ray Wolfe and Joe McDonald, they were managed by Tom Sheridan and assisted by Ron Mason.
They won the All-Ireland Final of the Irish Junior Foursomes in 1996, when the team was, Graham Murphy, Barry McKeever, Gary Power, Mark Kynes and Paul McDonald, they were managed by Philip Brennan assisted by Tony Kynes and Sean Murphy,
They won the Leinster Final of the Irish Junior Foursomes in 1991, when the team was, Barry Dowling, Michael Horan, Niall Ruane, David Larkin and Mark Sheridan.
They last won the Leinster Final of the Irish Junior Foursomes in 1998.
They won the Fitzgibbon Cup in 1993, when the team was, Ray Wolfe, David Larkin, Alan Horan, Pat Hayden, Ger Byrne, Joe Drea, Paddy Devlin, P. J. Hall, Derek Rath, Brian Owens, Richard McKeever, Tom Dalton, Niall Ruane, Eamonn O'Sullivan, Frank Thomas and Philip Moran, they were managed by Philip Bredin assisted by Michael Leonard and Brian Horrigan.
They won the Dublin Team Trophy in 1992, when the team was, Pat Thomas, Michael Leonard, Pat Mulcahy and Brian Horrigan, they were managed by Tom Dalton.
They won it the previous year with, Liam Dwyer, Pat Mulcahy, Brian Horrigan, Michael Leonard and Brendan Burke, they were managed by Ron Mason.
Old Conna won the Leinster Alliance Irish Times Shield at Woodbrook on the 30th July 2000. It was their fourth time to win it in five years. The team was Declan Kerrigan (6) 69, J. Drea (5), Pat Hayde (5) 74 and my old friend Ron Mason. It's great to see him still playing off 4.
Mary Hennessy received a beautiful set of Ben Sayers Woods as a birthday present from husband Tony. The first opportunity she got to use them was in the Captain's Prize (Eddie Grove) to the Ladies. She fell in love at first sight with them as she shot a 61 net to win by nine clear shots, losing five shots off her handicap.
Paul McDonald was selected to play for the Irish Boys' when trying to defend their championship at The European Amateur Team Championship at Uppsala, Sweden, in July, 1999
Paul McDonald and Mark Kynes represented Ireland in the Boys' Home Internationals at Conwy G. C., Wales, in August 1999.
Mark Kynes played Leinster Boys' in 1998, winning 4 of his 5 matches.
Paul McDonald played Leinster Boys' in 1998, winning 5 of his 6 matches.
Card of the Course (yards)
Hole No White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index 1 373 360 4 10 314 4 10 2 235 223 3 4 162 3 16 3 322 306 4 12 246 4 14 4 538 526 5 2 440 5 8 5 580 569 5 2 440 5 6 6 376 358 4 8 314 4 4 7 379 363 4 8 337 4 2 8 114 103 3 18 103 3 18 9 329 312 4 16 299 4 12 Out 3,246 3,120 36 2,675 36 10 340 330 4 15 316 4 11 11 348 337 4 5 274 4 7 12 168 161 3 11 143 3 17 13 562 551 5 7 475 5 3 14 290 277 4 13 270 4 1 15 470 460 4 1 306 4 15 16 430 419 4 3 314 4 5 17 155 148 3 9 141 3 13 18 510 486 5 17 483 5 9 In 3,273 3,169 36 2,722 36 Total 6,519 6,289 72 5,397 72 SSS 72 71 72
Men's Course Record: 69 Pat O'Hara (4) 31/07/1998
Ladies Course Record: 70 Sally Fildes (5) 29/08/2000
Roll of Honour Mary Watts 1989 Ladies Captain Eddie Moroney 1989 Men's Captain Ewan Byrne 1989 President Maura O'Brien 1990 Ladies Captain Philip Bredin 1990 Men's Captain Ewan Byrne 1990 President Olive Dignam 1991 Ladies Captain Liam Dwyer 1991 Men's Captain Ewan Byrne 1991 President Della Meade 1992 Ladies Captain Tom Sheridan 1992 Men's Captain Ken Gleeson 1992 President Brenda Vines 1993 Ladies Captain Donnacha O'Buachalla 1993 Men's Captain Ken Gleeson 1993 President Eilis Moroney 1994 Ladies Captain Pat Corkery 1994 Men's Captain Ken Gleeson 1994 President Marie O'Neill 1995 Ladies Captain Jim Brooks 1995 Men's Captain Dermot Hitchcock 1995 President Anne Coyle 1996 Ladies Captain Jim O'Mahoney 1996 Men's Captain Dermot Hitchcock 1996 President Ann Quinlan 1997 Ladies Captain Tom Maguire 1997 Men's Captain Dermot Hitchcock 1997 President Nessa Ring 1998 Ladies Captain Jim Colgan 1998 Men's Captain A. McGinley 1998 President Rita Purcell 1999 Ladies Captain Paddy O'Brien 1999 Men's Captain Adhamhnan MacGinley 1999 President Breda Naughton 2000 Ladies Captain Eddie Groves 2000 Men's Captain Michael Cluskey 2000 President Myra Glynn 2001 Ladies Captain Tony Hennessy 2001 Men's Captain Anne Fagan 2002 Ladies Captain Dick Gleeson 2002 Men's Captain Eddie Moroney 2002 President Betty Allen 2003 Ladies Captain Michael Kilkenny 2003 Men's Captain Eddie Moroney 2003 President Joan O'Leary 2004 Ladies Captain Jim Scott 2004 Men's Captain Eddie Moroney 2004 President Deirdre O'Brien 2005 Ladies Captain Sean O'Neill 2005 Men's Captain Michael Kilkenny 2005 President Marc O'Connor 2006 Men's Captain Fiona Smith 2007 Ladies Captain John McHale 2007 Men's Captain Philip Bredin 2007 President Sally Fildes (3) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap D. Gleeson 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap Karl Purcell (1) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Major Prize Winners Name Year Prize Brian Cryan 2000 Captain's Prize Sally Fildes 2000 Lady Captain's Prize Pat Thomas 2001 Captain's Prize Treasa O'Neill 2001 Lady Captain's Prize Diarmuid Leonard 2002 Captain's Prize Ann Quinlan 2002 Lady Captain's Prize Des Prendergast 2003 Captain's Prize Mary McCann 2003 Lady Captain's Prize Conor Gleeson 2004 Captain's Prize Susan Murphy 2004 Lady Captain's Prize Ron Mason 2005 Captain's Prize Angela Bradley 2005 Lady Captain's Prize
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Bill Smith 8 August 1998 8th 112 yd's Brian Reidy 22 August 1998 8th 112 yd's Peg O'Dwyer 25 August 1998 8th 112 yd's Eileen O'Brien 14 February 1999 8th 112 yd's Ann Keaney 6 April 1999 12th 142 yd's Ciaran Kennedy 17 April 1999 8th 112 yd's Pat Hayde 01 May 1999 8th 112 yd's John Caffrey 19 May 1999 12th 163 yd's Eddie Groves 23 May 1999 8th 112 yd's T. O'Neill 20 July 1999 8th 102 yd's Anna O'Keeffe 10 August 1999 8th 102 yd's Norman Atkinson 15 August 1999 17th 5 wood 162 yd's Larry Candy 29 August 1999 8th 112 yd's J. Redmond 3 October 2001 2nd 236 yd's D. Gaul 28 October 2001 12th 164 yd's M. Brennan 25 August 2002 8th 102 yd's
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