18 Hole Parkland
Course Facts: Address
Dunlavin
Co. WicklowSecretary/Manager: Joe O'Flynn Captain: Kieran Kelly Lady Captain: Mary Higgins Telephone: 045-403316 President: Frank O'Flynn Public No: 045-403316 Vice-Captain: John Mullan & Patricia Brady Fax: 045-403295 Hon. Secretary: John Walsh & Patricia Brady E-mail: golf@rathsallagh.com Club Pro: Brendan McDaid 087-2436805 Website: www.rathsallagh.com Hon. Treasurer: Rory McMahon & Deirdre Hanlon Founded: 1994 Designed by: Peter McEvoy & Christy O'Connor Jnr. Membership: 394 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €65 Clubhouse opening hours: 8.00am to 11.30pm Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €85 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: €35 Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €35-€45 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & weekends Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: Yes
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.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
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.
Location
Outside of Dunlavin Village follow the sign posts the golf course is on the grounds of Rathsallagh House.
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.
Card of the Course (yards)
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 2,768 36 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 2,715 37 Total 6,885 6,483 6,160 72 5,483 73 SSS 74 72 71 73
Men's Course Record: 68 Gavin Lunney (Forward Tee)
Ladies Course Record:
Roll of Honour Diane Nagle 1995 Ladies Captain Peter McEvoy 1995 Men's Captain Frank O' Flynn 1995 President Diane Nagle 1996 Ladies Captain Patrick Governey 1996 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 1996 President Ann Nolan 1997 Ladies Captain Charlie Bergin 1997 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 1997 President Nessa Dunlea 1998 Ladies Captain Seamus Leydon 1998 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 1998 President Doreen Mullen 1999 Ladies Captain Conor O'Riordan 1999 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 1999 President Eileen Mullan 2000 Ladies Captain Cathal Higgins 2000 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 2000 President Maura Flood 2001 Ladies Captain John Egan 2001 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 2001 President Mary Bermingham 2002 Ladies Captain Michael Bermingham 2002 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 2002 President Liz Mathews 2003 Ladies Captain Paul Mullen 2003 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 2003 President Geraldine Ryan 2004 Ladies Captain Pat Hanlon 2004 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 2004 President Freda Mullen 2005 Ladies Captain Ronan Owens 2005 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 2005 President Jane Russell 2006 Ladies Captain Matt Brazill 2006 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 2006 President Val King 2007 Ladies Captain Bill Scanlan 2007 Men's Captain Frank O'Flynn 2007 President Kay Bermingham (9) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap Paddy O'Toole (0) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
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 134 yd's Seamus Leydon 13 June 1999 13th 134 yd's Noel Owens 13 February 2000 7th 177 yd's Richard Birchill 27 May 2000 13th 134 yd's Denise McCarthy 13 July 2000 4th 127 yd's Karl Hughes 10 July 2000 13th 134 yd's Adrian Williams 01/09/2001 13th 8-Iron 134 yd's Mary O'Sullivan 6 October 2001 13th 115 yd's Seamus Leydon 22 July 2001 13th 134 yd's Una Murphy 10 October 2001 13th 115 yd's Geraldine Ryan 13 July 2002 13th 115 yd's Conor O'Riordan 16 March 2003 7th 177 yd's Padraig McMahon 23 May 2004 13th 134 yd's Kay Egan 10 July 2004 17th 126 yd's Padraig McMahon 10 November 2004 4th 158 yd's Michael Kelly 16 October 2004 13th 134 yd's