Club History |
Instituted 1905, affiliated 1908. In The "Irish Field" on the 13th March, 1897, there is a record of a Capt. O’Dwyer having plans to introduce golf to the fishing village of Skerries, this would appear to have come to nothing. J. P. Rooney wrote in the "Irish Field" on the 10th of April, 1926 "The golf club was formed in 1905, the idea originating from Messrs. R. E. Maunsell, T. S. F. Battersby, K. C., and the late Henry Evans. The lease for the ground was obtained from Lord Holmpatrick and the, course was formally opened by him on the 14th April 1906. The first meeting was held in the home of Mr. Battersby in Upper Mount Street on the 26th of October 1905.
The first President was Lord Holmpatrick, the Captain was Mr. A. S. Hussey and the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer was E. H. Bailey. The committee had the foresight to engage the services of Mr. W. C. Pickman of Portmarnock and later Mr. Bancroft of the Royal Dublin, both well-known course architects, and later Mr. H. S. Colt, in 1922, an internationally renowned architect. The club purchased the land from the Holmpatrick Estate in the 1940s and then in 1971 they bought additional land from the same estate. It extended to eighteen holes the same year. In the mid 1990s, further revisions were made to the course and later a magnificent new clubhouse was constructed. |
Members Achievements |
Skerries Golf Club won the McDonnell Cup in 2004, when the team was, J. Larkin, D. Hamill, B. Murphy, M. McGuinness, G. Hill, D. Smith, L. McLoughlin, M. Metcalf, J. Thompson, P. McCarthy, P. Murray, P. Riordan, G. Jordan, B. Caffrey, P. Grimes, P. Counihan, F. Gallagher, D. Lannigan and T. Lacey. Maria Dunne was selected on the Leinster ILGU Team for the Interprovincial's. Played at Ballybunion Golf Club from 18th to 20th August 2004.
Skerries won the Best Cup when they beat Kilternan in the Final on 13th September 2004, they won the Uden Cup when they beat Malahide in the Final on 22ndAugust 2004 and they won the McDonnell Cup when they beat Howth in the Final on the 9th August 2004.
Skerries Golf Club won the All-Ireland Final of the Irish Junior Cup at Lisburn Golf Club on 11th September 2003, they beat Loughrea Golf Club in the Semi-Finals and Munster Champions Clonmel Golf Club in the All-Ireland final. The team on the day was Kingsley Lewis, David Murray, David Garrigan, Alec Dignam and Mark Justice. They were captained by Michael Neary.
The Ladies of Skerries Golf Club won the ILGU Eastern District in 2003, when the team was, Mervyn Frazer, Joanne Grimes, Vivienne Donnelly, Elizabeth Williams, Kay Boland, Ailish Humphreys, Margaret Swan, Nuala O'Mara, they were managed by Ann Thompson, Rosina Berwick and Zita Devine.
Maria Dunne was selected on the Leinster Ladies team for the AIB Interprovincial Championships at Mount Wolseley Golf Club on August 7 September 2002, having been selected on the Irish Junior Girls team competing in the European Lady Junior Team Championship in Moscow in July. She played on the Irish Girls' team for the Smurfit Interprovincial Championship at Enniscrone Golf Club from April 18th to 20th 2001.
Skerries Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Pierce Purcell Shield in 1997, when the team was, A. Burns, C. Toye, N. McConnell, B. Sherwin, K. O'Brien, L. Mooney, E. Roche, C. Delaney, B. Shanahan, M. Ivory, R. Mulvaney, L. O'Neill, F. Kavanagh, J. McConnell, G. Hogan, R. Downey, S. Pyke, M. Coleman and F. Gallagher.
Skerries won the Barton Cup in 1965, when the team was, D. Kinsella, T. P. McDonald, G. Andrews, M. Carron, B. Hoey, L. Cauldwell, C. Byrne, P. J. Griffin, N. Weldon, M. O'Hara, J. Ryan, L. Flanagan, L. Counihan, W. Mulcahy, M. Ryan and J. Bracken.
They won the McDonnell Cup in 1979, 1982, 1983 and 1988.
They won the Uden Cup in 1977 and 1978.
They were County Champions in the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 1998.
Skerries won the North Leinster Mixed Foursomes in 1991, when the team was, R. Berwick, J. Murray, B. Farrelly, K. Lewis, M. Coleman, E. Breslin, J. Reid, A. Dixon, M. Coward, N. Moran, K. O'Brien and U. Sheeran they were managed by E. Lewis and P. Reid.
The Ladies of Skerries Golf Club won the ILGU Eastern District in 1983, when the team was, M. Counihan, T. Ryan, B. Ryan, M. O'Leary, K. Dunne, B. Geraghty, V. Dignam, they were captained by S. Douglas.
Mary Kinsella and Mary Leonard won the Daily Mail Foursomes in 1995.
Joe Carroll and Milly Tighe won the Countess of Granard Cup in 1968.
The Youths of Skerries Golf Club won the Leinster Club Youths Championship and were All-Ireland Finalists in 1998, when the team was, R. O'Keefe, G. Dunphy, L. O'Neill, A. Dignam and Robert Lee, they were managed by L. O'Neill.
They won the Squire Ennis Trophy in 1994.
The Girls' of Skerries Golf Club won the Smurfit Junior Girls Leinster Championship in 1999.
Maria Dunne was selected on the ILGU Senior B squad in November 2000 and she was on the Irish Girls' team which played in the Home Internationals at Downfield G. C., Dundee, from the 15thto the 17thAugust, 2000.
B. Kinsella participated in the Boys Home International matches in 1987 and 1989 and represented Leinster from 1991 to 1994, having played 18 matches and Leinster Youths from 1988 to 1992, playing 29 matches. Frank Gannon represented Leinster from 1980 to 1995, playing 33 times. B. Sweeney represented Leinster from 1988 to 1989.
Barbara Ryan played for the Irish Girls in 1987.
81-years young John Lally who still plays golf at least three times a week, had a hole-in-one in August 2001 at the 15thin Skerries.
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Holes-in-One |
Person |
Date |
Hole No. |
Club Used |
Distance |
F. Gallagher |
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P. Kenny |
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S. Brown |
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L. Kavanagh |
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J. McConnell |
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Jackie Carr |
24 April 2000 |
12th |
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133 m |
Liam Roche |
12 July 2000 |
12th |
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133 m |
Richard Brooker |
22 May 2000 |
2nd |
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157 m |
John Lally |
01 August 2001 |
15th |
7 Wood |
145 m |
John Murray |
10 September 2000 |
15th |
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145 m |
Liam Roche |
12 August 2000 |
12th |
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133 m |
Jim Wolfe |
20 September 2000 |
12th |
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133 m |
Philip Dwyer |
27 June 1999 |
2nd |
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154 m |
Ray Moran |
22 April 2001 |
15th |
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135 m |
Liam Delaney |
20 June 2001 |
7th |
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145 m |
Danny Hughes |
01 July 2001 |
12th |
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133 m |
Kingsley Lewis |
29 July 2001 |
2nd |
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157 m |
Barry Keogh |
4 August 2001 |
2nd |
|
157 m |
Kevin O'Brien |
22 August 2001 |
2nd |
|
157 m |
Henry Kearns |
29 August 2001 |
7th |
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145 m |
Colm Sherlock |
5 May 2002 |
2nd |
|
157 m |
Geraldine Neary |
25 May 2002 |
2nd |
|
111 m |
Brendan Barden |
7 July 2002 |
12th |
|
133 m |
Edward Jameson |
3 November 2002 |
2nd |
|
144 m |
Henry Kearns |
17 March 2003 |
15th |
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144 m |
Don Kelly |
6 July 2003 |
2nd |
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157 m |
Jim Duffy |
7 July 2003 |
2nd |
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156 m |
John Connolly |
26 July 2003 |
7th |
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159 m |
Arthur Cahill |
6 August 2003 |
2nd |
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157 m |
Paschal Scanlan |
27 August 2003 |
15th |
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147 m |
Charlie Gordon |
24 September 2003 |
16th |
|
371 m |
Tom Devine |
5 November 2003 |
12th |
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133 m |
Declan McCourt |
19 November 2003 |
2nd |
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144 m |
Jimmy McDonnell |
22 February 2004 |
12th |
|
123 m |
Liam Delaney |
12 April 2004 |
2nd |
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157 m |
Derek Joyce |
5 July 2004 |
7th |
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97 m |
Killian Walshe |
9 December 2004 |
7th |
|
145 m |
Michael Hanrahan |
01 July 2005 |
15th |
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145 m |
Alan Courell |
3 September 2005 |
7th |
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159 m |
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