Tipperary Golf Club

Address Rathanny
Tipperary
Co. Tipperary
Telephone: 062-51119
Public No: 062-82861
Fax: 062-52132
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Website: www.tipperarygolfclub.com
Founded: 1896
Membership: 628
Green Fees Midweek: €30
Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €35
Green Fees With a Member: €15/20
Green Fees For Opens: €20
Practice Area: Yes
Club Hire: Yes
Buggy Hire: Yes
Soft spikes: Yes
Secretary/Manager: Joe Considine
Captain: Michael Murray
Lady Captain: Claire Ryan
President: John J. O'Donoghue & Joan Ryan
Vice-Captain: Tommy Flynn & Mary Whelan
Hon. Secretary: Pauline Daly, Richard Crowe & Mary Daly
Club Pro: Robert Kelly
Hon. Treasurer: James Collins, Michael Gill & Irene Condon
Designed by:  
Course opening hours: Daylight hours
Clubhouse opening hours: 10.00am to 11.00pm
Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse
Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim
Catering: Full catering facilities
Days to Avoid: None
Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends
Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance
Location
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Course Description
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Course Description:

Beautifully situated in the shadow of Cordangan Woods and the Galtee Mountains,just one mile from Tipperary town. Scenic but testing 18-hole parkland course. Visitors and are welcome. The fine new clubhouse was opened on the 4th of May 2001.
 

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Open & Major Fixtures 2011
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See Event Calendar here.

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Club History
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Club History

Instituted 1896, affiliated 1906. The "Golfing Annual" 1896-97 gives 25th January 1896 as the foundation date of the club. The first President was Lt. Gen. Dunham-Massy, the Captain was T. E. Willington and there were sixty members. "The course of nine-holes , is very hilly and there are plenty of natural hazards. On account of the grass, the course is more a winter than a summer green. Tipperary Station is distant half a mile."The East Yorkshire Regiment was stationed in the local military barracks during 1898 and 1899. The onset of the Boer War had a drastic effect on the club. The "Irish Golfer" reported on the 21st March 1900. "The Tipperary club is so depleted through its members having gone to the front that there is great difficulty in keeping up, even the name. The GUI has made the club an honorary member of the union so long as its members are fighting for their country."
Members Achievements

2005 Lady Captain Joe Kinahan and her Captain’s Prize winner Anne Crotty qualified in the Volkswagen/Irish Independent Lady Captain’s Classic in this scotch foursomes format. It was off to the National Finals at The Heritage Golf Club on Monday 3rd October where they were paired with the Galway pair of Deirdre Corcoran and Raymonde Standun.

Marian Riordan was selected on the Munster ILGU Team for the Interprovincial's played at Ballybunion Golf Club from 18th to 20th August 2004. Marian was selected on the Munster Ladies team for the AIB Interprovincial Championships at Mount Wolseley Golf Club from August 7-9 2002. She played at The Island Golf Club on the 8th to the 10th August 2001.Marion was a reserve for The Irish Girls International Team in 1998.

They won the Munster Final of the Irish Junior Cup in 1992, the team was John O'Donoghue, Gerald Pierce, Pat Mitchel, Ailbe Hanley, W. F. O'Dwyer, Edward Lonergan and Pat Donovan Jnr. they were, managed by Garrett Pierce and Patrick J. McMahon.

They won it previously in 1959 and 1958 when the team was P. Hennessy, C. Foley, D. Mackey, G. Pierce and P. J. McMahon.

The Ladies won the I.L.G.U. Intermediate League in 1988 the team was Breda Doherty, Angela Kilmartin, Nonne Daly, Ena Gleeson, Paula Mahony and Rita Daly. They won it again in 1994, this time the team was Paula Mahony, Lillian Kilmartin, Kathleen O'Dwyer, Ena Gleeson and Ann Galagher.

They were I.L.G.U. Munster Cup Winners in 1989 and the team was Angela Kilmartin, Josephine and Charlotte Crowe.

Marion Riordan was selected on the ILGU Senior B squad in November 2000 and she was on the Ladies Senior Munster team, which played in the Interprovincial Championship at Portstewart G.C., from the 9th to the 11th August, 2000.

On Sunday, 24th September 2000, Tipperary revived "The Green Rabbit" challenge between Donabate and themselves when after 47 laps, the "Rabbit" was taken out of the store and it was decided to revive this fun competition between 20 players from each club.

Arthur Pierce played the Walker Cup at Hoylake in 1983 and participated in the Home International matches from 1976 to 1988, playing 63 matches. He won the Willie Gill Perpetual Award in 1980, with 90 points, as did P. Murray from 1995 to 1996 and he represented Munster from 1994 to 1997, playing 21 matches. He played Munster Youths from 1990 to 1992, playing 15 matches.

Liam White played Walker Cup in 1991.

John P. Butler won the Rank Xerox-Irish Times National Club Golfer of the Year in 1986.

Holes-in-One
Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance
Kay Kavanagh 2 June 1999 13th   115 m
Josephine Dullea 1 December 1999 15th   111 m
Conor Carroll 9 June 2000 7th   158 m
Ena Gleeson 1 August 2000 7th   129 m
James Noonan 24 September 2000 5th   161 m

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Card of the Course
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Card of the Course (metres)
 
Hole No Blue White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index
1 376 371 357 4 2 337 5 12
2 316 314 304 4 12 284 4 10
3 352 346 334 4 4 312 4 2
4 442 432 410 5 16 393 5 4
5 161 159 151 3 14 143 3 14
6 468 467 447 5 8 393 5 8
7 172 165 158 3 10 129 3 16
8 323 322 314 4 18 263 4 18
9 475 468 436 5 6 384 5 6
Out 3,076 3,044 2,911 37   2,638 38  
10 339 332 297 4 5 266 4 13
11 394 391 373 4 1 340 4 1
12 468 460 450 5 11 371 5 9
13 140 132 125 3 15 115 3 11
14 350 345 334 4 9 303 4 3
15 141 135 134 3 13 111 3 17
16 355 353 334 4 7 316 4 5
17 324 320 316 4 17 260 4 15
18 348 346 342 4 3 304 4 7
In 2,859 2,814 2,723 35   2,386 35  
Total 5,935 5,814 5,634 72   5,024 73  
SSS 71 70 69     73    

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Roll of Honour
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Mrs. S. Donovan 1990 Ladies Captain
Mrs. M. Kavanagh 1991 Ladies Captain
Mrs. K. Mooney 1992 Ladies Captain
Mrs. N. J. Condon 1993 Ladies Captain
Mrs. M. A. I. Gordan 1994 Ladies Captain
Mrs. I. Ryan 1995 Ladies Captain
Mrs. J. Kilmartin 1996 Ladies Captain
Mrs. J. N. Horgan 1997 Ladies Captain
Mrs. L. Gallagher 1998 Ladies Captain
Mrs. A. O'Donoghue 1999 Ladies Captain
Paula Mahony 2000 Ladies Captain
Betty Meskell 2001 Ladies Captain
Carmel Ryan 2002 Ladies Captain
Ena Gleeson 2003 Ladies Captain
Pauline Daly 2004 Ladies Captain
Ann Crotty 2005 Ladies Captain
Mary Hickey 2006 Ladies Captain
Kathleen O'Dwyer 2007 Ladies Captain
Miss M. Vaughan 1991 Ladies President
Miss M. Vaughan 1992 Ladies President
Mrs. M. Hennessy 1993 Ladies President
Mrs. M. Hennessy 1994 Ladies President
Miss M. O'Gorman 1995 Ladies President
Miss M. O'Gorman 1996 Ladies President
Mrs. C. Daly 1997 Ladies President
Mrs. C. Daly 1998 Ladies President
Mrs. J. J. McCormack 1999 Ladies President
Breda McCormack 2000 Ladies President
Mrs. B. Doherty 2001 Ladies President
Mrs. B. Doherty 2002 Ladies President
Mrs. K. Kelly 2003 Ladies President
Mrs. K. Kelly 2004 Ladies President
Mrs. K. Kingston 2005 Ladies President
Marian Kingston 2006 Ladies President
Joan Ryan 2007 Ladies President
A. D. Pierce 1990 Men's Captain
N. Horgan 1991 Men's Captain
E. Rochford 1992 Men's Captain
J. Meskell 1993 Men's Captain
D. Daly 1994 Men's Captain
J. McElligott 1995 Men's Captain
P. Mahony 1996 Men's Captain
P. O'Donoghue 1997 Men's Captain
D. Hickey 1998 Men's Captain
M. Ryan 1999 Men's Captain
Edward Lowry 2000 Men's Captain
Jim Noonan 2001 Men's Captain
Frank Doran 2002 Men's Captain
Conor Carroll 2003 Men's Captain
Maurice Kirby 2004 Men's Captain
James Collins 2005 Men's Captain
Pat Kelly 2006 Men's Captain
John Long 2007 Men's Captain
M. Doherty 1990 President
T. McMahon 1991 President
T. McMahon 1992 President
S. Donovan 1993 President
S. Donovan 1994 President
S. Delaney 1995 President
S. Delaney 1996 President
D. Nolan 1997 President
D. Nolan 1998 President
T. Buckley 1999 President
Tony Buckley 2000 President
P. Ryan 2001 President
Paddy Ryan 2002 President
J. Breen 2003 President
John Breen 2004 President
William F. O'Dwyer 2005 President
William F. O'Dwyer 2006 President
John J. O'Donoghue 2007 President
Major Prize Winners    
Sean Cummins 2000 Captain's Prize
John Kelly 2001 Captain's Prize
Eddie Ryan 2002 Captain's Prize
Tony O'Sullivan 2003 Captain's Prize
Martin Dillon 2004 Captain's Prize
Pat Creamer 2005 Captain's Prize
Ray Flynn 2000 Club Matchplay
John Kelly 2001 Club Matchplay
Darragh O'Donoghue 2002 Club Matchplay
John O'Donoghue 2003 Club Matchplay
Paddy Ryan (T) 2004 Club Matchplay
J. J. Healy 2005 Club Matchplay
Josephine Dullea 2000 Lady Captain's Prize
Ann Cullen 2001 Lady Captain's Prize
Ann Cullen 2002 Lady Captain's Prize
Mary Whelan 2003 Lady Captain's Prize
Lilian Kilmartin 2004 Lady Captain's Prize
Jo Kinahan 2005 Lady Captain's Prize
Catherine Power 2000 Lady President's Prize
Ena Gleeson 2001 Lady President's Prize
Phyllis Mullane 2002 Lady President's Prize
Irene Ryan 2003 Lady President's Prize
Renagh Murphy 2004 Lady President's Prize
Ann Creamer 2005 Lady President's Prize
James Collins 2000 President's Prize
John Dwyer 2001 President's Prize
Fr. Michael Ryan 2002 President's Prize
Colm Murphy 2003 President's Prize
Maurice Power 2004 President's Prize
Frank Spillane 2005 President's Prize
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