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.
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