Founded 1927, affiliated 1927.
Members Achievements |
Lady Captain, Anne Hosey (12), Captain Tommy Dunne (13) and Honorary Secretary, Brendan Timmons (5), were second in the Regional Qualifiers of the Mercedes-Benz-Irish Independent Executive Trophy with 72 points at Mount Julies in July 2002. They went on to play in the National Finals at The K Club on August 12th.
Congratulations to William Hunt-Tyrell, who won the Druid's Glen-Irish Independent Club Golfer of the Month for April 2001. He received a beautiful limited edition painting by Robert Ballagh of one of the holes on Druid's Glen course for his achievement. Willie a 5 handicapper qualified for the finals of the Irish Remax Long-Drive Championship at Kilkenny Golf Club when he drove the ball 356 yd's into a gentle breeze. Then in the Final at Slieve Russell in September 2001 he hit the ball 360 yd's to book his place in the World Championship in Las Vegas in October.
Ann Hosey emerged triumphant at Adare Manor Golf & Country Club, in the Irish final of the Peugeot Challenge Cup in August 2001. She returned a fine score of 71 nett to book her place in the Grand Final in Paris in September. At the Disneyland Paris course Ann became World Champion. She returned a 69 net to become the first Irish Woman to win the world final of the Peugeot Challenge Cup. Well done Ann.
Lady Captain Teresa O'Toole, Captain Kevin Carroll and Brendan Timmons came 9th in the National Final of the Mercedes Benz-Irish Independent Executive Trophy at the K Club on the 13th of August 2001. They returned a score of 72 points which was three off the winners.
Arklow Golf Club won the Leinster Final of the Irish Junior Cup at Laytown & Bettystown in 1990, when the team was Chris Doyle, Trevor O'Sullivan, Ray Murphy, Derek Kavanagh, Jimmy Gilbert, Tommy Kealy and Walter Gilbert, they were selected by John Grooms, Billy Woodhouse and Mick Daly.
Arklow won the Brennan Cup in 1998, when the team was Liam Murphy, Kevin Hosey, John O'Halloran, Jim Doyle, Martin Lipsett, Eddie Howlin, Tom Graham, Brendan Timmons, Tom Carty, Liam Byrne, they were managed by Billy Woodhouse.
They were County Champions in the J. B. Carr Diamond Trophy in 1997, when the team was Tom Walsh, Jimmy Kenny, Paddy Dennehy, Paddy Kelly, Tommy Wixted, Timmy Weadick, Turlo Nicholson, Eddie Howlin, Declan McDonough, Paddy Lipsett and Willie Humphries, they were managed by John O'Halloran.
They were runners-up in the Provincial Towns in 1984 and 1993. The Ladies of Arklow Golf Club won the All-Ireland Ulster Bank Ladies Fourball in 1998. They won the Midland Plate in 1990, when the team was T. O'Toole, M. T. Pierce, G. Evans, M. Tancred, C. Ledwidge, J. McElheron, B. Roberts and T. Kelly. They won it again in 1991, with E. Woodhouse, K. Hurley, J. McElheron, P. Dillon, M. Tancred, M. Keating and M. Tancred.
J. Groome represented Leinster in 1996. Kenny Lewis played Leinster Youths in 1996.
Ann O'Riordan played for the Irish Girls in 1984 Denise McCarthy played for the Irish Girls in 1985. |
Holes-in-One |
Person |
Date |
Hole No. |
|
Distance |
G. Cosgrave |
2 July 2002 |
7th |
|
129 m |
M. Doyle |
1 September 2002 |
3rd |
|
150 m |
T. Woodhouse |
7 July 2002 |
3rd |
|
150 m |
Billy O'Neill |
1 August 2000 |
13th |
|
169 m |
Eileen Bates |
1 August 2000 |
11th |
|
150 m |
K. Fitzpatrick |
1 June 2000 |
7th |
|
129 m |
C. Doyle |
|
11th |
|
145 m |
P. J. Weadick |
2 August 1999 |
13th |
|
169 m |
P. Ree |
12 January 2003 |
|
|
|
Dave Wolohan |
1 April 2008 |
13th |
|
169 m |
|
Card of the Course (yards) |
|
Name |
Hole No |
Blue |
White |
Par |
Index |
Red |
Par |
Index |
The Potteries |
1 |
407 |
400 |
4 |
9 |
361 |
4 |
4 |
The Graveyard |
2 |
417 |
409 |
4 |
6 |
409 |
5 |
14 |
Punch Bowl |
3 |
198 |
179 |
3 |
8 |
158 |
3 |
8 |
Road Hole |
4 |
368 |
345 |
4 |
11 |
314 |
4 |
10 |
Humps and Hollows |
5 |
439 |
426 |
4 |
2 |
409 |
5 |
17 |
Out of Sight |
6 |
426 |
385 |
4 |
4 |
314 |
4 |
2 |
The Burren |
7 |
142 |
120 |
3 |
16 |
111 |
3 |
16 |
The Valley |
8 |
311 |
285 |
4 |
18 |
284 |
4 |
6 |
Warren Loch |
9 |
183 |
175 |
3 |
14 |
167 |
3 |
12 |
|
Out |
2,891 |
2,724 |
33 |
|
2,527 |
35 |
|
Don's Pride |
10 |
405 |
358 |
4 |
7 |
323 |
4 |
11 |
Nice 'n' Easy |
11 |
161 |
152 |
3 |
17 |
140 |
3 |
15 |
The Hanging Stone |
12 |
385 |
359 |
4 |
5 |
299 |
4 |
13 |
Chapel Hogan |
13 |
208 |
185 |
3 |
10 |
119 |
3 |
18 |
The Spinney |
14 |
373 |
356 |
4 |
15 |
354 |
4 |
3 |
Sly's Gallows |
15 |
453 |
402 |
4 |
3 |
404 |
5 |
5 |
The Brow |
16 |
514 |
499 |
5 |
13 |
471 |
5 |
1 |
Janie's |
17 |
446 |
432 |
4 |
1 |
326 |
4 |
9 |
The Sconce |
18 |
551 |
502 |
5 |
12 |
412 |
5 |
7 |
|
In |
3,496 |
3,245 |
36 |
|
2,848 |
37 |
|
|
Total |
6,387 |
5,969 |
69 |
|
5,375 |
72 |
|
|
SSS |
69 |
68 |
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
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