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Course Description
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Designed by Paddy Merrigan, Woodenbridge is undoubtedly one of the most scenic golf courses you will have the pleasure of playing. Measuring 6,400 yd's of the back tees, with a par 71 and a standard scratch of 70. Woodenbridge is a parkland course with level terrain and traversed by meandering rivers which create wonderful golf holes. Sitting in the Vale of Avoca, overlooked by Sylvan Hills it is truly a magnificent setting.
The clubhouse overlooks the course and has a full bar and excellent restaurant, facilities. The visitor is extended the warmest of welcomes and you will keep going back to Woodenbridge, for the golf and if your game is not at its best the magnificent scenery will more than compensate.Woodenbridge has recently built a magnificent new clubhouse catering for the golfers every need.
Voted the No. 98-ranked golf course in Ireland, by “Golf Digest Ireland” in 2008. Woodenbeidge was voted No. 30 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.
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Open & Major Fixtures 2011
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Club History
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| Club History |
Instituted 1897, affiliated 1899. There is some confusion as to the origins of this club. The "Irish Field", on the 25th of July 1908, records "The club was started in 1897 and owes a great deal to the late Colonel Bayly, who did all in his power to further its interests, giving the land free"There are claims that in 1884, Colonel Bayly invited Sir Stanley Cochrane to field a team of gentlemen to play golf at Woodenbridge.
The best account of the formation of Woodenbridge is given in "The Irish Golfer" on the 3rd October 1900, and it records "This club was formed about three years ago. The original members numbered only about six or seven. Owing to the kindness of Colonel E. R. Bayly, Ballyarthur, Co. Wicklow, the President of the club, who permitted grounds of his, adjoining the Woodenbridge Railway Station, to be turned into a golf links, the difficulties attached to the formation of the club were speedily got over. It has improved every year, so that now there are about sixty members.
The links is a grassland course, are beautifully situated, bounded on one side by the woods of Ballyarthur, and the other side by the river Avoca, the greens are carefully kept and the sod on them is considered to be second to none on any inland links in the country.” Woodenbridge has since extended to eighteen-holes and it is the most scenic inland course I have seen in the country. |
| Members Achievements |
Lady Captain Phyllis O'Rourke, Captain Ian Bothwell and Honorary Secretary Brian Hurley, qualified for the National Finals of the Mercedes-Benz Irish Independent Executive Golf Classic at The K Club on August 12th 2002.Lady Captain Phyllis O'Rourke (19) and her Captains Prize Winner Anne Mernagh (14) qualified for the National Finals of the Volkswagen-Irish Independent Lady Captains' Golf Classic at Druid's Glen in October 2002, when they returned 43 points at The Royal Dublin Golf Club in September.
R. J. Moran represented Leinster in 1979.
Miss Denise McCarthy was selected to play in the European Ladies Team Championship at Wentworth Golf Club in 1991 and played in the Ladies Home Internationals at Wrexham in 1995 and she won the Stroke Play Foursomes together with Miss Eavan Higgins of Douglas in 1992.
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Card of the Course
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| Card of the Course (yards) |
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| Hole No |
Blue |
Green |
Par |
Index |
Red |
Par |
Index |
| 1 |
360 |
347 |
4 |
9 |
327 |
4 |
11 |
| 2 |
419 |
381 |
4 |
3 |
372 |
4 |
5 |
| 3 |
374 |
346 |
4 |
13 |
342 |
4 |
7 |
| 4 |
190 |
174 |
3 |
7 |
160 |
3 |
13 |
| 5 |
407 |
382 |
4 |
5 |
359 |
4 |
1 |
| 6 |
448 |
426 |
4 |
1 |
416 |
5 |
15 |
| 7 |
322 |
308 |
4 |
15 |
285 |
4 |
9 |
| 8 |
121 |
113 |
3 |
17 |
109 |
3 |
17 |
| 9 |
502 |
486 |
5 |
11 |
464 |
5 |
3 |
| Out |
3,135 |
2,963 |
35 |
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2,834 |
36 |
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| 10 |
455 |
434 |
4 |
2 |
374 |
4 |
2 |
| 11 |
194 |
193 |
3 |
4 |
164 |
3 |
10 |
| 12 |
353 |
341 |
4 |
16 |
290 |
4 |
14 |
| 13 |
386 |
375 |
4 |
10 |
311 |
4 |
8 |
| 14 |
295 |
284 |
4 |
18 |
255 |
4 |
16 |
| 15 |
500 |
473 |
5 |
12 |
454 |
5 |
4 |
| 16 |
357 |
341 |
4 |
14 |
301 |
4 |
12 |
| 17 |
167 |
153 |
3 |
8 |
97 |
3 |
18 |
| 18 |
551 |
536 |
5 |
6 |
456 |
5 |
6 |
| In |
3,258 |
3,130 |
36 |
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2,702 |
36 |
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6,393 |
6,093 |
71 |
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5,536 |
72 |
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70 |
69 |
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Roll of Honour
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| Ann Fallon |
1990 |
Ladies Captain |
| Vivienne Jarrett |
1991 |
Ladies Captain |
| Alyse McCarthy |
1992 |
Ladies Captain |
| J. Birthistle |
1993 |
Ladies Captain |
| Doris Tyrrell |
1994 |
Ladies Captain |
| Muriel Byrne |
1995 |
Ladies Captain |
| Marita Ryan |
1996 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mary McDonald |
1997 |
Ladies Captain |
| Margaret A. Byrne |
1998 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. Ann Liddy |
1999 |
Ladies Captain |
| Breda Murphy |
2000 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. Mary Hickson |
2001 |
Ladies Captain |
| Phyllis O'Rourke |
2002 |
Ladies Captain |
| Eleanor Hunt |
2003 |
Ladies Captain |
| A. Hurley |
2004 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mary Reynolds |
2005 |
Ladies Captain |
| Alyse McCarthy |
2006 |
Ladies Captain |
| Alyse McCarthy |
2007 |
Ladies Captain |
| Mrs. I. Ryan |
1990 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. I. Ryan |
1991 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. N. Butler |
1992 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. C. Kavanagh |
1993 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. J. B. Joyce |
1994 |
Ladies President |
| Noelle Doyle |
1995 |
Ladies President |
| Moira Boden |
1996 |
Ladies President |
| Doris Tyrrell |
1997 |
Ladies President |
| Mena Sarjent |
1998 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. Kay Kenny |
1999 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. Ethel Kelly |
2000 |
Ladies President |
| Mrs. Mary Byrne |
2001 |
Ladies President |
| L. Byrne |
2002 |
Ladies President |
| Maura Crummy |
2003 |
Ladies President |
| Ann Fallon |
2004 |
Ladies President |
| Marie O'Brien |
2007 |
Ladies President |
| N. G. Doyle |
1990 |
Men's Captain |
| M. Duffy |
1991 |
Men's Captain |
| J. J. Moran |
1992 |
Men's Captain |
| N. A. Barry |
1993 |
Men's Captain |
| D. P. Brennan |
1994 |
Men's Captain |
| Dr. P. G. Liddy |
1995 |
Men's Captain |
| P. A. Corcoran |
1996 |
Men's Captain |
| G. P. Phelan |
1997 |
Men's Captain |
| R. C. Stapleton |
1998 |
Men's Captain |
| Jim Kavanagh |
1999 |
Men's Captain |
| Brian Hurley |
2000 |
Men's Captain |
| Thomas J. Mernagh |
2001 |
Men's Captain |
| Ian Bothwell |
2002 |
Men's Captain |
| Frank Duffy |
2003 |
Men's Captain |
| D. M. Healy |
2004 |
Men's Captain |
| Paddy O'Brien |
2005 |
Men's Captain |
| Dudley Byrne |
2006 |
Men's Captain |
| Sean Darcy |
2007 |
Men's Captain |
| E. Jarrett |
1990 |
President |
| Rev. J. A. O'Brien |
1991 |
President |
| Rev. J. A. O'Brien |
1992 |
President |
| M. J. Murray |
1993 |
President |
| M. J. Murray |
1994 |
President |
| M. A. Healy |
1995 |
President |
| M. A. Healy |
1996 |
President |
| J. B. Joyce |
1997 |
President |
| J. B. Joyce |
1998 |
President |
| Paddy O'Brien |
1999 |
President |
| Don Barrett |
2000 |
President |
| W. J. Moran |
2001 |
President |
| T. O'Neill |
2002 |
President |
| Dr. P. G. Liddy |
2003 |
President |
| J. Moran |
2004 |
President |
| John Kavanagh |
2005 |
President |
| John Kavanagh |
2006 |
President |
| John Kavanagh |
2007 |
President |
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