Weekly News - Historical
15th March 2026
Results:
Again we held all our competitions this week except for the Seniors on Thursday, this just happened to be the worst day of the week for the second week in a row, hopefully next Thursday will be a kinder to this large group of players.
On Tuesday we had nice weather and a fine turnout of 56 players in our 12-hole sweep. In category 1, Conor Carroll from Ferbane, County Offaly played super golf with the day's best gross score to hold off all competition to secure the top title on the day. Cappamore's, Ignatius Walsh shot a similar score to secure the category 2 prize, while Pallasgreen man Paddy Mulcahy won the category 3 title on top of the Team of Three he won on St. Brigids Day together with his son. Our next Tuesday competition will be an 18-hole Open Singles on March 24th as the Captains Drive In takes place on St. Patrick's Day.
Our weekend Open Singles was held in good weather on Saturday with less favourable conditions on Sunday. Great credit to Greenkeeper Eddie Ryan and his team having the course in such an advanced condition for this time of year. The 18 holes are in play every day from now on, with the bunkers in play. With 130 members and 9 visitors over the two days, scoring was very competitive. On Saturday the score of the day was provided by Annacarthy man Kieran Aherne, who is alphabetically the first name we all see when looking at club records, but this time Kieran was first on the list because of his fine score on Saturday of 37 points. This score was actually eclipsed on Sunday by Limerick man Shane Moloney with a great score of 38 points.. Shane and his father-in-law and playing partner, Eamon Mulcahy have been in great form this winter, with a number of prizes in the bag. The score of the week would have to be Seamus O'Hallorans four under par on Sunday to secure the top spot in category 1. Well done Seamus, as a great supporter of all competitions in the club, it was well deserved. Another fine score from Bansha man, Paddy Crowe secured the category 2 prize, Paddy was following up on a team win earlier in the year, so it looks like a good year is in store from this multiple major winner. Another golfer having a great winter, Doons David Stapleton was also winning his second prize of the winter with a fine score of 34 points. In category four, there was a return to form of another Bansha man, Willie Hayes with a tidy sore of 33 points. This is a very competitive category with a dozen or so players within a shot or two, so well done to Willie in securing the win. Our visitors prize on the day went to Abbeyleix Golf Club, where Eoin Phelan made the journey worthwhile with a close win over Newcastlewest's Jimmy O Connell.
Winter sweep Tuesday 10th March 2026 (12 Holes)
Cat 1 : Conor Carroll(9) 27 Points
Cat 2 : Ignatius Walsh (10) 27 points
Cat 3 : Paddy Mulcahy (16) 31 Points
Saturday/ Sunday Sweep 14th /15th March 2026 (15 Holes)
Best Sat : Kieran Aherne (12) 37pts
Best Sun : Shane Moloney (8) 36pts
Cat 1 : Seamus O Halloran (0) 34 pts
Cat 2 : Paddy Crowe (10) 34
Cat 3 : David Stapleton (14) 34 pts
Cat 4 : Willie Hayes (19) 33
Best Visitor :Eoin Phelan Abbeyleix Golf Club (10) 33 pts
Junior prize : David Wilkinson (32) 34 pt
Upcoming Fixtures:
As we go to print, a big crowd is on the timesheet for Tuesdays Captains Drive In.
Next Sunday sees the playoff final of the very popular Spring League. The final round for qualifying is this Saturday, and with the last few spaces in the final still to be decided, the timesheet will be filled in on Saturday evening to give the qualifiers their tee time. Prizes will be presented on Sunday evening at 5pm approximately in the clubhouse.
Our weekend Open Singles will be over 18 holes once again this weekend.
On Easter Monday 6th of April , we are holding an Open Team Event where the timesheet is open for booking for members and visitors. The month of April sees the qualifying stages for the Moloney Foursomes (sponsor Denis Ryan) and the Murray Fourball (sponsored by the McCormack Family). The Masters weekend (sponsored by Vincent Gilligan) coincides with the first major of the year in Augusta, where the top 20 players will be paired with a leading professional after the 3rd round, for the honour of putting on the Green Jacket.
Summer Series:
This year sees the third running of this very successful competition. There will be a few changes to this year's format, but the majority of the structure will remain the same. More details will follow. The first day of the summer series is Tuesday 21st of April and every Saturday and Tuesday from there on, where competition days allow.
Clubhouse and Course Update:
The newly renovated extended kitchen is up and running, just in time for the large numbers who dined on Mother's Day, so well done to all concerned. The opening hours of the clubhouse will be changing soon as the clocks change on Sunday 29th of March. The great work on the course lately has seen the greens aerated and sanded so the coming weeks will see them in top condition. Members are glad to be back to the old timesheet format of three balls and four balls, where the groupings were temporarily disrupted. As the course is extremely busy, we hope that everyone takes good care of it as a lot of sacrifices were made by all over the winter to protect it.
8th March 2026
As the weather has continued to improve, we almost had a full week of fixtures, except for Thursday when the heavens opened early that morning and continued to rain until late afternoon. Our Seniors will hopefully get to play next Thursday where the starting time is now nine thirty for the remainder of the year until late autumn. As the course has dried out well recently, the Thursday programme will be extended to beyond the ten holes which has been the norm recently.
On Tuesday last we had 65 players in our Sweep where Tipperary towns Eddie Madden made most of a recent sun break to win Category 1 with a fine score of 26 points over 12 holes. Another player just back from warmer climates, Bernard Tobin from Bansha, collected the Category 2 prize while Corks finest, Eddie Fitzgerald had the days best score of 27 points in Category 3. All three players are regulars in the Seniors, so the younger players were left in the shade on the day.
At the weekend we had another great turn out of 160 players for our 15-hole sweep. Next weekend sees the start of 18-hole competitions. Top of the Saturday's scorers was Hospitals, Jimmy O Neill, who returned to form with a fine score of 37 points. Aherlow's, Shane Leonard was Sunday's top scorer with 34 points, which was closely contested with Eddie Fitzgerald and Tom O Donnell. In Category 1, we had another Aherlow man, Niall O Shea on top with a brilliant round of two under par gross to show that the younger members are continuing to improve. In Category two, Limericks Christy Devine showed his class with a fine score of 33 points, the birdies are flowing so far this year for Christy so a great year is in store if the current form is maintained. Category 3 went to Golden/Kilfeakle as Philly Keaty had a fine score of 34 points. Category 4 was kept in the same parish as Goldens Tom O Donnell claimed his second win of the Spring with another fine score. As we now move to more favourable weather, our competitions will run over the full 18 holes or less on occasions, the same conditions will apply to winning scores until counting competitions resume, that is reductions will apply for prior wins.
Upcoming Fixtures
We commence our Open Singles from next Saturday 14th of March where all visitors are welcome. There is a lot of pressure on the timesheet, so try to book well in advance, call Darragh in the pro-shop for details.
On Saint Patrick's Day we have our annual Captains Drive In, at 12 noon. The timesheet is open so put your name down and arrive early to meet your team and cheer on Deirdre, Daniel and Sean as they hit their tee shots to symbolically start the years golf. If you haven’t paid your annual subscription and insurance (€26) please do so as soon as possible. This can be done in person or over the phone. Later on we also have an Open Team of Three on Easter Bank Holiday 6th April. The time sheet is open for booking.
Clubhouse Updates:
The major change in the clubhouse of extending the kitchen into the committee room will be completed this week, with the official opening on Thursday next, 12th of March. Best of luck to O'Rawe Catering in the new venture which will hopefully help bring the club into a new era of hospitality.
Spring League:
We are now in the final stages of the above competition, with a number of teams tightly contesting the six qualifying spots for the final on Sunday 22nd of March. When the final date for qualifying is reached, (21st March ) the finalists look in doubt until the last scores are counted. The eagerly awaited last few results will decide all. Finally, please give consideration to participating in our club teams this year, the lists are on the notice board in the locker room.
1st March 2026
The weather improved this week with the course open everyday except Thursday, so unfortunately the Seniors lost out to very heavy rain on that morning.
52 players went out for our Tuesday sweep which went to Annacarthy , Eire Og clubman, Kevin Fox who showed that his hurling skills from his playing days have transferred to the golf course! Kevin credits his playing companion, Fr. Tony Ryan P.P. in Rearcross, with divine inspiration to guide him along to a fantastic score of 28 points for 11 holes. In second place was Bansha man Tom Cosgrove with a great score of 25 points, while multiple winner this winter, Kilfinnane man, Pat Sheehy, was just pipped into third in a countback.
Over the two days, we had 161 players in our weekend sweep. The overall best score went to Kilcommon man, Liam Farrell with a great total of 28 points. The very recent purchase of a new driver from Darragh in the pro-shop seems to have done the trick for this most popular of winners. The other big winner over the weekend was Bernard O Shaughnessy, who cleared all hurdles to take Saturdays best score.
Another frequent winner, Doon man, Michael P Ryan squeezed home in a countback from Norman Jones in category 1. Both players had the same score or 24 points. Our Category 2 winner, Limerick man Noel Hennessy had a great score of 25 points. Noel was taking his second win of the season, well deserved as he is a great supporter of our competitions and will be a prime candidate for the various club teams this year.
In Category 3, we welcome back former Captain, Larry Creamer back to the fairways and promptly to the winner's enclosure. This was the tightest finish of the four categories, with four players (Liam O Brien, Mark Jordan and Aidan Keating) all having the same score, but Larry was the victor in a countback by a hairs thickness.
Kerry man, Michael Fuller popped up again as a winner in Category 4. Having purchased a brand new set of irons in the pro-shop recently, Mike clawed back some of the expense with a great win by 1 point from Hospital's William O'Connell.
Winter Sweep Tuesday 26th February 2026 (11 Holes)
1st Place : Kevin Fox (10) 28 points
2nd Place : Tom Cosgrove (15) 25 points B9
3rd Place : Pat Sheehy (07) 25 points
Winter Sweep Sat 28th Feb/Sun 01 March 2026 (11 Holes)
Overall winner Saturday : Bernard O Shaughnessy (11) 25 points
Overall winner Sunday : Liam Farrell (12) 28 points
Category 1: Michael P Ryan (01) 25 points B9
Category 2 : Noel Hennessy (07) 25 points
Category 3 : Larry Creamer (10) 24 points
Category 4 : Michael Fuller (14) 25 points
Upcoming Fixtures:
Captains Drive In: Having been postponed last January due to bad weather, this great Club event will take place on St. Patricks Day at 12 noon. Keep an eye out for further notices, as the timesheet will be set up for members, a week in advance to put their name down. Best of luck to Daniel, Deirdre and Sean on the day.
Easter Bank Holiday 3 Person Open Team Event. We will be holding this popular competition on Monday 6th of April. The timesheet is open and the evenings will be longer when the clocks change.
We will have 18 holes open from Saturday 14th of March, which will see a return to our open singles on Tuesdays and Saturdays, (Our Summer Series will kick off in mid- April), Sundays will see a resumption of our club singles. Thanks to all our members who patiently adjusted to three ball groups for the last few weeks, the old format returns from Tuesday 10th March.
Club Teams: The list of fixtures, Managers and signup sheets are up on the notice board in the locker room for the past few weeks. If you are interested in trying out for any of the teams, just sign your details on the relevant team sheet and you will be contacted by the team management.
As we approach the month of April, we would hope to have counting competitions set up as soon as possible together with the qualifying rounds of the Moloney Foursomes, Murray Fourball and the T F Ryan cup.
Clubhouse Update:
This week see the construction work take place in the kitchen. Apologies for the inconvenience, it will be completed in approximately 10 days, so the best of luck to O'Rawe Catering in this new venture. If any members wish to rent out single/triple lockers- get in touch with Eddie Fitzgerald or Darragh to book your spot. It is possible to keep your Trolly, golf bag and golf shoes in the triple lockers, so don’t delay as there will only be nine of these available.
22nd February 2026
In a week that continued the pattern of broken weather, we succeeded in holding all of our competitions this week. We have been planning for the bad weather so that our members can get out and play by setting up the timesheet in three balls so that we can revert to a scramble if the conditions are poor. It has been unfortunate that players have had to adapt to groups of three, but we urge our members to be patient as the alternative of not having golf is far worse. It is hoped to revert to our normal timesheet bookings from next week (two weeks in advance).
Results:
On Tuesday last we had a novel podium finish when father and son were first and second, however this time Askeaton man, Brian Kelly had to play second fiddle to his son Eamon in a close finish. This is a great sign of form from Eamon who plays in the All-Ireland Post Primary Golf Finals in April at Lucan Golf Course, representing The Abbey School, Tipperary Town. Brian I’m sure will not mind being the runner up on this occasion and when he gets used to his new driver he won in Darragh McCombs Draw a while back, there will be a chance to turn the tables on Eamon.
Our weekend Sweep was very competitive, with very little separating the top scores.
Ger Heelan from Kilfinane was Saturday's top scorer while Ballyneety dual member Niall McKeown was top scorer on Sunday. Both players shot 27 points for 11 holes. Ger is becoming a regular on the winner's circle and will be a force to reckon with in the months ahead. Our categories were also hotly contested with a couple of club officials taking the laurels. In category one , Vice-Captain, John Traynor shot a great round of one over par to demonstrate that he is playing well and hasn’t let his golf slip. In category two, Club Chairman, Morgan Mooney reminded everyone that as a former Major winner, he too is not letting his busy workload get in the way of his golf. Both men assure us that this is not the last we will see of them on the results pages this year! In category three, Aherlow's Frankie Leonard was victorious in probably the toughest group to win, Cappamore man, Mike Carberry came out on top of category four shooting a fine score of 26 points. All of these scores were doubled up for their Spring League teams so, a great few days work by these players.
Our Spring League concludes on Saturday 21st of March, with the top 6 teams battling it out the following day Sunday 22nd of March from 11.30 approximately. The highest scorers this weekend were resident chef at the club, Joe Kent and Vinny Herbert with 23 points for 9 holes. The majority of players are either completed or nearing completion of their rounds. It is crucial that all players complete all their rounds, as when the scores are totalled, there is normally very little in it. The individual category leaders of the qualifying stages are currently being occupied by Michael P Ryan (Cat 1), Sean Jackson (Cat 2), Mike McCarthy (Cat 3) and Paddy Mulcahy (Cat 4). While it is still possible for them to be overtaken, it will be a difficult task!
Results:
Winter Sweep Tuesday 17th February 2026 (10 Holes)
1st Place : Eamon Kelly (Juv) : (7) 27pts
2nd Place : Brian Kelly (9) 26 pt
Winter Sweep Saturday 21st / Sunday 22nd February 2026 (11 Holes)
Best Saturday Ger Heelan (11) 27 pts
Best Sunday Niall McKeown (8) 27 pts
Cat 1 John Traynor (5) 26 pts
Cat 2 Morgan Mooney (8) 27 pts
Cat 3 Frankie Leonard (9) 25 pts
Cat 4 Mike Carberry (15) 26 pts b9
Upcoming Fixtures:
Our Captains Drive In was postponed last January, but now will hopefully take place on Saint Patrick's Day, 17th of March. Members will be receiving more information on this soon.
On April 6th, Easter Monday, we will be holding an Open Team of Three Scramble. The timesheet is now open for booking, this will be held over 18 holes and with the clocks changing the week before, there should be plenty of time slots for members to book in.
Clubhouse Improvements:
The initial stages of the expansion of our kitchen into the committee room have begun. Great credit to pavilion manager, Eddie Fitzgerald on his work so far this year, the recent work in the Men's Locker Room is proving very popular and a number of other improvements have been appreciated. We must also thank O'Rawe Catering and club staff for all the work they put in on a daily basis to keep the clubhouse running smooth.
15th February 2026
Seniors Results:
On Thursday last 12th of February, we had ten holes open. A good turnout of fifty-two players saw some very high scoring. Leading the way was the team of Alex Ryan, Sean Jackson, Pat Duggan and John Walsh with an impressive total of 66 points. This was an average of three points for each score.
Results:
1st Place : Alex Ryan, Sean Jackson, Pat Duggan and John Walsh – 66pts
2nd Place : Kevin Fox, Seamus Ryan,Liam Ryan and Joseph B Ryan – 63pts
3rd Place : John M O Dwyer, Tom Ellard, Tom O Connor and Gerry Maher – 60pts
4th Place : Tommy Landers, Liam Hynes, Tom O Donnell and Seanie Riordan 60 pts
5th Place : Michael Kinahan, Pat Hayes, Michael Quirke and Peter Harty – 60pts
Winter Sweep Saturday 14th February
After a delay due to heavy overnight frost, we opened at 11.30am
There were nine holes in play and scores were very tight. In the end, Ger Egan from Bansha, came out on top with a fine round of three over par, 22 points. He was closely followed by a group of three players on 21 points, with men's club PRO Gerry Kelly winning second place on a countback. Even though conditions were very cold, thirty-six members braved the elements and were delighted to get a game in. Many thanks to Greenkeeper Eddie Ryan and his staff for having the course in such great order, despite a prolonged spell of wet weather.
Winter Sweep : Sat 14th February
1st Gerard Egan (7) 22 pts
2nd Gerry Kelly (6) 21 pts B6
Winter Scramble Sunday 15th February
We have organised the timesheet into three balls for a few weeks to help with protecting the course. Last Sunday was the first occasion that we had to put this plan into place, where instead of singles, we had a three-person scramble to keep the traffic on the fairways. This worked out really well considering all the overnight rain. Much to the delight of our members, we opened on Sunday morning. While the morning started wet and showery, it brightened up to a lovely day. Thanks to all of the people who played and kept to the footpaths and fairways. This unique way of having golf available to members worked great. The three balls on the timesheet will remain for another few weeks and if necessary, we will play a scramble when similar wet conditions prevail.
Twenty two teams went out in the scramble where the scoring was very tight.
Finishing on top by a point was the combination of Kilfinane's Vinny Herbert and James O Doherty together with local Bansha man Paddy Crowe on a fine score of three under par for 11 holes. Close up in second place was the Grantstown, father and son combination of Sean and Thomas Crosse together with recent winner Tom O Donnell from Golden.
Club Scramble (11 holes) Sunday 15th February: Result:
Winners : Vinny Herbert, James O Doherty and Paddy Crowe 41 (04) 37 nett
Runners Up : Thomas Crosse. Sean Crosse and Tom O Donnell 43 (05) 38 nett
Spring League 2026 Re-Scheduled Date:
Even though the weather wasn’t co-operating, many players got in a round of their Spring Leagues in the past week. We are now planning to play off this competition final between the top six teams on Sunday 22nd of March
Upcoming Fixtures:
Provisional plans are for our Captains Drive to take place on Saint Patricks Day, Tuesday 17th of March at noon. This will be confirmed in due time. As already mentioned, the men's Spring League Final will take place the following Sunday at 11.30 approximately.
Our usual competitions on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays will continue as usual with the men's seniors having their weekly outing on Thursdays at 10.30.
Clubhouse:
In the next few weeks, there will be some disruption in the clubhouse due to the expansion of the Kitchen into the old committee room. Members will be informed of the dates in question, there will hopefully be minimal disruption hopefully.
8th February 2026
Men's Club Notes:
On Bank Holiday Monday last, we held a very successful Three Person Team Scramble, where we had thirty seven teams with quite a few visitors, who were successful in taking some prizes home. Overall winners were the Kilfinane combination of Barry O'Shaughnessy, James O'Doherty and Paudie Leahy with a superb score of 49 points, nett. Having travelled all the way from Kinsale, Liz O'Neill, Orla Buckley and Cathy McGuinness, an all Kinsale GC won our Ladies team prize with a great score of 57 nett
Even though we had some very wet weather this week, we still managed to play our competitions on Tuesday and Sunday, unfortunately we lost our Saturday sweep.
On Tuesday, Tom O Donnell from Golden, had a great score of 30 points for twelve holes. This was one of the best performances of the year, Tom will be in great demand every Thursday from now on in the Seniors! He was followed in second by Kilfinanes Pat O Shaughnessy, who has a great record on Tuesdays this winter.
In our Sunday sweep, the best score of the day went to Thomas Hanley from Ballylanders, with a great score of twenty-six points in category two for ten holes. Doon's Michael P Ryan reminded everyone that he is always a threat with his second win of the season in category one with an impressive one under par twenty-two points. Having had a very successful Spring League (his team may get him to the final yet!) Clare native James Collins turned his attention to the Winter Sweeps. With a very economical win in category three, James held off the opposition to win in a count-back from his playing companion Cork man, Jim Noonan. A popular success in category four for Holycross native Rody Dwan with a great score of 24 points completed the results.
Monday 2nd February Bank Holiday Scramble (15 Holes)
Results:
1st Place : Barry O Shaughnessy, James O Doherty, Paudie Leahy (3) 49 nett
2nd Place : Paddy Mulcahy, John Joe Mulcahy Castletroy GC, Michael Roache Castletroy GC, (7) 50 nett
3rd Place : Sean Jackson, Noel Hennessey, Michael H McGrath (4) 51nett B9
Ladies Team Winners : Liz O Neill Kinsale GC, Orla Buckley Kinsale GC, Cathy McGuinness Kinsale GC (2) 57 nett
Mixed Team Winners : Tommy Landers, Tom Moloney, Siobhan Landers (6) 54 nett
Winter Sweep Tuesday 3rd February 2026 (12 Hole)
1st Place : Tom O Donnell (16) 30pts
2nd Place : Pat O Shaughnessy (12) 28pts
Winter Sweep Sunday February 8th 2026 (10 Holes)
Category 1: Michael P Ryan (01) 22pts
Category 2: Thomas Hanley (06) 26
Category 3: James Collins (10) 22pts
Category 4 : Rody Dwan (14) 24pts
Spring League:
We are nearly halfway through our five round Spring league, with a small number of players fully completed. Pallasgreens, Paddy Mulcahy is the leading scorer so far with 104pts (check “Best of Series” on master score board to see the standings). The leading team at the moment would appear to be “Team N” compromising of Sean Cummins, Andrew Grant, Eric O'Connor, Billy O'Reilly, Pat Sheehy and Ignatius Walsh. The top six teams will play off in a final in March, date to be confirmed, subject to weather delays.
Senior Matchplay
We have just finalised our Senior Matchplay competition for 2026, it can be viewed on Master Score Board under “Knock Out Draws”. We had a great response to this with 20 players entering. Best of luck to all and hopefully it will run smoothly. All results will be posted on Master Scoreboard.
Upcoming Fixtures:
We continue with our usual Tuesday sweeps and Saturday/Sunday sweeps. Don’t forget to join the Seniors on Thursdays by just turning up at 10.30, where you will be welcomed and set up with a team for an enjoyable few hours.
1st February 2026
Men's Club Notes:
In the month of February, we will continue with the Winter Sweeps and Spring League as usual. The time lost due to the inclement weather will see the final of the Spring League delayed, we will give adequate notice of this on the usual platforms. With the evenings beginning to lengthen, members can now get out in the evenings for practice. The clocks change on Sunday March 29th,so this usually signals a return to eighteen hole competitions.
Senior Match-play Entry:
Sunday next, 8th February is the deadline for entering this year's competition. We would like to have 16 players in this competition, kindly sponsored by Joe McGrath. With good prizes and the guarantee of competitive matches, why not get involved and enjoy the competitive element together with social element in the bar afterwards.
Course Information:
Due to the continued heavy traffic on the course, there may some changes to the timesheet in the coming weeks. In an attempt to keep players on the drier fairways, it will be possible to do so if all groups go out in three balls, so that when the weather is particularly wet, it will be possible to play scrambles which tend to be down the fairways, instead of singles. This will hopefully will not happen too often, but we need to have a plan in place to protect the course which will not recover until late April/early May. This inconvenience will be worth it when we have the course at it's best as early as possible.
Results:
Due to a very wet number of days, we lost a few competition days. However, much to the delight of the Senior men, Thursdays Scramble went ahead with ten holes in play.
We were able to get fifteen holes open at the weekend, so all were happy.
Saturday 31st January / Sunday 1st February 2026 Winter sweep Overall winners
Best Saturday score: David McGrath 32 pts
Best Sunday score: Michael J McGrath 33 pts
Category One Winner: Norman Jones 30 pts
Category Two Winner: John Morrissey 32 pts
Category Three Winner: Fintan Leahy 31 pts
Category Four: Winner Joseph B Ryan 32 pts
Seniors: Scramble on Thursday 29th January 2026
First Place: Ignatius Walsh, Peter Harty, Jerry Morrissey and Michael Kinahan- 29.1 points
Second Place: Gerry Maher, Tom Cosgrove, Dick Walsh and Padraig O'Ceallaigh – 29.4 points.
Locker Room Upgrades
We have seen great improvement in the facilities recently, with the new carpets in the locker rooms and the beautiful mural of Tipperary Golf Club in the restaurant. Together with the slideshow in the foyer and the great ongoing work on the club website, it is clear that the club is continuing to evolve and update its facilities. Well done to all involved in these improvements.
25th January 2026
Tipperary Golf Club celebrates it's 130 Year Anniversary:
Our Captain Daniel Connery & Lady Captain Deirdre Hayes outlined that the first lady to hit a golf ball, up in the hills of Tipperary was Mrs Moore, from Mooresfort in Lattin, and that happened just before Christmas in 1895.
The 25th January 1896, the record show's Tipperary Golf Club was officially launched. Captain TE Willington was the first to captain the club & they golfed in the Hills of Tipperary until around 1916, when it moved to Scallagheen, then by mid 1920's moved to Garranacanty, and into Carrog for a while, moved into Rathanny into 1939 as a 9-hole course. In 1993 the club moved from being 9 holes to 18 holes, and the journey has just grown from there.
We have had a number of great golfers to hail from the club, including none other than the great Arthur Pearse & Pat Murray, Marian Riordan & Sarah Crowe, as well as Donnacha Cleary to reach Ireland golfer status, just to mention a few.
Thanks to all of our members and locals, we're still going strong.
Men's Club Notes:
We have just endured a week of very wet weather which caused us to lose out on a whole week of fixtures. Most notably, our annual Captains Drive In (scheduled for Sunday 25th January) was deferred until a later date. We will advertise well in advance of the new date. With the immediate forecast looking unsettled, we hope for an easing in the rainfall so that the course can drain successfully without being compounded by further rain.
Men's Spring League:
Following a high participation in the first week of the competition, the teams are all still competitive. As it is being played over five rounds of nine holes, any teams that didn’t have the greatest of starts can still make the final six qualifiers as all teams can falter along the way. Don’t forget that there is an individual prize for each category during the qualifying rounds. The final will be played on Sunday 1st of March (weather permitting) where qualifying scores won’t carry over.
Winter Sweeps:
We hopefully will be able to continue with our usual competitions this week, the scores recently have been very high, with players shooting scores very close to level par in top two categories. Players are deducted shots for various wins and the perseverance of some players has paid off, when they continued in a good vein of form.
Upcoming events:
Our Open team event on St. Brigids bank holiday Monday, February 2nd is almost fully booked up. There is still some availability for afternoon slots. This champagne scramble with two scores to count proved very popular on New Years Day, so hopefully we get a good day for it.
18th January 2026
Upcoming TGC Fixtures
Captains Drive In. This big event takes place on Sunday next 25th of January, hopefully the weather will hold, and we can have all 18 holes in play. The competition on the day is a nine-hole full Scramble (front nine and back nine). If you would like to play, please put your name on Sunday's timesheet (anywhere) and the games committee will arrange teams on Saturday evening which will be available to see when you arrive. Shotgun start at 12 noon, so be there in plenty of time to wish the Captains well and meet your team. Best wishes to Deirdre, Daniel and Sean on their year ahead.
Open Team of 3 on February 2nd (Bank Holiday): The timesheet is open for this popular team event; the timesheet is filling fast. Played over 15 holes (weather permitting) this event always proves popular, open to visitors also.
Men's Club Notes:
Thankfully, we had a full week of competitions without interruption this week.
The Spring League is going well with nineteen teams, scores are coming in thick and fast with the bar being set very high for nine holes, the best score in to date is 25 points from Noel Hennessy. The top six teams play off on Sunday 1st of March, (scores don’t carry through), so get your five rounds played as soon as possible. There is an individual prize for the qualifying stage in each category, so if your team is struggling, there is still something to play for.
Men's Results:
Our winter sweeps continue to be supported by our members and as the year progresses, the scores are still very impressive. On Tuesday Kilfinane's Fintan Leahy had huge score to lead the field home, followed by the in form Mike Maher and Joe Fitzgerald who both had impressive scores.
Winter Sweep Tues 13th January 2026
1st : Fintan Leahy (10) 33pts
2nd : Mike Maher (15) 31pts
3rd : Joe Fitzgerald (11) 30pts
Our Saturday and Sunday competitions were combined, where we had twelve holes in play and scoring was hot! Out in front was Doons David Stapleton with 32points, a fantastic score that also transferred into his Spring League teams account. Thurles native, Michael H McGrath also came home with an equally impressive 31points. Top score in category one went to Bansha man Pat Fanning, while his neighbour from Aherlow Patrick Hennessy took the honours in category 3. After two occasions of losing out in countbacks, Martin Murphy finally came out in front with a brilliant round of one over par. Cappawhite's Martin Ryan continue to find form and filled the final winning slot.
Saturday 17th January & Sunday 18th January: Winter Sweep
Best Saturday Michael H McGrath(12) 31 pts
Best Sunday David Stapleton (13) 32 pts
Div 1 Pat Fanning (5) 27 pts
Div 2 Martin Murphy (8) 31pts
Div 3 Paddy Hennessey (11) 29 pts
Div 4 Martin Ryan (16) 30 pts (b9)
11th January 2026
Spring League 2026
We are now up and running for this years Spring League. The competition starts straight away on Monday 12th January. You can play your five rounds any day from now to Saturday 28th of February. Check updates on Master Scoreboard for your teams results.
The top six teams will playoff in a final on Sunday March 1st. There will also be individual category prizes for the five qualifying rounds.
Results:
We lost our Tuesday Sweep to the frost, but we were able to open later on in the week for the Seniors on Thursday. There was great scoring once more in the weekend competitions. Best score of the weekend was achieved by Kilfinane's Pat Sheehy, who once again showed his class with a great score of one over par for eleven holes. Top score in category one was Liam Murphy who went around in one under par to narrowly pip veteran John O'Donoghue by one shot. Mike Maher got on the winners podium also this week, moving from the airwaves to the fairways proved easy for the well known local broadcaster. On Sunday Cappamore's Davy Charles had a great round of three over par for ten holes. Sean Cummins won category one with great one over par round, while Pallasgreen's Joe Franklin returned to form to pick up the category two prize.
Saturday Sweep 10th January 2026
Cat 1: Liam Murphy (02) 25pts
Cat 2: Trevor Flynn (06) 27pts B6
Cat 3 : Pat Sheehy (08) 28pts
Cat 4: Michael Maher (13)25pts B9
Sunday 11/1/26 Sweep
Cat 1 Sean Cummins (2) 21 pts
Cat 2 Joe Franklin (6) 24 pts
Cat 3 David Charles (9) 26 pts
Cat 4 Seamus Ryan (10) 20 pts
Senior Men's Club Notes:
Thursday 8th January 2026
1st Eamon Mulcahy, Alex Ryan, Joe b Ryan, Tom O Connor 61
2nd Tony O Donnell Ger Dineen, Billy O Reilly 58
3rd Denis McGrath, Jimmy Fanning, Jerry Morrissey 57
Seniors Table rota for January 17th:
Ger Dineen, Ignatius Walsh, Peter Harty
Card checking Ignatius Walsh
Upcoming fixtures
Our next big event in the club is the annual Captains Drive In on Sunday 25th of January, the teams on the day will be chosen on the morning of the Drive in, so come early and allow time to get sorted. Run in similar fashion to the Club Day scramble on December 28th, there will be a nine hole competition spread over both the front nine and back nine. Always an enjoyable day and a big occasion for our Captains Daniel, Deirdre and Sean.
Our sweeps continue as normal with the Senior men having their day on Thursday mornings. If you are over 59 and would like to join in the Seniors on Thursdays, just show up before 10.30 and you will be assigned to a team and a great few hours on the golf course and in the clubhouse afterwards.
Course Updates:
Eddie and his team have just completed the upgrading of the greenside bunker on the eighteenth last week. This adds to the challenge of the hole as well as creating a greater contour on the green. The course will hopefully receive a current rating this year, which will reflect all the improvements we have seen in recent times. Work on bunkers and tee boxes have really enhanced the course and should be seen as significant when the rating is completed.
4th January 2026
The Christmas season has passed and proved to be a busy and successful two weeks. Highlights were the Club scramble on Sunday 28th and the champagne scramble on New year Day. It was great to see the crowds out and the timesheet was extremely busy each day over the holiday period. We have just entered a cold snap but we hope to be open later in the week.
Spring League:
Don’t forget to enter the Spring League, deadline is Sunday afternoon 11th January with the draw being made at 4pm that day and teams being published shortly afterwards on the master scoreboard. These leagues always generate a lot of excitement and banter as the scores come in.
Course Information.
It was great to see the 12th , 13th and 14th holes open during the holidays, the full challenge of Tipperary Golf Course is best illustrated by these holes. We are hoping to continue to vary the course holes in the next few weeks to help with the large traffic the course is experiencing. The rough has been cut recently and has further enhanced the quality of the course. It is great to see the winter colours of the various evergreens on the course and of course the wildlife of squirrels and water hens on the 4th hole. The environmentally friendly approach used by the greenkeepers is reaping its rewards in terms of the wildlife and plant species on view.
Results:
A lot of great golf was played over the last week, none more so than Kilfinane's, Bernard O Shaughnessy with the fantastic score of 34 points over 13 holes. Bernard has been playing great golf over the last few months, he will be a force to be reckoned with in the coming year. A great score too from Donal Noonan, going around 13 holes in one under par.
Don’t forget that you can play both Winter Sweeps and Spring Leagues at the same time from Monday 12th of January.
The first sweep of 2026 saw a big win for young Jack Marnane who had a great score of 31 points over 12 holes. Well done Jack, a just reward for one of the most dedicated golfers in the club.
Winter Sweep Tuesday 30th /Wednesday 31st December 2025
Overall Tuesday winner : Bernard O Shaughnessy (16) 34pts
Overall Tuesday winner : Fintan Leahy (12) 31pts
Cat 1 Michael P Ryan (03) 28pts B6
Cat 2 Donal Noonan (06) 33pts
Cat 3 Pat Sheehy (10) 31pts
Cat 4 Jerry Morrissey (19) 29pts
Tuesday Sweep 2nd January 2026
1st place Jack Marnane (21) 31pts
2 nd place Michael Morrissey (3) 29pts
New Years Day 3 Person Scramble:
1st Place : David Charles, Gerard Ryan and Seamus Ryan 69pts
2nd Place : Shane Moloney, Eamon Mulcahy and David Mulcahy 69pts
3rd Place : Norman Jones, J J Fogarty and Kevin Crowe 68pts
Mixed : Patricia O Dwyer, Pat Creamer and Michael P Ryan 66 pts
Ladies Team : Brigid Shearman, Sharon Fahy and Rochelle O Sullivan Keane 59pts
28th December 2025
28th December 2025 The Club Scramble:
The Club Scramble was a big success with approximately 100 players enjoying the day. Overall winning Team included John Traynor (Vice Captain), David Charles, David Stapleton and Catherine Kelly O'Dwyer (Who was celebrating her birthday too),.
Runners up were a team of George Fahey, Colm Murphy, Liam Farrell & Marigold Spicer.
Third placed team was a combination of Jim McGlynn, Michael Hayes, Aodha O'Keeffe & Lady President Josie Dunne.
Well done to everyone involved in organising it, and those who came out and participated, the soup & Sandwiches were welcomed, thank you to Shauna and the team that ensured everyone warmed up quickly.
Even with some cold and wet weather recently, the course is holding up well. We had just a few days interrupted, so hopefully the weather will remain mild.
The Club Scramble was a big success with approximately 100 players enjoying the day.
We currently have a full timesheet for our Open Team of Three on New Years Day, where any combination can compete.
Our Spring League is about to start soon, get your entry in before Saturday 10th of January.
Our Winter Sweeps continue to produce great scores, Eugene O Sullivan was top performer with 26pts for ten holes on Tuesday last. Our weekend winners had close competition with Eric O Connor winning with 29pts on Friday from Joe McGrath, also 29pts and the evergreen Joseph B Ryan holding off close competition from Martin Murphy and despite his leg injury, Jobie played excellent golf all through the twelve holes with an impressive 29pts.
As the evenings start to lengthen, hopefully this will give a bit of relief to an extremely busy timesheet. Our members are to be complimented on the care they take on the course, especially the greens. The condition of the course later in the year is dependent on how we look after it during the spring and winter months.
Finally, we wish all of our members, staff and sponsors a happy New Year and thatTipperary Golf Club continues to provide enjoyment for all those who use the facility.
21st December 2025 Men's Club Notes
It was the week before Christmas week and the golf club was busy! There were Christmas lunches, Christmas Prizes presentation night for the ladies Club and the weather wreaked havoc with our opportunities to golf. But indoors was warm and welcoming.
Our Senior Men didn't get out for golf either on Thursday due to the rain, but our gentlemen were more than happy to sit and have their weekly catch up in the clubhouse, cosy and in the form for devilment. Like all of us, they are looking forward to brighter days out on the course.
Upcoming Events: 28th Dec is our club members scramble, get your names into Sunday's timesheet before Saturday 27th, so games can line up the teams ahead of the shotgun start. Teams draw will be done on Saturday evening based on the names in Sunday's timesheet.
We hope to see a large crowd on the day where new members will take the opportunity to meet existing members from the men's and ladies clubs in what will be a very sociable event.
The entry fee is €15 which includes the competition entry fee and Soup and Sandwiches afterwards .
Please come in early (from 10 to 10.30) so that you register your arrival and meet your team members before the start.
There will be a prize giving immediately afterwards, so why not come along and join in the fun!
New Year's Day, January 1 2026, is an Open 3 person scramble, and timesheet is filling up, so check out the website, we put a button on the home page for you to get straight to the booking sheet.
There will be main prizes plus a mixed team and Ladies Team prize. Entry Fee is €6 for members and €20 for Visitors. All participants must have a current GUI Handicap Index. The timesheet runs until 2pm approximately and contact Darragh in the Pro shop if you are interested in playing but don't have a team. Prizes for this competition will be presented at a later date.
4th January 2026 will be our Senior Citizens party. This is always a wonderful day for the senior citizens of the area. Bus will be collecting attendees from the following locations, Dundrum Drive 12:30, Fire station 12:40 & The Plan, Limerick road at 12:50, just make sure names are in to the community centre. There is a fundraising Raffle for the day - Buy a line for €5 at the clubhouse bar/restaurant.
Men's club Spring League.
A draw will take place on Saturday 11th of January at 5pm for the 2026 Spring League.
Please put your name & label it "Spring League" in an envelope with €10 and place it in the scorecard entry box before this date. All are welcome to join and hopefully it will help members to get to know new members and existing members who they didn't know already.
Teams will be selected and posted on the Master Scoreboard on the Sunday 11th of January with the competition starting on Monday 12th January in tandem with the Winter Sweeps. The competition will be run over the first 9 holes in play on each given day. You must sign in with Darragh in the Proshop before your round and daily results will be posted on the Master Scoreboard together with updated Tables. Teams will have six players and four scores will count in each round.
A final between the top six teams will be played off on Sunday March 1st from 11am on the Timesheet.
Men's Club Interclub Teams:
In order to help with the Team selection for our various Interclub teams, we hope to run qualifiers over separate weekends in April for the Murray Fourball and the Moloney Foursomes. Thirty two pairings will qualify for the knockout stages of each competition with prizes for the leading qualifiers and the usual prizes for the outright winners and runners up. There are valuable Golfer of the Year points available for these Matchplay competitions also.
Men's Club results:
Due to stormy weather, we had no golf on Sunday 14th of December.
We had a sharp frost on Tuesday but were able to open at 11.30. Winner on the day was Pallasgreen's Maurice Power with a great score of 33 points for thirteen holes.
There were a number of players chasing down the leader. Last week's winner, Pat Sheehy was second with 32 points, Ger Heelan continues on a great vein of form with 32 points also. The domination of Limerick players continues!
Tuesday Sweep 16th Dec 2025
1st : Maurice Power Snr (14) 33pts
2nd : Pat Sheehy (10) 32pts
3rd : Ger Heelan (12) 32pts
Saturday 29th December sweep finished with wind and very heavy rain, but Martin O'Connor braving the elements got all holes completed to bring in 27 points, with Brian Shiels & Tom Cosgrove finishing their round also.
14th December 2025 Men's Club Notes
Men's Club AGM 2025
The 2025 Men's AGM was held in the clubhouse on Tuesday 9th of November. A large crowd was in attendance where the outgoing Captain Mr Patrick Ryan handed the reins to incoming Captain Mr Daniel Connery. The new committee was elected with the following positions being allocated:
Games Secretary- Michael O Brien,
Secretary – Michael O Halloran,
Assistant Secretary – Sean Cummins,
Handicap Secretary – Joey O Dwyer,
Treasurer – John Traynor and
PRO – Gerry Kelly.
We wish Captain Daniel and Vice Captain John Traynor the best of luck for the year.
Best of luck to our Captain For 2026, Daniel Connery, who has been a member of the club for over twenty years and has been to the forefront of Junior golf and a member of various committees, it is a fitting tribute to his dedication that he was chosen to be Captain, following on the family tradition where his mother Evelyn Connery recently held the office of Lady President.
Upcoming events: Christmas Golf 2025
Sunday 28th December: 4 Person Scramble for members.
Our main event over the Christmas period is a Club Scramble on Sunday 28th of December. We hope to see a large crowd on the day where new members will take the opportunity to meet existing members from the men's and ladies clubs in what will be a very sociable event. The entry fee is €15 which includes the competition entry fee and Soup and Sandwiches afterwards (prepared by our Caterers, the O'Rawe family). It will be a shotgun start at 11am. Please come in early (from 10 to 10.30 for registration) so that you are assigned to a team of four, and meet your team members before the start. There will be a prize presentation immediately afterwards, so why not come along and join in the fun!
New Year's Day Thurs 1st January2026: Open 3 Person Team competition. There will be main prizes plus a mixed team and Ladies Team Prize. Entry Fee is €6 for members and €20 for Visitors. All participants must have a current GUI Handicap Index. The timesheet runs until 2pm approximately and contact Darragh in the Pro shop if you are interested in playing but don't have a team. Prizes for this competition will be presented at a later date.
Senior Citizens’ Party - Sunday January 4th at 1pm, bus will be collecting attendees from the following locations, Dundrum Drive 12:30, Fire station 12:40 & The Plan, Limerick road at 12:50, just make sure names are in to the community centre.
There is a fundraising Raffle for the day - Buy a line for €5 at the clubhouse bar/restaurant.
As the year comes to a close, we are continuing with our Winter Sweeps.
Our most recent winner was Kilfinane man, Mike McCarthy showing a return to the form that brought him two Captains Prizes in recent years with a fine score of 32 points for thirteen holes.The four category winners were also Limerick men so well done all.
Our Tuesday Sweep was also a Kilfinane triumph where Pat Sheehy followed his Club Matchplay title this year with an amazing 35 points. Pat was chased home by a duo of Kilfinane men, so on this occasion Pat can claim the bragging rights!
Saturday 13th December: Overall winner Mike McCarthy 32 pts (11)
Cat 1 James O Brien 28pts (03)
Cat 2 Christy Devine 29 pts (07)
Cat 3 Pa McGrath 30 (16)
Cat 4 Brian Deegan 28 (16)
Tuesday 2nd December : Winter Sweep 13 Hole competition
1st. Pat Sheehy (11) 35 pts
2nd. Bernard O' Shaughnessy (16) 31 pts
3rd. Pat O'Shaughnessy (14) 31 pts
Men's club Golfer Of The Year 2025: This competition was kindly sponsored by Matt Ryan of Ryan Auctioneers, Tipperary Town. Congratulations to Philip Ryan who won this year's title, having had a great year, reaching the club match play final and having numerous victories during the year. He represented the club on various teams and of course had the distinction of having a hole in one on the 15th.
Course Information: The course is withstanding the wet weather brilliantly thanks to the great work done by Eddie Ryan and his team, we hope to have fifteen holes open during the Christmas period with either 10 or 13 holes assigned for competitions, this will be weather dependent. Members are reminded to take care of the course with regard to the 3 Rs, especially the greens. [For those of us not in the know, the 3 R's align to Replace divots, Repair pitch marks and Rake bunkers] The course has been incredibly busy over the last few months so let's all take the time to keep it in the condition we have become accustomed to.
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November 2025 : Winter Sweep 13 Hole competition
Overall Winner Shane Moloney (9) 33 pts
Cat 1. James O 'Brien (4) 30 pts
Cat 2. Sean Jackson (10) 32 pts
Cat 3. David Charles (11) 32 pts
Cat 4. Seamus Ryan (15) 32 pts
Tuesday 24th November : Winter Sweep 13 hole competition
1st. Pa McGrath (12) 36 pts
2nd. Fergal Lonergan (9) 34 pts
3rd. Eugene O'Sullivan (18) 33 pts
