27 Hole Parkland/Links
Course Facts: Address
Kilrane
Rosslare Harbour
Co. WexfordSecretary/Manager: Barry Brennan Captain: Mick Brosnan Lady Captain: Angie Sheehan Telephone: 053-91-33234 President: Donall O'Murchu & Jo Devitt Public No: 053-91-33806 Vice-Captain: Alan Howard & Kathleen Myrphy Fax: 053-91-33803 Hon. Secretary: Frank O'Kennedy & Georgina Darling E-mail: info@sthelensbay.com Club Pro: Shop Website: www.sthelensbay.com Hon. Treasurer: Tom McConologue & Neasa Ui Raghnaigh Founded: 1993 Designed by: Phillip Walton & Larry Byrne Membership: 491 Course opening hours: Daylight hours Green Fees Midweek: €40 Clubhouse opening hours: Licensing Hours Green Fees Weekends & B.H.: €45 Mobile phones: Not on course or in clubhouse Green Fees With a Member: N/A Dress Code: Neat casual, no denim Green Fees For Opens: €25/45 Catering: Full catering facilities Practice Area: Yes Days to Avoid: None Club Hire: Yes Green Fees and Societies Welcome: Midweek & Weekends Buggy Hire: Yes Pre-booking for open tournaments: 14 Days in advance Soft spikes: Yes
Course Description:
Ryder Cup hero Philip Walton took the challenge of forging a stern golfing test from the mixture of parkland and links, which is St. Helen’s Bay - "Ireland’s sunniest golf course." The 17th and 18th holes enjoy a dazzling crescent of beach and sparkling sea which accompany the fairways all the way home. Early holes play uphill where the gentle rising landscape, afford lovely panoramic views of the Wexford coast and countryside. Other features of the course include water hazards on the 11th and 12th and restored "famine" walls at the 1st, 9th and 10th.
The 18-hole parkland course is a sizeable 5,991 m Par 72 with a standard scratch of 72 off the back tees, boasts nine water features, bunkers and 5,000 trees, requiring full concentration to avoid succumbing to the obstacles. St. Helen’s Bay has a state-of-the-art clubhouse and the largest on-site accommodation in Ireland. The visitor is assured of a very friendly welcome and a memorable game of golf on this course, which is improving every year.
Open & Major fixtures 2008: Event
Start
Finish
Type
Duration
No fixtures until 2009.
Club History
St. Helen’s Bay captures the essence of a bygone era covering 150 acres of sweeping Wexford terrain and incorporating existing features dating from Norman times, the bay area is characterised by the exotic civilisation transplanted from the European continent by newcomers. The existing tower-house near the 12th hole dates from the 13th century.At various points around the course are painstakingly restored dry stonewalls, unusual for this part of Ireland. Originally erected during the famine, these walls are steeped in history. Also known as “Pirates Cove” the mile long beach at St. Helen’s Bay was used by smugglers during the 19th century. Within a view of the course is Tuskar Rock-a local landmark and central theme of many a Wexford tale.
Location
On the Rosslare Road, just outside Kilrane village you take a right coming from Wexford, follow the road and it leads you directly to the clubhouse.
Members Achievements
Larry Byrne, the owner of St. Helen's Bay, and I go back a long time. Larry was a first-class hurler with Wexford. Before that he played with St. Peter's, Wexford. I played for St. Kieran's College Kilkenny, all those years ago, Peter's were our arch enemies as we where theirs. There were no quarters given in those matches and every player gave his all. He had to there was no hiding place after the match, as you had to go back and live with the "hurlers on the ditch." I used tell the kids in Ballinascorney, when they would tell me they felt pressure representing the club "if they wanted to know what pressure in sport was, it was being a Dub playing with Kieran's and 500 fellows on the side-line thinking they should be out there and not you." They all thought Dub's couldn’t play hurling.
Card of the St. Helen's Bay Course (yards)
Name Hole No Blue White Yellow Par Index Red Par Index St. Helen's 1 457 448 429 5 16 385 5 8 Walton's Wish 2 420 407 374 4 5 346 4 4 Tuskar Rock 3 209 202 155 3 7 140 3 17 The Tunnel 4 341 335 290 4 18 267 4 14 The Pilgrimage 5 357 333 321 4 12 316 4 6 Yola 6 342 333 322 4 17 303 4 10 Croningan 7 184 175 110 3 6 146 3 11 Carnsore Point 8 467 452 414 4 2 405 5 16 Famine Walls 9 531 517 504 5 9 436 5 2 Out 3,308 3,202 2,919 36 2,744 37 Forth of Bargy 10 550 512 504 5 8 441 5 1 Cromwell's Bay 11 182 178 171 3 11 138 3 15 Ballyhire Castle 12 448 442 395 4 1 332 4 3 The Piers 13 466 453 399 4 4 370 4 7 Four Winds 14 330 324 313 4 14 244 4 9 Rackard's Drive 15 526 499 488 5 13 481 5 5 Wishing Well 16 429 405 378 4 10 389 5 13 Spaugh Rock 17 210 203 170 3 3 153 3 12 Pirate's Cove 18 266 250 243 4 15 191 4 18 In 3,407 3,266 3,061 36 2,739 37 Total 6,690 6,446 5,994 72 5,483 74 SSS 72 71 69 71
Men's Course Record: Am. 70, Pro: Philip Walton 69
Ladies Course Record:
Card of the Tuskar Rock Course (yards)
Name Hole No Blue White Par Index Red Par Index Bannow 1 124 124 3 18 99 3 17 Blackstairs 2 467 467 5 8 383 5 8 Camesore 3 334 334 4 14 267 4 16 Courtown 4 364 364 4 2 346 4 3 Fethard 5 539 539 5 4 439 5 2 The Raven 6 322 322 4 10 303 4 11 Ferrcarrig 7 123 123 3 12 107 3 13 Kilmore 8 312 312 4 6 298 4 6 The Hook 9 307 307 4 16 289 4 10 Out 2,892 2,892 36 2,531 36 Bannow 10 130 124 3 17 99 3 18 Blackstairs 11 479 467 5 7 383 5 7 Camesore 12 344 334 4 13 267 4 15 Courtown 13 372 364 4 1 346 4 4 Fethard 14 546 539 5 3 439 5 1 The Raven 15 336 322 4 9 303 4 12 Ferrycarrig 16 127 123 3 11 107 3 14 Kilmore 17 320 312 4 5 298 4 5 The Hook 18 319 307 4 15 289 4 9 In 2,976 2,892 36 2,531 36 Total 5,865 5,784 72 5,062 72 SSS 71 69 70
Roll of Honour R. Cleary 1993 Ladies Captain Molly Farrell 1993 Ladies President L. Byrne 1993 Men's Captain Tom Noonat 1993 President R. Cleary 1994 Ladies Captain Molly Farrell 1994 Ladies President L. Byrne 1994 Men's Captain T. Noonan 1994 President J. Walshe 1995 Ladies Captain Roisin Prenderville 1995 Ladies President D. Murphy 1995 Men's Captain V. Stafford 1995 President J. Walshe 1996 Ladies Captain Roisin Prenderville 1996 Ladies President D. Murphy 1996 Men's Captain V. Stafford 1996 President M. Byrne 1997 Ladies Captain Carmel Curtin 1997 Ladies President P. Conlin 1997 Men's Captain E. Cleary 1997 President M. McCormack 1998 Ladies Captain Carmel Curtin 1998 Ladies President J. O'Connor 1998 Men's Captain E. Cleary 1998 President Jo Devitt 1999 Ladies Captain Bernie Martin 1999 Ladies President Bill Francis 1999 Men's Captain Pat Curtin 1999 President Paula O'Leary 2000 Ladies Captain Bernie Martin 2000 Ladies President John Codd 2000 Men's Captain Pat Curtin 2000 President Margie O'Connor 2001 Ladies Captain Rose Cleary 2001 Ladies President Michael Delaney 2001 Men's Captain Martin McCormack 2001 Men's President Martin McCormack 2001 President Carmel Redmond 2002 Ladies Captain Rose Cleary 2002 Ladies President Walter Morrisey 2002 Men's Captain Martin McCormack 2002 President Susan Stewart 2003 Ladies Captain Bernie Wright 2003 Ladies President Eddie Barrett 2003 Men's Captain Gerry Strahan 2003 President Brona Cloonan 2004 Ladies Captain Bernie Wright 2004 Ladies President Alan Murphy 2004 Men's Captain Gerry Strahan 2004 President Eileen Brosnan 2005 Ladies Captain Joan Walsh 2005 Ladies President Rhodes Murphy 2005 Men's Captain Gay Redmond 2005 President Frances Reid 2006 Ladies Captain Joan Walsh 2006 Ladies President Willie Byrne 2006 Men's Captain Gay Redmond 2006 President Paula Stafford 2007 Ladies Captain Kieran Doolan 2007 Men's Captain Donall O'Murchu 2007 President (12) 2008 Lowest Ladies H'cap (5) 2008 Lowest Men's H'cap
Holes-in-One Person Date Hole No. Club Used Distance Rose Cleary Martin McCormack Donal O'Keeffe Tim Quinlivin