The History of Roscrea Golf Club

Nestled in the shadows of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the geographical centre of Ireland, Roscrea Golf Club, one of Ireland's oldest, was founded in 1892 and is the only Golf Course in Ireland with direct access off the main Dublin/Limerick (M7) Road.

Situated on the Dublin side of Roscrea, and in its present location at Derryvale since 1911, this course was originally designed as a nine hole parkland course. There was always a desire to extend to 18-holes which became a possibility following the purchase of a further 40 acres of land.

Roscrea's greens have been acclaimed by amateur and professional alike as being of the highest quality. It's par-3s are superb; the fourth, for example, requires a shot over water to find the green. The course also offers numerous challenging longer holes, with the fairway of the par-4 15th hole lined with an out of bounds on the left and trees to the right.

Among the record breaking members at Roscrea are Dan Hogan and Alfie Clarke. In the 70's, when it was a 9 hole course, Dan played 204 holes on the 4th August 1978 in seventeen hours. He carded 30 birdies, one eagle and just five double-bogeys. Prior to this Alfie Clarke played 157 holes in a day, beating his own record the following year by playing 201 holes.