Bray Golf Club, Ravenswell Road Course, County Wicklow. (1897 - 2003)

Evidence that a course was in existence in the early 1770s on common land, now the seafront promenade area.

The current club laid out a nine-hole course at Ravenswell in 1897.

The club moved to its current course at Greystones Road in 2003.

Club Professionals prior to WW2; Richard Larkin, 1898 - 1913; William Hanna, 1913 - 1915; A Wrenne, 1915 - 1919; J Sullivan, 1920 - WW2.

Report on the new club in July 1897.

 

Bray Golf Club, Ravenswell Road Course. Report on the new club in January 1897.

Freeman’s Journal Saturday 17 July 1897. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

The new links of the Bray Golf Club at Ravenswell were opened in January 1898.

From the 1905 Nisbet's Golf Yearbook; Instituted 1898; Number of members 212, ladies 103; Station at Bray 5 minutes; Hon. Sec. - George Price, Torca Lodge, Dalkey, Co. Dublin; Captain B Leslie Smith; Entrance fee, £3/£3s, Ladies, £2/2s; Subs £1/1s; Nine-holes; Professional, Larkin; Professional record - Larkin, 33 (1894); Amateur record - F Stuart King, 69 - 18-holes (1894); Terms for visitors at either of the three Bethel Hotels - (Station, Marine and Bray Head), 1s/6d a day, 6s a week; other visitors, 2s/6d a day. The course is an inland one, prettily situated close to the sea shore, amid the beautiful scenery of County Wicklow. The course is a fairly easy one, the longest hole being 475 yards. There are tennis and croquet grounds open to visitors.   

Report on the annual meeting and a move to a new course in December 1910.

 

Bray Golf Club, Ravenswell Road Course. Report on the annual meeting in December 1910.

Wicklow News-Letter and County Advertiser Saturday 24 December 1910. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Entry from the 1998 Golfer's Handbook; Ravenswell Road, Bray; Membership, 275; Secretary/Manager, T Brennan; Professional, M Walby; 9-holes, 5,230 metres, SSS 70; Amateur course record - K Nolan, 65 (1994); Visitors, £17.

Picture of the Ravenswell Road course in October 2002.

 

Bray Golf Club, Ravenswell Road Course. Picture of the Ravenswell Road course in October 2002.

Bray People Thursday 31 October 2002. Image © Independent News and Media PLC. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Report on the move to the present course in December 2003.

 

Bray Golf Club, Ravenswell Road Course. Report on the move to the present course in December 2003.

Irish Independent Monday 22 December 2003. Image © Independent News and Media PLC. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Google Map below shows the location of the former course.