27-530: The Royal Dublin Golf Club , founded in 1885, is Ireland's third oldest golf club. It is a private members' club, with an 18-hole links course on Bull Island , Dublin , Ireland . The championship routing that we recognise today was by designed by Harry Colt in the 1920s. Over a three-year period from 2004 the links was extended under the guidance of golf architect Martin Hawtree . The Royal Dublin Golf Club
54-555: A 2017 Irish Times article highlighted the club's restrictive policy with respect to female members in the context of recent changes internationally, with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews's in Scotland ending its policy banning female members in 2014. In 2021 the members of Royal Dublin voted to amend the clubs’ constitution to allow for female membership. Bull Island Too Many Requests If you report this error to
81-788: A course record 63. The tournament was his third appearance on European Seniors Tour , which he joined after turning 50 years old in March 2008. Woosnam went on to win the European Seniors Tour Order of Merit that year becoming the only person to have won the Order of Merit on both the European Seniors Tour and the regular European Tour. Woosnam was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in early 1987. PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) *Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain. Co-sanctioned by
108-510: A good caddie. I am not going to sack him. He's a good lad." Woosnam did dismiss his caddie two weeks later when, after a night drinking on the town, Byrne failed to turn up to tee-time. Later in 2001, at the age of 43, Woosnam became the oldest player to win the World Match Play Championship (not an official European Tour event at the time) when he beat Pádraig Harrington 2 & 1 in the final. Woosnam also became
135-570: A modern causeway mid-way along, Bull Island is a sand bank formed as a result of the construction of a sea wall in the 19th century. The club occupies lands from the causeway to the centre of Bull Island to the Bull Wall , running from Clontarf to Raheny . The clubhouse and main entrance are at the Clontarf end, and a service entrance at the Raheny end. The club owns its grounds, while the rest of
162-559: A singles match he accumulated an overall record of 14 wins, 12 losses and 5 halves in 31 matches. He was a vice captain for the 2002 European team and was elected as captain for the 2006 Ryder Cup , leading Europe to victory over the U.S. 18½–9½ at the K Club , County Kildare, Ireland. On 1 June 2008, Woosnam won his first stroke play title in 11 years at the Parkridge Polish Seniors Championship at Kraków Valley Golf and Country Club, finishing with
189-411: A spectacular comeback at The Open Championship in 2001, when he finished third despite suffering a two-stroke penalty for starting the final round with 15 clubs in his bag instead of the allowable maximum of 14. While his caddie, Miles Byrne, was responsible for this error, Woosnam decided at the time not to dismiss him stating: "It is the biggest mistake he will make in his life. He won't do it again. He's
216-685: The Llanymynech Golf Club , which straddles the Wales-England border. He is short for a male golfer at 1.64 m (5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), but he is a powerful hitter. He played as an amateur in regional competitions in the English county of Shropshire alongside Sandy Lyle. Woosnam turned professional in 1976 and first played the European Tour in 1979. Woosnam spent his early years on Tour driving around
243-522: The PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour playoff record (3–5) Korean Tour playoff record (1–0) Other playoff record (1–2) Champions Tour playoff record (1–0) European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1) Results not in chronological order in 2020. CUT = missed the half way cut (3rd round cut in 1982 and 1984 Open Championships) WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic CUT = missed
270-659: The Ryder Cup . His peers in this group were Seve Ballesteros , Nick Faldo , Bernhard Langer , and Sandy Lyle . Woosnam's major championship win was at the 1991 Masters Tournament . He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017. Woosnam was born in the town of Oswestry , Shropshire in England , and his family lived in the nearby village of St Martin's in Shropshire. Woosnam started playing at
297-559: The 1980 Irish National PGA Championship. In fact Royal Dublin hosted the tournament from 1978 through 1980 and was won by Christy O'Connor , Des Smyth and David Feherty respectively. The tournament continues to this day as the Irish PGA Championship which was won by Padraig Harrington the week before both of his British Open victories. Since then the greatest golfers in the world - both professional and amateur - have come to play in some of Ireland's great tournaments at
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#1732782943484324-625: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 224306201 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:35:43 GMT Ian Woosnam Ian Harold Woosnam OBE (born 2 March 1958) is a Welsh professional golfer . Nicknamed " Woosie ", Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors , and made Europe competitive in
351-465: The continent in a camper van, living on a diet of baked beans to save money. After three modest seasons, his career took off in 1982 when he won the Swiss Open and came eighth on the Order of Merit (prize money list). He also finished in the top ten on the Order of Merit every year from 1983 to 1991 and again in 1993, 1996, and 1997, making thirteen times in all. In 1987 and 1990 he was first, and in
378-739: The exception of three years when the course was undergoing reconstruction. The club regularly welcomes participants in GUI cups and shields. The club has won the Barton Cup, the most prestigious competition in Leinster golf, on five occasions: for the first time in 1946 and again in 1951, 1967, 1979 and 2006. In 1890, just five years after its inception, the Club moved to its current home on Bull Island in Dublin Bay. The links made an immediate impact on
405-414: The famed links. Famous non-professional golfers who have visited the club, include former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern , the former Presidents of Ireland , Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese , and the former American President , Bill Clinton . The club has faced public criticism for restrictions on membership for women. The club website does not specifically mention restrictions for female members, however
432-568: The firm of Clayton, de Vries and Pont (CDP) was engaged to audit the course bunkering scheme. The audit investigated the possibility of returning the overall bunker style to something more fitting with the clubs Colt design heritage. In 2022 club members voted to approve the CDP recommendations, works are due to commence in November 2022 lasting several months. The club is on Bull Island in Dublin Bay. Accessed at one end via an old wooden bridge, or via
459-498: The first player to capture the trophy in three different decades, having previously won the World Match Play Championship in 1987 and 1990. Woosnam had a record outward nine holes of 28 (-7) in the 2001 final against Harrington, which tied the tournament record of seven successive birdies in a match. Woosnam was a member of eight consecutive European Ryder Cup teams from 1983 to 1997. Despite not winning
486-633: The former year he set a world record for global tournament earnings of £1,062,662. He has won 28 official money events on the European Tour and many other events around the world. Woosnam placed third in the 1986 Open Championship . In 1987, Woosnam was criticised by antiapartheid campaigners for playing a tournament in Sun City in apartheid South Africa, in contravention of the United Nations cultural moratorium. In 1991, he reached
513-653: The golfing world. Perhaps the greatest pioneer in the history of the game, Old Tom Morris, came to Royal Dublin and played two matches here on 7 June 1894. Also in that year, Royal Dublin hosted its first championship event, the Irish Amateur Open. The list of great golfers who have played the links is long and distinguished, and includes major winners like Ian Woosnam , Ian Baker-Finch , Curtis Strange , Sandy Lyle , Corey Pavin , Bob Charles and Wayne Grady . In addition, television commentator David Feherty won his first professional tournament at Royal Dublin -
540-579: The island is city property, including the Wooden Bridge and Bull Wall, which previously belonged to Dublin Port . The Royal Dublin has held the Irish Open six times - in 1931, 1936, 1951, 1983, 1984, and 1985. The Royal Dublin hosted the Irish Amateur Open for the first time in 1894, when it was won by J. Ball Jr. of Royal Liverpool and on many occasions since including continuously since 1998 with
567-801: The locality, Clontarf, which in Gaelic is Cluain Tairbh meaning the Meadow of the Bull). Captain William Bligh of Mutiny on the Bounty fame was, in the early 19th century, one of those invited to solve the long-standing problems of providing shipping with a safe, straight and deep approach into Dublin. As a result, it was decided to build a sea wall three kilometres out from the shore. The resulting sand bank, Bull Island, still continues to grow. The timber bridge
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#1732782943484594-465: The military, and starting in 1919, 64 firing ranges were disassembled by hand, the clubhouse was re-constructed and the links course was redesigned by H. S. (Harry) Colt , the world-famous golf course architect from Sunningdale. On the night of 2 August 1943 the Clubhouse was totally destroyed by fire. Due to delays in finalising development plans for Bull Island, it was not until ten years later that
621-497: The new clubhouse was opened. Early in the 2000s the membership of the club decided to carry out a renovation of the Colt design. Martin Hawtree was engaged to modernise the classic out-and-back layout. Hawtree's work, delivered between 2004 and 2006 saw the creation of two new holes, the significant raising of the majority of green sites and the addition of around 450 yards to the length of the course, bringing it to 7,268 yards. In 2019
648-403: The second half of the year and said that he was suffering from exhaustion after playing in too many tournaments across the world. In December 1991, his sterling silver Masters trophy, a $ 9,000 copy of the original, was stolen from a British train. Woosnam's last official European Tour victory was in the 1997 Volvo PGA Championship . In the late 1990s, his form began to fade, but he nearly made
675-646: The top of the Official World Golf Ranking , eventually spending a total of 50 weeks as World Number 1 (7 April 1991 – 21 March 1992). In the same year, he emulated his British rivals, Sandy Lyle and Nick Faldo, by winning the Masters Tournament ; the first person representing Wales to ever win a major championship . After winning the Torras Monte Carlo Golf Open in 1991, Woosnam had a decline in form in
702-657: Was built in the autumn of 1819 and the Great North Wall, more popularly known as the Bull Wall, was completed by 1823. The club owns the entire links, covering 65 hectares. During the First World War, the course was taken over by the military and used as a rifle and artillery range, and after the War, the clubhouse was in a very dilapidated condition and the course severely damaged. With £10,000 compensation from
729-667: Was instituted at a meeting held at No. 19 Grafton Street in May 1885, pioneered by a Scottish banker - John Lumsden. Originally called Dublin Golf Club, it received its Royal designation in 1891, when there were 250 members paying an £2 annual subscription (after an entrance fee of 8 guineas). It was originally located near the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park, moved to Sutton after a year, and finally in 1889 moved to its present home on North Bull Island (the name may be derived from
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