Over the past number of months, our member Ray Martin has been researching the history of Edmondstown’s Mens Matchplay competitions and the six trophies associated with them.
The attached report traces their origins, the people behind them and some of the more interesting achievements and records spanning over 75 years of mens matchplay golf at Edmondstown.
The research has drawn extensively on trophy engravings, Club competition records and photographs, with the Club’s history book, Portrait of a Golf Club by David White and Howard Jacobs, providing an important historical reference point.
The report also includes a comprehensive roll of winners for each of the six trophies.
It is intended that the report will be updated annually on the website, incorporating each year’s results and any further historical information that comes to light, thereby providing an ongoing record of this important part of the Club’s heritage.
It is hoped that members, particularly those who have participated in these competitions over the years, will enjoy revisiting familiar names and recalling Edmondstown’s rich mens matchplay golfing tradition.
Accordingly, Ray would welcome any comments, corrections or additional information or anecdotes from members, which can be emailed to info@egc.ie for the attention of Ray Martin.
It is aimed to finalise the report in the next two weeks following feedback from members.
Additionally, thanks to those who took the time to contact Ray about the Mixed Cups & Trophies Report published in the Echo on 15th October. Your comments were very much appreciated.
If you missed that Mixed report, it is available on the previous noticeboard item.