One of the five counties which constitute the Province of Connacht located in Connacht, which is located in the West Region of Ireland, Roscommon with its with its motto "steadfast Irish heart" - is among the most populous areas in the country however, as per the report from 2008, the best thing for people who live there is that they can enjoy the longest lifespan of residents in Ireland.A dozen golf clubs are operating in Roscommon in the present, and the most significant of them is oldest and most renowned, Athlone. The club was founded in 1892 as Athlone Garrison on 18th December, a year following the GUI was founded, but it was not affiliated to the national organization for seven years. In celebration of the 100th anniversary in its GUI membership the club hosted its first All-Ireland Cups and Shields finals in 1998.For a rather small golf club, Athlone has done extremely well in competitions over the years, securing honors for provincial excellence in the five major annual contests (Senior Cup, Barton Shield, Junior Cup, Pierce Purcell Shield and Jimmy Bruen Shield) on more than 40 occasions. The club's greatest golfing feat was in 1959 in Portmarnock when the club's four-man Barton Shield team lifted the trophy at the All-Ireland finals.
Roscommon, Ireland
Although Athlone Golf Club was founded in 1892, the club moved home twice before settling here at Hodson Bay in 1938.
Roscommon, Ireland
Founded in 1910, Carrick-on-Shannon Golf Club is set on the edge of the Shannon River, but members have only played over the present parkland fairways at Woodbrook since 1944. Martin Hawtree and Marc Westenborg extended the 9-hole course to 18 holes around the start of the new millennium.
Roscommon, Ireland
Founded in 1904, the present parkland course at Roscommon Golf Club is largely the work of Eddie Connaughton who expanded the layout from nine to eighteen holes in 1991.
