Carrick on Shannon Golf Club

Golf was first played in Carrick- On- Shannon in 1910: Ballinamoney a townland outside Carrick was the first site for a golf course. In 1936 the club moved to a site nearer the town in Lisnagot which is now part of St Patrick's Park, a housing estate in Carrick- On- Shannon, this 6 hole course which had approx 12 members remained at Lisnagot until 1944 when it moved to its present location here in Woodbrook, the club enjoyed free tenurefrom Major Kirkwood who owned the land and resided in Woodbrook House, A house made famous by the award winning authorDavid Thomson in his book Woodbrook.