Golf at Trinity College Dublin with Gavin Caldwell

Golf at Trinity College Dublin with Gavin Caldwell

From The Firm & Fast Golf Podcast by Shane Derby

February 5, 2026 · 1h 18m · Episode 75

About this episode

Gavin Caldwell discusses the history of golf at Trinity College Dublin and the establishment of its golf clubs.

Gavin Caldwell joins us on this episode to take a look at the history of golf at Trinity College Dublin. Over the course of this episode we explore the main drivers of the foundation of both the Dublin University Golf Club and later the Society for Alumni that was first established in 1909. We also profile many of the elite amateur golfers who were associated with Trinity through their studies and afterwards as part of the DUGS alumni. Gavin has been associated with Trinity Golf for the past 60 years and co-wrote College Courses and Lasting Links detailing the history of Golf at Dublin University. For anybody interested in purchasing a copy of the book please contact the Honorary Secretary of the Dublin University Golf Society (Mark Murnane) who can be reached via email at dugshonsec@gmail.com . Episode music - Nectar by Dye O Supplied under license from Epidemic Sound Special Guest: Gavin Caldwell.

People in this episode

Host: Shane Derby

Guest: Gavin Caldwell

Topics covered

  • history of golf
  • Trinity College Dublin
  • Dublin University Golf Club
  • amateur golfers
  • golf alumni

Keywords

  • golf
  • Trinity College
  • Dublin University Golf Club
  • amateur golfers
  • Gavin Caldwell

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dublin University Golf Club, Society for Alumni, Dublin University Golf Society

Books & works: College Courses and Lasting Links

Places: Trinity College Dublin

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