A GOOD WALK
ARDEE
13-HOLE stableford on 16th January: Class A 1st Aoife Caffrey 31pts, 2nd Sheila Roche 27pts; Class B 1st Eithe Fahy 25pts, 2nd Bernadette Ward 24pts (25-1); Class C 1st Annette Durnin 30pts, 2nd Theresa Breen 28pts.
14-hole singles stableford on 19th January: Cat 1 1st Kevin Smith 36pts, 2nd Colm Naugton 35pts; Cat 2 1st Padraig McKenny 32pts back 7, 2nd Aidan Hand – 1 SCR 32pts; Cat 3 1st Philip Smyth -2 SCR 35pts, 2nd Eamonn Young -2 SCR 33pts.
14-hole singles stableford on Sunday 20th January: Cat 1 1st Mark Halpenny 30pts, 2nd Fergal Kerr 29pts back 7; Cat 2 1st Noel Gaynor -3 SCR 32pts back 7, 2nd Andrew Callaghan -1 SCR 32pts, Cat 3 1st Ollie Flanagan 31pts, 2nd Kevin Kerr 29pts back 7.
ASHFIELD
SENIORS competition on 15th January: 1st PJ Carroll, 2nd Harry, 22nd January: 1st Michel Joyce, 2nd Seamus Mc Nulty.
14-hole competition every Tuesday, members €5 visitors €10.
BELLEWSTOWN
SUNDAY’S Winter League 12-hole competition: 1st Paul Hoey 23pts, 2nd Anthony Whyte 20pts.
Saturday’s Winter League 12hole result: 1st Edward Brady 25pts, 2nd Alan Overton 24pts.
Full membership is available to January 2020 for €599.
CLOVERHILL
PADDY Malone will be hosting his Captains Presentation Dinner on Saturday February 23 in the Clubhouse at 8pm. All the club major prizewinners will be presented with trophies and all Monthly Medal winners will be presented with their Silver and Gold medals. Cafe Brew, Dundalk will be the caterers. Music song & dance will follow the meal and presentation. Tickets £20 are limited and can be had from Secretary Mark, who will provide you with a menu choice when you book
As Paddy brings closure to his terrific year of Captaincy, 2019 Club Captain Shane Muckian will be hosting his Captains Drive-in on Sunday March 3 at 9pm with the Annual General Meeting to follow in the clubhouse following the golf and food.
Those new members who availed of the 2019 membership offers Contact Colin (07481044298) or the club for details, are making the most of the weather by getting familiar with the course and enjoying mixing with the members in the Eclectic League.The Annual free membership pick your number draw board is posted up in the clubhoust. A numbered square of your choice costs £/€20.
We may have experienced a good Winter chill over the weekend but it did little to halt the hot scoring as we reach the half way stage of the Eclectic League. The 14 hole repeater competition which is played off the Green markers over an altered course which has a par 55 with a handicap allowance of 7/9 of your official handicap is hugely popular and is divided into 4 different handicap Sections.
Section Four leader Graham Johnston (19) has completed the first three weeks in 56 shots for the best overall nett total of 37 which is one better than his nearest Sectional rival Noel Magill (17) with Section Two new leader Fintan McAlleenan (11) along with Section Three leader Seamus McCoy (15) level with Noel with the trio having a nett 38. Section The low men in Section One have yet to reach the thirties as Conor Walker (9) takes over the lead by a shot from Jamie Duffy (4) and Vice-Captain Justin Byrne (8) with a nett 41.
As already mentioned there are 3 more weeks of play left so a few dings eradicated here and there will no doubt see the leads in all four sections change hands on a few occasions as the pressure mounts - not alone to see who will claim the 1-2-3 prize-money on offer in each section but who will claim the bragging rights for lowest overall score in the competition. No pressure on Graham then.
COUNTY LOUTH
WINNERS from Sunday’s New Year’s Cheer singles stableford front nine competition: Class 1 Jim McMahon (12) 18pts, Class 2 Billy Gavin snr (16) 19pts.
Saturday’s Winter League No 16, sponsored by SSC Sports Surgery Clinic: Class 1 winner Michael Kierans (4) 68, 2nd Mark McGuirk (6) 71 ob9, Gross prize Eugene Smith 69; Class 2 winner Brian McClean (19) 70 ob9, 2nd Jason Hughes (14) 70, Gross prize Michael Kennedy 85. SSS 73 non-counting. Team - Austin McCann (5), Martin Tolan (17-3), Kevin Bowers (21) & Dermot Long (19) 58.
CO LOUTH LADIES
WINNERS from the front nine v par competition which was completed last Tuesday:
Class 1 Mia Quinn (6) 2up, Class 2 Geraldine Meegan (22) 1up, Class 3 Anna McClean (35) all squ (ob6).
The Ladies Winter League is sponsored by Specsavers and Boylan Print Group (both Drogheda).
DUNDALK
THE winter handicap proved decisive in determining the result of Sunday’s 14 Hole Scotch Foursomes competition which saw a field of 54 pairings play in cold and windy but dry conditions.
Sean Quigley (18) and Noel McGuinness (20) took first prize with an excellent score of 49.2 but they benefited from the 0.5 deduction imposed on Brian Crombie (22) & John McGeady (24) for previous successes over the winter season.
Crombie & McGeady finished on 49.6 with the experienced Seamus Bailey (11) partnering juvenile Lee Egan (28) to third place on a score of 49.8.
Next Sunday’s competition is a 14 Hole Four Man Rumble Men’s sponsored by Tiernan’s Centra Blackrock and there are still slots available on the timesheet which can be booked via the BRS System.
Sunday, February 27 – 14 Hole Scotch Foursomes - 1st: Sean Quigley (18) & Noel McGuinness (20) 49.2, 2nd: Brian Crombie (22) & John McGeady (24) 49.6*, 3rd: Lee Egan (28) & Seamus Bailey (11) 49.8. *Deduction from previous wins (0.5).
DUNDALK LADIES
SPRING League week one: Class A - 1st Teresa Connolly (17) 20pts, 2nd Una Kelly (15) 19pts, 3rd Bernie McCabe (17) 17pts, Class B - 1st Mary Hession (24) 21pts, 2nd Marie McGuigan (27) 19pts/13/7, 3rd Siobhan Rogers (21) 19pts, Class C - 1st Pat Cleary Ex Officio (35) 21pts/16, 2nd Maura Shelly (34) 21pts, 3rd Marcella Carr (34) 19pts; Twos: Una Kelly, Elizabeth McGuinness 5th, Deirdre Smith 9th.
GREENORE LADIES
INCLEMENT weather took its toll on our recent competitions. The midweek competition has been carried over and Saturday’s 3-lady Waltz is rescheduled to next Saturday 2nd February. BRS opens for booking as usual on Wednesday prior at 7pm.
LAYTOWN & BETTYSTOWN
NINE-HOLE stableford competition played on January 20th:
A1 course - 1st Ciaran Curran 13/7 21pts ocb, 2nd Aaron Brady 6/3 21pts ocb, 3rd John Masterson 13/7 21pts ocb, 4th Brian McGinn 7/4 21pts ocb, 5th Bob Hannon 19/10 21pts ocb, 6th Tony O’Neill 18/8 (-1) 21pts, 7th Ernest Cowan 19/9 (-1) 20pts ocb.
B1 course - 1st Seamus O’Beirne 17/9 24pts, 2nd Macarton O’Reilly 27/14 22pts ocb, 3rd Brian McGinn 7/3 (-1) 22pts ocb, 4th Lar McCormack 12/6 22pts ocb, 5th Micheal Garvey 18/9 22pts, 6th Peter Garvey 18/9 20pts ocb.
Nine-hole strokes competition played on January 19th:
A1 course - 1st David Garbutt 13/7 23pts, 2nd Donagh O’Brien 21/11 22pts ocb, 3rd Pat S O’Neill 16/8 22pts ocb, 4th David Lynch 12/6 22pts ocb, 5th Kieran Gough 10/5 22pts ocb, 6th Daniel McKenna 8/4 22pts.
B1 course - 1st Stephen M Kelly 21/11 23pts, 2nd Michael Harte 10/5 22pts ocb, 3rd Vincent O’Brien 18/9 22pts ocb, 4th Kieran Mongan 12/6 22pts, 5th Cyril Sullivan 12/6 20pts ocb.
MACBRIDE P&P
THERE was a wonderful turnout on Sunday morning for the official start of the 2019 season. Getting things under way, and pitching off in style, was our new Club Captain Liam Flood.
Last weekend also saw the start of the MacBride Winter League. Week one was an 18 nett competition and the Grade 1 winner was Greg Hoey who took the prize on the back nine with a score of 45 nett (h/c -3). Grade 2 was won by Brendan Walker with a score of 45 nett (h/c -8).
Week two will be an 18 gross - times of play Saturday at 1.30pm and Sunday at 10am.
For more information about MacBride Pitch & Putt please contact us via our Facebook page.
SEAPOINT
SUNDAY’S nine-hole strokes competition: 1st Adam Fahey (15) 29 nett, 2nd Seamus Reddan (14) 32 nett, 3rd Richie Caffery (11) 32 nett ocb; Cat 1 Aiden Kirwan (7) 34, Cat 2 Ollie Kelly (11) 35 ocb, Cat 3 Jim Nolan (21) 35.
Saturday’s nine-hole stableford: 1st Declan Hoey (14) 23pts, 2nd Chris Woods (18) 22pts; Cat 1 Ken Baker (6) 20pts, Cat 2 Charles Brodigan (12) 19pts ocb, Cat 3 Graham Leech (17) 19pts ocb.
SEAPOINT LADIES
LAST weekend’s nine-hole stableford: 1st Martina Nolan (15/8) 22pts, 2nd Irene Kirwan (20/10) 19pts, 3rd Margaret Burns (31/16) 16pts.
Last Thursday’s nine-hole stableford: 1st Louise McFadden (33/17) 24pts.
SEAPOINT P&P
WINNERS from week two of the Briscoe Expert Electrical Winter League 18 gross competition: Senior - Pat Greene 45; Inter - John Curran 47; Junior - Patsy Fagan 52 (ob9 25); Ladies - Marlo Everitt 52.
Times of play for week three of the Winter League - an 18 nett - are Friday and Saturday at 1.30pm and Sunday at 9.30am and 1.30pm.
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