A GOOD WALK
ARDEE
SUNDAY’S GoY stableford singles, sponsored by Hughie O’Neill Menswear: 1st Peter Flanagan 43, 2nd Gus Kelly 42, 3rd David Coyle 41 ob9, Gross prize Brendan Healy 34.
Saturday’s singles stableford: 1st Ronan Phipps 41, 2nd Eamon Neary 40 ob9, 3rd Michael Corkery 40, Gross prize Jack Phipps 29.
ARDEE LADIES
EIGHTEEN-HOLE stableford sponsored by Dominic McGuinness & Leo Flanagan and played on September 4th:
Class A winneer Susan Corcoran 34 ob9, 2nd Joanne McShane 34; Class B winner Roisin Kelly 35, 2nd Bernie Breen 31 ob9; Class C winner Kathleen Kelly 33, 2nd Helen Reilly 31. Nine-hole winner Bernadette McCreanor 14.
BELLEWSTOWN
SUNDAY’S Cubic M3 Monthly Medal: 1st Gerard McLoughlin 73 gross, 2nd Aaron Slater 74 gross.
Saturday’s singles stableford: 1st Thomasa Everitt 40pts, 2nd Peter McNally 39pts.
Last Wednesday’s Open Singles: 1st Hans Balfort (13) 36pts, 2nd Sean O’Herlihy (19) 36pts.
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BELLEWSTOWN LADIES
LAST Tuesday’s Autumn League nine-hole competition: 1st Catherine Geoghegan-Quinn 16pts, 2nd Sheila Cole 15pts.
COUNTY LOUTH
SUNDAY’S hamper competition: Class 1 winner Brian Ronan (2) 41pts ob9, 2nd Dermot Daly (8) 41pts ob6, Gross prize Paul Reilly 34pts ob3; Class 2 winner Eoghan Farrelly (14) 39pts, 2nd Richie Quirke (18) 38pts, Gross prize Niall Kearney 23pts ob9. Css 72 (36pts). Hole-in-one: Paul Reilly at the 17th.
Saturday’s singles strokes competition: 1st Gerard Dunne (+3) 67, 2nd Mark McGuirk (6) 70, Gross prize Shane Smyth 76 ob9. CSS 72.
CO LOUTH LADIES
LAST Tuesday’s 18-hole stableford, sponsored by Fox Jewellers:
Class 1 winner Karen Upton (19) 39pts, 2nd Valerie Reddan (12) 37pts ob9, 3rd Cathryn Collins (12) 37pts ob9; Class 2 winner Carolyn Farmer (27) 43pts, 2nd Mary McCabe (29) 39pts, 3rd Norine Maher (31) 35pts. Nine-hole qualifier Mary Bohill 16pts ob3. CSS Sat 34pts (77), Sun 37pts (74), Tue 37pts (74).
DUNDALK
CONGRATULATIONS to Caolan Rafferty on winning the One Finance-sponsored Dundalk Scratch Cup for the third time in four years on Sunday.
Caolan finished nine under par, five shots ahead of Warrenpoint’s Colin Campbell. Four Dundalk players finished inside the top 20, with Eoin Murphy ninth, Conor Curran 16th and Aaron Grant 18th.
There was also an excellent Scratch Cup debut for Zak Alderdice who finished 27th, while Mark Gorham and Shane Hession also made it inside the top 40. Thanks to those members who volunteered their services on the day to run the competition and congratulations to our greenkeeping staff for presenting the course in magnificent condition for the event.
All roads will lead to Westport on Friday for the All-Ireland Barton Shield semi-final against Rosses Point, with the winners advancing to an afternoon final against either Warrenpoint or Limerick. It is hoped that as many members as possible will make it to Mayo to cheer on the team as they bid to go one better than last year when they lost to Athenry in the national final.
Josh Mackin’s second appearance in the colours of Maynooth University proved memorable when he won a play-off to claim the R&A Student Summer Series at Carton House last Friday. He shot rounds of 74, 70 and 69 to finish on 213, three under par, and it took an eagle on the last by Jack Broun to force a play-off, but Mackin subsequently won. Eoin Murphy finished 20th.
Brendan Lawlor has taken a major step towards qualifying for EDGA Dubai Finale, which will be played alongside the season-ending European Tour DP World Tour Championship in November. Lawlor won the German Disabled Open in some style last week and remains third in the World Rankings.
Three days after his Walker Cup exploits, Caolan Rafferty was in Lahinch as part of the Ireland team hoping to win the Home Internationals for the fifth time in six years. They had to settled for third after defeats to England and Scotland and a win over Wales. Caolan and his foursomes partner Tiarnan McLarnon won their matches against England and Scotland, while Caolan won his singles matches against England and Wales to finish the week with four points from a possible six.
It was a good week for the Rafferty family as Caolan’s cousin Kyle finally got a day when it all came together last Wednesday as he shot an impressive 42 points to win the Open Singles competition. The five-handicapper also claimed the best gross accolade.
The annual Dungreen Cup, which is a long-standing friendly gents competition held annually between members of the Dundalk and Greenore clubs, takes place on Thursday September 26th in Dundalk, commencing at 12.04pm. The timesheet is now open on BRS system and cards must be collected in the pro shop. There is no entry fee, but a donation of €5 is recommended, with all monies raised going to The Birches.
The timesheet for the Adult & Child Competition on Saturday September 28th is now available in the pro shop during the day and in the bar in the evening. The annual presentation of prizes to juveniles for summer competitions will be held after the Adult & Child competition at 7pm in the clubhouse. There will be a small contribution required towards the cost of food and soft drinks which will be provided on the evening.
Saturday, September 14 – Singles Stableford – Overall: Bobby McCarthy 40pts, Emmet Savage McCabe 39pts, Brian Gaughran 38pts. CSS: 72/36pts.
Wednesday, September 11 – Open Singles Stableford sponsored by Deluxe Bathroom and Tiling – Overall: Kyle Rafferty (5) 42pts. Category 1 (0-11): Conor Hackett (11) 38pts. Category 2 (12-19): Pat Donaghy (13) 40pts. Category 3 (20+): Declan Conlon (20) 38pts. Best Gross: Kyle Rafferty (5) 37pts. Juvenile: Ben Cahill (19) 39pts. CSS: 72/36pts.
GREENORE
VOUCHER competition played on Sunday, sponsored by Aidan Strain Electrical in memory of the late Pat Johnson: 1st Gary Keenan (11) 41, Gross prize Richard Brennan (4) 35; Cat 1 Padraig Kelly (6) 38, Cat 2 Clinton McKeever (15) 39, Cat 3 Martin Murphy (20) 39.
Saturday’s stableford competition, sponsored by Tommy McGuinness Heating & Plumbing: 1st James McKay 5) 38, 2nd Andrew Cunningham (11) 37.
Hennessy Tuesday Series Open Gents Singles Stableford played last week: 1st Frank O’Hagan (17) 41, 2nd Daniel O’Connell (11) 41, Gross prize Jamie Fletcher (scr) Warrenpoint GC 34, 3rd Dermot O’Farrell jnr (14) 39.
This coming Sunday will be The Shields Cup, kindly sponsored by Statsport, the world’s leading provider of GPS trackers for sport.
Saturday will be an 18 hole Voucher Competition and the Hennessy Tuesday Series Open Gents Singles continues every Tuesday.
On Sunday October 13th there will be a Four-Person Scramble, with two shotguns - at 8.10 in the morning and 1.20 in the afternoon, followed at 7pm by the presentation of cups and trophies to our 2019 season’s winners.
Our next Open Seniors Stableford will take place on Monday September 30th. Timesheets are available online at www.greenoregolfclub.com or from our pro shop at 042-9373951.
We are available for clubhouse functions. For bookings contact 9373212 ex 3 or Doreen at 0862333384.
LAYTOWN & BETTYSTOWN
SINGLES stableford played on September 8th: 1st Barry Doak (10) 40pts ocb, 2nd Michael Bowden (10) 40pts, Gross prize Eoghan Collins (scr) 36pts, 3rd Brian Kelly (16) 39pts ocb, 4th Declan Flynn (15) 39pts. CSS 36pts.
September 7th Open FourMan Team Event, sponsored by the Bermingham family: 1st John