ON the FAIRWAYS
COURTOWN LADIES
Dare we mention the good weather we’ve had and the welcome return of many ladies to the golf course. It has been a long and wet spring and it’s absolutely fabulous to see so many members out playing again. Long may these good days last.
It has been a busy week for Courtown ladies, with Tuesday, May 22, being sponsored by Jim Casey, formerly of Hairstop Hair Salon, which has been revamped and rebranded as Kubez. We wish the new owner the best of luck in the future.
We sincerely wish Jim the best of luck in his future and thank him for his sponsorship over the years. The prizes as usual were fantastic. Lorna and Bernie from the salon were on hand to present the prizes on Jim’s behalf.
Results: 1, Sarah Donnellan (7), 38 points; 2, Mary Cooper (30), 34 points; 3, Mary O’Connor (36), 33 points; Class A, Denise Kavanagh (12), 31 points; Class B, Frances Sinnott (26), 33 points; Class C, Frances Swords (29), 30 points; nine-hole, Catherine Byrne (36), 13 points.
Thursday, May 24, brought a re-scheduled competition sponsored by Pettitt’s SuperValu who have been sponsoring golf for many years now for which Courtown ladies are extremely grateful.
Results: 1, Sarah Donnellan (7), 39 points (countback); 2, Barbara Long (26), 39 points; 3, Eileen Cullen (19), 33 points; 4, Tina Smith (29), 32 points; nine-hole, Catherine Lawler (36), 18 points.
The weekend before last saw Courtown ladies return to Senior Cup participation. Our team and caddies set off for New Forrest for an 8 a.m. start on Saturday morning.
They gave The Heath (who eventually won the Senior Cup) a great match, losing out by a putt on the 18th. The afternoon match was an equally tight affair, with the deciding match losing on the 17th. Well done team and caddies.
Wednesday saw our Junior foursomes, managed by Laura Funge, head to Coollattin to play Castlecomer. A very tight match evolved with the deciding pair going to the 19th before a winner was declared. Luckily for us, Courtown ladies took the victory. Well done Laura and team.
June 5 brings a ladies’ open day in Courtown which will be sponsored by Joe Butler and Ingrid Ashmore-Butler of Middletown Nursing Home. The timesheet for this event is now open, so get your name down if you’d like to play.
ENNISCORTHY
Two-person team, May 7, sponsored by the Logo Centre (Liam Spratt): 1, Barry Bolger (16), Pat Crean (18), 63; 2, Liam Duggan (19), James Morrissey (11), 62; 3, Andrew Byrne (12), Paul Connolly (7), 61.
Midweek nine-hole, singles stableford, May 9, sponsored by the teachers (39 players and four guests): overall, Davy Murphy (10), 23 points; Category A, Martin Sludds (4), 19 points; Category B, Eddie Balfe (10), 21 points; Category C, Rikki O’Leary (15), 20 points; Category D, J.J. Murphy (22), 19 points.
Fourball, May 12 and 13, sponsored by Baker Tilly Hughes Blake (118 played): 1, Frankie Morrissey (8), James Morrissey (6), 44 points; 2, Seán Hegarty (6), Rikki O’Leary (15), 43 points (back nine); 3, John Furlong (18), John Warren (19), 43 points.
Monday open, singles stableford, May 14, sponsored by E.G.C. (24 players): 1, Vincent Byrne (21), 39 points; 2, Thomas Kielthy (11), 37 points.
Midweek nine-hole, singles stableford, May 16, sponsored by Alcast Motors (100 players): overall, Patrick Hore (9), 22 points (last six); Category A, Liam Sheridan (8), 21 points (last six); Category B, Patrick Fitzpatrick (14), 22 points; Category C, Barry Bolger (16), 21 points; Category D, Ed Morrison (20), 20 points (last six).
Bloomfield Cup, singles strokes, May 19 and 20, sponsored by Counterpoint Ireland (134 played): 1, Anthony Byrne (12), 104; 2, John Colclough (13), 104.5; gross, Graham Donohoe (+2), 107; 3, Barry Bolger (16), 105; 4, Paul Cosgrave (12), 107; 5, Adam Jordan (6), 108 (last nine); Senior, Fintan O’Sullivan (9), 111.5; first 18, Ray Hemmingway (14), 70; last nine, David Morten (12), 35.
Monday open, singles stableford, May 21, sponsored by E.G.C. (22 players): 1, Paul Cosgrave (12), 40 points; 2, Martin Sludds (4), 36 points.
Midweek nine-hole, singles stableford, May 23, sponsored by Morrissey Builders (89 played): overall, Tom Hogan (14), 23 points (last six); Category A, Nigel Cullen (5), 21 points; Category B, James Sheridan (11), 18 points; Category C, Barry Bolger (15), 22 points; Category D, Mick Redmond (20), 23 points.
The presentation for all the May midweeks will be on May 30 at 9 p.m. All winners are expected to attend to support our sponsors.
Fixtures: May 30, gents’ nine-hole midweek, 3 p.m., sponsored by E.G.C.; Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3, gents’ singles stableford, sponsored by Martin’s Jewellers, Rowe Street Lower, Wexford; Monday, June 4, open four-person scramble.
BUNCLODY
May 16, men’s open singles: 1, Laureano Pinotti (6), 37 points (back nine); 2, John Hickey (Killarney, 12), 37 points; 3, Antonin Dorazil (Wexford, 17), 35 points (back nine).
Men’s second monthly medal, May 19 and 20: 1, Wesley Ruttle (24), 69; 2, Vincent Murphy (9), 70; gross, Rory McCarthy (+1), 74; 3, Gavin Sinnott (5), 71; 4, Austin Brownrigg (13), 73 (back nine).
Men’s Seniors’ open, May 21 (C.S.S. 71): 1, Owen Phelan (Beech Park, 23), 38 points; 2, Peter O’Connor (Arklow, 22), 36 points.
BALLYMONEY
May 16, nine-hole competition: 1, Sammy Walker (8), 19 points; 2, Ger McNally (19), 18 points; 3, Gary O’Grady (24), 18 points.
May 20-21, medal (stableford off white tees) qualifier: gold, Mike O’Grady (14), 39 points; silver, Richard McDonald (10), 39 points; bronze, Karl Chapple (11), 37 points.
May 23, Wednesday nine-hole: 1, Troy Kenny (17), 19 points; 2, James Byrne (12), 19 points; 3, Richard McDonald (9), 19 points.
The annual fourball challenge between the three local clubs - Courtown, Tara Glen and Ballymoney - was played in Tara Glen on Saturday.
The home team coped best with the tough wind and eventually emerged as winners. Thanks to Tara Glen for hosting the event again.
Weekend stableford singles (mixed): 1, Sandra Willis (40), 39 points; 2, Frank Layton (17), 38 points; 3, Barry Byrne (11), 36 points, holding off Martin Conroy (19) on countback.
A reminder that names are still being taken for this year’s matchplay.
DONOHOE’S SOCIETY
Donohoe’s Society played Enniscorthy Golf Club on Saturday, on a lovely day for golf.
Results: 1, Joe Carty, 37 points; 2, Sam Farnan, 36 points; 3, Charlie Kearney, 36 points.
Willie Nolan won the longest drive and once again John Sullivan won the nearest the pin - he’s making a habit of it!
Next Sunday we play Quinnagh House, and hopefully as many members as possible will be present. Please be there by 8.45 a.m.
ENNISCORTHY LADIES
The weekly competition was played on Tuesday in beautiful summer sunshine, and a large number of ladies came out to take advantage of the gorgeous day. The competition was sponsored by Pettitt’s SuperValu and was a stroke/medal.
Results: 1, Marina Hatton (33), 68 nett; 2, Lori Whitney (16), 72 nett; gross, Laura Dempsey (6), 78; 3, Mary Halligan (28), 72 nett; 4, Breda Morrison (26), 73 nett; Cat. 6, Audrey Lawrence (38), 74 nett; nine-hole qualifier: 1, Dill White, 13 points.
Next week’s competition is sponsored by Beechdale Garden Centre and is an open singles stableford.
We had a very busy week with our ladies teams last weekend. The Challenge Cup team played Waterford Castle in New Ross and had a fantastic victory. The Boyne team lost against Courtown on Saturday.
The Senior foursomes played Wexford in New Ross on Sunday and continued with the winning theme.
The Intermediate team will play Coolattin in Bunclody on June 1. The Revive Active team play Wexford home and away on June 3.