ROSSLARE LADIES
Monday, July 30, open week, sponsored by French Connection Boutique: 1, Aileen Goode (Castle, 34), 40 points; 2, Lynn Cronin (13), 38 points; 3, Anne Marie Twomey (Cork, 32), 37 points; 4, Sinéad Cooke (Grange); Senior, Mary McDonald (16), 35 points; front nine, Paula Stafford (14), 21 points; back nine, Leslie O’Sullivan (Milltown, 14), 19 points; visitor, Julie Merrey (St. Anne’s, 11), 36 points; Junior, Anna Twomey (32, Elm Park), 36 points; nearest the pin sponsored by Kelly’s Hotel Rosslare, Lynn Cronin, 5’ 10”.
A total of 130 ladies played from 29 clubs, and the C.S.S. was 35 points.
The French Connection fashion show on Monday evening was excellent with beautiful models tempting those in attendance with both the summer sale collection and the fall/winter collection from the boutique. A few males unwittingly appeared at the bar for creamy pints and were treated to an evening of beauty and glamour!
All week the players experienced four seasons each day, wind, rain and sunshine! Despite the weather, the scoring was very impressive.
Tuesday’s competition was an open fourball sponsored by Joyce’s Expert in association with Dyson. A team representing Dyson provided free blow drying to 45 delighted ladies!
The ever-eloquent and well coiffed Murt Joyce delivered the prizes in the evening.
Results: 1, Doreen McGovern and Norrie Goff, 45 points; 2, Máire Farrell and Kathleen Cullimore, 44 points; 3, Siobhán Redmond and Mairéad Esmonde, 44 points; 4, Margaret O’Callaghan (Ballinascorney) and Brigid Lalor, 43 points.
Wednesday’s competition was again sponsored by Murphys SuperValu Rosslare, an open singles in gale-force winds and driving rain. A total of 123 brave ladies played and the C.S.S. was 34 points.
Results: 1, Sheila Hendrick (27), 38 points; 2, Margaret O’Connell (Newlands, 7), 36 points; 3, Elaine McGirr (26), 36 points; 4, Bernadette Cudddihy (22), 36 points; 5, Mary Cahill (Charlesland, 25), 36 points; gross, Ann Hughes (Newlands, 8), 25 points; front nine, Estelle Murray (29), 26 points; back nine, Ruth Farrell (11), 18 points; visitor, Helen McDermott (Dun Laoghaire, 15), 34 points; Junior, Anna Foster (Elm Park, 1), 34 points; nearest the pin sponsored by Kelly’s Hotel, Mary Cahill (Charlesland), 9’1”.
Thursday’s competition was sponsored by the Club House Caterers, a team of three event with 53 teams playing.
Results: 1, Cora Ryan (Elm Park), Jennifer O’Doherty (Elm Park), Eleanor O’Flynn (Ballymoney), 91 points; 2, B. Ennis (Sutton), Eileen Murray (Milltown), Dorothy Macken (Rush), 88 points; 3, Esther Broderick, Cara Ryan (Grange), Simone McCarthy, 87 points; visitors, Susan McMahon, Brenda Sullivan, Helen Mc Dermott (Dun Laoghaire), 80 points; nearest the pin, Teresa Cowman (Rosslare), 8’1”.
It was a hugely successful ladies’ open week at Rosslare Golf Links, enjoyed by all.
The lady members wish our friends in Enniscorthy Golf Club every success in the District final of the Junior Cup competition, and we wish our male members good weather and great golf for their open week.
Tuesday, August 14, is the ladies’ Solheim Cup competition, an open team of four sponsored by Selskar Pharmacy, members €5 and visitors €10.
A huge thank you to our generous and loyal sponsors.