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ROSSLARE
The President (John Furlong) presented his prize to the members and in pefect weather conditions scoring was very good.
The winner with 43 points was Kevin Foran. Kevin (13) has been playing well of late with a few minor wins to his name.
On Sunday he was in great form, producing two steady halves of 21 and 22points. Despite a birdie four at the third, he was six over par after nine holes.
On the way home he was really on fire. He had seven pars, a dropped shot at the twelfth, and a birdie at the fourth for level par nine of 36 and a three-shot win over one of our new members, Eamonn O’Rourke (12).
Eamonn turned in only 16 points but then played some great golf. He parred the twelfth, 13th and 14th and then finished three, four, four for 24 points and second position.
John Morris (+2) had birdies at the sixth, twelfth and 18th in a level par round of 72 to win the gross, and Vice-Captain Jim Cullimore (8) won the veterans with 39 points.
Other results: 3, Seán Mernagh (14), 40 points; 4, Mark O’Connor (9), 39 points; 5, Stephen Healy (10), 39 points; 6, Vinnie O’Reilly (13), 39 points; 7, Tim Quinlivan (8), 39 points; front nine, Robert Quilty (14), 24 points; back nine, Colman Doyle (19), 22 points; Junior prize, Niall O’Kennedy (14), 30 points.
On the Burrow course, Michael Riordan (19) won with 28 points, beating Frank Byrne (18) on the back six. John Furlong presented the prizes.
Saturday team of four, sponsored by Europcar (Colm and Ger Menton): 1, Ciarán (8), Willie (13), Alan (17) and Bernadette Cuddihy (24), 94 points; 2, Teresa (22) and Jim Conway (23), Carmel Morrissey (25), Margaret Martin (25), 89 points; 3, Trish Devereux (21), Mary O’Shaughnessy (16), Marie Therese Swan (23) and Dan Redmond (15), 88 points (back nine).
Wednesday open singles: 1, Seán Benton Jnr. (16), 40 points; 2, E. Benton (Beech Park, 15), 39 points (back nine); gross, Liam MacNamara (4), 32 points; vet., Matt Grogan (23), 39 points; 3, Robert McKeown (11), 38 points.
On Sunday the qualifying round for the golfer of the year takes place, with 16 players to qualify for matchplay .
Round one, Monday, July 24; round two, Thursday, July 27; semi-final, Saturday, July 29; final, Sunday July 30.
When entering the singles competition, please indicate in the Pro Shop whether you are available of unavailable for matchplay.
Fixtures: Saturday, ladies’ and gents’ fourball; Sunday, Ffrench Cup and G.O.Y.
ROSSLARE LADIES
Our third major of the year - lady Captain Doreen McGovern’s special day - was held during the week.
It was a two-day event, 36-hole strokes competition - a first for Rosslare ladies’ section - and what a success it was! First prize was a patio set (table and three chairs) specially commissioned by Doreen from The Forge in Baldwinstown and won by regular player, great supporter of club activities, hard-working Hon. Treasurer and ladies’ committee member, Dorcas Maher (19) with a score of 152 (83 on Tuesday and 69 on Saturday).
We are all delighted for Dorcas. Well done and a big congratulations!
Also, well done to Handicap Secretary, Niamh Byrne, on winning the gross prize (again!) and wonderful club member, Bena Hall, on winning the Seniors’ prize. Congratulations to Penny Gleeson, Carmel Quinlivan and Carmel Morrissey on winning their respective category prizes.
Also, we are delighted that busy Vice-Captain, Norrie Goff, won the committee prize. Well done to Junior girls’ Captain, Emma Fenelon, who won the first prize on Tuesday with a score of 70, and to Dr. Miriam Geraghty, who won the first prize on Saturday, with a score of 70 also.
Special thanks to the card-checkers: Kitty Roche, Mairéad Esmonde, Miriam Geraghty and Dorcas Maher.
A total of 24 prizes were presented by lady Captain Doreen. What a wonderful display of fabulous bags from Shoe Style International and pottery from Paul Moloney, Barntown.
A great night was enjoyed by all, with 144 ladies at the evening’s celebrations. The meal was delicious thanks to Siobhán, Dave and their team.
A special mention to Dave to compliment him on his amazing ice-sculpture in the lobby to welcome us all on arrival. The dancing continued into the late hours - seventies disco music played by Ronnie Bent; the first time ever the dance floor was not big enough in Rosslare Golf Club!
Our weekly open competitions continued on Wednesday, with lovely sunny seasonal weather. Ten people played. Anne Kelly (18) won with a score of 34 points. Well done Anne!
Well done to Ruth Deeny on winning the Pro-Am team slot for Saturday, September 9, in aid of St. Patrick’s Special Needs School (new school project) and Wexford Hospice Homecare, which was donated by members Billy and Penny Gleeson, Castle Knits, Dublin.
Today (Tuesday) is our annual invitational fourball competition, sponsored by Philip and Paula Stafford, Kerlogue Nursing Home, with Windmill Therapeutic Centre being the charity. It promises to be another great day with more than 60 pairings booked on the timesheet.
Also, we look forward to Saturday, July, 29, and the Mid-Summer Cup - a singles ladies’ and gents’ competition, followed by a mid-summer barbeque that evening in the clubhouse.
Lady Captain Doreen McGovern’s prize, strokeplay, two-day event, July 11 and 15: 1, Dorcas Maher (19), 152; 2, Máire Downer (25), 153; gross, Niamh Byrne (9), 173; 3, Mary Barry (26), 154; 4, Caroline Archer (15), 156; 5, Marianne Brennan (19), 157; Senior, Bena Hall (14), 157; 6, Cathy Atkinson (12), 157; Cat. 1, Penny Gleeson (8), 158; Cat. 2, Carmel Quinlivan (20), 160; Cat. 3, Carmel Morrissey (25), 158; committee prize, Norrie Goff (15), 165; Burrow, Norrie Egan (27/18), 27; super Seniors, Angela McGuinness (31/21), 26; Ladies in Golf, Mary Kavanagh (35/23), 21 (back six).
Strokeplay day one, Tuesday, July 11: 1, Emma Fenelon (12), 70; 2, Mary O’Shaughnessy (16), 73; front nine, Teresa Conway (22), 38; back nine, Catherine Young (25), 33.5.
Strokeplay day two, Saturday, July 15: 1, Miriam Geraghty (20), 70; 2, Mary Browne (23), 71; front nine, Susan Stewart (20), 32; back nine, Carmel Lonergan (28), 35.
WEXFORD LADIES
Twenty-seven ladies played in last Monday’s Seniors’ competition.
Results: 1, Eileen Burke-O’Keeffe (22), 30 points; 2, Wendy Tiernan (21), 28 points (back seven); 3, Marie Jones (17), 28 points.
On Thursday there was a two-person team event sponsored by Selskar Pharmacy. Congratulations to all the winners.
Results: 1, Martina Gately (17) and Martina Dempsey (21), 55 points; 2, Madge Murphy (20) and Wendy Tiernan (21), 53 points; 3, Kathleen Rossiter (35) and Mary Robinson (19), 52 points.
The nine-hole competition was won by Marie Kehoe (35/17) with 16 points. Nearest the pin was Bridget O’Neill with 1m 31cm. The presentation of prizes is this Thursday (July 20) at 10 p.m.
The Women in Golf (W.I.G.) programme is in full swing. A huge thank you to the members who have volunteered to take the ladies out on the course.
Also a big thank you to the Pro Shop and club for helping, accommodating and allowing the W.I.G. ladies full access to the course over the three months. It is a great way to start playing golf and to familiarise yourself with golf etiquette.
Any holiday-makers down in the south-east are welcome to join our 2018 programme that will run for the months of June, July and August of next year. Bring the children along to join the Junior academy and soon the whole family will be golfing.
This Thursday’s competition is an 18-hole singles stableford sponsored by La Cote.
Sunday, July 23, is Una’s lady Captain’s prize. There is an 18-hole strokes (medal) competition during the day, followed by dinner, music and dancing Sunday evening. The table plan for dinner is in the locker room. Best of luck to all the players, and best wishes to Una, that she may enjoy the day.
WEXFORD
The final competition in our open week was played on Sunday, July 9. This was an 18 holes singles stableford and it was won with 40 points by Seán Farrell.
In second place was Ollie Dempsey Jnr. on 39 points (back nine). Third place went to Ciarán Grace, also on 39 points.
Peter Byrne was the gross winner with 30 points, and the vets’ prize went to Des O’Neill on 38 points. David Cleary from Enniscorthy won the visitor’s prize with 32 points.
Wednesday’s 14-hole open fourball competition was won by John Foley and Seamus Byrne with 37 points (back six). Second place went to the seasoned duo of John McNicholas and Michael Browne, also on 38 points, and third place went to Vice-Captain Derek Walshe and Roy Doyle on 36 points.
The past weekend’s competition was a single stableford sponsored by John Codd Decorators. In difficult conditions due to strong winds, scoring was not up to the usual high numbers but in what must be a unique happening, all the prize-winners finished on the same score of 36 points.
The winner was Rhys Clarke on 36 points (back three). A very close second was Craig Moran, also on 36 points (back nine). Third place went to Tony Kelly on 36 points (back six). Fourth place went to Peter Corish on 36 points (back nine).
John O’Brien took fifth place on 36 points, and the vets’ prize was won by Richard Buggy on 36 points. The odd man out in the prizes was Brad Cohen who won the gross with 31 points.
We would like to thank our sponsors, Peter Corish of Safeco Electric and John Codd Decorators, for their continued generous support.
Tom Bell from Dunmurray Golf Club was the lucky winner of the Joker jackpot which was worth €3,120. Tom is one of a group of golfers from Dunmurray who have been coming to Wexford for many years and play in our open week competitions. Congratulations to Tom on his win.
Details of all forthcoming competitions and results can be found on our website: wexfordgolfclub.ie.
ST. HELEN’S LADIES
Sunday, July 9, open singles stableford (standard scratch 75): 1, Cathy Dalton (30), 30 points; 2, Marie McHugh (25, Grange), 27 points.
Monday, July 10, nine-hole singles, Bunnies round two, N/Q: 1, Marie Carroll (18), 20 points; 2, Suzanne Flynn (18), 16 points; 3, Patricia Williams (18), 15 points.
Wednesday, July 12, open singles stableford (standard scratch 72): 1, Fiona Neill (16, Stackstown), 42 points; 2, Joyce Brennan (25), 38 points; 3, Eileen Walsh (32), 37 points.
Friday, July 14, nine-hole and summer league, N/Q, gross scores: 1, Marie Carroll (18), 23 points; 2, Bernie Furlong (11), 18 points; 3, Emer Farrell (9), 17 points.
Saturday, July 15, nine-hole strokes Captain’s day, gross scores: 1, Marie Carroll, 54 - 18 = 36; 2, Verona McConologue, 50 -13 = 37; 3, Eileen Walsh, 53 - 16 = 37.
Sunday, July 16, open singles stableford (standard scratch 72): 1, Ann Parkinson (23), 35 points; 2, Bernadette Tully (26), 34 points; 3, Linda Shine (20), 33 points.