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WEXFORD
Tuesday 14-hole open stableford: 1, John Cleary (17), 29 points; 2, Tommy Byrne (20), 28 points (back six); 3, Pat Berney (19), 28 points; 70+ Cat., Lar Kenny (31), 25 points.
The Friday 14-hole open three-person team event was won by Denis Duggan (15), Ken Jordan (17) and Peadar Dempsey (12) with 66 points.
The Saturday 14-hole fourball winners were Nicky Reville (6) and Larry Murphy (17) with 37 points. Second were John Cleary (17) and Jimmy Thomas (20) with 36 points (back six).
Sunday 14-hole two-man champagne scramble: 1, Brad Cohen (scr.) and John Quigley (16), 41 points; 2, Mark O’Leary (16) and Nigel Byrne (14), 38 points; 3, Liam Sinnott (11) and Andy Doyle (18), 37 points (back six).
The winner of the weekly draw was Pat Reardon. As the jackpot was not won, it will increase to €2,677 for next week.
Competitions this week are: Tuesday, club Seniors’ 14-hole scramble; Wednesday, ladies’ and gents’ 14-hole open singles; Friday, 14-hole open three-person team waltz (3, 2, 1); Saturday, club 14-hole two-person champagne scramble; Sunday, club 14-hole fourball.
ST. HELEN’S LADIES
Sunday, October 14, open singles stableford, Christmas hamper, non-qualifying: 1, Trina Cooney (34), 32 points; 2, Janet Slattery (19), 31 points; 3, Bernadette Tully (26), 28 points.
Saturday, October 20, open singles stableford (S.S. 72): 1, Bernadette Tully (26), 34 points; 2, Linda Shine (Milltown, 20), 31 points; 3, Georgina Darling (22), 29 points.
Sunday, October 21, open singles stableford (S.S. 73): 1, Georgina Darling (22), 31 points; 2, Marie Carroll (21), 30 points; 3, Bernadette Tully (26), 27 points.
Wednesday, October 24, open singles stableford (S.S. 73): 1, Mari Byrne (24), 34 points; 2, Frances Reid (22), 30 points; 3, Georgina Darling (22), 30 points.
Saturday, October 27, open singles stableford (S.S. 75): 1, Ann Heeney (Athy, 30), 36 points; 2, Moira Foley (40), 33 points; 3, Stephanie Joy (Leopardstown, 33), 30 points.
Sunday, October 28, winter league round one and sweep, open singles stableford, non-qualifying: 1, Siobhán Noonan (21), 25 points; 2, Suzanne Glynn (23), 22 points; 3, Nora Kavanagh (8), 22 points.
Monday, October 29, leggy lady competition, played in Rosslare Golf Club - long-ledded lady: 1, Rionach Donlon; 2, Bernie Furlong; 3, Ann Byrne; short-legged lady: 1, Dolores Hodgins; 2, Angie Sheehan; 3, Anna Marie Murphy.
Wednesday, October 31, open singles stableford, twelve holes, non-qualifying: 1, Mary O’Riordan (17), 25 points; 2, Mari Byrne (16), 20 points; 3, Therese Kilcline (Black Bush, 16), 19 points.
Sunday, November 4, open singles stableford, non-qualifying, Christmas hams: 1, Mary O’Riordan (18), 24 points; 2, Trina Cooney (25), 19 points; 3, Patricia Williams (22), 9 points.
Saturday, November 10, winter sweep and winter league round two, open singles stableford, non-qual- ifying: 1, Rionach Donlon (Rathfarnham, 13), 23 points; 2, Karen Whelan (22), 22 points; 3, Georgina Darling (13), 22 points.
Sunday, November 11, winter sweep and winter league round three, open singles stableford, non-qualifying: 1, Suzanne Glynn (23), 25 points; 2, Jean O’Kennedy (12), 23 points; 3, Rionach Donlon (Rathfarnham, 23), 20 points.
BUNCLODY
November 11-17, ladies’ twelve-hole hamper competition: 1, Margaret Moore (9), 24 points; 2, Imelda Redmond (22), 21 points; 3, Marita Byrne (17), 21 points.
November 10-11, twelve-hole singles: 1, Alan Harrington (3), 27 points; 2, Jonnie Ryan (18), 27 points; 3, Tony Foran (13), 26 points.
Winter league 2018, week one – men: 1, Jonnie Ryan (18), 33 points; 2, Alan Harrington (3), 27 points; 3, Mick Kenny (17), 25 points; ladies: 1, Lucy Healy (11), 21 points; 2, Imelda Redmond (22), 21 points.
DONOHOE’S SOCIETY
Donohoe’s Society played Rathaspeck Manor on Sunday, with 17 players in total taking part on a fine morning for golf.
Turkey winners were: 1, Nicky Cahill with a great score of 40 points; 2, Sam Farnan, 36 points; 3, Cliff Weeber, 36 points. Paul Breen took home the birdie money with two birdies.
Next Sunday we play Quinnagh House. Please be there by 8.45 a.m.
COURTOWN
We are now halfway through our Colman Doyle EBS-sponsored winter league, with the fourth round having been played on Sunday.
There will be one more round to be played before the Christmas break, followed by a round in mid-January. We will give a report on how the groups are shaping up after the next round.
In the meantime there is still a lot of golf being played at Courtown, and some very respectable scores being posted over our 14-hole competitions.
Next weekend there will be a ladies’ and gents’ turkey singles.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish bon voyage to Ross Steedman, our golfer of the year, who is heading down under to Australia after Christmas.
November 11 and 12, ladies’ and gents’ singles: 1, Kevin Kelleher (11), 31 points (countback); 2, Niall Murray (12), 31 points; 3, Dave Tyrell (19), 30 points (countback); gross, Ross Steedman (0), 28 points; ladies: 1, Catherine Ledwidge (13), 25 points.
Wednesday, November 14, gents’ singles sweep: 1, Colin Breen (6), 29 points (last six); 2, Danny Whitty (14), 29 points; 3, Joe Keegan (6), 27 points (last six); 4, Mark McGrath (22), 27 points.
November 17 and 18, any combination fourball: 1, Paul Dobey (18), Terry Noone (22), 35 points (last three); 2, Colman Doyle (25), Ciarán Doyle (19), 35 points; 3, Catherine Ledwidge (13), Pat Carty (16), 24 points (last six).
NEW ROSS
Sunday’s winter league round one: 1, Seán Murphy (17), 33 points (last nine); 2, Tommy Ryan (16), 33 points; 3, Jamesie Wallace (22), 32 points (last nine); gross, Michael Ryan, 30 points; Cat. 1, Donal Hosey (6), 30 points; Cat. 2, Michael Butler (11), 32 points; Cat. 3, Paddy Bennett (20), 31 points.
The presentation for first two rounds of the winter league will take place on Sunday, November 25.
The men’s section are continuing to stage a nine-hole competition which will run from Monday to Friday for the next few weeks. Entry via the Pro Shop will cost €3, with any subsequent re-entry during the week costing €2.
Prizes will be in the form of Christmas vouchers, and there will be a different competition for every 20 entries received.
NEW ROSS SENIORS
We ran our charity day for St. Vincent De Paul on Thursday and there was a very generous response to the appeal. A grand total of €500 was collected and will be presented to a representative of the charity next week.
Twelve teams participated and as usual the competition was mustard keen, and the Gods were kind to us as well, keeping away any rain until after the game.
We changed the starting markers to forward green and will continue to use these for the winter months, as it helps make the game more enjoyable for all concerned.
With the bunkers again out of play, we had very high scoring, proving that these old veterans can still rack up cracking good returns way above the 90 points target mark. Indeed, ten of the competing teams surpassed that magical figure.
Taking first place and the Paddy whiskey were Tony Redmond (18), Willie Whitty (18), Colin Casey (22) and Jamesie Wallace (22) with a fine score of 98 points.
Pipped at the post, being beaten by one point, were Jimmy Furlong (12), Seán O hUginn (21), Robert O’Dwyer (22) and Aidan Wallace (27).
Third place went to Martin McGrath (15), Richie Aylward (19), Martin Hartley (22) and Frank Boyle (23), with that quartet clocking up 95 points. We had only one nearest the pin winner, and that was Willie Byrne on the ninth hole.
All players are again reminded to be in good time for the draw at 10.45 a.m. sharp.
We will have our A.G.M. on Thursday, November 29, at 10 a.m. sharp, and the Christmas outing and dinner is planned for Thursday, December 6 (weather permitting).
The fee for that is €20 which will be collected on Thursday, November 29.
Best wishes go to our colleague, Larry Shannon, who is recuperating well after a recent knee operation.
NEW ROSS LADIES
Wednesday, 14-hole stableford sponsored by the club: 1, Teresa Foley (14), 30 points; 2, Anne Healy (16), 29 points; 3, Mary Rose Ryan (29), 27 points (last seven).
The ongoing nine-hole competition is still available and will continue to run until Christmas.
The draw for the winter league competition is complete, and please see the noticeboard for the teams. The first round has to be played by November 28. Ladies, remember to enter in the winter league book in the Pro Shop.
Congratulations to Jacqui Morgan on her hole-in-one on the ninth recently.