ONtheFAIRWAYS
NEW ROSS
Sunday’s 18-hole strokeford competition for men saw a return to form for Seamus Wall.
Seamus, who has been out of the prizes for quite some time, had a very good winning score of 17.5.
We are grateful to the Saturday regulars who sponsored the event.
Results: 1, Seamus Wall, 17.5; 2, Patrick Bennett, 18; 3, Paul Whelan, 18.5; gross, Michael Kelleher, 21; Cat. 1, Martin Kehoe, 19.5; Cat. 2, Ger Maher, 22; Cat. 3, Brian Teague, 19.
The presentation for this will be made on Sunday, March 4, at 5 p.m.
The presentation will also include winners in the winter league outing five, the four-person waltz which took place on February 11, and also last week’s 18-hole v. par.
All those who are due prizes are expected to attend out of respect to the Captain and sponsors.
Next Sunday, weather permitting, there is an 18-hole singles sponsored by the Kennedy Boutique Hotel, New Ross.
The following Sunday we have the Captains’ drive-in. The response to this has been excellent and there are only a handful of places left to fill from the required 46 men and 46 women.
The event will be followed by a three-course meal and presentation.
The next Split The Pot draw will take place following next Sunday’s presentation.
Team managers are now in place and the club will be involved in a total of 13 inter-club competitions over the next few months. This will be a busy time for all involved.
You can have a look at the various competitions and handicap requirements by going to http://www.newrossgolfclub.ie/members/mens-section/teams/
NEW ROSS SENIORS
We had dancing with the stars on Thursday when we played a champagne waltz format in our weekly competition. The sambas and the salsas were out as we went strictly with a one-two-three score on alternative holes from one to 18.
There were many fancy shots played and many unusual manoeuvres also as the twelve teams battled it out for the coveted first prize. Some displayed fancy footwork on the fairways whilst others showed perfect timing, especially around the greens.
In the end the result of this novel format saw Dick Cuddihy (15), John F. Roche (21), Colin Casey (22) and Brian Dolan (23) emerge winners with a great score of 100 points.
On 96 points and placed second were Hughie O’Connor (18), John Fitzpatrick (19), Sean O hUginn (21) and Frank Boyle (23).
The third spot went to a three-person team composed of Eamon Delaney (16), Dickie O’Neill (18) and Tom Kent (26) with 93 points (87+6).
Nearest the pin prizes were won by Andy Ronan on the ninth hole and John Murphy on the eleventh.
Prior to the draw for teams, we observed a minute’s silence in memory of our late lady Captain, Maeve Wilson, whose untimely passing was deeply regretted by all.
What was confirmed was that we continue with our early starting time of 9.40 a.m. as the days get longer and it’s nice to get out early. Best wishes from all the Seniors go to founder member, Luke Power, who is hospitalised at the present time.
Congratulations to the popular Eddie Keher on his well-deserved award of ‘Freedom of Kilkenny’ at a function on Saturday.
On the board for March are Mick Brennan, Tony Sexton and Jim ‘Dublin’ Ryan.
NEW ROSS LADIES
Last Wednesday’s weekly competition was sponsored by French’s Pharmacy and we had fabulous weather conditions and a great turn-out.
Next Wednesday, February 28, is sponsored by Albert’s Hair Salon, New Ross, and is our last 14-hole stableford competition.
We are at round four of the winter league and this has to be played by March 7.
Sharpen your shortgame will commence again in midMarch. Those who are interested, please put your name on the sheet in the locker room before March 7.
ROSSLARE
The scene is set for a thrilling finish to the winter league in Rosslare, with only four points separating the first three teams.
Going into the last weekend, a scramble, the team of Robert Redmond, Charlie O’Gorman, Liam Bennett, Pat Wright, Julie O’Brien and Jean Cullinane has now fought its way to the top of the leaderboard and is tied with the first round leading team of Eilish Kavanagh, Tom Connon, John Hanrick, Kevin Collins, Mary O’Shaughnessy and Syl Farrell.
Both are on 153.5 points, and in third position four points behind is the team of Bob Quilty, Rory Deane, Anne Redmond, Con Murphy, Jim Hennessy and Irene Walker.
Fourball lamb 16-hole: 1, Liam Bennett (16), Charlie O’Gorman (11), 44 points.
Fourball lamb 16-hole: 1, N. O’Connor (3), Charlie O’Gorman (11), 41 points; 2, Vincent Tighe (17), Joan O’Brien (22), 41 points.
Fourball lamb 16-hole: 1, Tim (15) and Paul Cummings (15), 40 points; 2, Pádraig Dempsey (11), Eugene Daly (26), 39 points.
ROSSLARE LADIES
Saturday, February 17, fourball stableford (any combination): 1, Nick O’Connor (3) and Donal O’Keeffe, 41 points (back eight); 2, Vincent Tighe (17) and Joan Walsh (22), 41 points.
Tuesday, February 20, 14-hole fourball: 1, Paula O’Leary (12/8 - 1) and Vonnie O’Connor (17/12 - 2), 33 points; 2, Catherine Howard (16/11 - 2) and Breda Devoy (23/16 - 1), 32 points.
The Tuesday, February 27, competition is a team of three yellow ball, with one yellow ball per team, and one player to play the yellow ball per hole in rotation.
Two scores count on each hole, and one of those scores must be the yellow ball. The player with the yellow ball gets double scores.
If the yellow ball doesn’t score on a hole, only one score is to count from the remaining two players for that hole. If the yellow ball gets lost, only one score is to count on that hole from the remaining two players.
All subsequent holes count the two highest scores, i.e. no yellow ball...no double scores! Mind your yellow balls!
The final of the winter league takes place on Sunday, March 4. The competition is a team of three scramble, strokes, over 16 holes and each player is required to have a minimum of three drives to count. The excitement is building!
WEXFORD LADIES
Senior ladies, Monday, February 19, twelve-hole stableford (26 played): 1, Sally O’Neill (20), 21 points; 2, Louise Boshoff (16), 20 points; 3, Patricia Boyd (21), 20 points.
Three-person team event, Choker, Saturday and Thursday, February 17 and 22 (57 played): 1, Yvonne MacSweeney (12), Tracy Rossiter (28), Kathleen Rossiter (34), 56 points; 2, Carmel Murphy (8), Margaret Atkinson (9), Una Robinson (18), 51 points; nearest the pin, Rachel O’Connor, 2m 62 cm.
Winner of the nine-hole competition was Rose Morris (33) with 16 points.
Please note the Captains’ drive-in has been re-arranged for Sunday, March 18.
Next week’s competition is a 16-hole single stableford. Don’t forget our annual golf, pool, darts tournament takes place on Thursday, March 15 - so to join in the fun, put your name and entry fee (€12) in an envelope, mark it ‘Golf, Pool, Darts’ and drop it into the results box in the locker room.
The closing date for entries is Thursday, March 1.
ST. HELEN’S
The winter league teed off on November 4 and, having braved wind, ice and rain for the past four months, we’ve finally arrived at the grand final which takes place next Saturday, March 4.
Contesting the final are: Team Brian - Gerry Byrne, Cathy Dalton, Chris Maddock, Mona McCormack, Nora Kavanagh, Brian Dalton, Noel Patten, Michael Vaughan and Tom Tevlin; Team Simon - Derek Byrne, Marie Carroll, Jonathan Dunne, Jimmy Kearney, Gerardine Smith, Stan Parkinson, Stephen Kearns, Charlie Nelson and Hilda Cooper; Team Georgina - Jim Brauneisen, Larry Byrne, Fran Anderson, Georgina Darling, Niall Ellard, Verona McConalogue, Paul Monks, Patricia Williams and Jimmy McMahon.
The prize presentation takes place at 5 p.m. in the clubhouse. We wish the best of luck to all the teams and we’ll see you all for a wee beverage and a bit of craic afterwards.
Saturday, February 24, winter league Q3 and sweep: 1, Michael Cooney (17), 25 points; 2, Kieran Whelan (17), 24 points (countback); 3, Fran Anderson (6), 24 points.
Fixtures: Wednesday, February 28, Wednesday club; Saturday, March 3, winter league final; Saturday, March 3, singles stableford; Sunday, March 4, open singles stableford; Wednesday, March 10, Wednesday club.
WEXFORD
This week we announced our Captain for the coming year.
John (Jackie) Lynn will lead the club forward this year and all members wish him all the best for the coming year. The Captains’ drive-in will take place on Sunday, March 18.
The massive flash-sale in the Pro Shop continues this week up until the weekend. Buy one item and get 50% off a similar item while stocks last.
Don’t forget Mother’s Day in Ginger Bistro with special menus to suit all tastes. The golfer’s breakfast at €6.50 is now extended to Sunday mornings as well as Saturdays, so no early morning golfer should go hungry.
This Friday night, long-standing member Peader Dempsey has his annual grand draw in aid of Special Olympics. The draw for fabulous prizes takes place at 8 p.m., and all members and friends of Special Olympics are invited to attend.
In spite of the Baltic weather last week, we had competitions on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Seniors’ competion took place on Tuesday, with the 15 holes event being won by Ted Mangan with 29 points (back seven). Second place went to Pat Bierney, also on 29 points, and he also recorded two club which should keep him playing for the foreseeable future.
Big Ray Murphy came in third place with 27 points. Two clubs were also recorded by Ray Murphy and Liam Ruttledge.
Wednesday’s competition was a 14-hole fourball which was won in great style by the Over The Water duo of Louis Flanagan and Christy O’Reilly on 35 points.
On Friday we had a three-person team event and the winners were Larry Gainfort, Derek Casey and Roy Sexton with a great score of 66 points.
Saturday’s 14-hole fourball was won by Joe Walsh and Michael Callinan who cleaned up with a score of 46.5 (back seven).
Back in the winners’ enclosure after a brief loss of form and in second place came the deadly duo of Pat ‘Kenny’ Walsh and Tommy Hynes, also with a score of 46.5.
Sunday’s 14-hole singles competition was won by Liam Morris with 32 points (back seven). Second was Ollie Dempsey Jnr., also on 32 points, and in third place was David Durack on 31 points.
Congratulations to Mary Geoghegan who was the latest winner of the Joker draw. The jackpot for next week’s draw will be in the region of €1,500. All proceeds from the Joker draw go towards course development, so please support.
All results and updated club information can be found on the club website: wexfordgolfclub.ie.
ST. HELEN’S LADIES
Saturday, February 24, open singles stableford: 1, Nora Kavanagh (8), 22 points; 2, Rionach Donlon (Rathfarnham, 13), 19 points; 3, Georgina Darling (14), 15 points.
Saturday, February 24, singles stableford, winter league ladies’ qualifiers 3: 1, Rionach Donlon (Rathfarnham, 13), 19 points; 2, Jo Devitt (14), 19 points; 3, Georgina Darling (14), 15 points.
BUNCLODY
Ladies’ weekly competition: 1, Lucy Healy (12), 21 points; 2, Maria Dwyer (26), 20 points; 3, Joanne Kenny (14), 18 points.
Weekend singles, February 17 and 18: 1, Shaun Redmond (19), 27 points; 2, Oliver Deacon (18), 26 points (back nine); 3, Aaron McCarthy (12), 26 points (back nine).
Race to Paddy’s Day week two: 1, Barry Walker (21), 30 points; 2, Shaun Redmond (19), 27 points; gross, James Doyle (6), 23 points; 3, Dan Byrne (14), 26 points (back nine).
BALLYMONEY
There was no midweek nine-hole competition due to the weather, but thankfully improved ground conditions meant that the long-delayed winter league was back last weekend. Results will be included in next week’s report.
A singles stableford competition was also played at the weekend.
Results: 1, Christy Dodson (22), 44 points; 2, Anthony Doyle (11), 40 points; 3, Sammy Walker (8), 40 points.
64 SOCIETY
The 64 Golf Society’s outing to Palmerstown Golf Club was held on Saturday.
A total of 29 members played on an excellent course for the time of year. Those that did not play missed out on a great day’s golf.
Overall winner was Paul McDonagh (15) with a score of 34 points.
At the presentation in the 64 afterwards, the draw was made to pick pairs to decide the winners of the outing.
Results: 1, Seamus O’Donohoe (12), Richard Barnwell (14), 64 points (last nine); 2, Paul McDonagh (15), Jimmy Woods (13), 64 points; 3, Brendan Travers (10), Noel McCartan (11), 62 points (last nine); 4, Paul Keogh (14), David Kennedy (13), 62 points.
Our Captain, Jimmy Woods, thanked all those who helped in organising the outing.
Our next outing will be to Powerscourt Golf Club on March 24. All members will be informed in the usual manner.
ENNISCORTHY
Fifteen-hole singles stableford, February 10 and 11, sponsored by E.G.C. (62 played): Category A, Murt Mangan (7), 32 points; Category B, Joe Leacy (14), 35 points; Category C, Tom Furlong (25), 32 points (last three).
Each winner gets a €40 voucher for the Pro Shop - vouchers are available for collection in the Pro Shop.
Fifteen-hole singles stableford, February 24 and 25, sponsored by E.G.C. (20 played): 1, Davie Murphy (10), 36 points.
Our own Paul Conroy was playing recently at Royal Portrush in the fifth round qualifier of the British Schools Championship. There are several more qualifiers before the finalists will be known in May. The final will be held in Trevose in Cornwall. Best of luck Paul.
One of our members literally spread his wings when Bradley Lander recently visited The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club in Hong Kong. Membership is only €621,000.
Rumour has it that Brad will make up his mind on which club to join once a few side benefits have been thrashed out.
Saturday, March 3, and Sunday, March 4, gents’ singles stableford, sponsored by E.G.C., starting at 8.30 a.m. and 1.40 p.m. on Saturday, and 8 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on Sunday.
For the full report please look at the club website in the news section.