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ROSSLARE LADIES
Tuesday, September 18, 18-hole singles stableford: 1, Paula Stafford (15), 36 points; 2, Anne Gaynor (21), 32 points; 3, Carmel Lonergan (28), 31 points; 4, Paula O’Leary (11), 31 points.
Burrow course, twelve holes: 1, Breda O’Brien (27), 17 points.
WEXFORD
The big news last week was the result of the club super draw which was held at a special function in the clubhouse before a large attendance.
Music was provided by Ronnie and Paul Bent. As the winning tickets, which were all for holidays abroad, were being drawn by the Mayor of Wexford, Cllr. Tony Dempsey, theme music from each of the holiday locations was played by Ronnie and Paul, and this very much added to the excitement and to the holiday atmosphere in the clubhouse.
There were nine holidays and a seller’s prize on offer, and the lucky winners were: 1st prize, five-star 14-night full board Mediterranean cruise, Mary Walsh, Knocknasillogue, Blackwater; 2nd prize, 14 nights all-inclusive holiday in Mexico, Bart Zalwert, Churchtown Court, Kilrane; 3rd prize, seven nights all-inclusive at a Mauritius golf resort, John Pierce, Clontarf, Co. Dublin; 4th prize, four-star ski holiday, half-board with ski packs, Catherine Lynn, Coolballow; 5th prize, five nights in a four-star hotel in New York, ‘The Four of Us’, c/o Rita Cleary, Coolcotts; 6th prize, five nights in a four-star hotel in Dubai, Angela Kelly, St. John’s Road; 7th prize, four nights in a four-star hotel in Prague, Mary Hatton, Crossabeg; 8th prize, four nights in a four-star hotel in Rome, Janet Browne, Glynn; 9th prize, four-night four-star trip to Prague, Terry Lyons, Curracloe.
The seller’s prize (free sub)was won by our club President, John Quigley. Well done to the fundraising committee of ‘Patch’ Doyle, Kevin Murphy and Trish Boyd.
Tuesday Seniors, 15-hole singles: 1, Brian Judd (20), 32 points (back seven); 2, Seamus Sills (26), 32 points; 3, Tom Sullivan (19), 31 points.
Tuesday evening semi-open, ten-hole Scotch mixed fourball: 1, Janet Dignan and Kieran Purcell (16), 37; 2, Aisling O’Leary and Paul Harrington (5.3), 37.7; 3, Kathleen and Larry Murphy (16.7), 38.3.
This was the last of this summer’s competitions, and refreshments and music by Paul Bent were provided in the clubhouse to close off the season in style. Well done Kathleen for organising this popular event again this year.
Wednesday ladies’ and gents’ 14-hole open fourball: 1, Joe Moore (9) and Seán Kenny (19), 48 strokes.
Liam Bowler sponsored a team event on the August bank holiday which had a few novel scoring opportunities, and we wondered what other ideashe could come up with. We did not have too long to wait as on Friday, in conjunction with Wexford G.C., we had the first of the ‘Liam Bowler Pro Shop Classics’.
Unlike ‘The Late Late Show’, there was not a prize for everyone in the audience but there was a prize for everyone who did anything noteworthy during the competition.
There were three categories with 13 prizes in each. Given the very heavy rain on Thursday, our course staff were at work early on Friday morning and had the course in first-class condition. There was a very good entry with quite a few visitors.
Results - gents’ Cat. +2 to -13 handicaps: 1, Donal Walsh (6, Portarlington), 39 points; 2, Alan Keeling (10), 38 points; 3, John French (11), 37 points (back nine); gross, Rhys Clarke, 33 points; first nine, Ray Cullinane (12), 20 points (back six); back nine, Jim Turner (6), 19 points; nearest the pin: third hole, Alan Keeling; sixth hole, Danny Kenny; ninth hole, Ray Cullinane; 13th hole, Geoffrey Farrell; 16th hole, Tadhg Foran; nearest the pin in two on the 18th hole, John Byrne; longest drive, Donal Walsh (Portarlington).
Gents’ 14 handicap up: 1, Michael Fortune (17), 41 points; 2, Ian Thomas (18), 40 points; 3, John McNicholas (23), 37 points; gross, Shane Kehoe, 21 points; front nine, Kieran Purcell (25), 23 points; back nine, Stuart Ryan (21), 20 points; nearest the pin: third hole, John Meyler; sixth hole, Ray Kent (New Ross); ninth hole, Michael Fortune; 13th hole, John O’Neill; 16th hole, Billy Moore; nearest the pin in two on the 18th, Shane Keogh; longest drive, Donal O’Connor.
Ladies: 1, Theresa Kehoe (17), 37 points; 2, Margaret Hearne (15), 35 points (back nine); 3, Helen McGuire (20), 35 points; gross, Leonie Furlong, 23 points; front nine, Mary Cashe (21), 20 points (back six); back nine, Susan Kelly (21), 17 points; nearest the pin: third hole, Barbara Mantripp; sixth hole, Eileen Byrne; ninth hole, Mary Cashe; 13th hole, Leonie Furlong; 16th hole, Carmel Murphy; longest drive, Cathríona Walsh.
As there was no winner of nearest the pin on the 18th, it had been decided that in this event a second nearest the pin on the ninth would be awarded, and this was won by Theresa Kehoe.
There was plenty of work by the competitions committee in a limited time after the last competitors finished their rounds.
To conclude this very busy week, our weekend competition was sponsored by Boland’s Car Sales.
Results: 1, Alan Lawlor (11), 39 points; 2, Peter Corish (20), 38 points (back nine); 3, Jim Cole (24), 38 points; gross, Nicky Reville, 30 points; 4, Bart Zalwert (29), 37 points; vets., Nicky Murphy (11), 37 points.
The presentation of prizes will be next Sunday, September 30. Next Friday, Saturday and Sunday we will hold the Mr Oil free sub competition.
The jackpot was not won last weekend, and the weekly prize of €50 was won by Tony Pierce. The jackpot will be €2,033 next week.
ROSSLARE
The three club matchplay competitions came to a close recently, with some great tussles in all three.
In the quarter-finals of the Pettit Cup (singles), Tim Quinlivan beat Joe Moran Jnr., Dan Cash beat Dominic O’Sullivan, Ken Maher beat Douglas Benson, and Derek Evans beat Joe Cummins.
The semi-finals resulted in Quinlivan beating Cash, who was trying to win his fifth Pettit Cup, and Evans overcoming Maher.
There was a bit of a surprise in the final when the in-form Derek Evans went down to Tim Quinlivan.
In the semi-finals of the Walsh Cup (foursomes), the father and son partnership of Alan and Ciarán Cudddihy beat John Bolger and Pierce Frawley, and Jim Cullimore and Ken Maher beat the very fancied partnership of Philip Balfe and Greg Kelleher.
In the final, Cullimore and Maher came out on top 2/1. The Kerlogue Cup (mixed foursomes), sponsored by Philip and Paula Stafford, resulted in a win for Kevin Foran and Kathleen Cullimore over Ned Kinsella and Trish Devereux.
In the semi-finals the winners beat Tim and Carmel Quinlivan, and the runners-up beat Jim Hennessy and Doreen McGovern.
Singles: 1, Ian Lynch (+1), 38 points; 2, Ken Martin (19), 38 points; 3, Eoin Moore (15), 36 points; 4, Michael O’Regan (12), 35 points.
Team of three: 1, Rory Deane (5), Ted Tierney (8), Brian Hall-O’Mahony (8), 87 points; 2, Pádraig Dempsey (12), Boyd Scott (15), Eugene Daly (26), 84 points; 3, Liam (13), Carmel (13) and Paddy Lonergan (13), 84.
Singles: 1, Jim Cullimore (7); 2, Joseph Doyle (6); gross, Gary Collins (+3), 34 points; vet., J.F. Scott (17), 35 points.
Fourball: 1, Pat Goff (12), Charlie O’Gorman (12), 42 points; 2, Noel Holohan, John Glennon, 42 points; 3, Tom Gleeson (12), Martin Cooney (13), 42 points.
Singles (blue course): 1, Dermot Cahill (6), 70; 2, Liam Mulcahy (17), 71; 3, Tony O’Leary (scr.), 72; 4, Mark Mullen (+1), 73; gross, Morris (+2), 73.
Singles (green course): 1, Martin Buggy (19), 37 points; 2, Bobby O’Dowd (21), 36 points; 3, J.D. Clarke (26), 35 points.
WEXFORD LADIES
Ladies’ 18-hole stableford competition, Thursday, September 6, sponsored by Fortune’s Chemist (57 played): 1, Beppi O’Connor (19), 39 points; 2, Sally O’Neill (20), 37 points; 3, Louise Boshoff (15), 36 points (back nine); gross, Ruth Kennedy (5), 27 points; Senior prize, Mary O’Leary (21), 35 points; nine-hole competition, Richella MacCarvill (6), 21 points; nearest the pin, Helen Robinson, 5m 70cm.
Ladies’ Seniors 14-hole singles stableford, Monday, September 10: 1, Josephine Brennan (18), 30 points; 2, Masie Purcell (15), 25 points (back seven); 3, Helen McGuire (20), 25 points (back seven); 4, Delia Brosnan (36), 25 points (back seven).
Saturday and Thursday, September 8 and 13, 18hole strokes medal sponsored by Pamela Scott (58 played): 1, Deirdre Colfer (22), 71; 2, Carmel Murphy (8), 72 (back nine); 3, Margaret Atkinson (10), 72; gross, Ruth Kennedy (5), 76; Senior, Barbara Mantripp (26), 76; ninehole, Mary Cotter (16), 17 points; nearest the pin, Louise Boshoff, 1m 54cm.
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Unfortunately, due to the inclement weather on Thursday, our 18-hole singles stableford competition had to be converted to a sweepstake with 19 ladies playing.
Results: 1, Tara Dunne (4), 36 points (welcome back to the winners circle Tara!); 2, Mary Burke (46), 34 points; 3, Sally O’Neill (32), 19 points; nearest the pin, Yvonne MacSweeney, 7m 32cms.
Ladies’ matchplay competitions on finals day, Saturday, September 15 – J.J. Devereux: winner, Ger O’Brien; runner-up, Bernie Power; J.J. Devereux (37+ handicap): winner, Mary Rackard; runner-up, Liz Darcy; ladies’ Super 6: winner, Lily Rowe; runner-up, lady Captain Patricia Hanton.
Congratulations to Kathleen and Larry Murphy who won the club mixed matchplay.
The super fundraising draw was held on September 16 in the clubhouse. Congratulations to Mary Walsh who won first prize, a 14-day five-star ruise or €4,500. Congratulations also to Mary Hatton and Angela Kelly who also won holidays.
The Liam Bowler Pro Shop ladies’ and gents’ singles stableford classic was held on Friday. There was a separate ladies’ category for 0-45 handicap with 14 prizes up for grabs.
Results: 1, Theresa Kehoe (17), 37 points; 2, Margaret Hearne (15), 35 points (back nine); 3, Helen McGuire (20), 35 points; front nine, Mary Cashe (21), 20 points (back six); back nine, Susan Kelly (21), 17 points; longest drive on the eleventh, Cathríona Walsh; nearest pin on all par threes: 3rd, Barbara Mantripp, 4m 47cm; 6th, Eileen Byrne, 9’ 8”; 9th, Mary Cashe 8’ 3”; 13th, Leonie Furlong, 12’ 1 ½” and Carmel Murphy 4’ 2”. Next nearest the pin on the ninth hole was Theresa Kehoe with 8’ 9”.
Prize winners please note we will take an official photograph with Liam on the final presentation night.
Huge congratulations and thank you to Liam and his staff for the fantastic organisation and superb prizes for this classic! Also praise is due to head greenkeeper Jake and his staff for the great work on the course, with the greens in immaculate condition as usual.
Next week’s competition is an 18-hole singles ctableford sponsored by Trinity Motors, with an extra customer prize.
Please note there will be two extra 16-hole competitions on October 18 and 25 to replace two previously called off competitions earlier in the year.
Our end of season, final presentation night for 18-hole competitions is Friday, October 12. Please join us for the presentation of medals, spoons, J.J. Devereux Cup, 37+, birdie tree and player of the year, which is a very close competition this year, and competitions from September 27, October 4 and 11. We are looking forward to seeing all members on the night.
TAGHMON SOCIETY
The society went to Waterford G.C. on September 1, which strangely enough is in Kilkenny, on the side of a hill called Mount Misery, which was quite apt for a few of the scores that came in!
On a showery day, 34 players turned up to this course, the first time it has been on our fixtures list.
The winner was no stranger to collecting a few prizes each year but when you can win by a clear seven points there is no hiding class. He even dragged a few family members into the prizes as well.
Results: 1, Edward Cousins (6), 43; 2, Nicky Murphy (18), 36; 3, Paddy Kearney (18), 35; Cat. 1, Mark Furlong (14), 32; Cat. 2, Tom O’Gorman (19), 34; Cat. 3, Tony Kelly (28), 32; front nine, Eddie Cousins (24), 18; back nine, Joe Cashin (28), 23; nearest the pin (16th), Denis Banville, 6’2”; visitor, John Evoy (15), 33.
There was three winners of the twos club, Nicky Cousins and Edward Cousins x two, who received €20 and €40 respectively.
We are heading for The Heritage Golf Resort for the next outing for a long overdue weekend away. We only hope that we can do the course justice and bring in some good scoring.
The new society tee-shirts and half tops are now available to order. If you want one, contact Ballor.
PAULINE’S SOCIETY
The outing to Macreddin golf course, which was postponed earlier this year, will now be played there on Saturday, October 6.
As has previously been mentioned in our notice, an all-inclusive package will include a motorised buggy for all participants.
This is being provided due to the difficult terrain of the course.
Players are advised that these buggies must travel on the pathways provided, and not off road.
The usual arrangements regarding placing names on the sheet in Pauline’s Bar apply, and should be entered there before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3.
It is important that as many members as possible should turn out to make it an enjoyable day, and visitors are also welcome.