MANNANCASTLE
SENIORS Captain Denis Murphy held his drive-in on Tuesday of last week on a beautiful dry day.
Denis had a very successful drive witnessed by a large gathering of his fellow seniors, accompanied by much slagging and craic.
In the following four-man scramble over 10 holes there was a very tight finish, with only one shot separating the first six teams.
The winning team, by a margin of 0.1 points, was Paul Hollywood (7), Graeme Woodcock (9), Arthur Mulholland (10) and Brian Flanagan (15).
The second-placed team of Con Hanneffy (6), Joe O’Hara (8), Sean Harvey (11) and Gerry Cumiskey (15) were in turn only 0.5 points ahead of the team comprising Philip McGovern (6), Tony Rooney (8), Declan Govern (9) and Philip McEntee (12).
During the presentation the large turnout was thanked by Denis for supporting his drive-in and he hoped to see them all enjoy a friendly round of golf during the coming months.
Everyone relaxed in a friendly atmosphere after the golf, enjoying the tea, coffee and baked goods provided by Evelyn Brady.
A wet bank holiday Monday saw a decent turn-out for our two-person team event.
Taking first place was Paul Shannon and Terry Kiernan with a score of 46 points. The pair dovetailed perfectly, shooting 23 points on the front nine and coming home with another 23.
In second place was Vice Captain Joe O’Hara and Paddy Byrne who shot a score of 44 points. Paddy played some outstanding golf throughout but had Joe to fall back on, chipping in when needed.
The Men’s Winter League final standings are as follows:
Division 1: 1st John Clarke - 167pts; T2nd Barry Hand, Oran Martin & John Hand - 163pts.
Division 2: 1st George Farrelly - 181pts; 2nd Joe Liffey - 177pts; 3rd Rory Lennon - 165pts.
Division 3: 1st Kevin Gavigan - 199pts; T2nd Vincent Duffy, Joe McGeown & Eamonn Murphy - 174pts.
Congratulations to all the winners. The presentations will take place in due course and each winner will be notified in advance.
In the mixed tee singles stableford held over the Easter weekend, our overall winner was Kevin Gavigan who shot an incredible 49 points on the Saturday. Kevin has been playing extremely well over the last few months.
A two under par round for Darragh Kelly on Easter Sunday morning was good enough for him to win Division 1. Darragh played a very solid round, with 17 pars and an eagle on the 14th hole. The runner-up was James McGeown who shot a good score of 41 points.
Division 2 was won by George Farrelly who shot a score of 40 points. George has been very consistent of late and showed it again. David Gonnelly finished in second place with a score of 39 points.
Tom Fahey won Division 3 with a great score of 43 points. With 22 points on the front nine, Tom set himself up well for a fine score on the Sunday afternoon. Martin McCaul finished in second place with a score of 42 points.
We had another outstanding score in Division 4, with Micheal Hanratty shooting 48 points. Micheal shot 26 on the front nine and came home with 22. The runner-up was Graeme Woodcock who shot a score of 43 points.
Full result from the Easter weekend singles stableford: Overall winner Kevin Gavigan (24) 49pts; Division 1 winner Darragh Kelly (7) 45pts, 2nd James McGeown (10) 41pts; Division 2 winner George Farrelly (16) 40pts, 2nd David Gonnelly (17) 39pts; Division 3 winner Tom Fahey (20) 43pts, 2nd Martin McCaul (22) 42pts; Division 4 winner Micheal Hanratty (34) 48pts, 2nd Graeme Woodcock (23) 43pts.