MANNANCASTLE

STORM Kathleen caused havoc the weekend before last, but fortunately golfers still got out to play in challenging conditions.

The overall winner that weekend was our President, Eamon Trainor, who shot a brilliant 28 points on the Sunday afternoon. Eamon finished strongly with a great birdie two on the 12th hole.

Division 1 was won by Luke McGeown with a score of 26 points. Luke has shown some good form recently and the highlight of his round was the birdie on the 3rd. Finishing in second place was Derek Yorke on a score of 24 points.

Pauric Duffy won Division 2 with a score of 25 points. It was a very consistent round played by Pauric, holding off the challenge of Lenny McKitterick who finished one point back on 24. Division 3 was won by Finbar Boylan who shot a score of 23 points. Finbar won on the countback, holding off the challenge of Michael McCartan.

Liam Thornton won Division 4 with a score of 25 points. Liam played in the toughest of the conditions on the Saturday morning and polished off his round with a brilliant birdie two on the 10th hole. Jim Hanratty finished runner-up with a score of 24.

Full result from the singles stableford (11 holes) played on April 6 and 7: Overall winner Eamon Trainor (20) 28pts; Division 1 winner Luke McGeown (7) 26pts, 2nd Derek Yorke (7) 24pts; Division 2 winner Pauric Duffy (16) 25pts, 2nd Lenny McKitterick (17) 24pts; Division 3 winner Finbar Boylan (20) 23pts ocb, 2nd Michael McCarton (18) 23pts; Division 4 winner Liam Thornton (25) 25pts, 2nd Jim Hanratty (25) 24pts.

The 2024 Annual Junior Golf Academy runs from Tuesday June 25 to Thursday 27th inclusive, from 9:30am to 1:30pm each day. It’s for children aged from eight to 15 years and costs €60 per child.

A non-refundable deposit of €20 per child secures a place and you can book by emailing info@ mannancastlegolfclub.ie for a registration form or calling the office at 042-9663308 between 9:30am and 2:30pm and speaking with Theréze.