The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
AROUND THE GOLF CLUBS
BALLYBUNION
Men’s and Ladies club Fixture: Sunday, December 29 - Captain & Lady Captains Drive in Shotgun on Old and Cashen Course Senior Men
Fixtures: Thursday December 19 – Competition on Old Course Senior Ladies
Fixtures: Friday December 20 – Competition on Old Course
DOOKS
Men’s club
Result of Club Singles, Dec 14 & 15: 1. Bernard Collins (17) 35pts, 2nd John Noonan (13) 30pts
Fixture: Dec 21 & 22 - Club Singles, white markers, stableford 13 holes to be decided.
KENMARE
Men’s club
Result of 15-hole Singles: 1st James Murphy (9) 34pts. 2nd John Barry (14) 33pts.
Thursday Morning Autumn Gold Winner - Bernard Hourihan 22pts. Ladies club
Result of 12-Hole Stableford sponsored by Randles Butcher: 1st Joanne Bhamvra (25) 22 points.
KILLARNEY
Men’s club
Result of Sunday’s Scotch foursomes on Mahony’s Point. Handicap allowance was half the combined with a minimum of 6 tee shots per player: 1st Donie MacSweeney (16) & Alan MacSweeney (4) 43 pts (10); 2nd Michael Maher (4) & Colm O’Shea (11) 43 pts (8)
Fixtures
Sunday December 26: Arbutus Cup Single Stableford sponsored by Killarney Printing on Mahony’s Point. Shotgun starts at 10.30
Mixed Foursomes Drive-In Sunday, December 27 sponsored by Joe Geaney on Mahony’s Point
Please come and support President Marguerita Mulcahy, Lady Captain Anne Looney, Men’s Captain Harry O’ Neill, Junior Girls Captain Corrina Griffin & Junior Boy’s Captain Christian Casey for the annual Drive In, which will be held on Sunday 27th December at 10 am before the Mixed Competition.
ROSS
Result of Sunday’s Christmas 12hole Mixed Scramble and end of year prizegiving and party, which was very well supported and very enjoyable: 1. Maurice Coffey, Ken Grieve, Seamus McCarthy; 2. Tony Lenihan, John Ivory, Donie Broderick; 3. Michael J Casey, Bridie Doyle, Michael O’Leary.
The prizes for the Christmas Hampers, Keanes Jewellers Medal Competition and the Golfer of the Year were presented.
Christmas Hampers winner: Jim Morris.
Keanes Jewellers Medal Competition winner: Tony Lenihan.
Golfer of the Year: John Cushkelly. We wish to offer our thanks to Megan and the Killarney Race Co for hosting our Christmas Party and for their support in facilitating us during the year.
Best of luck to the incoming Ladies and Gents Captains for 2020, Mary Gorman and Seamus McCarthy respectively.
Fixture: Sunday December 22 We will hold a two man Champagne Scramble with a shot gun start at 10am, put your name on the entry sheet on noticeboard or be there at 9.30am. Draw for partners at 9.45am.
TRALEE
Result of Sunday’s Christmas Scramble: 1st Mary Fitzgerald, Eamon Fitzgerald, Cianan Ferris (41), 2nd Jerry Moloney, John W Murphy, Maurice M O Connor (42), 3rd Pat Prenderville, Isabel Mancera, Sean Carmody (43), 4th Ger Power, Jayne Power, Michael G Sheehy (43)
Fixtures:
Friday, December 27 – Sean Walsh Am Am
Sunday, January 5 - 3-Person Scramble
Sunday, January 26 - Captains’ Drive-In
WATERVILLE
Men’s club
Result of Saturday & Sunday’s Singles Stableford sponsored by Hogs Head Golf Club: 1st Connor Maher (10) 39 pts, 2nd Michael McSweeney (13) 37 pts, 3rd Che Flaherty (6) 37 pts, Sat: Gerald O’Connell (11) 31 pts, Sun: Aidan MacAuliffe (12) 34 pts, Sponsors Prize: Aidan O’Connell (18) 31pts, Guest Prize: Jim Guirey (16) Dooks 34pts