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CAPTAIN’S PRIZE TO LADIES :
This week we had the second of our majors- Captain Damien Duignan’s Prize to Ladies. 1ST Mary O Rourke 73 2ND Attracta O Connor 74 GROSS Ger Farry 3RD Elizabeth Muldowney 74 COX’S PHARMACY STABLEFORD:
Our previous week’s competition was Cox’s Pharmacy Stableford with the top two positions going to Drumshanbo. 1ST Dolores Mulvey 36pts 2ND Kathleen Loftus 35pts GROSS Ger Farry 3RD Mary King 33pts JUNIOR GOLF SUMMER LESSONS:
Junior Golf lessons with Golf Pro Pete Duignan continue this Wednesday from 5pm. For details please contact Anne Cox, Benny Boyle or Chris on 071 9667015. BEGINNERS LESSONS LADIES: Ladies lessons will follow after the Junior Lessons. For details please contact Lady Captain Noeleen Moffatt 086 819 2495.
CASTLEDARGAN
CAPTAINS Day OUR club Captain Niall Walsh hosted his Captains Day on Sunday last. With the weather staying kind it was still a tough task for all golfers with the blue tees back as far as they can go and some tricky pin positions on the greens. Still after all scores were in there were two men Ciaran Cryan and Adrian Mc Goldrick the only men under par with James Davey one back on level par and Brendan Deignan, Kevin McCarthy and Paul McGonigle one further back on one over. Top 14 went out in the early evening with first out Gerard Tailly and Tony Ballintine followed by James Fallon, Martin Burke and Mervyn Keegan. Next out were Ray O’Grady, Eoin Carroll and Tony Wasylocha and then the top six of Paul, Brendan, Kevin and last James, Adrian and Ciaran. The weather got a little wet for the 9 hole playoff but it didn’t dampen the spirits or the standard of the golf with the top six in the mix up to the final hole. With all scores in nothing could separate the top two of Ciaran Cryan and Brendan Deignan with it having to go to a countback of the playoff to settle it and it was Riverstown’s favourite son Brendan Deignan who took the victory. Winning scores were 1st Brendan Deignan 109, 2nd Ciaran Cryan 109, 3rd Tony Wasylocha 110, 4th Adrian Mc Goldrick 111, 5th James Fallon 112.
Winner of the juniors with the score of the day was Darragh Connolly who shot a impressive round of one over par 73, net 67. Visitors prize was won by Adrian walls with 35pts who won on a countback from Declan Sheenan.
Ladies winner was Carmel Conlon. In second was Joan on Dowd and in third was Pauline Byrne.
Beginner juniors competition held on Saturday and there was prizes for putting, chipping and longest drive. With all our 25 new beginner juniors competing in over and under 10s boys and girls there was something for everyone on the day.
Kevin McCarthy won the lowest gross with a score of 79. After all the golf was played everyone joined Captain Niall and his family, Tonya, Aoife, Daniel and Lochlan in the Middleton bar for drinks. After that all had a beautiful meal in the courtyard where Niall thanked all the members, Friends and guests who came out to support and make it such an enjoyable day for him and his family. After the meal there was the presentation of prizes and the night then kicked off when the music started playing and everyone continued to enjoy the night into the early hours. Everyone would like to thank Niall for a wonderful day and night and wish him well for the rest of his Captains year. Club competitions The competition on Saturday 23th July sponsored by Envest Environmental was won by Eoin Carroll with a score of 36 Pts. In second was Niall Kearns and in third was Mark White. On Sunday 24th July sponsored by Mc Canny and Co. Solicitors was won by Mark White with a score of 26 Pts. In second was Niall Walsh and in third was Brendan Deignan. Sponsored competitions for weekend last was on Saturday Conroc Coffee and on Sunday was Lavins Outfitters. Results in next weeks notes. Next weeks sponsored are on Saturday Signs Express and is open stableford and on Sunday the sponsor is Kearns Centra Caltragh and is also stableford. Junior cup Good luck to Ray o Grady and his junior cup team who take on Athenry Golf Culb in Ballinrobe on Saturday the 5th at the Connaght finals weekend. And hopefully on Sunday in the final.
ENNISCRONE
RESULTS: Saturday Stableford July 31st 1ST John Lancaster( 10) w 42pts 2ND Mark Tickle( 6) w 41pts CSS white 36pts yellow 37pts SUNDAY July 31st Stableford LIAM Hackett Commercials 1ST Robert Eades( 22) y 2ND Derek Basquill( 4) w 3RD Evan Nealon( 18) y jnr 4TH Brian Casey( 7) y 5TH Arthur McMahon( 5) y 38pts CSS white 36pts yellow 37pts SUN 31st July 2016 18 Hole Stableford SPONSORED by Ulster Bank Ballina 1ST Antoinette Casey ( 21) 41 pts 2ND Marian Forde ( 13) 37 pts 3RD Christine McGuinness ( 30) 36 pts 4TH Martha Jones ( 13) 34 pts ( Bk 6) 5TH Halogue Malone ( 20) 34 pts 5TH Maura Dargan ( 17) 33 pts ( Bk 9) CSS 36 pts
TUBBERCURRY
39pts 44pts 39pts b9 38pts b6 PRESIDENT’S day MR. Eamon McGinley club president hosted his day last Sunday, Play started as early as 6a. m. and continued untill late afternoon. Word soon spread that juniors were taking the course apart. It soon transpired when 3 juniors lead the way after 18 holes. When the cut came at 73 nett many of those going out for the third 9 holes were in fact juniors. RESULTS PRESIDENT’S prize to juniors 1ST Colin Brennan 2ND Kyle McDonagh 3RD Ben Henry PRESIDENT’S prize to Ladies 1ST Brid Leonard 33 ½ nett 2ND Mary Kilcoyne 33 ½ nett 3RD Breege walsh 34 ½ nett PRESIDENTS Prize 1ST Keith Feehily 98.5 nett 2ND Vinny Murphy 102 3RD C, P. Scanlon 103 GROSS John Brennan 4TH Jack Corley 96.5 ( Junior) 5TH Cian Ginty ( Junior) BEST 18 John T. Marren PAST Presidents Joe Kilcoyne BEST 3rd 9 Darragh Seevers BEST back 9 Fergus Marren BEST front 9 Christy Wimsey MARTIN Cahill Perpetual Memorial trophy STARTING on Monday 1st and continuing till Sunday 7th August there will be an open 18 hole 3 ball rumble. 2 scores to count on each hole and all 3 on 18th, Proceeds will be divided between Hospice and the club. Entry is € 20 per person. Re entry is € 10. The cup is presented by Paddy Colleran of Collerans pharmacy Charlestown who was a lifelong playing partner of the late Martin Cahill. The competition is sponsored by Collerans Pharmacy. JIMMY Bruen THE club play in the Connacht semi final next Friday 5th in Ballinrobe golf club. They play Athenry and the match starts at 12.30. We wish Mark Burke, Gerard henry and the team all the best. GILLESPIE Cup THE Gillespie Cup takes place in Enniscrone golf club on Monday 8th CONNACHT Shield THE final provincial inter club competition takes place on Monday 15th August. The club play Castlebar.
STRANDHILL
STRANDHILL Golf Club Open Week got underway last Sunday and we were delighted to welcome golfers from across the country and the UK to sample what Strandhill Golf Club has to offer. Having spoken to and played with a number of visitors over the course of the week, every single person was extremely complimentary about the golf course, facilities and staff. John Kent Sports 18 Hole Stableford ( Monday) Monday’s John Kent Sports sponsored 18 hole stableford competition was the epitome of what open week is about as the top ten players came from seven different golf clubs.
First place was taken by Ciaran Henry with a score of 40 points. Ciaran scored a total of thirteen pars over the course of his round with six on the front nine and the remaining seven on the back nine as well as adding birdies on the fifth, twelfth and thirteenth holes on the way to signing for his score of 40 points and first place 1st Ciaran Henry ( 03) 40pts 2nd Ruairi O’Connor ( 00) 39pts 3rd Ronan Rooney ( 16) 38pts 4th James Tierney ( 15) 38pts Back 9 Clement McCormack ( 16) 18pts Tuesday’s Valet Depot sponsored 18 hole stableford competition kept the trend of visitors featuring in the top ten places as the winds increased to make scoring difficult.
First place was taken by James Tierney from Galway Golf Club with a score of 34 points. James scored a total of five pars over the course of his eighteen holes with four on the front nine and the remaining par on the back nine on the way to securing first place with his score of 34 points. 1st James Tierney ( 15) 34pts 2nd Maurice Cullen ( 06) 32pts 3rd Kevin Fallon ( 18) 32pts 4th Daniel Egan ( 05) 31pts Back 9 Jimmy Noone ( 17) 15pts Wednesday’s Union Foods Distributors 18 hole stableford competition saw some exceptional scores returned with the top four scores capable of winning competitions on their own.
First place was taken John O’Dea from Strandhill Golf Club with a score of 45 points. John scored a total of six pars over the course of his eighteen holes with two on the front nine and the remaining four on the back nine as well as adding a birdie on the par four thirteenth hole to ensure he completed his round with a score of 45 points for first place. 1st John O’Dea ( 21) 45pts 2nd Louis Cabena ( 09) 41pts 3rd Declan O’Brien ( 14) 40pts 4th Fergal McLoughlin ( 14) 39pts Back 9 Padraig Dooley ( 13) 22pts Thursday’s Compupac IT Solutions sponsored 18 hole stableford saw a very close competition with the top seven players only separated by three points.
First place was taken by Robert Kelly from Stran- dhill Golf Club with a score of 38 points. Robert scored a total of five pars during the course of his round with three on the front nine and the remaining two on the back nine as well as adding an impressive tally of five birdies on the fourth, fifth, sixth, eleventh and fifteenth holes on the way to signing for his score of 38 points and first place.
Friday’s Fiddler’s Creek sponsored 18 hole stableford competition continued the theme of prize- winners from different club as the top seven finishers all hailed from different golf clubs.
Fergus Torsney from Castle Dargan Golf Club took first place with a fantastic score of 42 points. Fergus scored a total of five pars over the course of his eighteen holes with two on the front nine and the remaining three on the back nine on his way to signing for his winning score of 42 points. 1st Fergus Torsney ( 25) 42pts 2nd Tristan Probst ( 05) 39pts 3rd Gerry Forde ( 18) 38pts 4th Declan Murrin ( 09) 37pts Back 9 John Jinks ( 17) 19pts Saturday’s Tindal Wine Merchants sponsored 18 hole stableford competition was another closely fought affair with the top ten finishers only separated by three points.
First place was taken by Gerry Fox from Strandhill Golf Club with a score of 40 points. Gerry scored a total of ten pars over the course of his eighteen holes distributed equally between the front and back nines with five on each nine as well as adding four birdies on the fourth, fifth, seventh and sixteenth holes to ensure he took first place with a score of 40 points. 1st Gerry Fox ( 06) 40pts 2nd Noel J Bullock ( 17) 39pts 3rd Frank Henry ( 20) 39pts 4th Martin Cronin ( 13) 39pts Back 9 John Stewart ( 07) 21pts Sunday’s Strandhill Lodge & Suites sponsored 18 hole stableford competition continued the trend of close scoring with the top ten places cover by four points.
First place was taken by Ronnie Doyle from Strandhill Golf Club with a score of 39 points. Ronnie scored a total of ten pars over the course of his eighteen holes with seven on the front nine and the remaining three on the back nine to ensure he signed for his score of 39 points and first place. 1st Ronnie Doyle ( 14) 39pts 2nd David Lindsay ( 10) 38pts 3rd Larry Doran ( 20) 38pts 4th Mick Walsh ( 25) 37pts Back 9 John Devereux ( 15) 20pts Ladies 18 Hole Open Stableford ( Wednesday) 1st Rosemary Carr ( 19) 33pts New Smile Dental 18 Hole Open Stableford ( Thursday)
1st Claire Gallagher ( 27) 38pts 2nd Ann Monaghan ( 30) 38pts 3rd Brona Galvin ( 20) 37pts Ladies 18 Hole Open Stableford ( Friday) 1st Roisin Harper ( 26) 31pts 2nd Marian Judge ( 32) 29pts Strandhill Pharmacy 18 Hole Open Stableford ( Sunday) 1st Mary Golden ( 16) 35pts 2nd Ann Cox ( 18) 35pts 3rd Ann Monaghan ( 29) 33pts.