The Sligo Champion

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BOYLE

THE Boyle round of the Holmpatric­k Cup was played on Sunday the 25th of March.

IN first place were Shane Loftus and Paddy McLoughlin with 44 points, just pipping Michael Rush’s and Michael Gilmartin’s 43 points in to second place. CONGRATULA­TIONS to Shane and Paddy who go forward to the county final. Third place went to Patrick Egan and Lorcan Egan, who also had 43 points. NEXT weekend’s competitio­n is a Club Fundraiser Fourball Shambles open to all Ladies and Gents members of Boyle Golf Club.

THE competitio­n can be played from Good Friday to Easter Monday inclusive.

THE club asks all members to support this endeavour to raise money to spend on course maintenanc­e and improvemen­ts.

THE men’s weekly Thursday competitio­ns resume on Thursday the 5th of April.

IN the same week the mens’ section take on our neighbours from Ballaghade­rreen in the first inter-club match of the year.

THIS will be a first round match of the Connacht 9 Hole Clubs Championsh­ip which was establishe­d by the Connacht branch of the GUI last year as a competitio­n to be played for between exclusivel­y between the 9 hole clubs of the region.

A number of our neighbouri­ng clubs fall into this category including Ballaghade­rreen, Ballinamor­e, Ballymote, Castlerea, Strokestow­n and Tubbercurr­y.

CO SLIGO CLUB

TUESDAY 13th March 2018

18 Hole S/Stableford

1ST Lynette Carty (29) 28 pts

2ND Deirdre Connolly (13) 27 pts (B8) 3RD Mary Conefrey (14) 27 pts

9 Hole S/Stableford

1ST Anne McGill (22) 19 pts (B6) 2ND Moira Murray (29) 19 pts SATURDAY 17th March Open Day LEA McDaid (16) 29 pts MONDAY 19th March Open Day ALICE Davis (7) 30 pts.

CASTLE DARGAN

CASTLE Dargan Ladies will get their golfing year off to a start with a warm-up 12 hole competitio­n over Easter weekend on alternate days 31st March and 1st April. We hope the spring is on its way to brighten up the weekend and our ladies will have an enjoyable game.

ENNISCRONE

THE Enniscrone Scratch Cup sponsored by the Diamond Coast Hotel and Albany Ballina Tile & Paint was held last Saturday 24th March. 124 players (94 Junior, 30 Senior) participat­ed in the 27-Hole event, 18 Dunes course and 9 on Scurmore course. THE courses were in immaculate condition and won the praise of all competitor­s who came from all corners of the country.

PLAYED off the blue tees, three under par proved the best score on The Dunes with Niall Carroll winning the Senior Cup and Sean Acton the Junior Cup. RESULTS; Senior Cup; Winner – Niall Carroll (1) Galway Bay. Runner-up – Harry Gillivan (Scr) Westport, 3rd –John O Brien (Scr) Castlemart­yr 1st Nett – Charles McGoldrick (4) Enniscrone, 2nd Nett - Ryan O’Doherty (1) Enniscrone. 1st 18 holes Ken Kearney (2) Roscommon Junior Cup; Winner – Sean Acton (8) Tuam, runner-up –Aiden Grimes (6) Oughterard, 3rd –Archie McMahon (5) Enniscrone 1st Nett – Cormac Feeney (9) Enniscrone, 2nd Nett - Joseph Forde (8) Enniscrone 1st 18 holes Mark Kavanagh (6) Wicklow COMPETITIO­N Results

SUNDAY March 17th

DAVY’S Tool Hire Ballina

1ST Johnny Leonard(25)g

44pts b9

2ND Liam Grimes(25)y

44pts

3RD Paul Carney(26)y

43pts

4TH Emmett Loftus(13)y

42pts

5TH Michael McNamara(24)y 41pts

CSS yellow 37pts green 38pts non counting OPEN day every Thursday. Semi-Open every saturday. Contact 096 36297 for informatio­n

LADIES Results 18 Hole Stroke SPONSORED By The Post House 1ST Jane Creane (25) 69 nett 2ND 71 nett GROSS 3RD Nett (back 9)

C.S.S. 73 Kathleen Joyce (27)

Marian Forde (12) 89 Gross Pauline Campion (27) 73

STRANDHILL GOLF CLUB

THE Strandhill Golf Club Open Week starts on Monday 26th through to Monday April 2nd.

ONE of the key Open events is The Val Harte Open Matchplay Qualifier which takes place on Sunday 1st April.

THIS is open to visitors from other clubs who are especially welcome to play in this prestigiou­s event. THE upcoming fixtures can be viewed on the website at www.strandhill­golfclub.com MEMBERS please note the BRS Purse for competitio­ns starts on Saturday April 7th please ensure you have your Purse balance in place to allow you enter the competitio­ns further details will be communicat­ed during the week beginning March 26th CONGRATULA­TIONS to our recent 18 Hole Competitio­n winners details below and on Master Scoreboard. RESULTS

SUNDAY 25 March 2018

GILROY Gannon (GOY) Stableford KENNETH Henry 41pts

NOEL McHale 41pts

JIM Kenahan 41pts

MARK Rooney 38pts

TRISTAN Probst 38pts

SATURDAY 24 March 2018

VALUE Centre Stableford

STEPHEN English 38pts

MARTIN Cronin 38pts

DANIEL J Dolan 38pts

NORMAN Ashe 38pts

MARTIN Howley 37pts

FRIDAY 23 March 2018

FRIDAY Open

DANIEL J Dolan 38pts

TRISTAN Probst 37pts

CIARAN Henry 37pts

CIARAN Ryan 36pts

SUNDAY 18 March 2018

CLUB Stableford

PHILIP Moriarty 35pts

PETER Carr 34pts

DESSIE Melly 34pts

JOE Tuffy 34pts

KEVIN Henry 34pts

FRIDAY 16 March 2018

FRIDAY Open

EUGENE Gilligan 37pts

COLM Rochford 36pts

TOM Feely Co Sligo 36pts

TUBBERCURR­Y

RESULTS

SPRING Scramble

SPONSORED by Burleigh Accountanc­y Charlestow­n 1ST Colm McGee Paul Durcan Michael Collins Francis Kennedy 55.00

2ND Michael Gorman Keith Howley Brian Henry Breege Walsh 55.20

3RD Niall Murphy Philip Croke James Marren Marie Ohara 55.20

FIXTURES

OPEN weekend

SAT 31st Sun 1st

18 hole stableford open

SPONSOR J & E Oils

MONDAY 2nd

9 hole v par

SPONSOR Eamon Scanlon WEDNESDAY 28th

THE mayor of Bermingham Anne Underwood and Ann Kennedy chief operations officer Bermingham City Hall will visit the club at 12.30 MEMBERS are invited to attend

 ??  ?? Lady President Irene O’Donovan.
Lady President Irene O’Donovan.
 ??  ?? Winners of the Noel Keyes Foursome, (l-r), Joe Keyes, Captain, Sam Donaghy, Tom Horkan and Joseph Keyes. Pics: Carl Brennan.
Winners of the Noel Keyes Foursome, (l-r), Joe Keyes, Captain, Sam Donaghy, Tom Horkan and Joseph Keyes. Pics: Carl Brennan.
 ??  ?? County Sligo Golf Club Captain Joe Keyes making a presentati­on to Junior Captain Sean Casey.
County Sligo Golf Club Captain Joe Keyes making a presentati­on to Junior Captain Sean Casey.
 ??  ?? Lady Captain Michelle McGarraghy making a presentati­on to Junior Lady Captain Jenny Demmell.
Lady Captain Michelle McGarraghy making a presentati­on to Junior Lady Captain Jenny Demmell.
 ??  ?? Past Captain Tom Horkan.
Past Captain Tom Horkan.

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