ONtheFAIRWAYS
ABBEY LADIES SOCIETY
Twenty players visited New Ross on Saturday, July 22, for a scramble. The winners were Bridget Duffin and Adeline Fox with 74.3 points, and the runners-up were Theresa Foley, Liz Kelly and Ann Crosbie with 76.4 points.
Nearest the pin was Dympna Molloy, and the longest drive winner was Adeline Fox. Well done ladies.
Abbey ladies played in Carrigelade on August 5. The next game is on Friday, August 25, in the Abbey.
Results: 1, Brigid Doyle, 36 points; 2, Eileen Wallace, 35 points; 3, Ann O’Grady, 33 points; Cat. 1, Marie Therese Wall, 32 points; 2, Martina Reidy, 33 points; 3, Adeline Fox, 33 points; nearest the pin, Eileen Wallace; longest drive, Adeline Fox; back nine, Mary Rose Ryan; front nine, Ann Crosbie.
The Pierce O’Mahoney Golf Classic is on Sunday, August 13, in the Abbey par three in Fethard-on-Sea, with €20 entry for a singles game.
All funds raised will be donated to Suicide Prevention, Pieta House, Wexford. All support will be appreciated. Call Frank on 086-6084257 for times etc.
NEW ROSS LADIES
Last Wednesday, August 2, the 18-hole v. par was sponsored by Joyces Homecare New Ross.
Results: 1, Anne O’Grady (28), one up; 2, Teresa Byrne (20), one up (last nine); 3, Margaret Furlong (15), one down; Senior, Teresa Minihan (28), three down.
On August 9 Brooks Jewellers sponsor an 18-hole stroke competition which is a medal competition also.
Get Into Golf ladies will continue with their Wednesday evening activities from 6.20 p.m. The new golfers are enjoying the experience and the fun. Many thanks to the volunteers who come up to accompany the girls on the Wednesday evenings, your generosity is greatly appreciated.
The club fundraiser classic is next weekend and we are hoping for a really good turn-out. The Culcita-sponsored prizes are splendid and are on view in the clubhouse this week.
The €20 entry is a steal and ladies, do enter every day to improve your chances of taking home the lovely garden furniture. The huge hampers for the raffle are well worth winning...your Christmas presents sorted!
Support your club this week. Prize-winners will be announced next Sunday. Tickets are on sale from committee members and in the clubhouse. The Minor Alliance will start in September so if you are interested in joining please add your name to the list posted in the ladies’ locker room before the end of August.
August 30 is the date of our annual ladies’ Solheim Cup event. Playing in fours, competitors will play six holes of Scotch foursomes, six holes fourball better ball, and six holes single stableford. It is an open so spread the news wide and far. Members’ entry is €10, visitors €15. Booking online is already available.
Fourball matchplay for ladies is well under way but teams are urged to keep to deadlines at this busy holiday period in order that that it can be completed in good time.
Excitement is building for our Mary McKenna team, heading to Co. Meath to do battle with Royal Tara this Thursday, August 10, at 1.30 p.m. This is a tremendous achievement for our girls to reach a Leinster final and we are confident of a positive outcome even from the away fixture.
The team bus will leave from Tinneranny early on Thursday morning so that everyone is relaxed and happy heading out on the first tee. Best wishes to everyone involved and especially the golfers who are an inspiration to the rest of us.
The selected team includes Jacqui Morgan and Mary Maher, Mary Kavanagh and Mary Shannon, Ann Healy and Breda McManus, Ann Conway and Teresa Foley, and Margaret Furlong and Liz Roberts.
The substitutes travelling will be Eleanor Roche and Elizabeth Purcell. The managers/selectors are Liz Bennett and Jacqui Morgan. Any support is warmly welcomed.
THE GATE SOCIETY
The Gate Golf Society held its sixth outing of 2017 at Faithlegg Golf Club. We were playing for the President’s prize (Mark Purcell).
The sponsors were The Gate Golf Society and Anthony Purcell, Richie Purcell and Johnny Purcell to whom we are very grateful. We want to thank the Faithlegg Golf Club staff for all their help.
The presentation was held in the Three Bullet Bar, and congratulations to Michael Power who will be the President of the society for 2018.
ENNISCORTHY LADIES
On the first day of autumn the ladies were keen to get out on the fairways, with the sunshine keeping the rain at bay! The sponsor was Kiltrea Pottery and it was an open singles stableford competition.
Results: 1, Margaret Frayne (12), 42 points; 2, Liz Browne (13), 41 points; 3, Meta Cummins (29), 40 points; 4, Helen D’Eathe (29), 39 points (back nine); 5 and Seniors, Vera Garry (22), 39 points; 36 handicap, Chris Yates (36), 38 points; nine-hole qualifier, Ann McGibney (36), 14 points; visitor, Janette O’Neill (29), 30 points.
Next week’s competition is sponsored by David Garahy. It is a stroke medal.
The Mid-Leinster ladies’ championships are being played in Enniscorthy Golf Club on Thursday and Friday, August 10 and 11. Contact Enniscorthy Golf Club for booking and further details.
Our next evening mixed competition is on August 20 with a shotgun start at 6.30 p.m.
Keep up to date with activities and results by following us on facebook.com/enniscorthygolfclub.com, Twitter @enniscorthygolf, or Instagram (enniscorthygolfclub).
BUNCLODY
July 27 and 28, open week singles strokes: 1, Alan Harrington (4), 67 nett; 2, Seán Lardner (15, Woodbrook), 67 nett; gross, Derek Kavanagh (6), 79 nett; 3, Eddie Black (10), 71 nett; best lady, Diana Healion (12, Castle), 74 nett.
August 1, ladies’ weekly competition: 1, Joanne Kenny (15), 40 points; 2, Maria Beltran Pinotti (25), 36 points; 3, Siobhán Moore (36), 36 points.
August 2, Wednesday open singles: 1, Willie Doyle (8), 40 points; 2, Willie Harte (10), 40 points; 3, Max Patterson (19, Elm Park), 40 points.
BALLYMONEY
Wednesday nine-hole competition (mixed): 1, Bernie McGowan (21), 21 points; 2, Stephen Greene (17), 21 points; 3, Bernie Hassett (32), 20 points, holding off Niall Doolan (21) on countback.
Wednesday nine-hole (Junior) mixed: 1, Philip O’Flynn (25), 19 points; 2, Louis Schwartz (28), 17 points. Third round matchplay: David Fitzgerald beat Alex Silva.
August medal (stableford from back tees): 1, Pat Miskella (11), 37 points; 2, Ronan Walsh (19), 37 points; 3, Mark Doran (18), 37 points.
Ladies’ singles: 1, Tracey Hutton (29), 31 points; 2, Nuala Le Gros (20, Newlands), 29 points; 3, Kelley Holt (26), 25 points.
Bank holiday weekend Junior nine-hole competition (mixed): 1, Tom Higginbotham (28), 11 points.
COURTOWN
We are facing into another very busy week at Courtown. On Thursday we will once again host the Tomás Funge Memorial Cups. This is an open competition, open to boys and girls with an age limit of up to 18 years.
Handicap limits apply as follows: boys 10 to 28, and for girls 0 to 36. This is the 19th year of this competition and we would like to thank Joe Funge for his continued sponsorship.
The entrance fee is €10, and a light lunch will be served. The timesheet has been reserved from 8 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
On Wednesday the Gorey Guardian summer series continues with an 18-hole open singles.
On Saturday we welcome two regular societies: Prospect Park (8.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.) and Tara Meadows (10.40 a.m. to 1.15 p.m.). There will be an any combination fourball in the afternoon.
On Sunday the ladies’ and gents’ singles will be sponsored by Brian Hughes Londis, Ballymoney.
The ageing process is well and truly having an affect as I forgot to mention last week that one of our long-time members scored a hole-in-one at the 14th in the previous week’s Wednesday open. Congratulations to Diarmuid Swords who has now joined that elite group.
Wednesday, August 2, Gorey Guardian summer series: 1, Declan O’Toole (18), 38 points; 2, Paul Flynn (18, Newlands), 37 points (last nine); 3, P. Walsh (7, Rathfarnham), 37 points; gross, N. Patterson (5, Milltown), 31 points; eleven holes, David Grant (10, Corballis), 27 points.
Thursday, August 3, Seniors open: overall, Pádraig McKenna (20), 38 points; Cat. 1: 1, Robert O’Neill (12, Beech Park), 36 points (last nine); 2, John Maher (12), 36 points; Cat. 2: 1, Joe Keegan (6), 36 points; 2, Joe Sinnott (17), 35 points; Cat. 3: 1, Rodney Farrell (23), 35 points (last nine); 2, Eric Colin (20), 35 points.
Saturday fourball sponsored by Heiton Buckley: 1, Jim Peppard (20) and Joe Kavanagh (28), 43 points (last six); 2, Gerard Killeen (10) and Paul Lysaght (15), 43 points (last six); 3, Donie Noonan (8) and Fergal Noonan (12), 43 points.
Ladies’ nine-hole: 1, Mary Cooper (31), 19 points; 2, Jackie McCoy (26), 19 points.
Tuesday, August 1, our competition was v. par and our sponsor was our professional, John Coone. John has been the professional in Courtown for quite a number of years now and has always been a great supporter of the ladies’ section.
We are extremely grateful to John and his family for the sponsorship. John, Maria and Shauna were in attendance in the clubhouse to present the lovely prizes on Tuesday evening.
The course was playing slightly longer than normal as a result of the recent precipitation, otherwise the conditions were perfect. Competition standard scratch was 72.
Results: 1, Eleanor Kelly (35), four up; 2, Helen Cole (26), two up; 3, Catherine Ledwidge (14), one up (countback); Cat. A, Catherine Quinn (18), level; Cat. B, Pat White (24), one up; Cat. C, Breda Nolan (34), level.
The nine-hole competition winners were: 1, Suzanne Hall (27/13), 17 points; 2, Margaret Jones (35/17), 15 points. Nearest the pin on the 18th was Geraldine Nolan.
Congratulations to all our winners.