ONtheFAIRWAYS
COURTOWN LADIES
Tuesday, June 5, saw our first ladies’ open of the summer, and what a great day it brought. Visitors from many clubs signed up to play and conditions could not have been better.
The competition was sponsored by Joe Butler and Ingrid Ashmore-Butler of Middletown House Nursing Home. Joe and Ingrid are truly valued sponsors who have been supporting a ladies’ competition for a number of years now.
Their prize is always hotly contested. The prize table was absolutely fantastic and many of us regretted the missed putts and stray shots that saw us out of the winners’ enclosure.
Results: 1, Doris Doyle (23), 41 points; 2, Bríd Lillis (36), 37 points; gross, Sorcha Howell (3), 31 points; 3, Brenda Foster (36), 37 points (countback); 4, Pauline Murphy (36), 36 points (countback).
The nine-hole competition was won by Phil Clancy (36/18) with 18 points, and second was Muriel Richards (28/13) with 16 points. Well done all you lucky winners.
Tuesday, June 12, will be sponsored by McGuire Diamonds, another great day of ladies’ golf to look forward to.
BUNCLODY
Ladies’ May monthly medal sponsored by D&M Laundrette: 1, Linda Byrne, 73 nett.
Wednesday open singles, May 30: 1, Ken Leech (14), 41 points (back nine); 2, Ger Bolge (12), 41 points; 3, Dan O’Leary (12), 39 points.
Open fourball, June 2: 1, Enda Murphy (8), John Somers (Mountain View, 16), 43 points (back nine); 2, Stephen Larkin (6), Colin Doran (11), 43 points.
Captain’s prize (Willie Doyle), June 3: 1, Adrian Lyons (6), 107; 2, Chris Francis (19), 108.5; gross, Alan Harrington (4), 115; 3, Mick Healy (4), 109; 4, Tony Gleeson (8), 110; 5, Martin Bennett (13), 110.5; 6, Pat St. Ledger (12), 111; best 18, Stephen Larkin (6), 70; past Captains, Nick Byrne (10), 112; 19 plus handicap, Vivian Galligan (20), 112; over 60 years, Tony Ensor (13), 114.5; guest prize, Damien Doyle (Heysham, Lancashire, 5), 38 points; front nine, Páraic Doyle (22), 33; back nine, Seán Early (6), 34.5.
Open singles, June 4: 1, Peter Crean (14), 37 points; 2, Vinny Lambe (Borris, 21), 36 points; 3, James McMahon (St. Helen’s Bay, 14), 35 points; best lady, Margaret Moore (10), 33 points.
DONOHOE’S SOCIETY
Donohoe’s Society played Blackwater on Sunday, with 20 players in total.
Results: 1, Jim Breen, 38 points; 2, John Cahill, 38 points; 3, ‘Cockney’ Murphy, 34 points. The birdie money was won by John Cahill.
We play Rathaspeck next Sunday, with the yellow ball competition taking place. Please be there by 8.45 a.m.
BALLYMONEY
Weekend singles stableford open (from white tees): 1, Paul Sutton (9), 38 points; 2, Ken McGauran (24), 38 points; 3, John Farrell (15), 38 points; 4, Troy Kenny (17), 37 points; 5, Anthony D. Doyle (11), 36 points; 6, Philip Moore (16), 36 points; front nine, David Whelan; back nine, Mick Brennan.
Bank holiday nine-hole competition (mixed): 1, Sandra Willis (39), 19 points; 2, Richard Doyle (12), 18 points; 3, Anthony Fortune (14), 17 points.
Bank holiday open three-person team scramble: 1, Philip Moore, Clive Curran, Paul Gorey; 2, Barry Byrne, Fran Byrne, Erin Finnerty.
Wednesday nine-hole (mixed): 1, Paul Doyle (12), 21 points; 2, Pat Miskella (12), 20 points; 3, Mark Miskella (5), 19 points, holding off John Fitzpatrick and James Byrne on countback.
Marty Lawlor took his Junior Scratch Cup team to the G.U.I. competition in Rosslare on Saturday where they gave a good account of themselves, but they did not qualify for the Sunday matchplay.
A reminder that the matchplay line-up is on display at the clubhouse. The onus is on the first name to contact the second player.
COURTOWN
We had a brilliant start to our open week at Courtown when the sun shone on us for our first day, which was a two-person team event sponsored by Nelson Hydraulics (Alan Grey).
We had a full timesheet for the first competition of the week, and we hope that the trend continues for the rest of the week. The course was in fantastic condition, and open week is certainly a great way to show off the wonderful facility that we have in Courtown.
On Saturday, members and visitors alike could not but be impressed by the manner in which the course was presented.
The format for Alan’s competition was a little unusual, with both players returning scores for the par fours and one score to count on the par threes and fives. It was a new and exciting idea. Open week continues until Sunday.
We had a very large turn-out for the John Burke Classic which was held on bank holiday Monday, and we were delighted to have John himself present in the clubhouse that evening to present the prizes to the winners.
The final sum for the classic has not yet been disclosed, but it will be presented to John and his family on our Blue and Pink Day. As most members are aware, John - who is a long-time member of our greens staff - has been battling a serious illness for some time now, and we all wish him well in his recovery process.
Sunday, June 3, fourball sponsored by Whitmore Jewellers: 1, Joey O’Brien (14), Larry O’Brien (19), 47 points; 2, Pat Ruane (4, Rathdowney), Mick Carty (15), 46 points; 3, Ian McGirr (5), Jared McGirr (10), 42 points (last nine).
Ladies’ singles: 1, Dervila Keane (36, Elm Park), 42 points; 2, Claire Daly (20), 35 points.
John Burke Classic, Monday, June 4: 1, Alan McDonald, Noel McCartan, JulieMcCartan, Ollie Quigley, 101 points; 2, Jim Peppard, R. Hounslow, Vincent Lumsden, Joe Kavanagh, 100 points; 3, Colman Doyle, Ciarná Doyle, Cathal O’Donohoe, Pat Roche, 100 points.
Open singles, Wednesday, June 6: 1, Evan Stack (17), 39 points; 2, Seamus Kennelly (9), 37 points (last nine); 3, Paddy Bernie (20), 37 (last six); gross, John Bolger Jnr. (scr.), 36 points.
Gents’ Seniors’ open, Thursday, June 7: overall, James Casey (16), 38 points; Cat. 1: 1, Andy Hickey (7), 37 points; 2, Seamus Kennelly (8), 36 points; Cat. 2: 1, Mike Beetlestone (25), 38 points; 2, Martin Ryan (13), 37 points; Cat. 3: 1, Jerry O’Riordan (23), 36 points; 2, Pat Grand (13), 34 points.
After a great win over our neighbours, Enniscorthy, in the Barton Cup a few weeks ago, they got their revenge on Saturday when they beat our Provincial Towns team.
ENNISCORTHY
Midweek nine-hole, singles stableford, June 6, sponsored by Jim Delaney (89 played): overall, Colm Sinnott (17), 23 points; Category A, Keith Donnelly (8), 21 points; Category B, Philip Browne (12), 22 points; Category C, David McCafferty (17), 19 points (last six); Category D, Brian Redmond (20), 22 points.
The presentation for all the June midweeks will be on June 27 at 9 p.m. All winners are expected to attend to support our sponsors.
Eighteen holes singles stroke, gents’ monthly medal (G.O.T.Y. 4), blue tees, June 9 and 10, sponsored by Ollie O’Connor of ATB Tyres, Enniscorthy (127 played; C.S.S.: 73 Saturday, 72 Sunday): 1, Seán Hegarty (6), 66; 2, Declan Byrne (8), 67; gross, Jason Rackard (scr.), 70; 3, Conor Flynn (7), 68; 4, Hughie O’Connor (11), 69; 5, John Warren (19), 70 (back nine).
Next weekend sees Enniscorthy host regional qualifying rounds for the Jimmy Bruen Shield. In addition, we will have a four-person team (any combination) sponsored by Dermot Kavanagh of Smyth’s Arro, Enniscorthy.
Open four-person drop out scramble, June 4, sponsored by Anthony Ryan & Co. Accountants (117 played): 1, Tony Moulton (18), Trevor Moulton (13), Alan Somers (7), Keith Whelan (12), 59; 2, James Gahan (18), C. Kelly (12, Castlebarna), Mark Kelly (28), Pat Mulvey (18), 59.4; 3, Declan Byrne (8), Ger Byrne (13), Shane Fortune (6), Seán Hegarty (6), 59.7 (back nine).
The Junior Cup, with two to qualify from ten, was played on June 9 and 10 in Rosslare. We played Borris, Rosslare, Courtown, Wexford, Waterford, New Ross, Coollattin, Bunclody and Ballymoney in the group qualifiers, and that is the order they finished in after the first day’s play, with Enniscorthy winning by three.
The final, against Borris, was played on Sunday morning and we won on a scoreline of three games to two to advance to the Leinster finals weekend in Carlow July 28 and 29. This makes it three years in succession we have won our qualifying round.
Brian Balfe, Joe Delaney and James Morrissey got the wins, while Joe Kelly and Martin Sludds battled hard before eventually losing to our Borris opponents. David Mernagh also played his part in the win, having played in the qualifier before being replaced by Brian Balfe for the matchplay. Congratulations to all concerned.
The Provincial Towns Cup team had a great win on Saturday against Courtown, winning four matches at home and two away, with final match at home called in.
Willie Dobbs and Thomas Kielthy got the all-important away wins while Davie Murphy, Eddie Balfe, James Sheridan and Anthony Byrne got the wins at home.
Eddie Doyle was called in at home while James Foley and Denis Dunbar fought hard before going down in Courtown. Next up is a quarter-final against the winners of Waterford and Kilkenny.
The ever-popular ladies’ and gents’ open singles is open to all membership categories. If you know of anyone who might be interested in this competition, then please bring them along.
Timesheets are now open for booking for virtually every Monday throughout the year, with separate prizes for both ladies and gents. On June 18 and 25, July 2 and 9, it’s members €6 and visitors €20.
The gents’ open Seniors is on the second Thursday of every month. The next one is on June 14 from 8 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., sponsored by Jim Hogan.
The gents’ nine-hole midweek on Wednesday, June 13, from 3 to 8 p.m. is sponsored by Post Office staff.
The Ballagh Boxing Club Classic is on Friday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 5.40 p.m.
There is a four-person team (any combination) on Saturday, June 16, from 3.10 to 4.20 p.m., and Sunday, June 17, from 9.40 a,m. To 1.20 p.m., sponsored by Smyth’s Arro, Enniscorthy.
Draws for both club singles and club fourball have been made and are displayed in the locker-room. The preliminary round of the singles has been played, and the first round is due to be completed by June 24.
ENNISCORTHY LADIES
The sun shone brightly for the ladies as they played their weekly competition on Tuesday.
The course is in fantastic condition and beautiful summer colours were the perfect backdrop for the day which was sponsored appropriately by Beechdale Garden Centre.
Results: 1, Bernie Webster (18), 40 points (back nine); 2, Cora Mernagh (14), 40 points (back nine); 3, Vera Garry (21), 40 points; 4, Catherine Lawless (17), 39 points; Category 6, Audrey Lawrence (38), 36 points; visitors, Monica Mernagh (Bunclody, 31), 34 points.
Next week’s competition is sponsored by Farrell’s Pharmacy and is a singles stableford.
The ladies’ ‘Get Into Golf’ programme is well under way, with the new ladies playing a weekly scramble on Tuesday evening.
Our Junior section’s weekly competitions have started, and they play from 8.30 to 10 a.m.
NEW ROSS SENIORS
‘Oh, what a beautiful morning, oh, what a beautiful day’. Oklahoma eat your heart out, Tinneranny basked in sunshine, and we had that beautiful morning and day for our outing on Thursday.
Tanned legs, pale legs, and legs of a different hue all made their appearances among the 13 competing teams in ideal golfing weather, with a gentle northerly breeze fanning the course.
The camaraderie that exists among the Seniors group was again very evident in our champagne scramble format, and indeed the scoring was likewise with only one point separating the three top teams (eleven broke the 90 points target).
It was a case of this three equals any four when the threesome of Denis Kirwan (14), John Coleman (20) and Robert O’Dwyer (21) shot 94 points to emerge winners.
As a result of a countback over the last nine holes (45/44), Dick Cuddihy (15), Willie Naddy (20), Jim Kehoe (25) and Tom Furlong (26) eventually were placed second with 93 points.
On the same score (93 points) and placed third were Hughie O’Connor (18), Willie Kelly (18), Mick Long (20) and Oliver Brennan (27).
Nearest the pin prizes were won by Patsy Farrell on the ninth hole and Denis Kirwan on the eleventh.
We have no game next Thursday as the club open week three-person scramble is booked in. Our next game is on June 21 when to clear up any confusion we play off the yellow discs for the remainder of the summer as agreed previously with head greenkeeper, Seamus Power.
Our teams and tee-times for Waterford Castle Golf Club on Monday, June 18, are: 10.30 a.m., Jim ‘Ross’ Ryan, Pat Traynor, Michael Brennan, Donie Cody; 10.38 a.m., Denis Kirwan, Willie Whitty, Willie Naddy, Jamesie Murphy; 10.46 a.m., Tony Harford, Tommy Ryan, Tommy Kehoe, Jim Kehoe; 10.54 a.m., John Browne, John Coleman, Larry Shannon, Tom Kent; 11.02 a.m., Ray Shannon, Frank Boyle, Kenny Irwin, Les Jastrebski; 11.10 a.m., John Kennedy, John F. Roche, Paddy Mahony, J.J. Murray; 11.18 a.m., Andy Ronan, Tony Redmond, Tony Sexton, Colin Casey; 11.26 a.m., Eamon Delaney, Billy Redmond, Liam Glasheen, A.N. Other.
Anyone else who would like to travel, please contact Jamesie Murphy on 051-421151 or 085-1846172 as soon as possible in order to complete the timesheet, as we are on limited time in Waterford Castle.
NEW ROSS LADIES
The good sunny weather has made a big difference to our course which is in excellent condition, and there is a great run on the ball, if you can keep it on the fairways!
Wednesday’s competition was sponsored by Paul and James in the Pro Shop, and the scores that came in were very high.
Results: 1, Bernadette Murphy (31), 40 points; 2, Marie O’Connor (31), 39 points (last nine); 3, Mary J. Maher (29), 39 points (last nine); 4, Adeline Foxe (22), 39 points (last six); Senior, Breda McManus (23), 38 points.
Open week starts this Friday and details of all the events can be seen on our website. Ladies’ open day on Wednesday, June 13, is 18-hole stableford and is open to men and ladies. It is sponsored by our members, Maria Burford and Martina Reidy of Sid’s Diner.
Thank you Marie and Martina for your continued support. Please support open week and invite your friends.
Congratulations to our Captain Martin on a very successful weekend for his Captain’s prize, and well done to all the winners.
Hard luck to the Intermediate team, managed by our President Liz Roberts, on their loss against Waterford Castle in Carrick-on-Suir on Sunday, June 3. Thank you to the caddies who gave their time, support and encouragement to the team, and all who travelled to support us.