ONtheFAIRWAYS
ROSSLARE
The area final of the Junior Cup was played in Rosslare recently, with twelve clubs competing. This year only two teams from the stroke play round went through.
Unfortunately, the home team did not qualify, finishing in third position. The team was Phil Callery, Dermot Walsh, P.J. Doyle, Joe Moran and Rory Deane.
The Jimmy Bruen team failed to make the matchplay stages in Enniscorthy on Saturday. With only two teams qualifying, they finished well down the field.
The team was Niall Griffin and Rory Deane, Brian Hall-O’Mahony and Ken Maher, Kevin Foran and John Barron, John Galvin and Tim Quinlivan, and Paul Kavanagh and Thomas Rowe.
Robin Gardner is in great golfing form at the moment, and on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10, he partnered two different players to win the fourball on each day. Well done Robin.
Congratulations to our President, Bob Quilty, who had a hole-in-one recently. I’m not quite sure how many this is, but I’ll let you know next week.
Saturday, June 9, fourball: 1, Dan Cash and Robin Gardner, 42 points; 2, Stan Jackson (12) and Eugene Daly (23), 41 points.
Sunday, June 10, fourball: 1, Derek Evans and Robin Gardner, 49 points; 2, Pat Goff and Jim Hennessy, 45 points; 3, Ted O’Kennedy and Niall O’Kennedy, 45 points; 4, Cormac Pettitt and J. Murphy, 43 points.
Wednesday open singles: 1, Niall O’Kennedy (12), 40 points; 2, Derek Evans (10), 37 points; 3, Fintan Murphy (23), 35 points; gross, John Brady (+2), 34 points; vet., Matt Grogan (22), 35 points.
Best wishes to our Captain, Jim Cullimore, who presents his prize to the members next weekend. The timesheet runs on Friday from 2 to 6.30 p.m., and on Saturday from 7.30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The dinner is on Saturday at 7.30 p.m. Don’t forget to put on the timesheet and dinner list.
ROSSLARE LADIES
Lady President Kitty Roche’s day on Saturday was wonderfully supported, with 80 ladies playing on the main course and 20 on the Burrow course.
After a drizzly, windy and damp start, pockets of south-easterly sunshine broke through. The course is playing in true links style with very fast greens.
The many prizes were tastefully chosen and artistically displayed. The lady President looked truly beautiful on the night, accompanied by her family and guests.
A delicious meal was enjoyed by the lady members, followed by dancing until late.
Results: 1, Bernadette Cuddihy (23), 74 (back nine); 2, Siobhán Redmond (16), 74 (back nine); gross, Mairéad Browne (7), 87; 3, Catherine Howard (16), 74; 4, Anne Gaynor (22), 75 (back nine); 5, Susan Evans (12), 75 (back nine); Senior, Mary Browne (21), 78 (back nine); 6, Marianne Brennan (17), 75; Cat. 1, Vandra Deacon (16), 77; Cat. 2, Dorcas Maher (18), 77; Cat. 3, Carmel Morrissey (26), 78 (back nine); front nine, Rosemary Spelman (26), 37; back nine, Marie Therese Swan (25), 32.5; committee prize, Eleanor O’Connor (18), 78; Burrow: 1, Kathleen Goggin (29/15), 23 points; 2, Mary Maguire (27/14), 20 points; 3, Clare McCormack (35/18), 19 points; super Seniors, Eileen McKiernan (32/17), 21 points;
Thank you to Marie Therese Swan for sponsoring the stableford/Pro-Am competition. The ladies are looking forward to the Captain’s prize to the ladies (Jim Cullimore) on June 26, strokes (G.O.Y./medal).
ST. HELEN’S LADIES
Friday, June 1, open singles stableford, nine-hole summer league round five: 1, Bernadette Tully (13),17 points; 2, Ann Goode (Edmondstown, 14), 16 points; 3, Peigí O’Neill Rúairc (18), 15 points.
Saturday, June 2, open singles stableford: 1, Helena O’Connor (3), 39 points; 2, Verona McConalogue (23), 37 points; 3, Bernadette Tully (27), 34 points.
Monday, June 4, open singles stableford: 1, Eileen Walsh (30), 33 points; 2, Rionach Donlon (Rathfarnham, 22), 33 points; 3, Georgina Darling (23), 32 points.
Monday June 4, open singles stableford nine-hole: 1, Mari Byrne (13), 18 points; 2, Denise Kevany (Dun Laoghaire, 8), 17 points; 3, Yvonne Sidney (20), 12 points.
Wednesday, June 6, open singles stableford (standard scratch 72): 1, Marie Byrne (25), 37 points; 2, Dolores Hodgins (29), 29 points; 3, Patricia Williams (37), 28 points.
Friday, June 8, summer league round six (standard scratch 72): 1, Bernie Furlong (11), 19 points; 2, Cathy Dalton (15), 18 points; 3, Trina Cooney (18), 17 points.
Saturday, June 9, open singles stableford (standard scratch 72): 1, Georgina Darling (23), 35 points; 2, Sandra Denner (31), 33 points; 3, Rionach Donlon (Rathfarnham, 22), 32 points.
Sunday, June 10, open singles stableford (standard scratch 72): 1, Verona McConalogue (22), 41 points; 2, Rionach Donlon (Rathfarnham, 22), 40 points; 3, Aine O’Connell (8), 33 points.
Wednesday, June 13, open singles stableford (standard scratch 72): 1, Frances Reid, (21), 30 points; 2, Jo Devitt (23), 29 points; 3, Patricia Williams (28), 29 points.
Friday nine-hole summer league round seven, open singles stableford (standard scratch 72): 1, Anna Marie Murphy (18), 22 points; 2, Frances Reid (11), 17 points; 3, Geraldine Smith (12), 16 points.
Saturday, June 16, open singles stableford (standard scratch 72): 1, Cathy Dalton (29), 34 points; 2, Siobhán Noonan (35), 32 points; 3, Anna Marie Murphy (34), 31 points.
WEXFORD LADIES
Monday, June 11, greensomes competion, Australian spoons qualifier: 1, Bernadette Power and Susan Kelly (24), 39 points; gross, Carmel Murphy and Sheila Richardson (8), 36 points.
Both pairs now go on to represent Wexford Golf Club in the Australian spoons competition in Killkenny on July 9. Congratulations and good luck in the next round.
Last Thursday, June 14, our open Solheim Cup competition was sponsored by ANCA Architects (Brian Cashman). This competition attracted a high number of entrants, with one hundred ladies making up 25 teams taking to the course over the day.
We were delighted to welcome visitors from the following clubs: Rosslare, New Ross, Enniscorthy, Foxrock, Mount Wolseley and Craddockstown. Many thanks to all our visitors for their support.
Results: 1, Anna Sullivan, Eileen Kent, Maisie Purcell, Therese Glasheen, 109 points; 2, Denise Dunne, Helen Robinson, Leonie Furlong, Cathríona Walsh, 107 points; 3, Carmel Murphy, Rose Marie Buckley (Foxrock), Sheila Richardson, Catherine Benn (Craddockstown), 104 points; 4, Deirdre Colfer, Ciara Howard (Rosslare), Breda Devoy (Rosslare), Mary Walsh, 101 points (back nine); visitors’ prize, Martina Riedy, Peggy Hill, Anne O’Grady, Mary Rose Ryan (New Ross), 98 points (back nine).
The winner of the nine-hole competition was Mary Rackard (19), 23 points.
Next Thursday’s competition is our third major of the year - Mr. President’s prize to the ladies, an 18-hole single strokes (medal). There are still some afternoon time slots available for ladies wishing to play. The presentation of prizes will take place on the night at 10 p.m.
A reminder that both the club mixed foursomes and J.J. Devereux matches must be completed by June 30.
Tickets for the super holiday draw are still available in the clubhouse. All members are asked to sell two tickets each. Winners can either take the holiday or the cash value. All members are asked to support the draw.
NEW ROSS
Tuesday fourball sponsored by Aldridge Lodge: 1, J.J. Hoyne (19) and Martin Carroll (14), 35 points; 2, Bill Whelan (18) and Denis Kennedy (13), 35 points; 3, Pat Doyle (17) and John Murphy (11), 34 points (last nine).
Friday four-person scramble sponsored by The Shelmaliers: 1, John Flynn (10), Aidan Somers (Borris, 18), Pat Doyle (17), John Murphy (11), 56.4; 2, Davy Doran (12), Colm Kehoe (11), Pat McGrath (18), Andrew Ryan (4), 56.5; 3, Seamus Power (14), Jim Meggs (15), Brian Dolan (20), Dick Cuddihy (15), 57.6.
Saturday open fourball sponsored by Frisby Kitchens: 1, Noel Kendrick (14) and James O’Brien (15), 46 points; 2, Enda Murphy (8, Bunclody) and John Somers (Mountain View), 45 points (last nine); 3, Colm Morrissey (17) and Eddie Morrissey (17), 45 points.
Sunday open singles sponsored by Wall Steel Ltd.: 1, John Aylward (17), 41 points; 2, James O’Brien (15), 40 points; 3, John Flynn (10), 40 points; gross, Michael Ryan Jnr., 35 points; Cat. 1, Rory Hussey (8), 34 points; Cat. 2, Seán Diskin (14), 40 points; Cat. 3, Frank Cullen (19), 39 points.
Our Junior Cup side failed to qualify in Rosslare for the play-off.
The Brennan Cup side played Baltinglass. However, it was a big ask as all five matches were played in Baltinglass and we were beaten.
Ger Ronan has advised that entries are being taken for the club fourball matchplay.
Play continues in both the foursomes and singles matchplay, and members are advised to take note of the closing date for each.
THE GATE SOCIETY
The Gate Society held its third outing on Saturday, June 9, at Faithlegg.
We were playing for the Phyllis O’Riordan Perpetual Trophy.
The outing was sponsored by the O’ Riordan family and Carlsberg Lager, to whom we are very grateful.
Results: 1, John Kehoe Mg. (21), 37 points; 2, Paul Cassin (20), 36 points; 3, Dick Merrigan (12), 35 points; Cat. 1, Colm Kehoe (11), 35 points; Cat. 2, Mick Walsh (15), 23 points; Cat. 3, Fintan Walsh (21), 34 points (countback); Senior, Kenny Irwin (21), 31 points (countback); visitor, Shane Monaghan (18), 28 points; nearest the pin, David Purcell; longest drive, Declan Merrigan; twos club, Shane Monaghan and Colm Kehoe.
The next outing is at Castlecomer Golf Club on Saturday, July 7, with tee-times from 10 to 11.30 a.m.