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BALTINGLASS GOLF CLUB
Baltinglass Golf Club 2018 Roll of Honour: Golfer of the Year: Michael O’Neill
Lay Golfer of the Year: Mary Deegan Captain’s Prize: Paul Davis President’s Prize: James D’arcy
Lady Captain’s Prize: Angela Howard
Lady President’s Prize: Bernie Hennessy Club Championship: Michael O’Neill Mitchell Cup Singles Matchplay: Michael O’Neill Club Scotch Foursomes: Brian Foley and Garreth Whelan.
Club Fourball: Liam Horgan and Michael O’Neill Baltinglass Golf Club Officers 2019:
Club Captain: Martin Hennessy
Lady Captain: Lil Flynn
Club Secretary: Michael Browne
Club Treasurer: Tom Hannafin President: Jim Murray
Lady President: Olivia Cooney
The following are the results for our very successful opens over the Christmas:
Open two-person team event - Winners: Stephen Byrne and Des Byrne, 58 points; Runners up: James D’Arcy and Jason Bowes, 57 points.
Singles Turkey competition - Winner: Paddy Sargent, 35 points.
Four-person team event, January 5 - Winners: Colm Cooney, Padraig Kavanagh, Joe Cullen, Peter Irwin, 91 points.
Four-person team event, January 6 - Winners: John Traynor, Brendan Doogue, Richard Lynch, Michael Walsh, 84 points.
Upcoming events - Wednesday, January 9 - OFS shotgun start at 12.
Saturday and Sunday, January 12 and 13 - Shumble team event draws at 9 and 12.
Baltinglass Golf Club is now firmly established as one of the finest Parkland courses in Leinster. The course is playable all year round but really comes into its own in the summer months where the expertise and hard work of course superintendents Martin Donegan, Eamon Doherty and the many volunteers is showcased.
Golfers travel from all over the country to experience the unique mix of golf holes, where no 2 holes are alike.
It offers a mix of mature tree lined fairways, wandering deer, the water featured par 3 second hole and our famous first hole which is famed far and wide as one of the finest opening holes in the country.
The club is extremely popular with societies and the number of returns year after year is testament to the quality of the course and the friendliness of the welcome received. Given its modest green fees Baltinglass is without doubt one of the best value courses around.
The committee and members are constantly reinvesting and improving the facilities. Next year a massive drainage project backed by the sports capital grant scheme will commence.
Baltinglass Golf club are offering full membership for new members for €650 plus GUI / ILGU fee and a fantastic offer for people under 35 at €450 plus GUI / ILGU fee.
A Pay & Play option is also available for €220 plus GUI / ILGU fee. New members are being accepted for 2019.
All members are encouraged to introduce one new member. This will be a huge advantage to building the Clubs membership and profile. Stratford Lodge Restaurant at Baltinglass GC The Restaurant and Bar in Baltinglass GC is under new management. Bookings are being taken for christenings, communions, confirmations, weddings, funerals and corporate events.
For January and February the restaurant will be open for breakfast and lunch on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. You will be given a warm welcome on arrival.
For further details contact Barry or Clare on 085 8433267 or 059 64 81350. They will be delighted to discuss your needs.
Following on from a very successful 90th anniversary year the incoming captains Martin Hennessy and Lil Flynn are looking forward to an action packed year in 2019 and would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and friends in neighbouring clubs a very happy and healthy Christmas and New Year.
BLAINROE GOLF CLUB
Blainroe results from Sunday, December 30 - 15 Hole Singles - Winner: B Stuart (16) 38 points; 2nd: P Burgess (14) 36 points; 3rd: M O’Neill Snr (17) 36 points; Gross: R Fahey (4) 27 points; 4th: D Hanway (10) 34 points.
ARKLOW GOLF CLUB
Sunday, December 30 - 15 Hole Singles Stableford – 1st: Noel McDonald (11) 33 points; 2nd: Sean Doyle (11) 32 points; 3rd: Michael F Byrne (11) 31 points C/Back; Gross: John Groome (1) 25 points.
Sunday, December 23 - 15-Hole Singles Stableford - 1st: Brendan Finnerty (18) 34 points C/Back; 2nd: Gerry Geraghty (19) 34 points C/Back; 3rd: Michael Brauders (11) 34 points; Gross: Paddy Delaney (1) 29 points.
Sunday, January 6 - 15-Hole Singles Stableford - 1st: Eddie Lester (15) 35 points; 2nd: Noel McDonald (11) 32 points C/Back; 3rd: David Wolohan (16) 32 points; Gross: Gavin Doyle (5) 26 points C/Back.
RATHSALLAGH GOLF CLUB
Results from December 30 – 1st: Dean Sheridan 34 points; 2nd: Graeme Wilson 32 points; 3rd: Maurice Keogh 28 points.
WICKLOW GOLF CLUB
Men’s 13 Hole Singles VPar (White), Saturday/ Sunday, December 29 and 30 - Cat 1: (0-10) 1st: John O’Neill Jnr. (10) 7up; 2nd: Paul McDonald (10) 5up.
Cat 2: (11-15) 1st: Nigel Cody (15) 7up; 2nd: Ger Long (15) 6up.
Cat 3: (16-20) 1st: Gerry Tiernan (16) 8up; 2nd: Paul Byrne (16) 5up (B9). Cat 4: (21+) 1st: Paschal Dowling (21) 6up; 2nd: Vincent Brady (22) 3up.
Derek Jenkinson managed a hole-in-one on the seventh hole.
Men’s 13- Hole Open Singles Stableford (White), Thursday/Friday, December 27 and 28 - Cat 1: (0-10) 1st: Conor Jameson (3) 34 points.
Cat 2: (11-15) 1st: Gabriel O’Donoghue (14) 31 points.
Cat 3: (16-20) 1st: John Kilbride (17) 30 points. Cat 4: (21+) 1st: Warren Kelly (28) 32 points. Ladies 13-Hole Open Singles Stableford, Thursday/Friday, December 27 and 28 - 1st: Clodagh Doyle (27) 27 points; 2nd: Maeve O Boyle (13) 26 points.
Ladies 3 Club 13-Hole Singles Stableford, Friday-Sunday, December 21, 22, 23 - 1st: Clair Higgins (9) 22 points (c/b).
Men’s 13-Hole Singles Stableford (White), Friday-Sunday, Januray 4, 5, 6 - Cat 1: (0-10) 1st: Kevin Monaghan (7) 30 points; 2nd: Ian Logan (10) 30 points (CB).
Cat 2: (11-15) 1st: John Lalor (11) 33 points; 2nd: Willie Byrne (11) 32 points (CB).
Cat 3: (16-20) 1st: Andre Rafter (17) 36 points; 2nd: Martin Joyce (17) 34 points.
Cat 4: (21+) 1st: Declan Brady (21) 33 points; 2nd: Philip Ruthledge (26) 32 points.
Ladies 13 Hole Singles Stableford, Friday-Sunday, January 4, 5, 6 - 1st: Maria Kerr (26) 26 points; 2nd: Una Doyle (15) 24 points (cb); 3rd: Clodagh Doyle (26) 24 points.
Men’s 13-Hole Open Singles Stableford (White), Thursday, January 3 - Cat 1: (0-10) 1st: Brendan Jacob (9) 29 points.
Cat 2: (11-15) 1st: Rob Jacob (14) 30 points. Cat 3: (16-20) 1st: Stephen Smith (17) 30 points. Cat 4: (21+) 1st: Warren Kelly (28) 32 points. Ladies 9-Hole Singles Stableford, Wednesday, January 2 - 1st: Maria Kerr (26) 17 points; 2nd: Ena Hickey (35) 15 points.
Ladies 9-Hole Singles Stableford, Monday, December 31 - 1st: Phil Laverty (37) 15 points.
Ladies 13-Hole Singles VPar, Saturday/Sunday, December 29, 30 - 1st: Marie Vickers (25) 1up.
BRAY GOLF CLUB
15-Hole Singles - Charlie Rochford (05) 32, Brian Guyett (15) 32.
15-Hole Singles - John Breen (13) 37, Niall Cunnane (5) 36.
Thursday 15-Hole Fourball - Douglas McCormac, Phil Gilmore 41 points; Ian Ring, Derek Gallagher 39 points; Gerry Griffin, Denis Carroll 38 points.
Friday 15-Hole Singles Stableford - John S Ryan (15) 34 points, Paul Byrne (08) 34 points, Michael J Mulvaney (12) 33 points, Pat St Lawrence (12) 33 points.
Team Competition - D O’Malley, T Kavanagh, E Purcell, W Horgan 34 points.
Saturday 13-Hole Stableford - Sean Maher (15) 31, Martin Walsh (07) 31, Denis Carroll (09) 31, Eamonn Purcell (08) 31.
Sunday Back 9 - Donal Healy (05) 21, Shane Dunne (05)21, Ray Byrne (08) 21, Paul Ahern (11) 20.
Monday: Two-person team event: Dean Russell, Aidan Reilly, 45 points; Gareth Lyons, Arthur Lyons (Rosslare) 45 points; Jack T Murphy, Richie Murphy 43 points.
Mixed team: Mary O’Reilly, Kevin Keating, 42 points.
Ladies and gents 15-Hole S/F: Florides, Constantinos (05) 34, Gallagher, Derek (08) 33, Grant, Jerry (08) 32, Armstrong., Gerry (11) 31.
Tuesday ladies and gents front 9 S/F: Marie Quinn (09) 17, Barry O’Connor (12) 11, Anne Doyle (15) 11.
Wednesday 15-Hole Fourball: Mark Crowley, Iain Crowther 39 points; John Henderson, Thomas M O’Neill 38 points; Mark Gallagher Stephen Carroll 36 points.
Saturday 15-Hole ladies and gents: Eamonn Purcell (11) 36, Stuart Ring (05) 32. Denis Walsh (16) 32, Joe McDonald (13) 31. Gross Gavin Rochford (4) 29. Lady Winner: Yuko Duffy (13) 29
Sunday Scramble: Pat St Lawrence, Robert Taylor, David Burton, Mark Doyle, 87 points; Keith Holt, Dean Howlin, Anthony McGrath, Tony McCullagh, 86 points.
Front Nine: Ian Ring (05) 21 points.
Back Nine: Brian Guyett (09) 22 points, Paul Ahern (11) 21 points.
BLAINROE GOLF CLUB
Blainroe results from Sunday, January 6 - Winner: P Bonus (12) 36 points; 2nd: M Connolly (13) 35 points; 3rd and Gross: C Lally (2) 34 points; 4th: A McCormack (5) 33 points.
GREYSTONES GOLF CLUB
Wednesday, January 2 - Fourball Stableford - 1st: Brian Murray (11) and Rob Tierney (18) 37 points; 2nd: Mick O’Neill (15) and Colm O’Neill (12) 36 points; 3rd: Tom Purcell (18) and Kieran Russell (23) 36 points.
Saturday, January 5 - Singles Stableford - 1st: Trevor Phillips (13) 32 points, 17L7; 2nd: Mark Byrne (6) 32 points; 3rd: Eddie Davis (11) 31 points, 14L6; 4th: Colm Drew (18) 31 points; 5th: Alan Condren (+3) 30 points.
Sunday, January 6 - Singles Stableford - 1st: David Kirby (9) 41 points; 2nd: Kevin Smullen (19) 41 points; 3rd: Andrew Nolan (14) 40 points; 4th: Derek F Byrne (18) 39 points; Gross: Alan Condren (+3) 38 points.