A GOOD WALK
LAYTOWN & BETTYSTOWN LADIES
LAST week’s PGA Tankard competition: 1st Noeline Quirke (11) 37pts, 2nd Vivienne Branigan (12) 36pts, Nine-hole stableford winner Clare Woods (24) 17pts.
Winners from the fourball competition held last Thursday and Saturday were Margaret Smith (16) and Clodagh Corry (25) with 43 points. Betty Clynch (29) took the nine-hole stableford prize with 16 points.
MACBRIDE P&P
WEEK 5 of the Summer League took place on Monday and Tuesday last and was an 18 nett competition. The Grade 1 winner was Pádraic Sarsfield with a score of 41 nett. Grade 2 was won by Marco Vogelaar with 42 nett.
The final week of the league concludes today (Tuesday) with an 18 gross competition - time of play 6.30pm.
The MacBride Open Scotch Foursomes took place last week from Wednesday until Sunday and was a great success. We thank all those who travelled, and also our local clubs for their support.
Congratulations to club member Pádraic Sarsfield who finished overall runner-up in the Portmarnock Scratch Cup following a three-hole play-off. Well done also to Audrey Donnelly who won the Ladies Grade 2 prize.
The Club Doubles Matchplay will commence on Wednesday August 2nd and the entry sheet is on the club noticeboard.
Tha National Seniors Strokeplay will take place this coming weekend in Cloghogue, and we wish MacBride club member Pat Gorman the very best of luck in the Junior grade.
There was no winner of last week’s club lotto jackpot draw which took place on Tuesday. The numbers drawn were 2, 3, 14 & 25 and the lucky dip winners were Barry Thornton, Kayleigh Cooper and Peter & Mavis. The next draw will take place on Tuesday August 1st when the jackpot prize will be €2,150.
For more information please visit our website www.macbridepitchandputt.com or contact us via the club Facebook page.
MANNAN CASTLE
CONGRATULATIONS to Anthony Downey who mastered the blustery conditions over the weekend to win Lady Captain Esther’s prize to the gentlemen. Anthony won with 38 points just beating Barry Byrne on a count back with Conor Farrelly a point further behind.
Our Super Thursday Open was won this week by John Minnock with 41 points, second was Gerard Corbally with 40 points and John McGinnity was third with 36 points on a countback. John Minnock’s win this week has pushed him in to 2nd place in the Super Thursday Standings. After week 6, Roger McCullough is still in top position with 52pts. At the moment the top 10 are Roger McCullough, Shane Corr, John Minnock, Barry Conroy, Mark Lambe, Shane Corr, Michael Gallagher, Val Donoghue, Oisin Conroy and Patsy Hoey, but have they done enough to stay there?!? Or can you push them out? The top 20 scorers every week get points, only those above the cut line (Top 20) after Week 13 will make the playoff for a chance to win a seat on our our golf trip to Portugal. Only 7 more weeks to go! Have you played in our Super Thursday Open?
Unfortunately, it was bad news from Kilkeel as our Barton Shield team lost in their match against reigning champions Warrenpoint. We wish them the best of luck as they continue to defend their crown.
A big thanks to everyone who was involved in the Junior Summer Camp this year especially Sheila Boylan, our PGA Professional Kevin McGivern & Shane Donohue and all the volunteers whether they helped for one day or every day. The future of golf in Mannan Castle is secure because according to our volunteers, there were several very talented young golfers in our camp last week. For those of you who missed the camp the next Junior Camp will start Tuesday 22nd August, contact Sheila at (086) 414 1961, but don’t delay as it’s filling up fast.
There were some unfortunate delays in finishing last year’s Club Mixed Fourball Final Matchplay. But thankfully we finally have a result. The final was played midJune and decided on the 19th hole where Jimmy McMahon and Mary White beat Micheal O’Rourke and Rita O’Loughlin.
Blackrock man Denis Murphy play is played out of his shoes this week, bringing in a fantastic score of 26 points on 10 holes in the Seniors last Tuesday. Michael Johnston was in second place with 24 points.