A GOOD WALK
BELLEWSTOWN
SUNDAY’S Winter League result: 1st Gary Teelan 24pts, 2nd Vice Captain Paul Hoey 23pts.
Saturday’s Winter League result: 1st Eugene Lynch 26pts, Brian Creighton 24pts.
New members are welcome for 2018.
BELLEWSTOWN LADIES
LAST week’s Winter League competition was won by Catherine Geoghegan Quinn with 21 points.
CLOVERHILL
THE banter at the workplace over the last few weeks between Martin Gill and James Coburn will have thawed the frozen food or even cooked the chickens as their ding dong battle for the Eclectic League top spot continues.
James overtook Martin as number one following his win last week but Martin made hay on his day off on Thursday to get in his telling round to regain top spot. With no play on Sunday due to the snow a lot of players lost the opportunity to gain some ground.
As we enter the last two weeks of the competition Martin (18) produced a best ever round of golf as he covered the 12 holes in just 6 over par for a winning nett score of 33. Martin had to play that well to see off one of his playing partners Brendan O Rourke (17) by just two shots as the Dundalk duo made it a podium one-two. Benny Tierney (7), Declan O Neill (9), Brendan Hughes (14) and JJ Hazzard (12) were the leading quartet of movers on the overall league ladder where the top six finishers will feature in the prizes in a fortnights time.
Patrick Malone will be hosting his Captain’s Drive in on Sunday March 4 at 9.15am. As is the norm the Drive-in will be followed by a shotgun start scramble. Timesheet is posted in the clubhouse and is filling up nicely with a good number of ‘new faces’ already on the sheet. The usual seeded handicap draw for mixing up the teams will take place on Friday March 2.
Brendan Hughes posted a winning score on Thursday morning to take top prize in the 12 hole sweep. Brendan had a point to spare over runner-up Charlie O Hare. Seniors continues on Thursday at 10am. Seniors boss Frank Ryan asked me to reminded all Senior members of a special presentation day on Thursday March 1.
The competitions committee are delighted to announce that our re-vamped 2018 Wednesday Cup 9 hole competition will have a new sponsor. When we say ‘new’
COUNTY LOUTH
WINNERS from Sunday’s Pro V Challenge: Front nine stableford - Class 1 John Mullen (5) 16pts ob6, Class 2 Gerry Boylan (22) 16pts ob3; Back nine stableford (one class only) Pat McCabe (20) 16pts.
Saturday’s Winter League No 17, sponsored by AIB Drogheda: Class 1 winner Austin McCann (6) 67, 2nd Christopher Garvey (11) 68 ob9, Gross prize Nigel Beirth 74 ob9; Class 2 winner Pat McCabe (20) 71, 2nd Joseph McLoughlin (15) 72 ob9, Gross prize Niall Shelley 86 ob9. SSS 72 non-qualifying. Team - Frank Gannon (3), Peter Walsh (9), Phil Malone (14) & Peter Gillen (15) 58.
CO LOUTH LADIES
FEBRUARY 4th back nine v par sweep competition: 1st Karen Upton (34) 2up, 2nd Thomasina Murphy (23) 1up ob6.
DUNDALK
CAOLAN Rafferty was the second best placed Irishman at the South African Strokeplay Championship which was held at Pecanwood Golf Club last week.
Rafferty finished in joint 26th place on -11, four shots behind Alex Gleeson of Castle. The tournament was won by Sweden’s Oliver Gillberg who shot a phenomenal 27-under par to win by one shot.
Rafferty found himself six shots off the lead after an opening round of two-under par 70 wich included four birdies. He fell further behind after the second round when he shot a 71 to make the half-way cut on -3, some 12 shots off the lead.
That left him tied for 49th place, but he moved up two places after posting a two-under par 70 in the third round. Rafferty recovered from a dreadful start as he double-bogeyed the opening hole and went on to shoot six birdies as well as two bogeys.
That suggested he was beginning to acclimatise to the conditions and he proved it in the final round when he carded his best round of the week, a six-under par 66, and climbed 21 places up the leaderboard to finish on -11.
The tournament left Rafferty with plenty of positives as all four rounds were under par and he managed to throw in a low one as well. He has now headed, along with his Irish teammates, to Glendower Golf Club for the African Strokeplay Championship which runs from Tuesday to Friday.
The closing date for entries for the Winter League, sponsored by Tiernans Centra Blackrock, is this Friday. The entry is €5 and entries should be placed in the box in the club bar with full names and handicap written on the envelope.
The Captain’s Drive-in takes place on Sunday week, February 25th, and will be the centrepiece of a day that starts with a 9am shotgun start for a Four-Man Scramble. It will be followed by two ninehole Mixed Scotch Foursomes competitions down the front and back nines, with a 1.30pm shotgun start. The timesheets for all three competitions open this Thursday at 11am on the BRS System.
DUNDALK LADIES
WEEK three of the Spring League has been cancelled as the course is closed all day Tuesday.
February 3rd competition: 1st Mary Dooley (23) 19pts ob6, 2nd Jacinta Foran (14) 19pts. Twos (5th hole) - Mary Dooley and Eve Rowland.
GREENORE LADIES
THE adverse weather continues to take a toll, with Saturday’s competition cancelled.
The mid-week competition was carried over. Saturday next is a Singles Stableford. Check in Pro Shop what holes are in play. BRS opens as usual on Wednesday prior at 7pm.
Attention recent voucher winners: Vouchers are written up to date and are available behind the bar.
LAYTOWN & BETTYSTOWN
FEBRUARY 4th 15-hole singles strokes competition: 1st Harry P Barry 19 (15.8) 54.2; 2nd Raymond Lawless 17 (14.2) 54.8 ocb; Gross prize Noel Dinsmore 5 (4.2) 61; 3rd Stephen Kavanagh 23 (19.2) 54.8; 4th Richard Culhane 6 (5) 56.
February 3rd 15-hole singles stableford: 1st Paul Smith 7 (6) 35pts; 2nd Noel Tubridy 12 (10) 34pts; Gross prize Raphael Smyth 5 (4) 31pts; 3rd Robert Doyle 19 (16) 33pts; 4th Oisin Kelly 12 (10) 32pts ocb.
LAYTOWN & BETTYSTOWN LADIES
TWELVE-HOLE lamb sweep competition played last Thursday and Saturday: 1st Jean Kierans 26pts, 2nd Margaret Smith 24pts.
February 4th/5th 12-hole stableford: Div 1 winner Carol Wickham 24pts, 2nd Vivienne Branigan 22pts; Div 2 winner Clodagh Corry 23pts, 2nd Jean Kierans 22pts; Div 3 winner Liz Wade 24pts, 2nd Bridie Durnin 21pts. Nine-hole winner Anne Cooney 14pts.
MACBRIDE P&P
WEEK two of the Winter League took place at the weekend and was an 18 gross competition.
The Grade 1 winner was Barry Thornton with a score of 45 Gross. Grade 2 was won by Darren Dooley with a score of 53 Gross.
Week 3 of the League will be an 18 Nett competition - times of play Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 10am.
For more information about MacBride Pitch & Putt please contact us via our Facebook page.
MEATH P&P
RESULTS from Saturday’s Meath County Board Spring Alliance Scramble were as follows:
36 nett - Noreen Ryan (Skryne), Paddy Bird (Laytown) & Mattie Gorman (Ratoath); 36 gross - Kathleen Geraghty (Skryne) & Brendan Muldoon (Castletown).
This coming weekend’s scramble will be held in Stackallen at 10.15am.
RATHFEIGH P&P
OFFICERS elected at the recent agm were as follows:
Presidents - Billy Cleary & Bill Mills; Chairman - Stephen Lynch; Vice Chairman - Errol Carry; Secretary - Kathleen Grendon; Treasurer -Kevin Carolan; Assistant Treasurer - Harry Hall; Competition Secretaries - Harry Hall & Eugene Morgan; Ladies Captain - Kathleen Grendon; Gents Captain - Errol Carry; PRO - Joan Caffrey.
Delegates to the county board - Des Caffrey & Errol Carry. Committee Anto Grendon, Dick Walsh, Seamus McAuley, Nicko Lynch, Matt Murray and Kieran Quinn along with the above members.
SEAPOINT
SUNDAY’S back nine scotch foursomes competition: 1st Paddy Sullivan (15) & Martin Thornton (9) 23pts ocb; 2nd Alan Brodigan (19) & Sean Faulkner (13) 23pts ocb; 3rd Jim Shelbourne (20) & Oliver Kelly (10) 23pts ocb.
Winners from Saturday’s back nine strokes competition: Overall - Alan Brodigan (19) 31 nett; Cat 1 Kevin Roden (10) 32 nett ocb, Cat 2 Neil Floody (12) 32 nett, Cat 3 Paul Hackett (16) 32 nett.
SEAPOINT P&P
RESULTS from week four of Briscoe Expert Electrical Winter League, an 18 Gross:
Senior - 1st Johnny Campbell snr 44, 2nd Pat Greene 48 (ob6 15); Inter - 1st Sean Breen 46, 2nd Michael Vaughan 47; Junior - 1st Declan Murphy 53 (ob9 27), 2nd Ray McEvoy 53; Ladies - 1st Marlo Everitt 54, 2nd Mary Agnew 55.
The five points for week four go to Team 1 (Johnny Campbell snr, Kieran McDonnell, Colin Campbell & Bridie Hanratty) who had a score of -17, while three points to to Team 6 (Pat Greene, Michael Vaughan, Toma Rock & Ann Ward) following their score of -12.
Week five of the Winter League will be an 18 net - times of play Friday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 9.30am and 2pm. Please note the change of time for afternoon sessions.
On Saturday March 3rd our two Captains for 2018, Joanne and Paul Cooney, will host the annual Captain’s Pitch-In. Also on the day will be the presentation of the Winter League, kindly sponsored by Briscoe Expert Electrical. More details will follow in the coming weeks.
Seapoint Pitch & Putt Club are proud hosts of the International Irish Open, to be held on August 25th and 26th.
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TOWNLEY HALL
FEBRUARY 3rd/4th competition: 1st Antony Cowley, 2nd Michael Hackett.