A GOOD WALK
BELLEWSTOWN
SUNDAY’S Winter League result: 1st Antone Murphy 28pts, 2nd Martin Phelan 26pts.
Saturday’s Winter League result: 1st Noel Keogh 24pts, 2nd Alan Reilly 24pts.
New members are welcome for 2018.
BELLEWSTOWN LADIES
SATURDAY’S Winter League winner was Anne Gogarty with 17 points.
CLOVERHILL
THE pressure is on as we enter the last week of the 12-hole Eclectic Competition as the overall title and top six prize winner places are very much in the melting pot.
Only 3 shots lie between 10 players and the current occupiers of sixth spot and a lot less between the current top three title contenders.
The key thing in all of this weeks play is that all those players in contention for honours are actual regular playing partners or work mates which only helps with the tension and rivalry.
Leader by two shots is Martin Gill from his Dundalk work colleague James Coburn. Local man Colum Quinn hopes to jump from the back seat of his regular playing partners taxi as he and Noel Magill are in joint third place a shot behind James.
The regular weekly ‘wee wager’ will no doubt be superseded by ‘bragging rights’ this coming weekend.
Silverbridge men Christopher Reel and Pete McCreesh are on level terms with the low handicap section a shootout between Daniel Hughes and Benny Tierney as they are also level.
There are a few players that are a few shots out of the reckoning at present but swapping a few double bogey’s for par’s or better could see them spring a surprise.
The course will be busy all this week as players get in early rounds just in case the weekend weather is not good (wink, wink) in this repeater competition. All will be revealed next week.
This week a one under par round was good enough to give Benny Tierney a winning nett 37 to win by two shots from Noel Magill.
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 in the clubhouse or contact the competition convener Joe on line to book your place. Last day for names is Thursday March 1 before the draw for teams is made.
The seniors and, indeed, the entire club were saddened to hear of the passing of Jack Moran. The club and members would like to extend it’s sympathy to his entire family circle on their loss. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam dilis.
Seniors boss Frank Ryan had a straight head to head with Fr Kevin Cullen on Thursday morning and following a titanic battle they finished level on points and sportingly declared joint winners instead of going to the countback to split the pot.
A reminder to all senior members of a special presentation day on Thursday March 1.
COUNTY LOUTH
WINNERS from Sunday’s Pro v Challenge competition: Front nine stableford - Class 1 Fergus Caine (9) 20pts ob3, Class 2 Declan Kearns (18) 22pts; Back nine stableford - Class 1 Niall Flynn (10) 20pts, Class 2 Bernard Woods (16) 19pts.
Saturday’s Winter League No 18, sponsored by AIB Drogheda: Class 1 winner Graham Lynch (6) 69, 2nd Alan Clarke (8) 70, Gross prize Gerard Dunne 74; Class 2 winner Peter Murphy (16) 69, 2nd Tom Garry (13) 71, Gross prize Gerry Matthews 85. SSS 73 non-qualifying. Team: Niall Kerr (5), Ian McDonnell (10), Tom Garry (13-1) & Maurice Bogue (15) 58.
DUNDALK
DUNDALK’S Clem Walshe was the winner of Sunday’s Hilary Golf outing, sponsored by Rabo Direct, at Seapoint with a fine score of 70 in difficult wet conditions. The five handicap player was a model of consistency shooting nines of 37 and 38 to beat Paul Reilly (Co. Louth) by a single shot.
Congratulation to Brendan Lawlor who produced a superb performance earlier this month to win the European Disabled Golf Association’s Troia Trophy by ten shots in Portugal. The win followed a fourth place finish in his debut EDGA outing last November at the Pestana Vila Sol course, in the Algarve.
Congratulation also to Caolan Rafferty who finished sixth in the African Amateur Strokeplay Championship in last week. He finished as the leading Irishman and also led Ireland to second place in the team event.
Mark Browne (22) was the winner of Sunday’s 13 Hole Singles Stableford competition with an excellent score of 33pts which was two better than Michael Gill (8). Gill, who also shot the day’s best gross score of 25pts, edged out Peter O’Brien (15) for the runners-up spot. O’Brien took Category Two with Gregory McCaughey (8) taking Category One and Diarmid McAdam claiming Category Three.
After picking up one point for a double bogey six at the first, Browne got his round really going at the second which he birdied for four points. He followed that with three consecutive three point pars at the fifth and sixth and a three point bogey at the seventh.
Although he had to settle for a one point double bogey at the eighth, Browne got quickly got back into the groove with three point pars at the ninth and tenth and a two point double bogey at the 11th.
He didn’t let up over the final four holes as he had a three point par at the 15th and a three point bogey at the 16th before finishing with two point bogeys at the 17th and 18th to cover the 13 holes in an impressive 33pts.
The Social Committee are hosting a wine and cheese evening next Friday, February 23, at 8pm in the Clubhouse. Wine will be served by local expert Alan McGuinness and there will also be delicious cheese platters presented by our Head Chef Ronan Lambe. Tickets are €10 and are available from the bar.
The Captain’s Drive-in will take place this coming Sunday at 1pm when Captain Gerry Byrne and Lady Captain Pat Cleary will tee off to officially mark the start of the golfing season and their terms of office.
A men’s team scramble in the morning will be followed by a mixed foursomes competition after the Drive-In.
Sunday February 18th 13-hole Singles Stableford competition result: 1st Mark Browne (22) 33pts, 2nd Michael Gill (8) 31pts. Category 1 (0-11) Gregory McCaughey (8) 29pts. Category 2 (12-17) Peter O Brien (15) 31pts. Category 3 (1828) Diarmuid McAdam (23) 29pts. Best Gross Michael Gill (8) 25pts.
DUNDALK LADIES
THE Spring League week 3 took place on Tuesday 13th February. The course was closed on Saturday 10th February.
The winning scores proved that difficult conditions are not a problem for some. Teresa Oakes had a fantastic 20pts and Deirdre Smith playing of +1 had another great score coming in with 19pts.
It is lovely to see one of our talented juvenile golfers Eve Rowland in the winning enclosure with 18pts.
Result: 1st Teresa Oakes (28) 20 pts, 2nd Deirdre Smith (+1) 19 pts, 3rd Eve Rowland (14) 18 pts (on back 6 from Anne Murray).
Twos: Eve Rowland on the 9th hole.
GREENORE LADIES
SATURDAY’S weather persuaded a good entry for our 11-hole stableford voucher competition. Antoinette Shields posted the winning score of 20pts.
The mid-week competition was carried over.
Saturday next - 24th February - is an 11-hole stableford voucher competition. Draw times posted on BRS.
Monday 26th February will be an Open Ladies Seniors Stableford