A GOOD WALK
ARDEE
SATURDAY 17th February 14-hole singles stableford: 1st Joe Fay 33 pts, 2nd Derek Breagy 32 pts (back 7), 3rd Jamie Kelly 32 pts. SUNDAY 18th February 14 hole singles stableford: 1st Andy Devine 33 pts (back 7), 2nd Fergal Kerr 33 pts, 3rd Gavin Daly 32 pts (back 7)
ARDEE LADIES
WEDNESDAY 14th February 13hole stableford: 1st Susan Corcoran 29 pts.
BELLEWSTOWN
SUNDAY’S Winter League result: 1st Robert McKenna 27pts, 2nd Alan Reilly 26pts.
Saturday’s Winter League result: 1st Martin Phelan 24pts, 2nd Brian Creighton 22pts.
Well done to Antone Murphy as the overall winner of the 2018 Winter League with 127 points.
CLOVERHILL
IN sporting circles they say that the best form of defence is attack and that is exactly what Eclectic League Leader Martin Gill (18) did for the last round of the league. Martin was 2 ahead of his fellow workmate James Coburn (11) but actually doubled his lead at the end up by bettering his already impressive score by 2 shots.
Indeed Dundalk native Martin led home a quartet from ‘the town’ who dominated the competition. There were other significant movers on the last week as Brendan O Rourke (17) moved up to joint second in the table with James Coburn. Club Captain Paddy Malone (5) came out of the pack to take the back seat fourth spot in his father-in-law’s taxi in behind co-drivers and regular playing partner rivals Noel Magill (15) and Colum Quinn (17) who finished in joint third place. Benny Tierney (7) was in the prizes, taking fifth spot a shot ahead of the Silverbridge duo of Christopher Reel (9) and Pete McCreesh (12).
Martin made it a weekend double as he also won the nett weekly prize to go along with overall winner with a shot to spare over “his mentor” Brendan O Rourke.
Patrick Malone will be hosting his Captain’s Drive -in next Sunday March 4 at 9-15am immediately followed by a shotgun start Scramble. The teams will be announced during the week. Everything though will be depending on how the “Beast from the East” behaves during the week.
The opening round of the Seniors Spring League was held in ideal weather conditions on Thursday morning and it was Seniors Convenor Frank Ryan who was fastest out of the traps. The 12 hole 5 week League saw Frank emerge as the winner with 25 points with Joe Hazzard and Brendan Hughes next with 22 points apiece. Round two will be next Thursday at 10 am.
COUNTY LOUTH
WINNERS from Sunday’s Pro v Challenge: Front nine stableford - Class 1 Paul Reilly (5) 19pts ob6, Class 2 Eugene O’Doherty (16) 21pts; Back nine stableford - Class 1 Hugh Maher (12) 20pts ob6, Class 2 Cathal Kelly (19) 21pts.
Saturday’s Winter League No 19, sponsored by AIB Drogheda: Class 1 winner Feidhlim Duffy (9) 69 ob9, 2nd John Murphy (10) 69 ob9, Gross prize Danny Coyle 71; Class 2 winner Patrick Murphy (13) 69, 2nd Sean Walsh (15) 70, Gross prize Dermot Levins 86. SSS 72 non-qualifying. Team: Niall Kerr (5-1), Tom Garry (133), Dermot Long (19) & Eamonn Kelly (12) 58.
CO LOUTH LADIES
LAST Tuesday’s Captain v Vice Captain Three-Ball Rumble: 1st Lady Captain’s Team A (Cathryn Collins, Karen Upton & Aoife Allen) 43pts; 2nd Marie Maguire, Anne Walsh & Brianne McHugh 41pts.
Winners from the February 13th front nine stableford: Class 1 Carmel Kierans (17) 19pts, Classs 2 Niamh Darcy (26) 18pts. The Ladies Winter League is sponsored by AIB Drogheda and Boylan Print Group Drogheda.
DUNDALK
THE Captains’ Drive-In took place on Sunday when Captain Gerry Byrne and Lady Captain Pat Cleary teed off to officially mark the start of the golfing season and their terms of office. Watched by a large crowd of members, the two Captains were led to the first tee by piper Marc Keller and promptly hit cracking drives to get the year off to a great start.
The day was marked by three competitions which attracted large entries and saw some excellent golf played in sunshine but with the added challenge of a strong easterly wind blowing across the course.
In the Gents Team Scramble the team of Conor Byrne, Niall Sloane, Dermot McKenna and Bill McCarty came out on top with a net score of 44.1 for the 14 holes while in the Mixed Foursomes Sean and Mary Hession took the honours down the back nine while Pat and Eva Beirne came out on top on the Front Nine. Sean & Mary’s round included an eagle three at the par five 10th.
The Men’s Winter League, sponsored by Tiernan’s Centra Blackrock, starts this Sunday, March 4, and will run until Sunday, April 1. It will be a five man stableford team event with the final being played in a matchplay format. The closing date for entries is this Wednesday, February 28, at 7.30pm with the draw for teams being made that night. Entry is €5 and can be made in the Bar.
Best wishes to Caolan Rafferty who is in Spain for the Spanish Amateur Championship at La Manga. Caolan has moved to 165th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Sunday’s Gents 14-hole FourMan Team Scramble – Winners: Conor Byrne, Niall Sloane, Dermot McKenna, Bill McCarty (9.9) 44.1. Second: Nigel Giff, Caoimhin O’Callaghan, Michael Noone, Chris Murden (6.1) 44.9. Third: Peter Rogers, Colm Coburn, Patrick Duffy, Martin Crosby (4.1) 44.9. Mixed Foursome Back Nine: Sean and Mary Hession 30.75, Maeve and Dermot Ahern 31.75. Mixed Foursomes Front Nine: Pat and Eva Beirne 32, Andrew MacKell and Anne Murray 32.75.
DUNDALK LADIES
LADIES Spring League Results Saturday 17th and Tuesday 20th February: Class A - 1st Jennifer Holland (13) 17pts ob6, 2nd Mags Coburn (19) 17pts, 3rd Una Kelly (14) 16pts.
Class B - 1st Catherine Cafferty (25) 19pts ob6, 2nd Judy McDonough (25) 19pts, 3rd Mary Cumiskey (25) 18pts.
Class C - 1st Eva Beirne (33) 21pts, 2nd Maire Conneely (29) 20pts, 3rd Una Connolly (35) 19pts.
Twos: Criona O’Reilly Bernie McCabe 5th.
GREENORE
9th, SUNDAY’S 14-hole Stableford Competition Winter League kindly sponsored by Rice & Roddy Motors: 1st Derek Larkin (17) 32, 2nd Kieran Clarke (21) 29(31), 3rd David Norton (13) 29(30), 4th David Oliver (17) 29 (31)
Saturday’s 14-hole Stableford Competition Winter League kindly sponsored by Rice & Roddy Motors: 1st Patrick Savage (14) 30, 2nd Eugene Quinn (19) 29 (30).
Last Tuesday’s Open Gents Singles: 1st Justin Reel (18) 42, 2nd Sean Duggan (20) 41, Gross Richard Doran (3) [Kilkeel G.C.] 31, 3rd arrett O’Brien (14) [Beaverstown G.C.] 38.
18th February 14-hole Stableford Winter League kindly sponsored by Rice & Roddy Motors: 1st Jim Sheridan (11) 31(32), 2nd Matthew Lynch (14) 31 (32), 3rd Keith Kelly (4) 30 (31), 4th David Oliver (17) 30 (31).
Saturday 17th February 14-hole Stableford Competition Winter League kingly sponsored by Rice & Roddy Motors: 1st Sean Kellegher (14) 32, 2nd Justin Reel (18) 31.
13th February Open Gents Singles: 1st Hugh Finnegan (25) 42.
10th February 14-hole Stableford: 1st David Whately 14 26(27), 2nd Diarmuid MacArtain (16) 24.
4th February 14-hole Stableford Winter League kingly sponsored by Rice & Roddy Motorsplayed: 1st Shane Leathem (14) 32(34), 2nd Paddy Mackin (12) 31, 3rd Tom Hughes (26) 31, 4th James Coburn (18) 31.
6th February Open Gents Singles: 1st Dermot O’Farrell (18) 33.
The Winter League kindly sponsored by Rice & Roddy Motors continues on Saturday and Sunday, with Open Gents Singles every Tuesday.
Saturday 3rd March will be The Captain’s Drive-in Mr Michael Mallie & Ms Mary Ryan, kindly sponsored by The Carrickdale Hotel. There will be an Open Fourball any combination on Saturday 17th March, an Open Fourball any combination on Monday 19th March and our next Open Seniors will be on Monday 26th March.
Time sheets are available on line at www.greenoregolfclub. com or from our Pro Shop at 042 9373951.
Lotto Bonus Ball for Saturday 17th February was 4. Congratulations to Rebecca Rafferty.
Bryan Collins and Rita O’Connor at the Laytown & Bettystown Captains’ Drive-in with County Louth GCCaptain Pat Mc Bernard Seery and Mary Upton. GREENORE LADIES
SATURDAYS 11-hole voucher competition went to countback with Marian Murnaghan coming out best with 18pts.
The midweek competition carried over.
Saturday next 3rd March Lady Captain Mary and Captain Michael’s Drive In gets underway with a Singles Shotgun at 8:45am is followed by a 1:15pm Shotgun Scramble. Wishing both Captains straight drives down the middle and best wishes for their year in office.
LAYTOWN & BETTYSTOWN
LAST Saturday marked the start of the new golfing year at Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club as this was the day when the new adult and junior club captains for 2018 hosted their Drive-in.
The gods were certainly smiling on Men’s Captain Bryan Collins, Lady Captain Rita O’Connor and Junior Captains Annraoi Collins and Katie Burke as the local links course was bathed in beautiful sunshine for the entire day.
A large crowd of members and invited guests enjoyed the early afternoon reception in the club-