A GOOD WALK
the second where he didn’t have a shot.
It was much more positive for Keane down the back nine beginning with a birdie four at the par five 10th which was a nett eagle to bring him to two under par. He went to three under with a nett birdie at the par five 12th.
He dropped a shot with a bogey at the par three 13th but got it back with a par into the wind at the index six 15th and went to four under with a wind assisted par at the index four 16th.
Another par three bogey, at the 17th, momentarily took him back to three-under but he eventually signed for a four under par net 68 after a fine par on the last which was playing long into an extremely strong wind.
It proved to be a vital nett birdie as he finished one shot ahead of Mark Browne (16), Danny Miele (11) and Barry O’Hanrahan (20) who all finished on 69 and had to be separated on countback.
Browne, who has been cut six shots already this year, prevailed with a better back nine and his handicap will continue to plummet. Miele took Category One while O’Hanrahan won Category Three and Declan Muckian (14) claimed Category Two after a 70.
Aaron Grant (+2) produced an excellent round of level par 72 to win the gross prize while another former captain, Dermot Duffy (25), took the Veteran’s Prize with a one-under par 71.
Tony McGuinness (9) won Wednesday’s Open Singles with 39pts while Tuesday’s Two Man Nine Hole Team Event was won by Tony Ryan (13) and Liam O’Reilly (8) with a score of 24pts.
Caolan Rafferty will tee it up this week alongside 288 of the world’s best amateur golfers at the British Amateur Championship which is being played at Royal Aberdeen and Murcar Links in Scotland. The winner will secure a spot in the the British Open at Carnoustie in July. Last year Caolan won the silver medal for leading qualifier.
Rafferty, who has been named on the Great Britain & Ireland squad for the biennial St Andrews Trophy match against Continential Europe which will be played on July 26 and 27 in Linna Golf Club, Finland. The final team will announced after the European Men’s Team Championship next month.
Clem Walshe finished joint 13th at the Ulster Seniors Amateur Open which was held last week in Rosapenna. Rounds of 79 and 80 saw him finish on 159 over the tricky Donegal links, seven shots behind the winner Adrian Morrow of Portmarnock.
Sunday, June 17 - Lady Captain’s (Pat Cleary) Prize to Men – Overall: Brendan Keane (12) 68, Mark Browne (16) 69/33. Gross: Aaron Grant (+2) 72. Veteran: Dermot Duffy (25) 71. Category 1 ( 0-12): Danny Miele (11) 69, Mark Cumiskey (9 ) 70. Category 2 (13-17): Declan Muckian (14 ) 70, Gerard Daly (14) 73/36. Category 3 (18–28); Barry O’Hanrahan (20 ) 69, Caoimhin O’Callaghan (20) 70. CSS: 74.
Wednesday, June 13 - Open Singles Stableford – Overall: Tony McGuinness (9) 39pts, Jamie McCaul (21) 38/20pts. Category 1 (0-11): Cian Dullaghan (+1, Greenore) 38/19pts. Category 2 (12–19): Mark Browne (17) 38/18pts. Category 3 (20+): Tadhg O Sullivan (21) 35pts. Best Gross: Cian Dullaghan (-1, Greenore) 39pts. CSS 73/35pts.
Tuesday, June 12 – Hospice Homecare Two Man Nine Hole Team Event sponsored by Horseware – 24pts: Tony Ryan (13) & Liam O’Reilly (8). 23/15/8pts: Seamus Fallon (16) & Michael Stewart (13). 23/15/7pts: Pat McGuinness (13) & Sean Hession (7).
DUNDALK LADIES
THE Four Lady Team event sponsored by the The Hair shop was played on Tuesday 12th June. This is an annual charity in aid of Hospice Homecare. This competition was a huge success with fifty teams playing. Ladies were represented from fourteen different golf clubs. When the ladies arrived they received beautiful shirts and jackets sponsored by Horseware in Dundalk. They then played in the beautiful sunshine on a course in fantastic condition. The winning teams were from Mannan Caste and Warrenpoint both coming in with superb scores of 89pts each.
At the presentation evening Lady Captain Pat Cleary welcomed Maura O’Callaghan the Chairperson of Hospice Homecare. She spoke about the fantastic work the Hospice do for those suffering with cancer and their families. She spoke about how cancer is indiscriminate and the Hospice provide support in the form of transport to hospitals, vouchers for food and equipment. She commended the Hospice volunteers and commented on the fact that they are the backbone of the organisation. She was delighted to announce that the ladies had raised €6300 for Hospice Homecare. Lady Captain Pat thanked the ladies for their generous support of this invaluable organisation.
Lady Captain Pat thanked the extremely generous sponsorship given by the Hairshop. Paula Beshoff from the Hairshop spoke about how delighted they were to provide sponsorship for this special competition. She complimented her staff who were all present and referred to the fact that the salon is a success because of the hard work of the staff. She complimented Catherine McElligott who is an innovative manager in the salon. She spoke of the importance of supporting Hospice Homecare and what it means to the Hairshop to sponsor this Team Event.
50 teams played from the following clubs: Mannan Castle, Headfort, Warrenpoint, Ardee, Swords, Nuremore, Castle, St. Anne’s, Athenry, Greenore, Concra Wood, Balbriggan, Trim and Lucan.
Result: 1st Kitty Sharkey (17) Eilish Crawley (26) Jo Barry (18) & Molly Mulvany (25) Mannan Castle 89/47Pts; 2nd Mary McGrath (15) Glenda McKee (14) Anne Keenan (13) & Sheila King (36) 89/42Pts (Warrenpoint).
GREENORE
SUNDAY’S Intermediate Scratch Cup kindly sponsored by P.J. O’Hares Bar Carlingford: 1st Keith Carron (10) 81, 2nd Phillip Hughes (12) [Mannan Castle G.C.] 82, 3rd Gary Keenan (13) 84, 4th Paul Casey (11) 84, Nett Sean McNulty (16) 71.
Saturday’s Stableford competition kindly sponsored by Air Ocean: 1st Stephen Markey 21) 38, 2nd Breffni McCabe (17) 38.
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