A GOOD WALK
prize was sponsored by Wogan’s Home Value Hardware of Dunleer and was won by Michael Hughes on 37pts, beating Pat Meehan on a back 9 count back.
The Prize was presented in Shearman’s that evening along with prizes for the following members: Cat 1 - 1st Pat Meehan 37pts, 2nd Andrew Ward 36pts, 3rd Vinnie Shearman 32pts; Cat 2 - 1st Martin Sheridan 34pts, 2nd Brian Wogan 32pts, 3rd Paddy Brady 31pts; Twos Brian Tenanty and Terry Cotter.
The next outing will be to Waterford on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th September. Dunleer Credit Union will sponsor the Friday Competition.
GREENORE LADIES
THE Thursday Open Day winner was Jane Doyle with 32 points (Banbridge GC) CSS 74. No Twos.
Entrants enjoyed great weather and excellent greens in the Singles SF competition staged in conjunction with the Past Captains competition on Saturday. Ann Davey enjoyed a double winning both competitions with a solid score of 36pts. Noreen Craven came Runner-Up in the Singles with 35 pts while Mary Ryan came runner-up in the Past Captains with 34 pts. CSS 76. Twos: Seana McGuinness, Anne McParland, Antoinette Shields (all on the 6th).
Open Day continues next Thursday 6th September with alternate day play available for lady members.
Saturday 8th September the Mansfield Cup SF competition. BRS Opens for booking as usual 7pm Wednesday prior.
LAYTOWN & BETTYSTOWN
RESULTS from the Golfsure-sponsored Peter Lyons Cup & Shield, played on August 26th
Gross winner Jack McDonnell (-2) 135, 2nd Cian Geraghty (scr) 142, 3rd JD McGinn (scr) 145, 4th Annraoi Collins (3) 149; Nett winner Paul Browne (4) 135, 2nd Barry Hyland (16) 137, 3rd PJ Reilly (16) 138 ocb, 4th Danny Black (11) 138. Sun gross Donal O’Brien (2) 74 ocb, nett Diarmuid Dunne (12) 68 ocb; Sat gross Paul Gogarty (10) 72, nett Cianan Murray (20) 64. CSS Sat 71, Sun 71.
LAYTOWN & BETTYSTOWN LADIES
RESULTS from the 18-hole v par competition played last Thursday and Saturday: 1st Marion McKenna (28) 4up, 2nd Louise McAuley (11) 2up. Nine-hole stableford winner Mary Fergus (35) 19pts, 2nd Betty Clynch (29) 18pts.
August 26th/27th competition, sponsored by Fiona Lappin: Class 1 winner Joan Cahill (11) 38pts, 2nd Catherine Shortall (14) 37pts, Gross prize Carol Wickham (scr) 34pts; Class 2 winner Marie Savage (24) 46pts, 2nd Phyllis Power (20) 35pts; Class 3 winner Patricia Broderick (28) 32pts, 2nd Mary Fergus (35) 31pts. Nine-hole winner Anne D Cooney (13) 16pts, 2nd Mariea Huston (16) 16pts.
LUMPER’S SOCIETY
THE society held a singles-stableford competition at Ardee Golf Club on Saturday, August 18th. This was the sixth and final qualifier for the Player of the Year Trophy, where the four golfers of Thomas Dullaghan, David Lambe, Alan Dullaghan and Peter Callan remained in contention for this much coveted prize.
A total of seventeen golfers teed off on a course that was presented in an excellent condition, where fast greens and testing pin positions made good scoring difficult to achieve. As a result, no one individual ran away with the competition and the when the scorecards were returned and checked, a bunched leader-board showed the top six golfers separated by three stableford points only. The winning score card was returned by the President, Liam Manning, who managed to separate himself from his playing partner, Peter Murtagh on the basis of a better back nine score.
In determining the final places in the Player of the Year Competition, Alan Dullaghan by securing fourth place at the outing, gained sufficient points to ensure he came out on top in the race to be Player of the Year for 2018.
At the presentation of prizes in the Clubhouse, Captain, Donal O’Hagan thanked the committee and members of Ardee for the use of their facilities and he also thanked the caterer for providing a delicious meal. Donal congratulated the prize winners and he thanked member Peter Callan, for his generosity in sponsoring the prizes.
The outing prize winners were as follows: 1st Liam Manning, 2nd Peter Murtagh, 3rd Malachy Duffy, Longest Drive Peter Murtagh, Nearest the Pin Alan Dullaghan.
The final of the Matchplay competition will see captain, Donal O’Hagan play Thomas Dullaghan and this match is due to take place before the society embark on their Golf Trip to Murcia on the first weekend in October, where 3 rounds of golf have been arranged at La Serena, Lo Romero and Roda Golf Courses.
Please visit our website www. lumpersgolfsociety.com for a list of our activities, events and photos.
MACBRIDE P&P
MACBRIDE club secretary Pádraic Sarsfield continued his fine form at the Louth Down Monaghan Matchplay Championship held in Channonrock on Saturday.
Having won his quarter-final match with a hole-in-one on the 18th, finishing 2up against Seapoint’s Paul Cooney, Pádraic went on to meet Mark Flynn from Cloghogue in the semi-final, where he won his match 4&3.
Pádraic’s opponent for the Gents Senior Final was Jim Judge, and the pair provided some excellent pitch & putt for the many spectators who stayed to watch the finals.
After 36 holes Pádraic and Jim were level and the two men made their way to the first tie hole. Despite chances for both players, the match went to the fourth tie hole, and it was Pádraic who won the title with a tense birdie putt.
Congratulations go to Pádraic on a well deserved win, and to both players on a great match.
Well done to all MacBride players who took part in the championship. As always, you do our club proud.
Pádraic will be hoping to carry this success through to next weekend when he plays in the National Inter-County Finals in Deerpark, Killarney. He will be joined on the team representing Louth by clubmates George Beardsley, Seán Goggin, Owen Smith, Barry Thornton and Cement’s Ian Donnelly. MacBride would like to wish the Ladies and Gents teams the best of luck.
Numbers drawn in last Tuesday’s lotto were 3, 8, 20 & 23. The lucky dip winners were Suzanne Tuite, Sonia Davis and Carol Delaghan and next Tuesday’s draw will have a jackpot prize of €3,550.
For more information about our club please visit our website @www.macbridepitchandputt. com or contact us via the club Facebook page.
MANNAN CASTLE
WITH over a hundred golfers playin in the weekend competition, it was Past Captain Seamus Whelan who showed his younger playing partners the way by posting a winning score of 40 points relegating Stephen McGarvey to second place with 38 points, while Barry Byrne had the best 37 points to fill third spot.
Result: 1st Seamus Whelan (21) 40 pts, 2nd Stephen McGarvey (19) 38 pts, 3rd Barry Byrne (17) 37 pts.
The penultimate week of the Super Thursday Open eclectic league sponsored by GoGolfworldwide.com was won by Alex Hanneffy (3) scoring 40 points. Has he done enough with four birdies to force his way into the top twenty for the playoff on Sunday 16th September? Barry Conroy (14) came in second with 39 points, playing partner Barry Savage (15) was third a shot further behind on 38 points, the pair probably benefited from some warm weather practice. Result: 1st Alex Hanneffy (3) 40 pts, 2nd Barry Conroy (14) 39 pts, 3rd Barry Savage (15) 38 pts.
September 6th is the last chance for members and visitors to qualify for the top twenty in their respective competitions.
Ladies 18-hole Stableford, Sponsored by Avenue Veterinary Clinic: 1st Teresa Butler (20) 36pts, 2nd Sadie Larkin (20) 36pts, 3rd Cepta Maddick (15) 34pts.
Date for the diary Friday 7th September, Two Lady Team Open, enter on BRS or call Pro Shop 042 9663308.
Tuesday’s Seniors: 1st Tom Fox 23pts, 2nd Eamonn Doherty 23pts.
Junior five-hole Comp: 1st Joseph Gartlan, 2nd Gareth Gainford. Seven-hole Competition: 1st Daragh Martin, 2nd Rory O’Brien.
Thirty three children took part in our annual Captains’ Day on Saturday, this was the final competition for our juniors and what a fantastic turnout.
Big thanks to Captain Tommy and Lady Captain Gill for their support over the year. A massive thanks also goes out to Daire Povall, Daire Shankey, Cian and Cameron Etherington, Val Donoghue and Shelia Boylan for playing such a big role with the juveniles all over the summer - and Kevin McGivern, Mannan’s PGA Professional, for his advice and kindness and for his generous sponsorship of prizes.
Captain Prize Winners: 1st Daire Martin, 2nd Jamie Finnegan, 3rd Kai Duff.
The most improved players of 2018 were Conor Donoghue, Joseph Gartlan and Dean Martin.
MEATH P&P
RESULTS from the Meath Matchplay Championship of 2018 were as follows:
Ladies 0-10 Handicap competition (played in Navan): 1st Kathleen Geraghty (Skryne), 2nd Yvonne Carney (Castletown). Ladies 11-19 Handicap (played in Navan): 1st Teresa Fagan (Royal Meath), 2nd Ann Moran (Stackallen).
Gents Junior (played in Navan): 1st Darren Forde (Navan), 2nd