ON the FAIRWAYS
NEWROSS
Sunday, men’s singles sponsored by Marc Cullen Electrical: 1, Eamon Murphy (20), 41 points; 2, Mark Richardson (14), 40 points (last nine); 3, Andy Culleton (18), 40 points; gross, Andrew Ryan, 33 points; Cat. 1, John Flynn (8), 37 points; Cat. 2, Colin Fenlon (14), 39 points; Cat. 3, Pat McGrath (18), 38 points.
There is a nine-hole competition running from Monday to Friday over the next few weeks. Entry is €3 with €2 for any subsequent re-entry.
Prizes will be in the form of Christmas-related vouchers. Entries may be made via the Pro Shop.
Split The Pot was won by James O’Brien who collected €86. The next draw is on Sunday, November 18.
NEWROSSLADIES
Wednesday’s competition was 14-hole stableford sponsored by Frank Brown of Abbey Par 3 in Fethard.
Results: 1, Adeline Foxe (17), 27 points (last seven); 2, Mary Murphy QS (33), 27 points (last three); 3, Jacqui Morgan (13), 27 points (last seven).
The winter league competition will get under way before Christmas, on a date to be decided. Those who are interested in playing, please write your name and put €5 entry in an envelope marked winter league and put into the ladies’ box.
NEWROSSSENIORS
The Met Eireann morning weather forecast said rain on the east coast during Thursday afternoon, but thankfully it did not spread in as far as the golf course in Tinneranny. After all the downpours of the days beforehand, the course was as dry as the proverbial bone - testament to the care and attention it has received from Seamus and his staff down the years.
The greens were a tad slow on previous weeks which was to be expected having being saturated in the last week or so, and there were many tales of putts being left short of the cup all day on many of the 18 holes.
However, with the bunkers out of play, some cracking good scores were still recorded with nine of the 13 competing teams carding 90 points or better, proving once again that the champagne scramble format is the ideal and most enjoyable one for our veteran golfers.
We even had a photo-finish to decide the winners, with one point separating the victors from the runners-up.
Michael Kavanagh (16), Robert O’Dwyer (22), Frank Boyle (23) and Jamesie Murphy (24), gelling well as a team, were tops, and number one in the race to the finish with a terrific score of 100 points.
One point behind and placed second were Patsy Farrell (20), Martin Forristal (21), Mick Wade (22) and Martin Furlong (22).
The 93 points courtesy of a better back nine (46/44) saw Hughie O’Connor (19), John Murphy (20), Tony Sexton (22) and Tom Kent (25) secure third prize.
Nearest the pin prizes went to Denis Kirwan on the ninth hole and Michael Kavanagh on the eleventh.
Next Thursday, November 15, we will run our annual benefit day for St. Vincent De Paul. Playing our normal competition, the entry fee will be €5 or more if you can afford it.
If you cannot play, all donations will be greatly appreciated towards this worthy cause and we will have a raffle as well, so bring a few extra Euro with you on Thursday.
Best wishes go to our colleague, Dan Quigley, recovering well after his recent accident - hope to see you back soon, Dan.
BUNCLODY
October 28-November 3, ladies’ twelve-hole: 1, Fran Crean (22), 24 points; 2, Joanne Kenny (15), 19 points; 3, Margaret Moore (9), 19 points.
November 3-4, men’s twelve-hole singles: 1, Declan Byrne (16), 28 points; 2, Mick Kenny (17), 27 points; gross, Willie Doyle (8), 22 points; 3, Shaun Redmond (18), 25 points.
November 7, Wednesday twelve-hole singles: 1, Jonnie Ryan (18), 33 points; 2, Willie Doyle (8), 28 points.
BALLYMONEY
Weekend singles stableford (gents): 1, Anthony G. Doyle (21), 44 points; 2, Troy Kenny (15), 42 points; 3, Brian Carroll (18), 41 points.
Nine-hole matchplay competition, third round: Richard McDonald beat Leighton Gleeson.
DONOHOE’SSOCIETY
Donohoe’s Society played Blackwater on Sunday for the second week of turkeys, with only 16 players in total.
Results: 1, Pat Morrissey, 40 points; 2, Jim Breen, 36 points; 3, Lar Morrissey, 36 points. John Cahill took home the birdie money.
Next Sunday we play at Rathaspeck Manor. Please be there by 8.45 a.m.
64SOCIETY
The 64 Society held an outing to Blainroe on November 10, with 41 members played on a day that started very wet but improved as it progressed. The scoring was very good despite the condition of the greens.
At the presentation in the 64 after the outing, our Captain, Leslie Masterson, thanked all the members who made the effort to turn up despite the very heavy rain early on. He also thanked all those who help make the day a success.
Our next outing will be our Christmas one on December 8 at Courtown. All members will be informed in the usual way.
Results: 1, Colin Sunderland (9), 43 points; 2, Ollie Quigley (11), 41 points (last nine); 3, Bryan Hughes (14), 41 points; gross, Dave Maher (3), 36 points; 4, Brian Kennedy (13), 40 points (last nine); 5, Paul Kehoe (14), 40 points; first nine, Paddy O’Dowd (10), 21 points; second nine, Colman Doyle (25), 22 points.
Golfer of the year after two outings: 1, Dave Maher (3), 36 points; 2, Ollie Quigley (11), 33 points; 3, John Fitzgerald (12), 32 points.
COURTOWN
We will gather in the clubhouse on Friday to celebrate with our victorious ladies’ Junior foursomes All-Ireland champions. It promises to be a night of celebration, with stories of their passage through to the final and indeed the story of the final itself, so please come along and support our first-ever All-Ireland winners.
On the same evening we will also have the presentations of prizes for our matchplay winners, golfer of the year winner, and presentations to a handful of golfers who have been accurate enough to score a hole-in-one in the past season.
For next weekend there will be an any combination turkey fourball on Saturday and Sunday. The EBS Colman Doyle winter league, round four, also resumes on Sunday.
As we draw close to the end of another golfing year, we take this opportunity to remind members that the A.G.M’s will soon take place, so here are some dates for your diary: the ladies’ A.G.M. will be held on Tuesday, November 27, at 7.30 p.m.; the men’s A.G.M. will be held on Saturday, December 1, at 5 p.m., followed by the club A.G.M. at 6 p.m.
All motions for the men’s A.G.M. should be forwarded to the office for the attention of Karl Caulfield before November 17. The names of all who wish to go forward for the committee should be left into the office as soon as possible.
Gents’ singles sweep, October 31: 1, George Kilbride (13), 31 points (last nine); 2, Willie Sweeney (24), 31 points (last nine); 3, Joe Butler (15), 31 points; 4, Pat Donnellan (13), 30 points.
Gents’ Seniors’ open, November 1: overall, Joe Kavanagh (27), 31 points; Cat. 1, Fergus Rapple (24), 27 points; Cat. 2, Pat Noonan (21), 30 points; Cat. 3, Pat Byrne (17), 23 points.
Any combination fourball, November 3 and 4: 1, Stephen Ryan (11), Pádraig Flood (13), 36 points (last nine); 2, Eugene Hogan (17), Ben Martin (17), 36 points (last nine); 3, John Maher (12), Leslie Masterson (19), 34 points.
Singles sweep, Wednesday, November 7: 1, Pat Donnellan (13), 27 points; 2, Jimmy McDonald (10), 26 points; 3, Barry O’Halloran (18), 26 points; 4, Tommy Kinsella (18), 25 points.
ENNISCORTHY
Midweek finals day, champion of champions, nine-hole singles stableford, October 6, sponsored by Ger Turner (59 played) – overall: 1, Paddy Hore Jnr. (9), 21 points; 2, Liam Duggan (19), 20 points (last six); Category A: 1, James Morrissey (5), 19 points; 2, Liam Sheridan (7), 17 points; Category B: 1, Ger Byrne (13), 19 points; 2, Tom O’Shea (13), 18 points; Category C: 1, Paddy Fitzpatrick (15), 21 points; 2, Paddy Jordan (15), 19 points; Category D: 1, Liam Swan (28), 19 points; 2, John Conville (25), 17 points.
Longest drive on the second hole was won by Liam Sheridan, and the nearest the pin was won by Jack Murphy on the sixth. This was the final midweek competition of the year.
Open four-person champagne scramble, October 27 and 28, sponsored by E.G.C. (127 played): 1, David Bradley (20), Philip Browne (13), Brendan Byrne (20, Rosslare), Michael Farrell (13), 100 points; 2, Paddy Fitzpatrick (15), Frankie Morrissey (9), Nigel Morrissey (13, Wexford), Tommy Morrissey (9, Wexford), 98 points (back nine); 3, Helen Lacey (9), Wexford), Larry O’Connor (9), John O’Sullivan (14), Richie Peare (27), 98 points.
November 10 and 11, 15 holes singles stableford (yellow tees), sponsored by E.G.C. (89 played): 1, Thomas Kielthy (9), 37 points; 2, Vinny Daly (17), 36 points (back seven); 3, Niall Murphy (11), 36 points (back two).
Congratulations to Catherine Lawless and Shane Fortune who defeated Dorothy Kenny and Joe Delaney to win the club mixed foursomes recently. Thanks to everyone who participated in the competition this year, it was great to see it being played again after a hiatus of a number of years.
Congratulations to Liam Sheridan on coming out on top in the gents’ golfer of the year.
The top five final standings were: 1, Liam Sheridan, 139; 2, John Colclough, 126; 3, Jason Rackard, 115; 4, Adam Jordan, 108; 5, Paul Lynch, 96.
ROSSLARELADIES
Thursday, November 8: 1, Mary O’Shaughnessy (14), 28 points (back nine); 2, Catherine Haugh (18), 28 points.
A reminder that the annual Mass honouring our deceased members takes place in St. Bridget’s Church, Rosslare, on November 16 at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
WEXFORD
The Studio Cup is a perpetual trophy sponsored by Eamonn O’Connor in memory of his late father, Denis O’Connor, a past Captain, and a past President and who contributed in many ways to the development of our club.
The Studio Cup is a competition to decide the most consistent golfer over ten qualifying competitions during the main golfing season from April 1 to September 30. Scores throughout are calculated using the stableford system.
In the most closely-fought competition ever in this event, Peter Corish was the winner this year with a total of 333 points. Peter unbelievably beat the runner-up, Richard Browne, by the narrowest of margins. Richard had a total of 332 points, with just a point between them.
Both players are to be congratulated on their performances, averaging over 33 points in each of the ten qualifying competitions.
The winners of Saturday’s champagne scramble were Jonathan Walsh (12) and Brian Morris (7) with 37 points.
Sunday fourball: 1, Kevin Murphy (7) and Tom Foran (13), 37 points; 2, Seán Hurley (12) and Michael Fortune (15), 36 points (back nine); 3, Gary Martin (11) and Anthony Down (14), 36 points (back six).
The winner of weekly draw was Jim Keane. As the jackpot was not won, it will increase to €2,590 for next week.
Competitions next week are: Tuesday, 14-hole open singles with a 70-plus category; Wednesday, ladies’ and gents’ 14-hole open fourball; Friday, 14-hole open three-person team event with two scores to count on each hole; Saturday, gents’ 14-hole fourball; Sunday, two-person, 14-hole champagne scramble.