Interclub matches well underway
Last Saturday saw our Mary McKenna Team play Cork Golf Club in very tough conditions. Our ladies battled hard but Cork had home advantage and won the first leg 4/1. Saturday next at 2pm we will play the second leg where hopefully home advantage will work in our favour and we can make up the deficit. Best of luck to managers Vera Santry and Kathleen O’Regan and all the team who we know will give it their very best next Saturday.
On Sunday our Challenge Cup team played East Cork at home unfortunately local knowledge came up against strong opposition and we were giving shots in all five matches. Our ladies put up a great fight and we thank each and every one of the team and their caddies who gave their time so willingly to the club.
Commiserations to you all, you battled hard against a club who are notoriously difficult to beat home or away. Our thanks also to team managers Rita Mulvihill and Mary Barry for all your work with the team.
WEEKLY COMPETITION
Last week’s competition was played over two days Good Friday, 15th April and Wednesday 20th as we lost out on Easter Sunday as the course was closed due to the heavy rain which began on Saturday evening. In first place was Linda O’Donnell (43) who returned a fine score of 40 points.
RESULTS OF VOUCHER COMPETITION 15TH AND 20TH APRIL
1st Linda O’Donnell (43) 40pts, 2nd Claire O’Sullivan (31) 36pts, 3rd Elaine Murphy (19) 35pts b9. The results of this week’s competition very kindly sponsored by Spillane’s Family Butchers will be published in next week’s edition of TheAvondhu.
UPCOMING COMPETITIONS
Ladies singles Sunday, 1st May and Wednesday, 4th May 18 hole vouchers stableford. Bank Holiday Monday, 3rd May Open threeball champagne scramble any combination. Visitors are very welcome. Members €6 and visitors €15.
THURSDAY LADIES
Last Thursday was a lovely bright although somewhat breezy day but with twenty seven ladies arriving for the weekly scramble it was a sure sign that spring had definitely arrived as that was significant increase in numbers than have been attending in recent weeks. In first place were Mary Crowley, Olive Murphy and Pauline Hyland 31nett, point 2 ahead of Ger O’Sullivan, Eileen O’Neill and Marie Dunne. In third place was the team of Josephine McInerney, Liz Geany and Paula O’Mahony 32.5 nett and in fourth position were Brede Walsh, Marie Walsh and Nuala Rice 32.8 nett.
ANY LADIES INTERESTED IN TAKING UP GOLF?
Golf is a wonderful sport; it is enjoyed by people of all ages and at every level thanks to the handicap system and it also has the added benefit of a wonderful social side. The ladies committee are organising a Get into Golf programme for 2022 following on from last year’s very successful one run by Annette Twomey and Martha Brennan. You don’t need any equipment to give the sport a trial run as golf clubs and balls will be provided at the beginners session, all you need to bring is a pair of comfortable trainers. If you are interested in giving this great sport a try come along on Monday, 9th May. It is planned to have two time slots, the first at 6.30pm and another at 7.30pm. For further details and to book a time slot call Martha on 086 0816416.
MEN’S CLUB REPORT
Due to the Met Eireann forecast for heavy rain in the early hours of Easter Sunday the decision was made to close the course for the day. Fortunately, it did clear sufficiently to allow the Bank Holiday Monday threeball go ahead and there was an excellent turnout of both members and visitors.
Voucher Competition 18h Stableford, Sat April 16th. Category A (0-8.7): 1. John Goggin (8) 42pts, 2. Ian Murphy (9) 37pts. Category B (8.8-13.0): 1. Donal Ahern (10) 37pts, 2. Billy Timlin (12) 36pts. Category C (13.1-17.2): 1. Tom Moynihan (16) 40pts, 2. Niall Cremen (16) 39pts. Category D (17.3+): 1. Greg Harty (24) 39pts, 2. Diarmuid O’Connor (22) 39pts.
Easter Monday April 18th, Three Ball Texas Scramble 18h Stableford First: Jim Sheedy 53pts (18), Dave Relihan, Helen Mackessy. Second: Seamus Feehan 51pts (10), Siobhan Feehan, Frank Coughlan. Third: Cillian Twomey 50pts (03), Ronan O’Hagan, Padraig De Roiste.
CONGRATULATION TO THE JB CARR TEAM
Our JB Carr Team who won their first round in a very sporting match against Cobh Golf Club on Wednesday last, playing in Cobh our team won 3.2. Well done to managers Paudie Scanlon and Joe Murphy and all who played. Best of luck to you all in the next round versus Mitchelstown GC which will be played in Fermoy before May 11th.
WELCOME WEDNESDAY MEN’S OPEN SINGLES S/F 20TH APRIL
There was a great turnout last Wednesday to the gents open singles with thirty nine members and thirteen visitors making the most of the ideal weather conditions for golf and the results are as follows. 1 Mark Troy (29) 44pts, 2 Norman Forsyth (11) 41pts, 3 Pat Roche (22) 40pts.
THURSDAY SENIORS
For the first time this year the attendance for the weekly seniors outing on Thursday last passed the 50 mark when 51 members turned out in excellent conditions. The winning team of PJ McInerney, Michael Fay, Michael J Murphy and Con O’Sullivan returned 32 gross for a nett 22.7 and a win by half a shot from Joe Tobin, Dave Hoare, Ivor O’Callaghan and Oliver Doyle who shot an excellent 4 under gross 31.
In third place on 23.7 having achieved a 1 under gross were Michael Nelligan, Jim D’Arcy, Liam Butler and Tim Buckley. Hopefully the good weather will continue and the attendance will continue to be strong.