The Avondhu

Play in Pink a great success

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Doneraile Golf Club hosted a Play in Pink day last Wednesday in aid of breast cancer research.

Blessed with a beautiful sunny day, nothing could dampen the positive atmosphere, enthusiasm and good will shared by all the golfers. There was a huge turnout of support from members and visitors and a sea of pink descended upon the course for the day. While participan­ts didn’t have to dress in pink most got behind the spirit of the event by donning some pink attire. Special thanks to our lady captain Kathleen Cronin and the ladies committee for the huge amount of work they put into organising the event. Thanks to all our generous members and visitors who supported the competitio­n and purchased raffle tickets. The winning team on the day was Daire Power, Eileen and Danielle Sheehan with a score of 56 nett. We received great feedback and compliment­s from members and visitors.

Many thanks to Seamus, Pius, John and volunteers who continuous­ly present our course in superb condition. Thanks to Mary, Mike and the Roche family for the beautiful food served throughout the day. Sincere thanks to the gents also for supporting the 9 hole competitio­n in aid of breast cancer research.

RESULTS OF PLAY IN PINK

1st Daire Power, Danielle and Eileen Sheehan 56 nett (Back 9). 2nd Frances Cremin Power, Eilish O’Flynn and Helen Mackessy 56 nett. Gross Paula Walsh, Karena Hunter and Irene Rafferty 61 gross. 3rd Ellen Walsh, Suzanne Hickey and Sheila Crowley 57 nett. 4th Trish O’Donovan, Anne Barrett and Gwynn Comyn 58 nett.

RESULTS OF PLAY IN PINK GENTS

1st Colman Murphy (15) 21 points. 2nd Tadhg Hunter (20) 19 points.

PLAY IN PINK RAFFLE

Our Play in Pink raffle has become almost as important as the golf and is getting better year on year. A big thank you to all the ladies, gents and visitors that supported our raffle. Well done to all the prize-winners: 1 Breda Murphy. 2 President Denny Cole. 3 Captain Walter Cole. 4 Danny Buckley. 5 Eilish O’Flynn. 6 Patricia Fouhy. 7 Leanne O’Leary. 8 Paula Russell. 9 Cathy Ryan. 10 John Walsh. 11 Margaret Leahy. 12 Mary Barry.

BEALTAINE GOLF CLASSIC

Doneraile Golf Club are holding a fundraisin­g Golf Classic to support the ongoing developmen­t and improvemen­t of our golf course. This will be held over the bank holiday weekend from Friday, 3rd May to Monday, 6th May. This project will benefit all members and visitors. To ensure that this fundraiser is as successful as possible we would be grateful if you could support us by either sponsoring a team of 3 at a cost of €120 (includes a meal), sponsor a tee for €50 or sponsor a green for €50. A special thank you to our main sponsor, John Curran and Sons, Constructi­on Ltd.

Golf classics provide a great opportunit­y for many casual golfers to play while supporting a worthy cause. We look forward to seeing you all on the fairways of Doneraile Golf Club over the May weekend. If you wish to enter a team, sponsor a tee box or green please contact 022-24137 or email admin@doneraileg­olfclub.com.

DONERAILE GOLF CLUB OPEN WEEK 2024

We are delighted to announce that we will be running our annual Open Week from Friday, 10th May to Sunday, 19th May inclusive.

Friday 10th Open Ladies Day / Team Event. Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May 18 Hole Gents Singles. Monday 13th to Thursday 16th 9 Hole singles for Ladies and Gents. Friday 17th 9 hole foursomes any combinatio­n. Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May 18 Hole singles for Ladies and Gents. Tee times may be booked online doneraileg­olfclub.com or alternativ­ely to reserve a tee time please call 022-24137. We look forward to seeing you all on the fairways of Doneraile.

GOLF IRELAND INTER CLUB RESULTS LADIES MUNSTER TROPHY

Under the management of vice captain Helen Stafford our ladies Munster Trophy team played their first round last Saturday. 3 matches were played in Waterville and 2 matches were played in Doneraile. Doneraile ladies prevailed 3 / 2 with some very tight matches and great golf played by both teams.

GOLF IRELAND INTER CLUB FIXTURES PIERCE PURCELL

Best of luck to our Pierce Purcell gents team and managers Eddie Roche and Willie Sweeney. They play Ring of Kerry Golf Club at home on Thursday at 4pm.

MIXED FOURSOMES

Best of luck to our mixed foursomes team and team managers, lady captain Kathleen Cronin, captain Walter Cole and Tom Meade, competitio­n secretary in the mixed foursomes competitio­n. They play Newcastle West Golf Club in Newcastle West on Saturday at 3.45pm. Members’ support for both teams would be appreciate­d.

SENIORS RESULTS TUESDAY, 23RD APRIL

1st Diarmuid O’Flynn, Joe Nagle, Betty O’Connell, Margaret Coakley 32 2/7. 2nd Pius O’Callaghan, Dermot O’Driscoll, Noel O’Brien, June O’Connor 34. Gross Michael Forde, Kieran Carey, Moss Barrett, Helen O’Keeffe -8. 3rd Geraldine Ryan, Eddie O’Keeffe, John Shanahan, Barry Ryan, 34 6/7.

GENTS RESULTS SATURDAY 27TH AND SUNDAY, 28TH APRIL

1st Pat O’Donovan (16) 41 points. 2nd Dave Relihan (25) 39 points, gross Tom Sheehan (2) 36 points. Congratula­tions to all the prize winners and thanks to everyone who played and supported the competitio­n.

 ?? ?? Runners-up Play in Pink - lady captain Kathleen Cronin, Eilish O’Flynn, Frances Cremin-Power and lady president Eileen AherneO’Connor (missing from photo Helen Mackessy).
Runners-up Play in Pink - lady captain Kathleen Cronin, Eilish O’Flynn, Frances Cremin-Power and lady president Eileen AherneO’Connor (missing from photo Helen Mackessy).
 ?? ?? Winners Play In Pink - lady captain Kathleen Cronin, Eileen Sheehan, Daire Power, Danielle Sheehan and lady president Eileen AherneO’Connor.
Winners Play In Pink - lady captain Kathleen Cronin, Eileen Sheehan, Daire Power, Danielle Sheehan and lady president Eileen AherneO’Connor.

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