ON the FAIRWAYS
ENNISCORTHY
Monday open, singles stableford, April 30, sponsored by E.G.C. (twelve played): 1, Garry Lynch (Wexford, 5), 33 points (last six); 2, Joe Murphy (11), 33 points.
Midweek nine-hole, singles stableford, May 2, sponsored by Sanrose (83 played): overall, Tom Hogan (14), 22 points (last three); Category A, Joe Kelly (6), 20 points; Category B, Davy Murphy (10), 22 points; Category C, Michael Wickham (18), 21 points; Category D, Vincent Byrne (21), 22 points.
The presentation for all the May midweeks will be on May 31 at 9 p.m. All winners are expected to attend to support our sponsors.
May 5 and 6, 18 holes singles strokes (golfer of the year two, blue tees), sponsored by Garahy’s Pharmacy, Enniscorthy (110 played): 1, Joe Kelly (6), 69 (back nine); 2, Michael Redmond (21), 69 (back nine); gross, Cormac Martin (1), 76; 3, Frank Foley (11), 69; 4, Patrick Sheridan (18), 70; 5, David Mahon (16), 71.
The absolutely biggest congratulations that we can give goes to our very own Paul Conroy who, after several rounds of qualifying, made the finals of the British Schools & Colleges Tour 2018 national finals held in Trevose, Cornwall, U.K.
On the penultimate day, Paul shot a 67 (-5) to lead by one shot going into final round and carded a 72 on the final day to win by one shot in the individual event. We couldn’t be more proud of you.
The first of the year’s majors is the Bloomfield Cup (golfer of the year three) sponsored by Counterpoint Ireland Enniscorthy on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, starting at 8 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. respectively.
This will be followed by the Sunday evening mixed at 4 p.m. with a shotgun start for members only.
The gents’ nine-hole midweek on May 16 is at 3 p.m., sponsored by Alcast Motors.
BALLYMONEY
Club Captain Marty Lawlor and lady Captain Veronica O’Riordan had their drive-in on bank holiday Monday. The good weather saw a good turn-out for an open three-person team scramble.
Results: 1, Luke and Maurice Hedderman with Andy Williams, nett 61.2; 2, Eamon Moran with Mark and Kevin Keenan, nett 61.9; 3, Charlie Logan, Troy Kenny and Liam Redmond, nett 62.
Winter league result: The winners were Anthony D. Doyle’s team, The Hornets.
Bank holiday nine-hole competition (mixed) open: 1, Michael T. Byrne (20), 19 points; 2, John Smullen (26), 19 points; 3, Fiona Daly-Williams (40, Castle), 17 points, holding off Ken Layton on countback.
There was no midweek nine-hole competition during the week.
Weekend singles stableford (mixed): 1, Gary O’Grady (24), 39 points; 2, Paul Sutton (9), 38 points; 3, Paddy McNulty (12), 37 points.
Peter Byrne and his Pierce Purcell Scotch foursomes team battled gallantly in Wexford on Saturday morning but unfortunately failed to qualify for the matchplay.
Well done to our neighbours, Courtown, who came up short in the semi-final to a very strong home team. Names for this year’s matchplay are now being taken.
COURTOWN
Two more of our club teams were out again during the past week, and the run of good play continued.
Our Provincial Towns Team played Wexford on Sunday and had a good win there, while our Pierce Purcell team qualified for the top four on Saturday but this time Wexford got the better of us.
Next Saturday our Irish mixed foursomes team will take on Waterford, and on Sunday the Duggan Cup team will play Woodenbridge. Once again we wish them all well in their future rounds.
On Thursday, May 17, the G.U.I., I.L.G.U. nine-hole championship qualifier round takes place, on Saturday we will have a ladies’ and gents’ singles, and on Sunday it will be an open fourball any combination.
Sunday, May 6, invitation fourball, any combination: 1, Donal Sheehan (15), Brendan Hobbs (16), 49 points; 2, Martin Griffiths (12), Stephen Griffiths (18), 48 points; 3, Stephen Doyle (15), Pat Byrne (17), 47 points (last nine); 4, Seán Halford (18), John McGarr (23), 47 points.
Monday, May 7, any combination scramble: 1, Alan McDonald, Pat Walsh, Paddy Stamp, John James Dunne, 54.5; 2, Barry Doyle, Colman Doyle, Ciarán Doyle, Eamonn Siggins, 55.2; 3, Mairéad Sunderland, Colin Sunderland, Paddy Donohoe, Malachy Travers, 56.4.
Junior and Intermediate Scratch Cups sponsored by Campus Oil - Junior: 1, Eoin McCarthy (6, Lisheen), 78; 2, Richard Cogan (9), 79; 3, Tony McGrath (9), 80 (last nine); nett, Donal Noonan (8), 74.
Intermediate: 1, John Kavanagh (12, Williamstown), 84; 2, Brendan Travers (10), 87; 3, John Bell (11, Enniscorthy), 87; nett, Eugene Hogan (18), 76.