Sixty nine teams supported the Art Data Centres (Tom McNamara) sponsored Clare football golf classic at Woodstock on Thursday and Friday last.
Heavy rain on both evenings made conditions difficult for participants but some very impressive scores were recorded.
The Wild Irish seaweed team of Evan and Ger Talty, Pat Lorrigan and Aidan Sexton captured the honours with 117 points, two more than Tim Crowe, Tony Considine, Andrew Fahey and Bill Hanley. Third place was filled by the Brogan’s Restaurant team of Martin White, Frank McEnery, Mike Gardiner and Joe Prinzi with 112 points and they were followed by the Martin Donnelly team of Declan and Donagh Fawl, Damian Sexton and Dermot O’Brien with 111 points.
The Fexco team of Michael O’Halloran, Matt and Michael O’Brien and Pat Curtis were fifth with 105 followed by the Diageo team of Timmy and Kevin Danaher, James Hickey and Alan Neville with 103 while the Cratloe team of Jody O’Connor, Alan Neville, Joe McGrath and Pat Carey were seventh and they also had 103 points.
Oisin Vaughan from Enistymon GAA won the long drive while Darren Donoghue from team Timmy Dooley TD won the nearest the pin prize, both sponsored by Cullinan and Sons Ennistymon.
East Clare Golf Club:
Last week’s ladies 18 hole stroke competition at East Clare was won by Deirdre O’Neill (36) with a nett 68.
The category winners were Marie Donnellan (20) with 74, Connie McKenna (33) with 72 and Breda Reid (43) with 81.
Last Wednesday’s ladies competition was won by Brid Hayes, Mary Donoghue and Mary Hogan from Mary Jo Minogue, Mary Bugler and Evelyn Skehan with third spot filled by Mary Collins, Mary Farrell, and Mary Stritch.
The men’s April medal competition on Sunday was won by Neil Harrington (10.8) with 67 points and he had a point to spare over Brian Stritch (12.6) with Paul Madden (16.6) also with 68 points in third spot. Tony Cleary won the gross with 71.
Last Thursday’s men’s open singles competition was won by Kieran Larkin (22) with 4 points from Tony Nelson (11.9) with 40 points with the gross won by Eoin Magill (1,8) with 68.
In the senior men’s competition last week the winners were Pat Duggan, Jim Bradley and Terry Coughlan from Batt Skehan, Jim Willis and Denis Corcoran.
With third spot filled by Jerry O’Brien, Kieran McNamara and Martin Quinn
Friday’s mixed scramble winners were Pat Duggan, Michael Heffernan and Helen Downey from Brian Muldoon, Mary Collins, and Breda O’Loghlin.
Dromoland Golf Club:
The weekend’s club foursomes competition at Dromoland Castle golf club was won by Sean Gallagher and Jake Higgins with 48 points and they were six ahead of James Purcell and Barry Walshe with Cyril O’Neill and Robert Bailey a point further back on 41 in third spot.
The mid-week 9 hole competition was won by James Purcell with 22 points from Neil Slattery with 20 points and Patrick McCoy with 20 points.
In the ladies 18 hole stableford competition the winner was Mairead Bergin with 38 points from Julie Fitzgerald with 37, Dorothy Brennan with 36 and Michelle McCarthy with 35. Mairead Toomey won the gross.
The 9 hole competition was won by Martina McInerney with 20 points from Teresa Reddan with 18 and Niamh McDermott with 17 points.
Woodstock Golf Club:
Kenneth O’Malley (16) won the Hotel Woodstock April medal at Woodstock golf club with 68 with the gross won by Sean Crowe (3) with 72.
Category 1 was won by Cathal O’Sullivan (10) with 60 from Morgan Lahiffe (7) with 72.
Categry 2 was won by Paddy Meehan (12) with 69 from Paul Coote (15) also with 69 while category 3 was won by Sean J. Walsh (19) with 70.
In the singles stableford competition for those over 19 handicap the winner was Tom Dormer (21) with 38 points from Frankie Slattery (20) with 37.
The open singles continues this Wednesday and Thursday while the competition at the weekend will be the captain’s (Gerry O’Malley) fourball.
On Bank holiday Monday there will be an open singles competition.
Lahinch Golf Club:
The social mixed competition resumes at Lahinch on Friday week, May 9 and will continue on Fridays The format will be 14 holes mixed foursomes and booking opens on the Tuesday of each week.
Gort Golf Club:
Last week’s ladies 18 hole singles stableford competition at Gort, sponsored by the Lady Gregory hotel, was won by Aileen Walsh (42) with 44 points from Anne Marie Cradock (37) with 39 points.
In third place with 37 points was Angela Fahey (39) followed by Sinead Collins (21) with 36 points.
In a similar competition on Friday the winner was Patsy Lyons (42) with 32 points.
Kildysart Golf Society:
Kildysart society members played at Cregmore Park Golf club for the first time last Sunday.
The honours went to Michael Dolan with 38 points, closely followed by John O’Brien (37) and Jim O’Neill (36). Ken Newsham won the front 9 with 19 points, Tony McMahon claiming the back 9 with 21 points.
The next outing is to Esker Hills, on Sunday May 25. Anyone who wishes to join, can leave a message on the Kildysart golf society facebook page.
Fanny O’Deas society:
Twenty eight members of the Fanny O’Deas golf society played in an outing to Gort last Sunday.
Liam Griffin emerged as the winner of the Cathal Talty sponsored competition with an impressive 44 points.
Second place was filled by Paul Faughnan, with followed by Tom Monahan in third, Mark Cottam in fourth and T.J. Monahan in fifth. The society’s next outing will be on Saturday week , May 10 to the Castle course in Lahinch
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