Aidan Mannix, Denis McCarthy and Darragh Jones of the winning team, missing from photo is Seán Arthur. Photograph: Joe Buckley
HISTORIC fifty year celebrations for St Senan’s RFC concluded with the annual Jimmy Slattery Memorial Golf Classic.
On Friday, the annual St Senan’s RFC Jimmy Slattery Memorial Golf Classic took place at Shannon Golf Club.
This was the final celebration of a landmark year which has marked fifty seasons for the Shannon Town based rugby club. The golf classic is one of the major fundraisers for the club each year. Twenty three teams hit the fairways of Shannon Golf Club, the first batch teeing off at 09:00 and the last at 16:10 with fierce and friendly competition throughout.
Club officers have paid tribute to anchor sponsors, Crane Worldwide Logistics, the ten associate sponsors and tee box sponsors.
Five golf team prizes were up for grabs in addition to two Nearest to the Pin and two Longest Drive prizes.
Overall champions were Aidan Mannix, Denis McCarthy, Darragh Jones, and Sean Arthur. Second place were David Finnegan, Tom Clancy, Peter Tim Lynch, and Damien Griffin, while third place went to Ged McNamara, David Barrett, Peter Synott, and Rory Scannell. The fourth-place team was made up of Daragh McCoy, Andrew Hogan, Gary Russell, and David Ryan, and rounding out the top five were Eric Quilligan, Michael Hickey, Fergal Kennedy, and Shane Quilligan.
Individual honours were also hotly contested. The Nearest to the Pin prizes went to Jason O’Donnell on the 4th hole and Darragh Jones on the 17th. The Longest Drive prizes were awarded to Martina Cunningham on the 9th hole and again to Jason O’Donnell on the 18th, a standout performance on the day.
This year also marked a historic milestone for the Classic, with the first ever all-women’s team participating in the Classic.
Celebrations continued into the evening with a raffle featuring four fantastic prizes. The main prize — a customised golf wedge — was sponsored by the talented Danny Brennan of DTBGolf. Additional prizes were generously donated by Nenagh Golf Club, the ever-generous Bunratty Manor Hotel, and Paul O’Neill Golf.
Treasurer Caroline Feehily stated, “The Jimmy Slattery Memorial Golf Classic continues to be a cornerstone fundraiser for the club each year, and this year’s edition was made all the more meaningful by its role in closing out our 50th season. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated, sponsored, and supported the event your backing ensures the continued success and growth of St. Senans RFC”.
She noted the participation of a first-ever women’s team in the classic as “a proud and progressive moment for the club and long may this trend continue”.
