Pictured at last week’s presentation at Shannon Golf club are Niall Fitzgerald , Adrian Tracey , Frank Casey, Colm Ryan, Eoin Hogan, Pat McHugh, Jody O’Connor, Michelle Pyke, Willie O’Brien and Sean Óg Murnane. Photograph: Joe Buckley
SHANNON GOLF Club hosted a presentation night last weekend for their matchplay competition winners during 2025.
Club captain Colm Hanley congratulated the prize winners on their successes during what was another successful year for the club.
Presentations were made to Niall Fitzgerald (scratch matchplay), Adrian Tracey (Drumgeely Cup), Frank Casey and Colm Ryan (club fourball), Eoin Hogan and Pat McHugh (McCavana Cup), Pat McHugh (Rineanna Cup), Jody O’Connor (Thomond Cup), Michelle Pyke and Willie O’Brien (Knappogue Cup) and Sean Óg Murnane (Tullyvarraga Cup).
Ennis Golf Club:
Winners of the mixed scramble at Ennis last week were Maureen Moloney, Eileen Holly, Steve Burns and Michael Torpey with 68 points. They had two to spare over Della Burns, Conor Murphy and Flan Lyons.
In third place with 64 points were Carmel Verling, Pat Murphy and Ferdie O’Donoghue followed by Geraldine O’Rourke, Joe O’Brien and John Shannon with a similar score. In fifth place on 63 points were Sadie Moloney, Paul Mockler and Enda Burns.
Last week’s men’s fourball competition was won by Michael Kearney (10) and Eddie Glenny (15) with 45 points. They had one to spare over Senan Ryan (9) and David Considine (11). In third place with 43 points were Alfred Jones (7) and Fergal Croke followed by Ronan Herbert (0) and Diarmuid Meere (6) with a similar score.
The senior ladies scramble was won by Pat Lacey, Brid Cunningham and Therese Lillis from Carmel Verling, Martina Corbett and Phil Butler with third place filled by Marie Connolly, Josephine Tone and Maureen Moloney.
In the ladies singles stableford competition for hampers the winner was Rose Enright (20) with 36 points from Sinéad O’Sullivan (40) with 34 points followed by Della Burns (24) with 33 points.
The 9 hole stableford winner was Patricia O’Reilly (16) with 18 points. She won on a countback from Vivienne Lawless (23) with third place filled by Geraldine O’Mahoney (17) with 17 points.
Thursday’s senior men’s modified scramble was won by Cyril Lyons, Kieran Patton, Jim Hennessey and Michael Dempsey with 79 points. They had three to spare over Tony Lawler, Ollie Kennelly and Declan Hanley.
In third place on 74 points were Richard O Connell, Tim Kelly, Tom Gallery and Conor Murphy followed by Johnny Kearse, Pat Rutherford, Joe O Brien and John Gavin with 72 points.
In fifth place, also with 72 points were Sean Daly, Kieran O Loughlin, Gary Cunningham and Eugene Quinn followed by Ronnie Guinnane, Michael Ball, Matt Flynn and Michael Clancy with 72 points.
Seventh place was filled by Tommy Timpson, Seamus Bowe, Willie Donnellan and P.J. Hehir with 71points one more than Noel Pyne, Tim Scanlon, Michael Cummins and Tony Kehoe.
Kilrush Golf Club:
The men’s competition at Kilrush at the weekend was a 12 hole v par event which was won by Mark Cottam (10) with 3 up. He was one ahead of Michael J Hogan (12) with third place filled by Pat Shannon (12) also with 2 up. The gross was won by Dominic Enright
Woodstock Golf Club:
The Ozone Health and Fitness Winter league continued with round two at Woodstock at the weekend.
Winners of the 15 hole competition were Pat O’Brien (10) and Colin Higgins (10) with 57 points and they were one ahead of Aidan (6) and Noel Mulcahy (9).
The league continues this weekend when the format will be a modified team of two betterball over 15 holes (1 to score at the first three holes and last three holes with two to score on the 9 holes in between).
In the club singles which was also over 15 holes were Mike Kelly (16) with 41 points from Kevin Toner (13) with 35 points with third place filled by Ross Darmody (4) with 33 points.
There will be another club singles this weekend.
Dromoland Golf Club:
Damian Finnerty with 39 points won the men’s 18 hole turkey competition at Dromoland at the weekend. He was one ahead of Joe Walsh with Gary Russell in third place with 37 points.
Conor Barry won the gross with 33 points while the 20 and over handicap category was won by Evan O’Mara with 35 points.
The ladies 9 hole turkey competition was won by Cathy Casey with 22 points from Niamh McDermott with 20, Dolores Fox with 19 and Mairead Toomey, also with 19.
Spanish Point Golf Club:
The ladies 13 hole stableford competition at Spanish Point was won by Aine Burke with 29 points from Yvonne O’Keeffe with 24 points.
East Clare Golf Club:
Winners of the ladies Wednesday competition at East Clare last week were Mary Stritch, Maureen Clune, Mary Farrell and Connie McKenna from Mary Jo Minogue, Tricia Kerr, Pauline Nugent and Mary Noonan.
The men’s turkey stableford competition on Sunday was won by Killian Downes (30) with 45 points from Richard Meehan (27) with 42 points. Stephen B. Moloney (5) won the gross with 79.
Last week’s senior men’s competition was won by Jim Willis, Donal Fleming and Dominic Stuart from Tom Larkin, Kieran McNamara and Tadhg Murphy with third spot filled by Terry Coughlan and John Nihill.
Gort Golf Club:
The men’s competition at Gort last weekend was 18 hole stableford. The category 1 winner was Kevin Moran (9) with 42 points. Category 2 was won by Niall O’Shaughnessy (14) with 40 points, category 3 by Michael Killeen (16) with 44 points and category 4 by Pat McNamara (21) with 39 points.
The ladies open 18 hole singles stableford, sponsored by Smyths Toys was won by Geraldine Connors (18) with 36 points from Patricia Reddy (21) with 36 points.
The ladies mini hampers competition, played for over 13 holes was won by Fran O Reilly (32) with 26 points from Petra O Connor (15) with 25 points with third spot filled by Joan Fogarty (16), also with 25 points The ladies 13 hole singles stableford on the weekend of November 1/2 was won by Teresa Mahon (20) with 22 points.
