ENNIS GOLF Club held its Annual General Meeting where the ladies committee was put in place for 2026.
Mary T. McMahon takes over as lady captain from Mary Curley and the committee will comprise Josephine Tone (Hon Secretary), Caroline Magee (Hon Treasurer), Sinead O’Sullivan (Competition Secretary), Peg Hanrahan (HC Secretary) with committee members Patricia Clune, Sarah Connolly Barnes, Attracta Williams and Audrey McEnery. The incoming Lady Captain will announce her vice captain at the captain’s dinner on Friday November 28.
Meanwhile John Lillis is the new senior men’s captain at the club and he takes over from Tim Scanlon. The incoming vice captain is Michael O Reilly.
Last week’s mixed scramble was won by Margaret Flannagan, Patsy Kett and Paul White with 59 points. They won on a countback from Ethna and Conor Murphy and Noel Pilkington. In third place with 58 points were Joan Murphy, Pat Rutherford and John Kearse followed by Lorraine Barry, Helen Harnett and Jimmy Kearns with 56 points.
Winners of the men’s fourball competition were John C. Mc Namara (12) and Flan Glynn (15) with 48 points and they were four ahead of Cyril Corry (13) and David Considine (11). In third place with 42 points were Fintan McEvoy (21) and Padraig Cusack (14) followed by Leo Herbert (13) and Ger Donohue (14) also with 42 points.
The senior ladies scramble was won by Carmel Verling, Bernie Brooks and Sarah Bermingham from Jean Moloney, Mary Kearns and Una O’Reilly.
The ladies November Spirits competition was won by Ann Pyne Gallery (33) with 30 points and she was one ahead of Monica Finnerty (32) with Mary T. McMahon (13) in third place with 28 points followed by Rose Enright (20) with 26 points
Ann Pyne Gallery (16) won the 9 hole competition with 19 points followed by Helen Harnett (15) with 18 points, Mary Woulfe (17) with 15 points and Marie Connolly (23) with 14 points.
Spanish Point Golf Club:
Last week’s Spanish Point ladies stableford competition was won by Niamh O’Regan with 25 points from Aine Burke with 21 points.
Dromoland Golf Club:
John McCarthy won the men’s 18 hole singles stableford competition at Dromoland with 41 points and he won on a countback from Alan Neville. John Hayes with 39 points was third while Vinny Derham won the category for handicappers of 20 and over with 34 points. The gross was won by Brian McMahon with 38 points.
The ladies 9 hole turkey/wine competition was won by Lisa McKnight with 22 points from Julie Fitzgerald with 21, Dolores Fox with 20 and Leslie O’Flynn with 20.
Woodstock Golf Club:
Hotel Woodstock will be the venue on this Friday night at 8p.m. for a presentation night for Woodstock golf club when the winners of a number of competitions during the season will receive their awards.
Winners include Kenneth O’Malley (April medal), Paul Coote (monthly medal for May and June, the singles matchplay and golfer of the year), Colin Reidy (July medal), Stephen Clancy (August medal), Ken Horgan (September medal), Brian Gilligan (senior scratch cup), Cathal O’Sullivan (intermediate scratch cup) Ross Darmody (Junior scratch cup), Eoin Collins (Minor scratch cup), Robbie Dormer (Michael Cullinan memorial and the club championship), Paul Coote and Adrian Kearney (fourball matchplay winners), Paddy Meehan and Brian Kilker (fourball matchplay runners up) Cian Ruane (singles matchplay runner up), Tony Neville and Ross Kenny (scotch foursomes matchplay winners), Ross Darmody and Cathal O’Sullivan (scotch foursomes runners up) and Frank Landy (Woodstock masters).
East Clare Golf Club:
The ladies Wednesday scramble at East Clare last week was won by Ursula Hogan, Marie A. Kelly and Kay Grimes from Pauline Nugent, Mary Jo Minogue and Mary Brennan.
Meanwhile the Winter league teams are busy playing their mixed and singles games.
Lahinch Golf Club:
This Friday is the closing date for entering the Winter league at Lahinch. The competition will be held over four qualif
