Pictured at the launch of the Pro-Am are (L-R): Chairman Joe Robbins, Lady Captain Joan Hoctor, Dr Peter Flynn, President Joe Walsh, Captain Brian Lonergan and PGA Artie Pyke. Photograph: Joe Buckley
SHANNON GOLF Club will welcome the very best Irish Golf Professionals for the Dr. William Flynn Pro Am on Thursday (May 7th).
This prestigious competition began in 1996 by founding member Dr William Flynn and it is always a very special day at the club. The Pros compete for the title and the Waterford Crystal Trophy with a team of three amateurs.
The club is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and this is one of a number of events which form part of the celebrations
Meanwhile the Diageo sponsored Paddy Carroll medal was played for last weekend when Eoin Hoctor (18) emerged with the honours with 69. He won on a countback from Keith Hyland (10) with third place filled by Aaron McGuane (13) who also returned 69.
Greg Moloney (9) was fourth with 70 followed by Damian McGuane (15), also with 70 and Josh Lindsay (8) with 71. Niall Fitzgerald (+3) won the gross with 71.
Category A was won by Pat McHugh (6) with 72 from Larry Egan (7), also with 72.
John Collins (9) won category B with 71 from Fergus McGrath (15) with 72 while category 3 was won by John Spillane (23) with 71 from Niall Mallon (20) also with 71.
The winner of the weekly men’s singles competition was Thomas Costigan (20) with 37 points. Second was Peter Collins (20) with 36 points with third place filled by Alan McCoy (14) also with 36 points.
Colm Hanley (scratch) won the gross with 34 points.
Dromoland Golf Club:
The men’s competition at Dromoland Castle at the weekend was 18 hole foursomes which was won by Niall Woods and Damien Lafferty with 41 points. They won on a countback from Cyril O’Neill and Robert Bailey with third place filled by Gavin O’Reilly and Michael Reen with 36 points.
The winner of the 9 hole stableford competition was Shane Collins with 20 points from Tommy Lee with a similar score with Alan Henstock in third place with 19 points.
The 18 hole ladies singles stableford competition was won by Dorothea Madden with 41 points from Suzanne McConway with 39 points with third place filled by Dorothy Brennan with 36 points.
Jo Linnane with 20 points won the ladies 9 hole competition from
Mary Rogers with 19 points and Katrina O’Neill, also with 19 points.
Kilrush Golf Club:
Brian Conway (7) won the Pat Geaney open men’s singles at Kilrush at the weekend with 41 points.
He was two ahead of Michael Miniter (10) with Pat Brennan (10), also with 39 points in third place.
Tom Browne won the gross while the category winners were Declan Kearns with 37 points, David Abbott with 35 points and Paul Keane with 37 points.
Brendan Carrig with 25 points won the front 9 while Finbarr McMahon won the back 9 with 19 points.
Spanish Point Golf Club:
There was a great contest for the ladies 18 hole v par competition at Spanish Point last week where the leading three all tied requiring a countback to determine placings.
Karen Quinn won from Helen McGrath with Eimear Johnston in third place.
Ennis Golf Club:
The Abbey cup qualifier, a stroke competition for men, took place at Ennis last week with the top sixteen qualifying for matchplay.
The leading qualifier was Padraig Cusack (18) with 60. He was followed by Dominic O’Connor (18) with 65, Flan Downes (12) with 65, John A. Byrne (13) with 66, Mark O’Brien (19), Damian Pilkington (13), Senan Ryan (11), John Murphy (25), Flan Glynn (19), John McInerney (6) each with 67, Darragh Murphy (5), Colman O’Connor (14), Ian Myatt (9), Jim Casey (21), Dean Lee (21) all with 68 and Michael Irwin (27) with 69.
Tuesday’s senior ladies scramble was won by Jackie Quinlan, Claire Kennelly, Brid Cunnighan and Carmel Verling (50.3) from Irene Jordan, Kathleen Pyne and Josephine Tone (53.14). In third place were Anne Fealy, Margaret Flanagan and Therese Lillis (54.42) followed by Marie Connolly, Mary Kearns, Marina Varden and Ada McMahon (56).
In the ladies 17 hole medal stroke competition the winner of the silver section was Rose Enright (20) with 72 nett from Ann A. Gallery (12) with 74 nett. The bronze winner was Cora Kerins (33) with 70 nett from Mary Curley (57) with 72 nett
The overall winner in the ladies 8 hole competition was Cora Kerins (17) with 16 points followed by Nora McLaughlin (21) with 15 points. Division 1 was won by Carmel Verling (12) with 14 points, division 2 by Mary Woulfe (17) with 15 points and division 3 by Bernadette McAleer (21) with 15 points.
The winner of the Friday open singles was Vivienne Lawless (44) with 36 points from William Donnellan (23) also 36 points with third spot filled by Barry Larkin (11) with 34 points.
The senior men’s competition was won by John Gavin, Don Ryan, Jimmy Kearns and Pat Garry with 68 points. They won by one from Pat G McInerney, Martin Coffey, Neil Cremin and Michael Cusack with 67 points. In third spot with 65 points were John Nevin, Michael Ball, Matt Flynn and George Power followed by Eamonn Corry, Tom Fox, Tim Kelly and Frank Cullinan also with 65 points.
Tony Lawler, Gerry Scanlan, Tommy Heath and Michael Butler were fifth with 63 points followed by Richard O Connell, Pat P McInerney, Ger O Brien and Eugene Quinn with 63 points, Johnny Kearse, Noel Pilkington, Terry Hughes and Ferdie O Donoghue with 62 points with eighth position filled by Noel Pyne, Ger Hanrahan, Brian Tuohy and Michael Clancy with 61 points.
East Clare Golf Club:
Two club members recorded holes in one this week. Joan Crotty aced the 8th while Enda Quinlan did likewise on the 17th.
In last week’s ladies 18 hole stroke medal competition the overall winner was Rachel O’Halloran (33) with 66 nett. The category winners were Noreen Doyle (21) with 70 nett, Ursula Hogan (29) with 70 nett and Deirdre Tuohy (37) with 73 nett.
The ladies Wednesday competition.was won by Breda Reid, Mary Stritch, Mary Hogan and Phil Burke from Margaret Lynch, Mary Jo Minogue and Amanda Dalton with third place filled by Siobhan Mulcahy, Margaret Egan and Marie A. Kelly.
Dominic Stuart (21) won the men’s April medal competition with 65 from Kevin Scully (13) with 66 with Ger Lenihan (24) in third spot with 67. The gross was won by Michael Rochford (5) with 73.
In the men’s weekend stableford competition the winner was Pat Duggan (22) with 42 points from Batt Skehan (15) with 38 points. William O’Brien (4) won the gross with 77.
Last week’s senior men’s competition was won by Danny Minogue, Seamus O’ Dwyer and Michael Heffernan from Willie Roche, John Nihill and Chris Davis with third spot filled by Nick Obolewicz, Seamus Whelan and Kieran McNamara.
Friday’s mixed scramble was won by Terry Coughlan, Breda O’Loghlin and Margaret MacNamara from Siobhan Mulcahy, Ailbe McDonnell and Sean Jones. In third place were Pat McNamara, Jackie McHugh and Mary Farrell.
Woodstock Golf Club:
Pat O’Brien (16) won the weekend’s cub singes at Woodstock with an impressive 47 points. Ross Darmody (3) won the gross with 35 points.
The category winners were Gerry Kelly (8) with 42 points, Colin Higgins (16) with 45 points and Eugene Killeen (20) with 43 points.
Winner in the 2’s competition was Frank Landy (6th hole). There will be another club singles this Bank holiday weekend.
On Bank holiday Monday the competition will be a Florida scramble, a team of four competition. This is a team of 4 straight scramble (play preferred ball everywhere), however the player whose ball has been chosen must sit out the next shot (including putting)
Gort Golf Club:
The ladies competition at Gort at the weekend was the subscription stakes sponsored by Kelly Construction.
The winner of the 18 hole stroke competition was Aileen Walsh (36) with 67 from Tracey Brennan (29), also with 67. Hannah McInerney (6) with 69 was third followed by Marion Mulvey Fahey (34) with 72.
Aileen Walsh (38) with 40 points was also the winner of the Friday open singles from Fran O’Reilly (32) with 37 points.
Fanny O’Deas society:
Fanny O’Dea’s golf society (Lissycasey) members played for Noel Haier’s Presidents prize at Gort last week when there was a big entry for the Fanny O’Deas sponsored outing.
Liam Kelly with 39 points emerged as the winner from TJ Monahan with 37 points. The category winners were Tony McMahon, Pat Delap and Alan Carmody.
Next outing will be on Saturday May 23 to Lahinch.
