Photograph: Brian Morrisson
CLUB COMPETITIONS continue across the county with multiple winners in Woodstock, Dromoland, Ennis, Kilrush and East Clare.
The team of four competition (2 scores to count) at Woodstock at the weekend was won by Mark Sweeney, Paddy Meehan, Ollie McNamara and Brian Kilker with 87 points.
The winners of the club waltz competition were Gerry Walsh, Martin Browne, Ger O’Halloran and Brendan Arthur with 58 points.
In the modified fourball last week the winners were Ray Casey and Frank McEnery with 49 points from Paddy Meehan and Eugene Conroy with 46. In third place, also with 46 points, were Brian Gilligan and Kieran Browne.
The competition this weekend will be a team of 4 rumble with one score to count at the first six holes, two scores to count on the next six holes and three scores to count at the last six holes
Dromoland Golf Club:
The winners of the ladies team of three 9 hole stableford competition at Dromoland were Carola Wixted, Joan Dunne and Ann McMahon from Julie Fitzgerald, Cora O’Toole and Dervla O’Neill with third spot filled by Brenda Fitzgibbon, Trish O’Brien and Niamh McDermott.
Ryan Enright was the winner of the week 5 turkey competition with 40 points from Eoghan Smith with a similar score with Hugh O’Neill a point back in third spot.
In category A of the senior men’s competition, Barry Walsh was the winner from Mick O’Shea with John Casey in third spot.
In category B the winner was Matthew Cooney from Gerard Ryan with Kevin Kent in third spot.
Ennis Golf Club:
Week three of the ladies spirits competition at Ennis was won by Mary Lenmihan (18) with 25 points from Rita O’Brien (18) who had a similar score. Anne Kelly (14) won the 9 hole competition with 25 points.
Last week’s 9 hole stableford competition was won by Patricia O’Reilly (25) with 12 points from Peggy Costello (11) with 11 points.
The winners of the senior ladies competition last week were Una Patton, Clare Ruane, Brid Cunningham and Carmel Verling with 56.5 from Geraldine O’Mahony, Maeve O’Grady and Eileen J Corry with 61.6. In third spot with 63.3 were Mary Gardiner, Bernie Brooks, Liz Kelly and Eileen T Corry.
Kilrush Golf Club:
Michael Miniter (10) was the winner of the turkey singles at Kilrush on Sunday with 29 points.
He had two to spare over Fergal O’Connor (12). Sean Lyons (12) was third followed by Declan O’Donovan (7) and Derek Garvey (8) and they all had 27 points each.
East Clare Golf Club:
Last Wednesday’s ladies competition at East Clare was won by Brid Hayes, Breda Reid, Margaret MacNamara and Marie A. Kelly from Nancy Starr, Ursula Hogan and Mary Stillman with third spot filled by Breda McCarthy, Pauline Nugent and Mary Jo Minogue.
The winners of the senior men’s competition on Tuesday were Kevin Wallis, Pat Duggan and John Farrell from Martin McKeogh, Gerry O Brien and Paddy O’Brien. In third place were Noel Earley,Ted Harrington and Michael Drew.
In the Friday scramble the winners were Willie Hayes, Steve Lynch and Nick Obolilitz from Evelyn Skehan, Sean Jones and Terry Coughlan with third spot filled by Mary Farrell, Brendan Moloney and John Nihill.
The mixed scramble continues every Friday morning at 10 a.m.
