Emma O’Halloran and Connie Corry. Photograph: Joe Buckley
Open week competitions continued at Kilrush last week when there were some impressive results.
In the ladies singles stableford competition Ann O’Loughlin from Ennis (17) was the winner with 38 points from another Ennis member, Aideen Considine (25) who had a similar score. Mary Nolan (21) from the host club was third with 36 points
In the 12 hole competition Hanora O’Dea-Kilkenny was the winner with 28 points from Ann McMahon who had a similar score.
In the men’s v par competition Noel Kilkenny (20) won with 4 up from Malcolm McCarthy (10) who also had a score of 4 up with Andrew Egan (18) in third spot with 2 up
The winner of the St. Gobain sponsored prize was Bernard Coleman (19) with 43 points from Seamus O’Doherty (16) with 40 points with third spot filled by David Abbott (14) with 39 points.
Michael F. Ryan (9) won category 1 with 36 points from Denis Nagle (14) with a similar score. Pt Shannon (20) won category 2 with 39 points from Thomas Coffey (16) with 38 points while category 3 was won by Matt Fitzpatrick (22) with 39 points from John Robinson (25), who also had 39 points.
Pat Murtagh (17) won the front 9 with 21 points while Noel Kenny was the back 9 winner, also with 21 points.
In the AON physiotherapy sponsored competition, John Clancy (16) was the winner with 42 points from Brian Scanlan (10) with 38 points and John Robinson (26) with 37 points.
Ennis Golf Club:
Last week’s ladies 18 hole medal stroke competition saw Ann O’Loughlin (18) win the silver medal with 73 nett from Della Burns (20) who also had 73 nett. The bronze medal was won by Rose Enright (28) with 64 nett from Peggy Costello (23) with 66 nett.
The overall winner in the 9 hole competition was Eileen T. Corry (18) with 21 points. Ann Casey (14) won division 1 with 18 points, Maura O’Rourke (16) won division 2 with 20 points and Marie Dilleen (24) won division 3 with 21 points.
Last week’s senior ladies competition was won by Brid Cunningham, Claire Pyne and Nuala D’Auria with 49.3 points. In second place were Mary Glynn, Claire Ruane and Claire Kennelly with 50.3 points and they were followed by Geraldine O’Mahoney, Ann Casey and Bernie Brooks with 50.8 points.
The Shanahan trophy, a golfer of the year competition sponsored by Shanahan Paints, was played for at Ennis last weekend.
Neil Cremin (29) emerged as the winner with 42 points and he had three to spare over Ger Donohue (18). In third place, also with 39 points, was Stevie Keane (13) followed on 38 points by Tony Lawler (16).
Alan Butler (3) won the gross with 34 points while the category winners were Conor Malone (9) wirh 37 points, Padraig Cusack (16) with 38 points and Paul Slattery (27) with 37 points.
Vincent McEligott (23) from Ballyneety won the Friday open singles with 38 points from Jon Murray (5) from Tipperary with 37 points with Donagh Stack (18) from the host club in third spot, also with 37 points.
The Tuesday fourball winners were Padraig McNicholas and Michael Ball with 36 points from John Gavin and Fintan McEvoy with 35 points.
This weekend’s competition will be the captain’s (Frank Gormley) fourball
East Clare Golf Club:
The men’s open singles at East Clare last Thursday was won by David Sheehy with 43 points from Pearse O’Shiel with 42, Ray Bane with 38, Terry Coughlan with 38 and John Fahy with 37.
In the weekend’s men’s singles Jason Hogan was the winner with 42 points while Eoin McGuinness won the gross with 75.
Last week’s ladies 18 hole stableford competition was won by Noreen Skehan with 38 points.
The winners of the ladies Wednesday competition were Joan Kinsella, Breda Mc Carthy and Tricia Kerr from Margaret Lynch. Jenny Ryan and Mary Bugler with third spot filled by Connie Mc Kenna, Nancy Starr and Margaret Egan.
In the senior men’s competition last week the winners were Martin McKeogh, Willie Roche and Nick Ryan from Terry Coughlan, Paul Truss and Steve Symes with third spot filled by Batt Skehan, Charles Stuart and Jimmy Nagle.
The Friday evening scramble continues with the tee reserved from 5.30p.m. to 6.30p.m.
Dromoland Golf Club:
The men’s competition at Dromoland at the weekend was singles stableford which was won by David O’Brien with 41 points from Matthew Fahy with 40, Tony Cotgreave with 40 and Barry Nugent with 39. Adam Merriman won the gross with 31.
Woodstock Golf Club:
The weekly Woodstock men’s seniors scramble on Tuesday was won by Gerry Griffey, Denis O’Neill and Nick Germaine with 41 points.
Woodstock have progressed to the next round of the inter club mixed competition following a victory over Dromoland at Woodstock at the weekend
Gort Golf Club:
The Glen Cahill Cars sponsored 18 hole singles stableford competition at Gort at the weekend was won by Dave Hennessy(27) with 43 points. Paul Brennan (4) won category 1 with 39 points, Barry McMahon (17) won category 2 with 42 points and Philip Dunne (25) won category 3 with 38 points.
In the ladies section the Commins trophy, an 18 hole singles stableford competition sponsored by the Commins family was won by Ann Nolan (23) with 43 points from Siobhan Forde (12) with 43 with third spot filled by Anne Connolly (24) with 42 points. Joan Fogarty (19) won the gross with 23 points.
Clarecastle society:
Joe Green, with a fine score of 40 points, was the winner of the recent Clarecastle society captain’s (Liam Barry) day outing at Portumna. Gerry McMahon posted a score of 39 points for second place, Noel Connellan with 37points was third, John Kelly on a similar score was fourth place with Like Coote claiming 5th place on 36 points. James Murtagh won the past captain’s prize, Pake Murtagh the front nine, Bernard Hanrahan the back nine with Tom Coughlan winning nearest the pin. Next outing is a team event at Woodstock on Saturday July 23.
Shannon Golf Club:
Emma O’Halloran was winner of Connie Corry’s Lady Captain’s Prize held over the weekend.
