INCLEMENT weather and Storm Amy last week resulted in the cancellation of a number of golf competitions across Clare clubs from Thursday to Sunday.
As conditions improved by Sunday, some competitions, played over shorter courses, took place before normal schedules were resumed from Monday onwards
Woodstock Golf Club:
Lady members at Woodstock golf club played the Christmas hampers competition last week when Mags Nash (30) emerged as the winner with 37 points.
She had five to spare over Anne Kilker (37) who was one ahead of Eilis Neville (25). A point further back in fourth spot with 30 points was Siobhan Maher (26).
Throughout the month of October, the ladies will play a 15 hole league sponsored by Marianne McGough. The best three cards over the month will count with re-entry allowed.
Meanwhile last week’s senior men’s competition was won by Paul Sherlock, Eugene Conroy and Dickie Pyne with 69 points
The weekend club singles was played over 14 holes and division 1 was won by Kieran Cunnane (0) with 27 points. The division 2 winner was Mike Hogan (13) with 30 points while Richard Pyne (19) won division 3 with 28 points.
In the 2’s competition the winners were David White (4th hole) and Denis Ryan (4th hole).
East Clare Golf Club:
Last week’s men’s stableford competition at East Clare was won by Brendan McInerney (21) with 40 points one more than Michael McInerney (22) with Terry Coughlan (18), also with 39 points in third place. The gross was won by Brendan Magill (7) with 76.
The senior men held an outing to Palmerstown House Estate in Naas and the Heritage last week.
The winners at the Palmerstown Estate were Ailbe McDonnell and Nick Ryan from Sean Ahern and Kevin Grimes with third place filled by Ger Shortt and Pat McMahon.
The format at the Heritage was a team event which was won by Ger Shortt, Pat McMahon, Pat Duggan and Seamus O’Dwyer from Sean Ahern, Ailbe McDonnell, Willie Hayes and Kevin Grimes.
Last week’s regular senior men’s competition was won by Nick Obolewicz, Seamus Whelan and Kieran McNamara from Jim Greene, Tom Larkin and Denis Corcoran with third spot filled by Jim Willis, Michael Heffernan and John Torpey.
The ladies Wednesday competition was won by Breda McCarthy, Mary Farrell, Mary Stritch and Noreen Doyle from Brid Hayes, Nollaig Baker, Kay Grimes and Mary Jo Minogue.
Ennis Golf Club:
It was a relatively quiet weekend at Ennis golf club due to the inclement weather conditions which led to the cancellation of a number of competitions.
Last week’s senior ladies competition was won by Alice D’Arcy, Brid Cunningham and Mary Murray from Jean Molony, Claire Kennelly and Therese Lillis with third spot filled by Kathleen Pyne, Margaret Flanagan and Judith Brassil.
Ruth Nihill and Jack Clohessy proudly represented St. Flannan’s College in round 1 of the U19 girls and boys scratch tournament, held at Killarney (Mahony’s Point) on Tuesday, September 30.
They both delivered impressive performances, each securing 5th place in their respective categories with gross scores of 81 and 73 respectively.
Dromoland Golf Club:
David N. O’Brien won the men’s singles at Dromoland at the weekend with 40 points. He won by two from Michael Reen with third spot filled by Phillip Alldritt with 37 points.
Jason Ryan won the gross with 36 points while the 20+ handicap category was won by Michael O’Shea with 32 points
Fanny O’Dea’s society:
Twenty two members of Fanny’s O Dea’s golf society played in windy conditions in Shannon on Saturday when the outing was sponsored by Dermot Custy.
The format was a straight scramble, which made for a very enjoyable day of golf for all the teams.
The winners were Declan Kelly, Brian Kilker, Tom Monahan, and Tony McMahon with 63.8 and they won from Declan Conway, Mark Cottam, Dermot Custy, and Michael Stevens who had 63.9.
In third place with 64.8 were Pat and Daniel Delap, Tim Shanahan and Jim Carmody. The presentation took place at the Local Inn that night. The next outing is a scramble in Dromoland on December 27.
