SANDRA Moylan’s lady captain’s prize was played for at Dromoland at the weekend.
Eimear Danagher had the best score but she wasn’t eligible for the main prize as she didn’t have the required number of competitions played.
Leslie O’Flynn emerged as the winner with 38 points with Eimear Danagher in second place. They were followed by Michelle McCarthy with 36 points, Lisa McKnight 36 points, Trish O’Brien 35 points, Mary Arthur 34 points, Majella Cotgreave 33 points, Frances Bergin 33 points,
Katrina O’Neill 31 points and Niamh McDermott 31 points.
The gross was won by Joan Ryan while the nines were won by Patricia Moroney with 17 points and Marie Meaney with 19 points.
Other prize winners were Joan Ryan (Longest drive), Mary Arthur (nearest the pin) Julie Fitzgerald (past captain) and Jean Colleran (committee).
Sinead Burke Keogh won the 9 hole competition from Louise Guilfoyle while Niall Cannon won the men’s 9 hole competition with 20 points
The men’s 18 hole stableford competition at the weekend was won by Enda Finnucane with 39 points and he won on a countback from Brian McMahon who had a similar score. Andrew Kenny was third with 37 points. Patrick Marnane won the gross with 33 points while the category for those with handicaps of 20 ad over was won by Robert Healy with 36 points.
Andrew Kenny won the men’s 9 hole competition from John Earls with Patrick Vaughan in third place and all three scored 18 points.
Kilrush Golf Club:
The Madden’s Construction ladies 18 hole stroke competition at Kilrush was won by Carmel O’Flaherty (47) with 69 and she won on a countback from Ailish Lorigan (21) who had a similar score. Mary Bolton (18) was a shot back in third place with 70.
The gross was won by Ann Marie Donnellan (14) with 87 while the nines were won by Joan O’Malley with 33.5 net and Clare Pyne with 34.5 net.
The Demack Safety mixed scotch foursomes on Friday evening was won by Jim Young Snr, and Mary Young (16) with 59. They had two strokes to spare over Grace Howard and Neil Browne (21). In third place, a stroke further back, were Declan O’Donovan and Ailish Lorigan (15) followed by Michael J Hogan and Sheila O’Grady (19) with 64.
The Bowman’s Lane open men’s singles at the weekend was won by Jim Kelly (19) with 43 points two more than Jim Young Snr (8) with third place filled by Ken Newsham (31) with 40 points.
The category winners were Dominic Enright (9) with 40 points, Colm Murphy (14) with 39 points and Finbar McMahon (21) with 37 points. The nines were won by David Byrnes (11) with 20 points and Michael J Hogan (17) with 35 points
Woodstock Golf Club:
Last week’s open singles winner at Woodstock was Andrew McGloin, Ennis (12) with 43 points. The gross was won by Ross Darmody (5) with 35 points while the category winners were James O’Connor, Lahinch (8) with 40 points, Ciaran Coote (17) with 42 points and Caimin Dillon (26) with 39 points.
Winners in the 2’s competition were Caimin Dillon (6th hole), Jason Dormer, Andrew McGloin and Colin Ryan, all at the 14th hole
Thursday’s Holly’s Haven Pharmacy mixed scramble was won by John Clune, Marie Commane, Carmel O’Toole and Vinny McInerney with 22.7 from Ross Kenny, Colette Coakley and Michael Coughlan with 25.5. The scramble continues on this Thursday evening.
The men’s competition at the weekend was v par and it was won by Pat Barry (16) with an impressive 8 up. Tony Nugent, playing off scratch, won the gross with 1 up.
Category 1 was won by Michael Canty (10) with 5 up from Hugh McGrath (10) with 4 up. Category 2 was won by Frank Landy (12) with 8 up from Chris McGrath (11) with 7up while category 3 was won by Lorcan Clancy (19) with 4 up.
Winners in the 2’s competition were David Green (6th hole), Frank Landy (8th hole), Joe Green (11th hole) and Cathal Nagle (14th hole).
The open singles continues this Thursday while the weekend competition will be a club singles.
Woodstock’s J.B. Carr team defeated Mitchelstown on Monday and now await the winners of the match between Ballyneety and Williamstown in the next round.
On this Saturday Woodstock will entertain Spanish Point in the Michael Cashman shield while on Sunday the ladies Revive Active team will play East Clare with three matches at the East Clare venue and two in Woodstock.
Gerry O’Malley’s captain’s prize will be played for over the August Bank holiday weekend. There will be an 18 hole strokeplay qualifier with the top 21 plus ties qualifying for a 9 hole play off on Sunday evening. Members must have played in at least four qualifying competition rounds in Woodstock in 2025 to be eligible for the top prize.
East Clare Golf Club:
The ladies scotch foursomes competition at East Clare last week was won by Ann C Harte and Catherine Murphy with 41 points and they had one to spare over Geraldine Finnegan and Maria Kennedy with third place filled by Evelyn Skehan and Evelyn O’Brien with 39 points.
Winners of last week’s ladies Wednesday competition were Helen Conway, Evelyn Skehan and Breda O’Loghlin from Siobhan Mulcahy, Mary Farrell, Brid Hayes and Mary Collins with third spot filled by Noreen Skehan, Trish Kerr and Mary Jo. Minogue.
The weekly senior men’s competition was won by Richard Keating, Brendan Moloney and Sean Jones from Jim Fahy, Paddy O’Brien and Terry Coughlan with Seamus Whelan, Jerry O’Brien and Michael Drew in third place.
Friday’s mixed scramble was won by Mary Healy, John Nihill and Tadhg Murphy from Margaret MacNamara, Brendan Moloney, Brian Corry and Willie Roche with Mary Jo Minogue, Noreen Doyle, Ger Hoey and Tim Walsh in third place.
Ennis Golf Club:
The ladies 18 hole team Play in Pink competition at Ennis on Monday last was won by Bridgette O’Keeffe, Loraine O’Sullivan and Sinéad Burke Keogh with 51 points and they were one ahead of Helen Gallery, Ann A Gallery and Louise Guilfoyle with Suzanne Deane, Nuala Healy and R Noonan a point further back in third place.
In the 9 hole competition the winners were Marian Irwin, Elaine Kelly and Mary Nagle with 25 points, two ahead of Mary Kearns, Vivienne Lawless and Marie Keane. Third place was filled by Maeve Hoey, Siobhan Marren and Anne Clancy with 21 points.
The winners of the men’s 18 hole competition were Gerry Fitzmaurice, Michael Foley and Grellan Kelly with 48 points from Tony, Brian and Jimmy O’Loughlin with 47 points. In third place with 46 points were Dave Kenneally, John Coleman and John Kearse.
The senior ladies scramble on Tuesday was won by Maeve O’Grady, Mary Murray and Judith Brassil.
Last week’s ladies 18 hole greensomes competition, the Eileen Murphy trophy qualifier, was won by Maeve Hoey and Patrice Ryan (35) with 42 points, one more than Úna O’Reilly and Patricia Moroney (23) with third place filled by Patricia O’Reilly and Sinéad O’Sullivan (39) with 39 points.
Úna O’Reilly & Patricia Moroney will represent Ennis at Cork Golf Club on September.
Last week’s 9 hole singles stableford competition was won by Bernie Brooks (25) with 19 points, one more than Vivienne Lawless (23). Division 1 was won by Yvonne Keohane (9) with 15 points from Anne Kelly (12) with a similar score.
Division 2 was won by Margaret Flanagan (18) with 18 points while Division 3 was won by Marie Dilleen (26) with 18 points.
The senior men’s memorial day 18 hole competition was won by Michael Kerin with 43 points from Michael Cusack with 42 points. Kieran Tuohy was third with 39 followed by Joe O’Brien with 36, Padraig Cusack with 36, Ollie O Loughlin with 36, Kieran Patton with 36, Michael Neylon with 35, Eamon Connaughton with 35, Vincent Corbett with 35, Brian Tuohy with 34 and Noel Pilkington with 34. The gross was won by Noel Pyne (7) with 31 points. Jim Hennessy won the 9 hole competition with 16 points from PJ. Hehir with 15 and Sean Ryan with 14.
Friday’s open singles was won by Michael O’Grady (22) with 39 points from Tommy Stack (20) with 38 and Keith Lenihan (18) also with 38.
The weekend’s men’s golfer of the year competition was won by William Donnellan (24) with 40 points. He had one to spare over David Considine (13).
Martin O’Neill won the gross with 33 points.
The category winners were Senan Ryan (9) with 37 points, Darragh Carmody (14) with 37 points, Martin Coffey (18) with 37 points and James P. Horgan (24) with 38 points
Fanny O’Dea’s society:
Twenty eight members of the Fanny O’Deas society played for Peter O Leary’s captain’s prize, sponsored by Tim Shanahan, at Ballyneety on Saturday.
Brian Conway (16) captured the honours with 39 points and he had six to spare over second placed Kevin Kelly. They were followed by Tim Shanahan, Declan Conway and Paddy Corcoran in third, fourth and fifth places respectively, each on 31 points.
Jim Carmody won the gross while the nines were won by Martin Brennan and James Clancy. Other prize winners included Peter O Leary (nearest the pin), Daniel Potts (Long drive) and Pat Delap (past captain).
The society’s next outing will be on August 16 to East Clare when members will play for president Noel Haier’s prize
Sixmillebridge Golf Society:
Adam Merriman’s President’s Prize was played for in lovely weather last Saturday in East Clare by members of the Sixmilebridge golf society.
Dermot McNamara won the outing with Mervyn Frazer in second place followed by Conor Collins in third and Alan Murphy in fourth. Winners of the nines were Ed Crowe and Vinny Purcell.
Alan Mulready won the long drive, John Collins won nearest the pit while the guest’s prize was won by PJ Phelan.
