THERE was a big turnout for lady captain Chaye Kelly’s prize at Woodstock at the weekend when Mary Morgan (31) captured the honours with 71 nett.
She won by two strokes from Mary McNamara (25) with third place filled by Siobhan Maher (26) who had 74 nett.
The nines were won by Edel Clune with 37 nett and Hannah O’Brien with 35 nett.
Other prize winners were Eilis Neville (longest drive at 9th hole), Mary Howard (longest drive at 10th hole), Deirdre Molyneaux (nearest the pin at 8th hole), Sarah Crowe 22 points (Junior girls) and Mary Sadlier 29pts (Guests).
The 9 hole stableford competition was won by Lorraine O’Sullivan with 20 points from Marie Mc Namara with 15 points.
Captain Chaye Kelly’s prize to the men was won by Hugh McGrath (11) with 68, one ahead of Harry McEnery (11) with Denis McCarthy (14) in third place with 70
Cormac Walsh (1) won the gross with 71. the category winners were Rob Cantwell (8) with 71, Jamie Ivors (14) with 73 and Cathal Kelly (22) with 72.
The junior boys category was won by Sean Crowe (1) with 36 points.
The open singles continues on this Thursday with the mixed scramble taking place on Thursday evening from 5p.m. The club competition this week with be v par.
Entries are now being taken for Woodstock’s most prestigious club matchplay, the Donal Kenny Perpetual trophy.
Past winners include Brian Gilligan and Ross Kenny Junior with Tony Nugent runner up on both occasions. This competition which is sponsored by K. Cunnane Painting Contractors Ltd is open to members within handicap range of + to 9 (8.2 Index) and juniors that fit this criteria are eligible to enter. Format is 18 hole matchplay (White Tees) played off scratch and seeding by handicap will apply. Closing date for entry is this Sunday July 13 and the competition will commence that week.
Last week’s ladies 28 hole stableford competition was won by Chaye Kelly with 34 points and she had one to spare over Mags Nash.
Last week’s mixed scramble was won by Ross Kenny, Mags Nash and Michael Coughlan with 28.2 from Jarlath Fahy, Deirdre Molyneaux and Marie McNamara with 28.3.
Last week’s open singles was won by Aaron Land (11) with 44 points and the gross was won by Callum Hayes (4) with 39 points.
The category winners were Colin Ryan Shannon (7) with 40 points, Jamie Ivors (14) with 39 points and Andrew Mulligan (24), also with 39 points.
Winners in the 2’s competition were Jamie Ivors (4th hole) and Barry McNamara (11th hole).
Dromoland Golf Club:
Cathal Kilmartin won the men’s 18 hole competition at Dromoland at the weekend with 40 points from Barry Nugent who had a similar score. In third place with 39 points was Adam Merriman.
Patrick Marnane with 35 points won the gross while the category for handicappers of 20 and over was won by Damien Morris with 39 points.
Shane O’Donnell won the 9 hole competition from Niall O’Connor.
In the senior men’s competition Bart O’Brien won category one from Billy O’Mahoney with George O’Carroll in third place while category B was won by Philip Hehir from Tim Kennelly with Pat Bergin in third place
Suzanne McConway won the ladies 18 stroke medal competition with 74 from Cora O’Toole who had a similar score. Dolores Fox was third with 75 while Mairead Toomey won the gross with 88.
Sinéad Burke Keogh won the 9 hole competition with 22 points from Liz Skehan with 19 points and Colette Colleran with 18 points.
Ennis Golf Club:
Last week’s senior ladies competition at Ennis was won by Margaret Flanagan, Maeve O’Grady and Martina Corbett with 52.8 Mary Kerins, Marie Connolly and Carmel Verling on 52.9.
The ladies competition last week was 18 holes v par for the Bogey cup sponsored by CoCo restaurant.
The winner was Maureen Lynch (37) with +4, two ahead of Suzanne Deane (14) With Betty O’Reilly (36) one further back in third spot, Ann A. Gallery (11) won the gross with -4.
The oveeall winners in the 9 hole stableford competition was Marie Keane (21) with 19 points. The category winners were Mary Nagle (12) with 17 points, Margaret Flanagan (18) with 17 points and Audrey McEnery (20) with 18 points.
There was a big entry for the senior men’s competition, a team of four outing, last Thursday when the winners were Steve Burns, Neil Cremin, Matt Flynn and John Devitt with 76 points. They won on a countback from Noel Pyne, Fintan McEvoy, Willie Moloney and Michael Clancy.
In third place on 75 points were Cyril Lyons, Joe O Brien, Jimmy Kearns and Frank Cullinan followed by Ger Harnett, Eamon Kelly, Padraic Larkin and PJ Garry on 74 points, Pat G McInerney, Seamus Bowe, Des Ryan and Seamus Hanrahan on 73 points, Conor Murphy, Tim Scanlon, Denis Smith and John O Flynn on 71 points, Noel Connellan, Ger Hanrahan, Ronnie Guinnane and Michael Cusack on 69 points with eighth place filled by Eamon Connaughton, Don Ryan, Ger O Brien and Terry Hughes also with 69 point.
Dean Lee (20) won the Friday open singles with 35 points.
The men’s competition at the weekend was for the Cahercalla cup, sponsored by Daly Mortgage Brokers.
John Coleman (18) was the winner with 67, one better than Liam McCannon (19) with 68 with third place filled by Kieran Fox (3) with 69.
Sean Myatt won the gross with 72 while the category winners were T.J. Scanlan (11) with 69, Roy Duggan (14) with 71, John O’Connor (20) with 69 and Eamon Kelly (23) with 68.
East Clare Golf Club:
It was another busy week at East Clare golf club with a variety of competitions for men and ladies well supported.
Evelyn O’Brien (30) won the ladies 18 hole stableford competition with 43 points from Brid Gurnett (39) with 40 points with third place filled by Brid Hayes (18) with 34 points. Eileen Donnella won the gross.
In the 9 hole qualifying competition Mary Dinan won with 23 points from Mary Bugler with 22 and Deirdre Tuohy with 20.
Warren Carway (20) won the men’s open stroke competition with 70 from Michael Rochford (5), also with 70 which was the same score returned by third placed Dermot Hayes (19).
Anthony Sweeney (1) won the gross with 71.
Tuesday’s men’s stableford competition off the yellow tees was won by
Maxwell Davern (12) with 40 points. He had two to spare over John Duffy (12) with third spot fillled by Brian Lenihan (14) who also returned 38 points. The gross was won by Eoin Magill (6).
The ladies Wednesday competition was won by Margaret Lynch, Margaret Egan and Liz McMahon from Evelyn Skehan, Deirdre Tuohy and Teresa Bradley with third place filled by Brid Hayes, Eimear O’ Halloran and Mary Brennan.
The weekly men’s competition was won by Tim Walsh, Jackie McHugh and Kevin Grimes from John Nihill, Kieran McNamara and Ger Shortt with third spot filled by Jim Willis, Tom Larkin and Jim Bradley.
Ben Hynes, Mary Donoghue and Brendan Sweeney won the Friday mixed from Willie Roche, Noreen Skehan, Dominic Stuart and Steve Lynch with third place filled by Tadhg Murphy, Noreen Doyle and Eimear O’ Halloran.
Lahinch Golf Club:
A number of teams will represent Lahinch in inter club competition in the coming week.
On this Thursday the Pierce Purcell team travel to play Dromoland at 4.30p.m.
On Saturday the men’s Barton shield team will play Doneraile at Limerick.
On Sunday the women’s senior foursomes team will face Tralee in the Munster West semi-final at Limerick while on Monday Ennis will be Lahinch’ opponents in the Revive Active fourball when three matches will take place at Lahinch and two at Ennis.
On Saturday week, July 19, the men’s senior cup team will play Ballybunion in the Munster West semi-final at Tralee.
On the same day the women’s senior cup team will play Castletroy in the Munster West semi-final, also at Tralee.
Gort Golf Club:
Lady captain Ena Furey’s prize was played for at Gort at the weekend when the winner of the 18 hole stroke medal competition was Sinead Collins (20) with 68. Hannah McInerney (6) won the gross with 78.
Winer Siead had two to spare over Jane Joyce (14) who was followed by Marcella Killeen (20) with 71, Anne Marie Mulry (13)with 72 and Maureen Brennan (23) with 73.
Charlotte Kelly (25) was sixth with 74, followed by Mary Fahey Coen (18) with 74, and Della Lally (33) with 74.
Other prize winners were Patricia Skehill (27) with 74 (Past captain) Margaret Foy (35) with 77 (committee).
The category winners were Siobhan Forde (11) with 75, Josie Cummins (23) with 76 Marion Ruane (32) with 76 and Aileen Walsh (35) with 78.
The nines were won by Sinead O Connor with 32 and Ann Nolan with 36
Nearest the Pin was Anne Marie Cradock, longest drive by Sinead Collins while the visitor’s prize was won by Nodlaig O Grady from Anne Houlihan.
The category winners in last week’s ladies 18 hole singles were Hannah McInerney (6) with 40 points, Sinead O Connor (25) with 34 points, Jacinta O Grady (34) with 37 points and Teresa Brennan (49) with 37 points.
The Friday open singles was won by Anne O Connor (53) with 33 points. The June Rosebowl 18 hole mixed foursomes, sponsored by Gerard Tarpey, Lisk Ireland was won by Catherine Burke (29) and Kieran Reddy (22) with 66 nett from Marion Mulvey Fahy (36) and Chris Fahy (21) with 67.5. In third place with 72.5 were Siobhan Forde (12) and Sean Hanbury (11).
Adam O’Halloran (38) with 49 points won the men’s 18 hole singles stableford competition, sponsored by J F Fordham Construction at Gort at the weekend. Paul Brennan (2) won the gross with 36 points.
Kilrush Golf Club:
The Kilrush ladies K and K Computing 18 hole stableford competition resulted in overall victory for Anne Marie Golden (46) with 41 points.
Category 1 was won by Mary Lyons (17) with 32 points from Fiona Kinsella (11) with 31 points.
Ailish Lorigan (21) with 33 points won category 2 from Joan O’Malley (23) with 31 points. Category 3 was won by Carmel O’Flaherty (48) with 34 points from Mary McCarthy (29) with 33 points.
