Woodstock were crowned the inaugural Irish Mixed Fourball winners. Photo: David Lloyd/Golffile
THE inaugural mixed fourball inter club competition concluded at Oughterard in Galway at the weekend with Woodstock emerging as the All-Ireland champions.
Two hundred and thirty two (232) clubs entered the competition which the Eilish and Tony Neville managed Woodstock team won.
In the national semi-final on Friday they scored a 3-1 win over Portlaoise. The team on Friday comprised Mike and Chaye Kelly; Ollie McNamara and Margaret Ann Killeen; Pat and Hannah O’Brien, Eilish Neville and John O’Connor.
Woodstock’s opponents in Saturday’s final were Castlebar and here again the Clare club emerged with a 3-1 victory. Team members on Saturday were Tony Neville and Margaret Ann Killeen; Mike Kelly and Annemarie Russell; Pat and Hannah O’Brien; Eilish Neville and John O’Connor
The winners of the club fourball competition at the weekend were; Sean Herbert (21) and Conor Gleeson (11) with 44 points. The Costello cup v Ennis will be played for this Sunday. The fzormat is scotch foursomes and the last tee time is 12pm. There will be a club singles this weekend and a team of four Texas scramble
Dromoland Golf Club:
John O’Neill with 40 points won the 18 hole singles stableford competition at Dromoland at the weekend. He had one to spare over Barry Nugent with Eamonn Power, also with 39 points, in third spot followed by Robert Healy on 38. Alan Ryan won the gross with 32 points.
Patrick McCoy won the 9 hole competition with 20 points from Ronan McCarthy with 19 and Mark Skehan, also with 19. In the ladies 18 hole v par competition the winner was Katrina O’Neill with 6 down.
The ladies 9 hole stableford competition was won by Katrina O’Neill with 19 points, one more than Joan Ryan with Sinead Burke Keogh in third spot with 17 points.
Ennis Golf Club:
Sinéad O’Sullivan (46) with 37 points won the ladies 18 hole stableford competition at Ennis from Bridie Hanrahan (18) with 33 points with Carmel Verling (22) in third place, also with 33 points.
East Clare Golf Club:
The Matthew Stephens sponsored ladies competition at East Clare was won by Eileen Donnellan, Noreen Doyle and Helen Downey with 64 points from Ann Harte, Noreen Doyle and Eileen Donnellan with a similar score. In third spot with 63 points were Margaret Lynch, Helen Downey and Noreen Doyle followed by Maureen Clune, Bridget Minogue and Breda McCarthy with 62 points.
The winners of the ladies Wednesday competition were Noreen Doyle, Helen Conway and Breda McCarthy from Evelyn Skehan, Mary Fitzgerald and Mary Farrell with third spot filled by Pauline Nugent, Connie McKenna and Mary Stritch.
Last week’s senior men’s competition was won by Terry Coughlan, Ted Harrington and Martin McKeogh from Jerry O’Brien, Tony McNulty and, Brendan Moloney with third pace filled by Michael Drew, Chris Davis and Brian Torpey.
The late Jim Hassett:
The sudden death of Jim Hassett, Cahercalla, Ennis last Saturday came as a great shock. He was particularly well known to all in amateur golfing circles.
After graduating from college with an Engineering Degree, Jim co-founded Hassett Leyden & Associates, based in Ennis. Jim and his wife Valerie joined Lahinch Golf Club in 1969. Jim served on numerous committees over many years and his commitment to the development of Lahinch Golf Club was recognised when he was elected Captain in 1985 and President in 1999.
He served as captain of Ennis golf club in 1975 while he was a founding trustee of Woodstock golf club.
Officials and members of all three clubs were part of the guard of honour at his funeral.
