WOODSTOCK GOLF CLUB’s JB Carr panel and management defeated Tralee at Woodstock at the weekend in the second leg of what proved to be a very strong performance.
As a result the team has advanced to the Munster final where they will play Dungarvan over two legs of home and away matches. Woodstock will be away in the first leg which will take place on August 1st and a week later they will host leg two in Woodstock.
The members of the panel are Joe Green, Seamus Kelly, Declan Coote, John O’’Connor, Paul Coote, Oliver McNamara, Tony Coote, Barry Pavitt, Paddy Meehan, Michael O’Brien, Sean Howard and Leo Quinlan while the team is jointly managed by John O’Donovan, the club’s senior captain and Johnny Clune.
Last week’s club singles competition was won by Andrew Mason (11) with 42 points while the gross was won by Brian Gilligan (-1) with 37 points. The category winners were Michael Reen (3) with 36 points, Diarmuid Toner (14) with 40 points and Cathal Kelly (30) with 39 points.
The weekly open singles continues on this Thursday while the senior, intermediate and junior scratch cups will be played for this weekend. Last week’s open singles at Woodstock was won by David Green (11) with 42 points. The category winners were Ronan O’Looney (8) with 37 points, Kevin Toner (12) with 41 points and John Hanrahan (19) with 42 points.
Another win for Aideen:
Woodstock’s Aideen Walsh continued her impressive form last week when she won the Hermitage (Dublin) scratch cup with rounds of 73 and 72 for a total of 145. She won by four shots from Kate Lanigan.
Dromoland Golf Club:
The blue tee golfer of the year stroke competition at the weekend at Dromoland was won by Patrick Marnane (9) with 68 from Derek Ryan (7),also with 68. The gross was won by Sean Burns 71 (1) with 70 while the category for 22 handicappers and over was won by Mervyn Frazer (23) with 75.
The winners of the singles competition off the white tees was Jimmy McManus (11) with 69.
In the midweek 9 hole competition the winner was Darren Malone with 24 points from Eric Flynn with 22 points and Adrian Glynn with 20 points.
The winner of the ladies 18 hole competition was Katrina O’Neill with 39 points from Deirdre Cooney with 34 points while the 9 hole singles winner was Brenda Fitzgibbon with 18 points.
Ennis Golf Club:
Last week’s 18 hole ladies fourball competition at Ennis, sponsored by Cummins Car Sales was Jean Molony (26) and Mary Gardner (29) with 45 points. They had one to spare over Nuala D’Auria (36) and Anne Kelly (24). The gross was won by Bridie (18) and Peg Hanrahan (15) with 27 points.
In the nine hole competition the winner was Maura Ryan (18) with 22 points from Mary Walshe (19) with 21 points and Maedhbh Hayes (24) with 18 points.
Kilrush Golf Club:
The winner of the Patrick Bourke Menswear singles at Kilrush was Tom Buckley (12) with 41 points from James McCarthy (14) with 38 points, Martin P Brennan (20) with 38 points and Neil Browne (07), also with 38 points.
In the Demack Safety Open mixed scotch foursomes the winners were Brendan Carrig and Helen Hurst with 56 and they were two better than Pat Brennan and Mary G Nolan with 58 with Tomás Prendeville and Martina a shot further back on 59. Peggy Mulqueen and John Stapleton won the front nine with 26.5 while the back 9 winners were Noel McMahon and Maureen Kinnerk with 28.
Gort Golf Club:
Gort hosted their scratch cup competitions last week when the Junior competition, sponsored by Permanent TSB, was won by Colman Cooney (9) with 73 from Paul Brennan (4) who also had 73. In third place one stroke back, was Mark Deegan (4) while the best nett winner was Paul Smith (10) with 68.
In the intermediate scratch cup, sponsored by Gillanes, the winner was Darren Meares (12) from Roscommon with 79. He had one to spare over Jack Losty (11) with third spot filled by Damien Burke (10) with 81. The nett was won by Alan Fogarty (16) with 66.
The Minor Scratch cup, sponsored by Hennelly’s Bar & Off-Licence, Gort was won by David Cummins (19) with 86 from John G Ryan (21) with 88 with third place filled by Kyle MacFarlane (27) with 91. The nett category was won by Philip Dunne (25) with 69.
In the open 18 hole singles stableford on Friday the winner was Joe Geoghegan (14) with 43 points while the was won by Gerard Connors (4) with 32 points.
