WOODSTOCK were crowned Munster champions while 421 players took part in the captain’s prize at Lahinch Golf Club.
Woodstock Golf Club:
Woodstock are celebrating Munster success after they were crowned provincial J B Carr champions. Leading 3/2 after the first leg, they completed their task this Tuesday when defeating Ballyneety.
They are now through to the All-Ireland final in Woodenbridge in September.
The team is managed by Frank McEnery with Martin Whyte as assistant manager. Team members include Joe Greene, Ollie McNamara, Paul Coote, Frank McEnery, Declan Coote, Brendan Keogh, Paddy Meehan, Tony Coote, John O’Connor and Michael O’Brien, they played as five pairings.
Captain Gerry O’Malley’s prize was played for at Woodstock at he weekend and his popularity was evident from the big entry for the competition.
Adrian Kearney (13) emerged as the overall winner with 100, four ahead of Ronan O’Looney (8). In third place was Joe Davis (13) with 105 followed by Gerry Kellly (10) also with 105.
Sean Crowe (2) won the gross with 75 while the category winners were
Harry McEnery (10) with 106 and Paddy Meehan (12) with 107.
Category 3 was won by Ronan Doyle (23) with 75 (no category 3 competitor qualified for the play-off on Sunday evening).
Aidan Mulcahy (9) with 71 won the past captain’s category while other prize winners included Tony Nugent (2) with 73 (Seniors) Tom Fitzpatrick with 43 points (Junior boys) and Shane Scanlan with 30 points (guests).
The ladies prize was won by Hannah O’Brien (25) with 72 nett, three ahead of Mary Morgan (30) with Chaye Kelly (8) in third place with 76 nett.
The ladies 9 hole stableford competition was won by Geraldine Lyons (28) with 18 points while the junior girls category was won by Ruth Nihill (12) with 45 points.
The ladies open day, sponsored by Al Hayes Motors attracted a big entry. The modified team of 3 competition was won by Ruth Nihill, Eilis Neville and Siobhan Costelloe (Dromoland) with 89 points. They had one to spare over Mary Sadlier (Lahinch), Dee O’Malley (Limerick) and Mags Nash with third place filled by Patsy Nugent, Kathleen Mc Enery and Louise Guilfoyle (Dromoland) with 87 points.
The ladies 9 hole competition wss won by Jo Mullarkey, Maire Nunan, and Mary Holland with 30 points.
In the men’s section the winners were John M O’Connor, Mike Kelly and Jack Duffy with 101 points and they won on a countback from Brian Arthur (Dromoland) Barry Pavitt and Brendan Arthur with third place filled by Paddy Meehan, Dickie Pyne and Eugene Conroy, with100 points.
Last week’s open singles was won by Ken Horgan (8) with 42 points while the gross was won by Kieran Cunnane (0) with 39 points.
Category 1 (+ to 10) was won by Eoin O’Leary (6) (Monkstown) with 40 points. The category 2 (11 to 18) winner was Niall O’Donohue (15) with 38 points while category 3 (19 and over) was won by Sean Clarke (Monkstown) (26).
Winner in the 2’s category was Noel McMahon (Killeen) (4th hole).
The Holly’s Haven pharmacy mixed scramble at Woodstock on Thursday was won by Michael Canty, Shaunagh Kilker, Jarlath Fahy and Siobhan McNulty from Vinny McInerney, Kathleen McEnery, Mary McNamara and Tony Neville.
Twenty three played in the August Bank holiday open singles on Monday which was won by Barry Scanlan (13) with 41 points from Chris McMahon (30) who had 39 points.
The weekly open singles competition continues with the Holly’s Haven Pharmacy mixed scramble on Thursday evening.
The weekend competition will be a club singles with tee times between 7.30am and 9.50am only available for this weekend due to Golf Ireland Regional finals taking place at Woodstock. There will be no competition on Friday to allow for course set up.
Lahinch Golf Club:
A total of 421 players took part in Lahinch club captain Martin O’Sullivan’s prize at the weekend. The qualifying rounds concluded on Saturday evening and the play off involving the leading qualifiers was on Sunday followed by the captain’s dinner and presentation in the clubhouse.
Dermot Morris emerged as the overall winner with 63 points, 42 in the qualifying round followed by 21 in the play off. He won from Ronan Mulvihill who had a similar score (43 and 20). Brendan O’Doherty was third, a point back on 62 (42 and 20).
They were followed by Thomas Collery with 61 (41 and 20), Joe Casey with 61 (42 and 19), Paul Conway with 61 (42 and 19), Noel Connelllan with 60 (39 and 21), Gavin Hillery with 59 (40 and 19), David C. Murphy with 58 (39 and 19) and Lawrence Hickey with 58 (39 and 19).
The qualifying round in the Moy Cup mixed foursomes competition at Lahinch is scheduled for next Tuesday, August 12. The scoring format will be stroke.
Eight pairs will qualify for matchplay on Wednesday morning August 13. The four winning pairs will continue matchplay on Thursday morning August 14 with the winning two pairs contesting the final on Thursday afternoon at 2p.m.
The club’s Pierce Purcell team, managed by Michael O’Riordan and John Skerritt Snr, defeated Ballykisteen GC last Saturday. After a very exciting and close match which finished at 2 each, Lahinch won on the first play-off hole to qualify for the West Munster area final against Newcastle West at Adare Manor on Sunday.
Ennis Golf Club:
Captain John Coleman’s prize concluded at Ennis last week with overall honours going to Ollie Kenneally who shot a 6 under par round and Bridget Hoey who returned a nett score of 73.
There was an entry of 217 for the event which concluded with a 9 hole play-off on Sunday.
Ollie Kenneally won from Padraic McNicholas with third place filled by David Considine followed by John McNamara, Sasanka Are, John Considine, Noel Normoyle, Daire Meehan and Eamon Kelly.
The category winners were David Rushe, Michael Sullivan, Gerry Bredin and Cathal Talty.
Alan Butler won the gross from Alf Jones while the leading qualifier was Fergus O’Brien.
Other prize winners included Padraig Sutton (Past Captain), John Lewis (Guest) and John Murphy (putting competition).
The captain’s shield was played for on Saturday when the winner was Flan Downes (11) with 40 points, one more than David McNicholas (20).
The gross was won by Martin Moran with 32 points while the category winners were Michael Byrt (11) with 39 points, Raymond Power (17) with 38 points, Tim Scanlon (19) with 36 points and James P. Horgan (22) with 38 points.
Ruairí Meehan (34) won the captain’s prize to the juniors with 46 points from Cormac Mann (35) with 41 points with third spot filled by Bill Egan (14) with 38 points. The 9 hole competition winner was Nathan Dixon (16) with 17 points.
Bridget Hoey (23) won the ladies stroke play competition with 73 nett from Jean Molony (30) with 74 nett with Patrice Ryan (37) in third place, also with 74.
Mary Lenihan (15) won the gross with 89 while the category winners were Ann O’Loughlin (18) with 75 nett, Maureen Lynch (39) also with 75 and Sinéad O’Sullivan (43) with 79 nett.
The 9 hole competition was won by Mary McGrath Fahy (28) with 35 from Celia Reilly (28) with 37. Anna Glynn (18) won the gross with 55.
Last week’s ladies seniors competition was won by Phil Butler, Mary Murray and Magaret McEnery.
In the weekly ladies singles competition the overall winner was Elaine Kelly (16) with 37 points while the category winners were Bridie Hanrahan (19) with 37 points, Elaine Whelan (28) with 37 points and
Sinéad O’Sullivan (43) with 29 points.
The overall winner of the 9 hole singles was Isabelle McInerney (14) with 18 points while the category winners were Claire Ruane (11) with 17 points, Geraldine O’Mahoney (17) with 15 points and Breege Hamel (27) with 17 points.
The Eleanor Tivy Cup qualifiers to represent Ennis on September 10 at Beaufort golf club are Elaine Whelan, Kathleen Pyne and Helen Harnett with Della Burns as reserve.
The Munster Cup qualifiers to represent the club on August 21 at Fermoy are Elaine Kelly, Bridie Hanrahan and Patricia Moroney with Peg Hanrahan as reserve.
On Thursday last sixty eight members played in the club’s senior men’s team of four competition. The winners with 76 points were Pat Murphy, Michael Cummins, Matt Flynn and Gerry Kelly.
They had two to spare over Tony Lawler, Michael Kerin, Michael Ball and Tim Kelly who were followed by John McEntee, Kevin Murray, Terry Hughes and Pat Garry also with 74 points. In fourth spot, a point further back were Liam Barry, Frank Coffey, Bill O’Sullivan and PJ Hehir followed on 72 points by Noel Connellan, Ronnie Guinnane, Damon Murphy and Pat Rutherford.
Sixth position was filled by Noel Pilkington, Fintan McEvoy, Padraic Larkin and Frank Cullinan with 71 points, one more than John McNamara, Gerry Scanlan, Michael Cusack and Jim Hennessey with Martin Coffey, John Staunton, Neil Cremin, and Jimmy Kearns also on 69 points.
East Clare Golf Club:
The ladies 18 hole open week singles at East Clare was won by Geraldine O’Reilly (34) with 37 points, two more than Nuala Corry (24) with Brid Gurnett (38) a point further back on 34.
The ladies scotch foursomes was won by Connie McKenna and Mary Hogan with 44 points. In second place with 38 points were Mary Fitzgerald and Mary Dinan with third spot filled by Margaret Egan and Bridget Minogue with 35 points.
Winners of the full scramble were Brid Hayes, Martina O’ Reilly and Carmel McMahon from Anne Dunne, Mary McNamara and Elaine Ruane with third place filled by Eileen Donnellan, Catherine Murphy and Ann Harte.
The team of three champagne scramble was won by Eileen Donnellan, Ann Harte and Noreen Doyle with 68 points. In second place with 66 points were Maureen Lynch, Sinead O’Sullivan and Trish O’ Reilly and they were followed by Breeda O’ Loghlin, Eileen Donnellan and Terry Mulvihill with 65 points.
Winners of the fourball betterball competition were Imelda O’ Hanlon and Anne McEvoy from Peg and Bridie Hanrahan with third place filled by Catherine Minogue and Noreen Skehan.
The men’s 18 hole blue tee challenge was won by Jack Whelan (2) with 37 points, one more than Paul Madden (17) while the gross was won by Ross Kenny (-2) with 35 points.
The men’s singles competition off the white tees was won by Kevin Scully (14) with 40 points followed by Cathal Rochford (10) with 39 points and Ray Hogan (22) also with 39 points. The gross was won by James McNamara (+1).
John Fielding (24) with 42 points won the men’s singles off the yellow tees from Tom Dormer (20) with 37 points with third spot filled by Eamonn Fennessy (17), also with 37 points.
Kevin Wallis (10) won the gross.
The senior men’s team of three competition was won by Nick Ryan, Ger Teefy and Ger Hoey with 64 points and they won on a countback from Jack Brennan, Vivian Cahalane and John McNamara. In third place with 61 points were Michael Hayes, Brian Torpey and Stefan Hahne.
The men’s team of two Ryder cup style competition was won by Ger Lenihan and Michael McMahon with 56 points from Teddy O’ Hanlon and John Duffy with 53 points.
Dromoland Golf Club:
The weekend competition at Dromoland was in aid of Cahercalla Community hospital and the winners of the fourball competition were
Seamus Cusack and John O’Shaughnessy with 47 points from Niall Geraghty and Niall Cannon who had a similar score.
Third spot was filled by Brian Hassett and Aidan Fogarty (Tipperary)with 46 points.
The 9 hole competition winner was Ben Cusack followed by Conor McInerney with Sean Hayes in third position and all three returned 19 points.
In last Thursday’s seniors outing the group winner was Shay O’Callaghan followed by Willie Fitzgerald with Con Ryan in third place. The group B winner was Don Barrett folllowed by George O’Carroll with Pat Bergin in third spot.
Kilrush Golf Club:
The overall winner in the Super Valu ladies 18 hole stableford competition at Kilrush last week was Helen Hurst (49) with 37 points. The category winners were Mary Bolton (18) with 34 points, Mary Nolan (19) with 35 points and Mary Downes (31) with 34 points.
The SuperValu mens open singles at the weekend was won by Patrick O’ Dea (21) with 41 points. He had three to spare over Michael Moloney (19) with third spot filled by Seamus O’Doherty (18) with 37 points. The gross was won by Jim Young Jnr with 31 points.
Gort Golf Club:
The Western Postform open 18 hole singles at Gort at the weekend was won by Michael Corless (15) with 45 points.
The category winners were Alan Minogue (8) with 40 points, Derek Kinsella (15) with 40 points and Alan Fogarty (18), also with 40 points.
The gross was won by Joe Moran (1) with 35 points.
Friday’s open 18 hole single was won by John O’Connor (26) with 38 point while the gross was won by Joe Moran (1) with 31 points.
