Dundalk Golf Club and Mannan Castle Golf Club notes

Dundalk Golf Club Men

The Captains’ Drive-In takes place this Sunday on the first tee with activities getting underway at 3.30pm.

Members and guests are invited to attend and watch Captain Gerry McDermott, Lady Captain Sally McDonnell, Boys Captain Odhran MacShane and Girls Captain Mia McDermott hit their ceremonial drives.

The day will begin with a 14-hole team competition which will have a shotgun start at 9am and this will be followed by a Mixed Foursomes competition which will have a shotgun start at 1.30pm. Both events are sponsored by Fairways Supervalu.

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The Four Person Champagne Scramble held over the weekend of February 15 and 16 saw the in-form John McKeever lead colleagues John McKeever, Nicholas MacShane and Odhran MacShane to victory.

They needed a countback to see off the challenge of Darren Myles, Colin Roche, Jack Arthur and Seán Reidy after both finished tied on 75pts.

A table quiz to raise funds for juvenile and elite golfer development will take place in the Clubhouse this Thursday, February 27, at 8pm.

Entry is €20 per team of four. Everybody is welcome to what is a great chance to support the work that is done with our juveniles.

Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16 - Four Person Champagne Scramble - Winners: J.P Casey, John McKeever, Nicholas McShane and Odhrán McShane 75/49pts. Runners Up: Darren Myles, Colin Roche, Jack Arthur and Seán Reidy 75/48pts.

Dundalk Golf Club Men

Spring League Week 5 Saturday 15th February and Tuesday 18th February 2025.
Week six of the Ladies Spring League and the overall winning team the Drivers captained by Fionnuala Dullaghan stormed home to victory with an impressive 457 points thanks to some fabulous scores brought in from Angie O’Hara and Hermoine Duffy.

In second place was team the Putters who finished with a score of 454 points. In third place was Team 5 Woods, fourth place was Team 3 Woods, fifth place Team Rescue and sixth place Team 7 Irons. Well done again to all the ladies who participated in the Spring League 2025.

14 Hole Competition:

Division 1: Winner: Mary Carthy 16.4/21 (16) 31 pts; Runner-up: Una Kelly 19.1/24 (18) 29 pts; Third: Anne Murray 19.2/24 (18) 29 pts.

Division 2: Winner: Briege Renaghan 22.8/29 (21) 31 pts; Runner up: Maura Shelly 25.0/31 (23) 27 pts; Third: Angie O’Hara 24.7/31 (23) 27 pts.

Division 3: Winner: Hermione Duffy 44.7/55 (40) 36 pts; Runner up: Orla O’Grady 29.4/36 (27) 32 pts; Third: Noeleen Heneghan 41.5/51 (37) 31 pts.

8 Hole Competition:

Winner: Anne McEntegart (21) 17 pts; Runner Up: Mary Connor (15) 16pts.

The overall results for the Spring League 2024 were as follows:

Winners: Team The Drivers with 457 points Lesley O Keeffe, Fionnuala Dullaghan (Captain), Catherine Duff, Maura Coyle, Angie O’Hara, Siobhan Duffy, and Hermoine Duffy.

Runners up: Team The Putters with 454 points Kathie Rowland Elizabeth McGuinness, Brid Rocks (Captain), Jean Connolly, Lady President Oonagh Quinn, and Mar Leavy. The overall winner was Hermoine Duffy with 157 points.

MANNAN CASTLE GOLF CLUB

Mannan Castle Men

Liam Thornton was our overall winner this weekend with a superb score of 35pts. A front nine of 26pts set Liam up perfectly to win by one shot.

Division 1 was won by Mark Lambe on a score of 30pts. With three players finishing on 30pts, Mark just pipped it on the countback.

Tony Byrne won Division 2 on a score of 32pts. The highlight of Tony’s round was a birdie 4 on the 4th hole, and he followed that with a very solid round of golf.

Division 3 was won by Patrick Darby on a score of 34pts. An incredible front nine of 25pts followed by a strong finish was enough for Patrick to win by one shot. Second place went to Kevin Gavigan on 33pts.

Overall Winner - Liam Thornton (PH.27) – 35pts; Division 1 - 1st - Mark Lambe (PH.-2) - 30pts c/b; Division 2 - 1st - Tony Byrne (PH.18) - 32pts; Division 3 - 1st - Patrick Darby (PH.20) – 34pts; 2nd - Kevin Gavigan (PH.20) – 33pts

Mannan Castle Seniors

It was great to see five new seniors join the ranks for the weekly competition. The seniors club is going from strength to strength and all who are interested in participating are welcome.

As usual, it was a very closely fought contest with slender margins separating the field. Club President Eamon Trainor (10) was very much to the fore recording an excellent 21 points and overall victory. His haul of five pars was instrumental in his win.

Eamon was followed home by Jimmy McMahon (9) and Thomas Gartlan (10) who took categories 1 and 2 respectively with 20 points. Jimmy had 4 pars while Thomas had 3.

Category 3 winner was Seamus Geoghegan (17) with 19 points less a deduction of 1. The 9 points he recorded on the final three holes ensured his victory.

Tuesday 11th February 9 Hole Competition (9 hole handicap):

Overall: Eamon Trainor (10) 21pts; Category 1: Jimmy McMahon (9) 20pts; Category 2: Thomas Gartlan (10) 20pts; Category 3: Seamus Geoghegan (17) 18pts (19-1).

Mannan Castle Ladies

This isn't Marie McKeown's first visit to the top three this year. Out of five starts, this is Marie's second first place, and it's only early February.

Solid scoring the whole way round, Marie finished with a handsome two-point cushion over the rest of the big field. Four players finished with 25 points with only two places left on the podium.

A birdie on eight and a par on the 12th saw Margaret Crawley back in the winning circle again and securing second place. Louise Hanratty had yet another excellent round. Nine pars over 13 holes meant her 25 points took third place.

Women's Spring Weekly 13H 12th February 2025

Winner - Marie McKeown (35) 27 pts; Runner-up - Margaret Crawley (27) 25 pts c/b; Third - Louise Hanratty (4) 25 pts c/b.