Hermione Duffy wins Dundalk Golf Club Captain Gerry's Ladies Prize

Dundalk Golf Club's Derek Murdock won the Jubilee Cup and also the right to represent the club in the 3Ts national final at The K Club in October.

Playing off 12, Murdock went out in 32 nett and came home in 34 nett for a six par total of 66 nett which was enough to give him a one shot victory over Benny O’Shaughessy (26) who an eagle and two birdies during his round of 67 nett.

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Murdock opened with pars at the opening two holes and more followed at the fifth, seventh and eighth along with a birdie four at the par five sixth as he went out in 38 gross.

His back nine began with three consecutive pars and he had another at the 16th before finishing with a flourish on the last with a birdie three to come home in 40 gross.

Ciaran Daly (12) shot 69 nett to win Division 1 while Fearghal Duffy (14) had 68 nett to take Division 2. O’Shaughnessy’s 67 nett saw him win Division 3 while Caolan Rafferty 67 to win the Gross prize included an eagle at the 10th and birdies at the sixth, 12th 14th and 18th.  

David Lynch (14) shot 42pts on his way to winning Wednesday’s McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford. He shot 21pts on each nine and his round included 13 pars.

Gerard Carroll (6) won Division 1 with 40pts while Dave Dorr (20) shot 41pts to take Division 2. Tonny Hanna (24) with 37pts won Divisoon 3 and Joseph Laverty with 38pts had the best gross score from a round that featured six birdies. They came at the first, fifth, sixth, 10th, 12th and 13th holes. 

Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17- Jubilee Cup & 3T's Singles Stroke Competition GOY8 - Overall  - Derek Murdock (12) 66. Division 1: Ciaran Daly (12) 69, Ciaran Johnston (+1) 70. Division 2: Fearghal Duffy (14) 68, Brendan Reilly (17) 69. Division 3: Brendan O'Shaughnessy (26) 67, Frank O'Hagan (22) 68. Gross: Caolan Rafferty 67.

Wednesday 20 August - McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford - Overall: David Lynch (14) 42pts (14). Division 1: Gerard Carroll (6) 40pts. Division 2: Dave Dorr (20) 41pts. Division 3: Tony Hanna (24) 37pts. Gross Recognition: Joseph Laverty 38pts.

Dundalk Golf Club Ladies

Captain Gerrys Prize to the Ladies 18-hole Stroke and GOY 8 - Overall winner of the Captains Prize to the Ladies was Hermione Duffy (37) with a fabulous score of 65.

The Runner up was Colette McCrory (34) with another fabulous score of 66. The Gross Winner was Deirdre Smith (0) with a gross score of 76.

Division 1: (0-21.6) Winner: Ann Hopper (18) Score 67; Runner up: Maeve Ahern (24) Score 69; Third: Theresa Connolly (23) Score 70.

Division 2: (21.7-28.6) Winner: Marie McGuigan (30) Score 69; Runner up: Fiona McLaughlin (28) Score 7; Third: Angie O’Hara (27) Score 73.

Division 3: (28.7-54) Winner: Julia O’Callaghan (40) Score 68; Runner up: Kate Smith (41) Score 69; Third: Paula Bishoff (37) Score 71.

9 Hole Competition: Winner: Ann O’Callaghan (23) 20 pts; Runner up: Siobhan Keane (19) 19 pts.

Saturday Prize: The Saturday prize was won by Judy McDonough (25) with a net score of 75.

Gents 9 Hole Competition: Winner: Tim Ahern (19) 24 pts; Runner Up: Richard Smyth (8) 22 pts.

Ladies Open 18 Hole Stableford Competition Wednesday 20 August 2025 at Dundalk (Full Course).

Net Result - Top one position only overall position score (Play H'cap) placing countback 1 Mary Dooley 38 pts (30). Overall winner last nine holes number of cards processed = 8. Competition format: singles, Stableford competition.

Playing handicap: 95% of course handicap. Ties: Where a player is placed ahead of the following player in the results, based upon matching scorecards ('Countback'), the 'Countback' column documents the winning section of their scorecard.

Twos: There were two Twos recorded: Hole Caroline Dunne 9, Marie McSweeny 17.