Dundalk Golf Notes: Adrian Kenny narrowly secures singles title

Adrian Kenny won the Singles Stableford competition held over the weekend of July 8 and 9.

Playing off 20, he shot an excellent score of 42pts to take the overall victory by one point from Niall McCaul (9).

Kenny got off to a solid start, scoring 12pts over the first five holes, including three points for a par at the first and three points for a bogey at the index one fourth.

An eight at the par five sixth had the potential to severely disrupt his momentum, but Kenny regrouped and after picking up two points at the index three seventh, he had five successive pars around the turn from the eighth to the 12th which yielded 16pts.

Another three-point par came at the 17th as he came home in 22pts having gone out in 20pts. He did just enough to hold off the fast-finishing McCaul.

Having gone out in 18pts, McCaul charged down the back nine, covering it in 23pts thanks to three birdies which yielded 10pts. However, he came up short and had to settle for second place.

Matthew McCaughey (12), John Laverty (18) and Derek Maguire (20) took the divisional prizes while Shane Hession shot 36pts to record the best gross score.  Pat McEntegart had a Hole-in-One on the 17th.

The weekly Wednesday Open Singles Stableford was won by Adam Brady (22) who edged out Ross Quigley (9) on countback after both had finished on 43pts.

Ciaran Traynor (7), Stephen Lennon (17) and John McEneaney (24) won the divisional prizes while Colin Roche shot 38pts for the best gross score.

July 9th Stableford – Overall: Adrian Kenny (20) 42pts, Niall McCaul (9) 41pts. Div 1: Matthew McCaughey (12) 39/20pts, Shane Hession (3) 39/19pts. Div 2: John Laverty (18) 40pts, Conor Murray (14) 38pts. Div 3: Derek Maguire (20) 38pts, Paul Culligan (29) 37pts. Gross: Shane Hession 36pts.

Wednesday, 12 July - Deluxe Bathrooms Open Singles Stableford – Overall: Adam Brady (22) 43/24pts, Ross Quigley (9) 43/22pts. Division 1: Ciaran Traynor (7) 40pts. Division 2: Stephen Lennon (17) 38pts. Division 3: John McEneaney (24) 39pts. Gross Recognition: Colin Roche (1) 38pts.

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DUNDALK LADIES

The great scoring seen over the two days of Lady Captain’s Prize continued into the latest competitions. Anne Mc Donnell and Eva Beirne both returned 40 points to win Division 1 and Division 3 respectively. Jean Connolly with 39 points won Division 2.

In interclub news, the Junior Cup team had a great win over Headfort to advance to the North Leinster Final and the Revive Active team beat Balbriggan in their semi-final.

Well done to all involved in both teams and we hope as many supporters as possible will turn out for the two finals in a few weeks.

July 11th 8 Hole Stableford - Division 1: Anne McDonnell (18) 40pts, Criona O’Reilly (13) 39pts, Fionnuala Dullaghan (21) 38pts. Division 2: Jean Connolly (26) 39pts, Marie MacKell (25) 38pts, Sally Ann McDonald (23) 36pts.

Division 3: Eva Beirne (32) 40pts, Joan Smith (34) 38pts, Alison Quigley (37) 35pts. 9-Hole Competition: June Desmond 20pts, Mary Steen 19pts.