Mannan Castle Golf Notes: Captain's Prize for ladies produces top class scoring

Last weekend seen the competitions played off the back tees. It showed in the scoring, as only a couple of players broke their handicap.

Conor Fegan was one of them, shooting a superb score of 42pts to win Division 1. Conor has been in fine form recently and showed with a two under par back nine on Sunday.

Finishing in second spot was Ryan Donagher with a score of 36pts. Great to see Ryan back playing consistently and it will be worth watching him in the months to come.

Division 2 was won by David Hanratty with a score of 36pts. David has been putting some hard work in, and it’s brilliant to see him back in the winner’s enclosure. David Gonnelly finished runner up with a score of 35pts.

Gavin Gonnelly won Division 3 with a score of 37pts. The harder front nine wasn’t a problem for Gavin, who shot a brilliant 20pts front nine before coming home with 17pts. Richard Mulholland shot a score of 36pts to finish in second position.

Division 4 was won by Neville Fleming with a score of 40pts. With a strong back nine of 22pts seen Neville hold off Kieran Lennon who finished runner up with a score of 39pts.

Weekend Singles Stableford 8th/9th July

Division 1: 1st Conor Fegan (PH.7) - 42pts, 2nd Ryan Donagher (PH.7) - 36pts.

Division 2: 1st David Hanratty (PH.13) - 36pts, 2nd David Gonnelly (PH.15) - 35pts.

Division 3: 1st Gavin Gonnelly (PH.17) - 37pts, 2nd Richard Mulholland (PH.18) - 36pts.

Division 4: 1st Neville Fleming (PH.38) - 40pts, 2nd Kieran Lennon (PH.29) - 39pts.

Conor Finnegan played super golf on Thursday in the Summer Series, shooting a brilliant score of 43pts. Conor played the front nine in 23pts and the back nine in 20pts.

Young Simon Kelly finished in second place with a score of 39pts, beating Kieran Crozier on the count who also shot a score of 39pts. The Gross prize went to John Clarke.

Summer Series Stableford Week 3 13th/14th July: 1st Conor Finnegan (PH.16) 43pts, 2nd Simon Kelly (PH.27) - 39pts c/b, 3rd Kieran Crozier (PH.17) 39pts. Gross: John Clarke (PH.10) - 26pts.

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MANNAN CASTLE LADIES

A terrific turnout for Captain Barry Conroy's Prize, played over a tough course with tricky pin positions, befitting a Captain's Prize. And it required exceptional scoring to be in this week's top three.

Showing a run of good form, first and second were the same as last week's competition. Mary MacNamee really got into cruising gear again on the back nine, this week parring four in a row from 12 to 15, to finish with 41 points, bettering her last week's score by 3.

Second again to the same winner despite improving her own score too, Angela Evers racked up 39 points with consistent bogey-free golf.

Crashing the podium, Marie Finnegan, playing off 13, recorded birdies on the 8th and the 12th and scorched the back nine coming home in 38 strokes, to finish with 38 points. Congratulations to the winners and well done everyone who played.

We thank Captain Barry for his generosity to the Ladies Club and we wish him and the Men's club a very successful Captain's Prize in a couple of weeks’ time.

Captain Barry Conroy’s Prize to the Ladies 12th July 2023: 1st Mary MacNamee (19) 41pts, 2nd Angela Evers (25) 39pts, 3rd Marie Finnegan (13) 38 pts.

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MANNAN CASTLE SENIORS

Despite the threat of showery weather, the weekly senior competition had a good-sized field. Scoring over the nine holes was very competitive with many players in contention.

Denis Murphy was the eventual winner overall with a steady round of golf which contained 2 pars and a birdie. His score of 20 points gave him a clear victory over the field.

The category prizes were closely contested with both being decided on countback. Category 1 winner was last year's senior captain Jimmy McMahon, who had four pars in his last five holes to edge out Graeme Woodcock on 19 points.

In Category 2 Joe Mullen managed to prevail over Sean Harvey, David Flynn and Richard Rountree on 18 points. His last five holes proving better by the narrowest of margins.

Senior Results 11th July (9 Hole handicap)- Overall: Denis Murphy (9) 20pts, Category 1: Jimmy McMahon (8) 19pts c/b, Category 2: Joe Mullen (10) 18pts c/b.