Golf notes

DUNDALK GOLF CLUB

A run of solid consistent scoring on the opening nine holes set Paul Clifford from Rossmore Golf Club on his way to eventually winning the mid-week 18 holes Open Singles Stableford Competition with 39 points.

Paul, playing off a 21 handicap, set out his stall early with a par four at the first hole for three points, tagged on three two-pointers and a single point, before settling into a scoring flourish with a run of three-pointers from the sixth to the eighth holes to reach the turn with 21 points.

He maintained his solid scoring for most of the back nine, carding five two-pointers, then dipped to back-to-back single points before finishing in style with a par four at the 18th hole for three points to come home with 18 points.

The runner-up prize also went to a member of Rossmore Golf Club, Kevin Murray, who finished with 38 points.

Please note that Captain Ultan Herr's Dinner takes place on Friday 22 November at 8 pm in the Clubhouse.

Bookings can be made through the Bar and it would be great to see a full house for a wonderful night.

The Annual General Meeting of the Gents Section will take place on Monday, December 9, at 7 pm in the Club House.

Wednesday, 13 November-Open Singles Stableford - Winner: Paul Clifford (21, Rossmore) 39pts. Runner up: Kevin Murray (16, Rossmore) 38pts.

Saturday, 9 November and Sunday, 10 November - Four Person Team Competition - Winners: Patrick Reilly, Brendan Reilly, Cathal Connolly and Ciaran Flanagan 76pts. Runners up: Denis Cunningham, Ciaran Traynor, Billy Cairns and David Cairns 73pts.

Dundalk Ladies

Saturday, 9th November and Tuesday, 12th November - Winter League Week 3 - Well done to all the ladies who played in Week 3 of the Winter League.

With good weather this week and even better scores Briege Renaghan’s Team “Mars” is leading the competition with an impressive 297 points.

However, hot on their tails is Team “Neptune” captained by Anne McEntegart with 296 points and the team in third position is Team “Mercury” captained by Joyce Burbage with 278 points. So, it is all to play for in the final 3 weeks of the Winter League.

14 Hole Competition: Division 1: Winner: Deirdre Smith 0.5/2 (2) 29 pts; Runner up: Mary Carthy 16.4/21 (16) 29 pts; Third: Elaine Ward 10.1/14 (10) 26 pts.

Division 2: Winner: Amanda Reenan 26.2/33 (24) 30 pts; Runner up: Geraldine Mohan 24.1/30 (23) 29 pts; Third: Grainne Gallagher 25.1/31 (23) 27 pts.

Division 3: Winner: Hermione Duffy 44.7/55 (40) 26 pts; Runner up: Mary Leavy 39.9/49 (36) 24 pts; Third: Joanne Moran 36.8/45 (33) 21 pts.

9 Hole Competition: Winner: Anne Doohan 31.2/19 (18) 17 pts; Runner up: Joan Corrigan 21.7/14 (13) 16 pts.

MANNAN CASTLE GOLF CLUB

Mannan Castle Men

Bernard Crawley was our overall winner this weekend. Bernard shot a brilliant 31pts to win on the countback.

Division 1 was won by John Clarke on a score of 30pts. A front nine of 23pts set John up brilliantly to win by one shot. The runner-up was Barry Hand.

Tony Byrne won Division 2 with a superb score of 31pts. Tony finished his round strongly with 15 points on his final 6 holes. In second place was Pat Healy on 29pts.

Division 3 was won by Kevin Gavigan on a score of 30pts. The highlight of Kevin’s round was the birdie 2 on the third hole. Runner up was Brendan Keenan on 28pts.

Winter League Week 2 Singles Stableford, 8th November - 10th November - Overall Winner - Bernard Crawley (PH.36) - 31pts c/b; Division 1:1st - John Clarke (PH.11) – 30pts; 2nd - Barry Hand (PH.9) – 29pts; Division 2: 1st - Tony Byrne (PH.18) – 31pts; 2nd - Pat Healy (PH.18) – 29pts; Division 3: 1st - Kevin Gavigan (PH.20) – 30pts; 2nd - Brendan Keenan (PH.28) – 28pts

Mannan Castle Seniors

Mannan Castle Seniors' weekly competition took place as usual on Tuesday last. Despite a delay due to frost a large contingent of senior golfers played the 9-hole contest.

Scoring was very good generally and Kieran Lonergan (16) emerged as the overall winner with an excellent 22 points. Apart from a slight blip on hole 14, his round was a model of consistency. Making full use of his handicap he had five holes where he recorded three points.

In Category 1 Pat Sheridan (6) recorded four pars and five bogeys to sign for a score of 19 points and a comfortable victory. Category 2 winner Ken Murray (10) also had a steady round with pars on hole 2 and hole 17 to post a score of 20 points.

Martin Kelly (15) had by far the best score in Category 3 and was the deserved winner with 17 points. The highlight of his round was a great par on the index 1 sixteenth hole.

Tuesday 12th November - Overall: Kieran Lonergan (16) 22pts;Category 1: Pat Sheridan (6) 19pts; Category 2: Ken Murray (10) 20pts; Category 3: Martin Kelly (15) 17pts.

Mannan Castle Ladies

Evelyn Brady gives so much to Mannan Castle, working alongside her husband Fergal, it is nice to see it return the favour to some degree. 

Evelyn had an excellent round which included an impressive par on the par five 4th hole finishing on top this week with 31 points for 13 holes.

Brianan Kingham recorded just the one par but she did have two birdies in a very steady round. Her 30 points got 2nd place on countback from Lynda Rouiller who was consistent from start to finish.

Women's Winter Weekly 13 Holes - 13th November 2024 - 1st Evelyn Brady (PH40) 31 pts; 2nd Brianan Kingham (PH20) 30 pts c/b; 3rd Lynda Rouiller (PH42) 30 pts.

In the Winter League, the team out front had its wings clipped a bit this week meaning the chasing pack is right on their heels. Competition is hotting up for the individual categories too.