Mannan Castle Golf Club notes

In the final 18-hole competition of the season, Madeleine Devine emerged as the overall winner and claimed victory with 37 points.

Her consistent play, particularly on the par three's, set her apart from the rest of the field and secured her victory in this closely contested competition.

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Playing partner Brianan Kingham matched shot for shot, bar a few putts lipping out, to top Division One on 35 points. Angela Evers overcame a slow start to finish strongly and tops Division Two on countback from one other with 35 points.

A special mention goes to Teresa Butler, who had a magnificent eagle two on the 13th, adding an exciting highlight to the day’s play.

Women's 18-hole sponsored by Sheelan Commercial Group 22 October 2025

Top Score: Madeleine Devine (20) 37 pts; Division One: Brianan Kingham (22) 35 pts; Division Two: Angela Evers (24) 35 pts c/b.

Mannan Castle Seniors

This week, Past Club Captain and Past Senior Captain Jimmy McMahon (10) was the deserved overall winner of the 9-hole competition.

After a steady start, Jimmy parred holes thirteen and fifteen and finished in style with a long-range putt on the final hole for par and a 20-point total.

Category One winner Kieran Grimes (9) had an almost error-free round with pars on holes four, 13 and 17. A double bogey on his final hole cost him the overall prize, recording 19 points.

Category Two was extremely competitive, with four players having to be separated on countback after finishing tied on 18 points.

In the end, Richard Eakin (12) prevailed over Richard Mulholland (10), Arthur Mulholland (10) and Joe Mullen (11) thanks in large part to recording 7 points on his final two holes.

Countback was also required in Category Three with a trio of players carding 18 points. Liam Kenny (13) was the victor here with a back five of 12 points. Patrick Breen (15) and Sam Duffy (16), who were each subject to a one-point deduction, lost out.

Tuesday 28th October 9 Hole Competition (9 Hole Handicap)

Overall: Jimmy McMahon (10) 20pts; Category One: Kieran Grimes (9) 19pts; Category Two: Richard Eakin (12) 18pts c/b; Category Three: Liam Kenny (13) 18pts c/b.

Despite the heavy overnight rain, Mannan Castle Seniors' weekly competition took place as usual. Played over 11 holes, there was some excellent scoring. Best of the day was by Philip McEntee (16), who recorded 27 points.

Unfortunately for Philip, he was subject to a one-point deduction, leaving him on 26 points. This penalty was compounded when he lost out to Eamon Trainor (18) on countback.

Philip had five pars and a birdie in his round, but his failure to score on the final hole was costly. Eamon had a very steady round with five pars and scored on every hole to deserve the overall prize.

Countback was also a factor in Category Two, where Joe Mullen (22) edged out David Flynn (24) with both scoring 21 points. The three points Joe scored on the final hole proved crucial.

In Category Three, Terry Doherty (28) was the comfortable winner with a very good 24 points. Terry had a great finish, scoring 11 points in his final four holes.

Tuesday, 4th November 11 Hole Competition

Overall: Eamon Trainor (18) 26pts c/b; Category One: Philip McEntee (16) 26pts; Category Two: Joe Mullen (22) 21pts c/b; Category Three: Terry Doherty (28) 24pts.

Winter League – Week One (13 holes) 1st November and 2nd November 2025

The overall winner this weekend was Mark Lambe with a score of 30pts. Four birdies on the 13th hole were enough for Mark to win by two shots.

John Clarke won Division One with a score of 28pts. The highlight of John’s round was the birdie two on the 12th. Runner-up was Gary Capaldi with 27pts.

Division Two was won by Joe Liffey with a score of 27pts. Joe played a very consistent round with 20pts on the front nine. Derek Griffen finished in second place with 26pts.

Barry Savage won Division Three with a score of 28pts. A strong front nine of 21pts set Barry up perfectly to win by three shots. Gerry Sheridan finished in second place with 25pts.

Division Four was won by Tom Fox with a score of 28 points. Tom did enough on the first twelve holes to win by one shot. Runner-up was Richard Eakin with 27pts.

Overall winner- Mark Lambe (PH.0) - 30pts; Division One: First - John Clarke (PH.7) – 28pts; Runner-up - Gary Capaldi (PH.7) - 27pts; Division Two: First - Joe Liffey (PH.10) – 27pts; Runner-up - Derek Griffin (PH.11) - 26pts.

Division Three: First - Barry Savage (PH.12) – 28pts; Runner-up - Gerry Sheridan (PH.15) - 27pts; Division Four: First - Tom Fox (PH.17) – 28pts; Runner-up - Richard Eakin (PH.17) - 27pts