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DUNDALK GOLF CLUB
Dundalk Golf Club Men's
Jack Lynch led home the qualifiers in the Harry Walsh Cup and also won the weekend Singles Stableford Competition held over the first weekend in April at Dundalk Golf Club.
Playing off 24 he shot 44pts to take the overall prize from plus two handicapper Ben Cahill who had 42pts nett after a gross score of 44pts.
Cahill, whose stroke score was an eight under par 64, had an eagle four at the 12th along with eight birdies and just two bogeys.
Lynch had a great burst of scoring from the third. He had three point bogeys at the third and fourth, a four point birdie at the fifth and a three point par at the sixth to collect 13pts for the four holes.
Another three point par followed at the eighth as he turned in 21 pts and down the back he picked up three points for pars at the 12th, 14th and 17th and three points for bogeys at the 11th, 15th and 16th as he came home in 23pts.
Kevin Redmond (9) took Division 1 with 38pts, winning by one point from Ciaran Traynor (4). Conor McGowan (14) shot 41pts to take Division Two by four points from Stephen Murphy (16) while countback was needed to separate John McKenna (20) and Joe Garvey (24) after both were tied on 42pts.
Ben Walsh (17) won the McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford last Wednesday with 42pts. His round had 10 pars, nine of which were worth three points, as he went out in 22pts and came home in 20pts.
Niall Henry (6), Ronan Murphy (17) and Philip Holland (23) claimed the divisional honours while Ciaran Johnston took the gross recognition with 35pts.
The Men's Inter-Club season gets underway this weekend with the Pierce Purcell team facing Silloge Park on Friday at 4pm while on Saturday the JImmy Bruen team face Greenore at 3pm. Good luck to all involved.
Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6 - Harry Walsh Cup Qualifier and Singles Stableford – Overall: Jack Lynch (24) 44pts. Gross: Ben Cahill 44pts. Division 1: Kevin Redmond (9) 38pts, Ciaran Traynor (4) 37pts. Division 2: Conor McGowan (14) 41pts. Stephen Murphy (16) 37pts. Division 3: John McKenna (20) 42/23pts. Joe Garvey (24) 42/20pts.
Wednesday, April 9 - McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford – Overall: Ben Walsh (17) 42pts. Division 1: Niall Henry (6) 38pts. Division 2: Ronan Murphy (17) 39pts. Division 3: Philip Holland (23) 40pts. Gross Recognition: Ciaran Johnston 35 pts.
Dundalk Golf Club Ladies
Results for 18-hole Stableford Saturday 5th April and Tuesday 8th April 2025 - Division 1 - Winner: Joan Corrigan 21.3/27 (26) 41 pts; Runner up: Anna Rowland 5.1/8 (7) 40 pts; Third: Maureen Sheridan 19.2/24 (23) 37 pts.
Division 2 – Winner: Orla O’Grady 29.4/36 (35) 44 pts; Runner up: Maura Hackett 26.9/33 (32) 41 pts; Third: Catherine Duff 24.8/31 (29) 37 pts.
Division 3 – Winner: Bernadette Kearney 31.7/39 (37) 44 pts; Runner up: Hermione Duffy 40.2/49 (47) 42 pts; Third: Mairead Ahern 30.7/38 (36) 40 pts.
9 Hole Competition – Winner: Majella Cassidy 27.9/17 (17) 24 pts; Runner up: Lucy Greenan 36.6/23 (22) 22 pts
MANNAN CASTLE GOLF CLUB
Mannan Castle Men's
Weekend Singles Stableford 5th and 6th April
Shane Donohue was our overall winner this weekend with a brilliant 41pts. A run of twelve straight pars when enough for Shane to win on the count back.
Division 1 was won by Paul Grose on 36pts. A great back nine of 20pts got the job done for Paul. Runner up was Wayne Kilcoyne on 36pts.
Liam Morrissey won Division 2 on a score of 38pts. Liam played a very solid round of golf to win it on the count back. Paul Heavey finished in second place.
Division 3 was won by Tom Fahy with a great score of 41pts. With three players finishing on 41pts, Toms back nine won it for him. Runner up was Michael O’Rourke also on 41pts.
Oliver Clune won Division 4 on a score of 41pts. Having won last week, Oliver continued his fine form to win by three shots this weekend. Gary Duffy finished in second place.
Overall winner - Shane Donohue (PH,8) - 41pts c/b; Division 1 - Winner - Paul Grose (PH.11) - 36pts c/b; Runner up - Wayne Kilcoyne (PH,8) - 36pts
Division 2 - Winner - Liam Morrissey (PH.14) - 38pts c/b; Runner up - Paul Heavey (PH.17) - 38pts. Division 3 - Winner - Tom Fahy (PH.21) - 41pts c/b; Runner up - Michael O’Rourke (PH.18) - 41pts c/b. Division 4 - Winner - Oliver Clune (PH.32) – 41pts; Runner up - Gary Duffy (PH.28) - 38pts.
Mannan Castle Ladies
In case reverting to playing 18 holes wasn't enough of a test, this was the 3 clubs plus putter challenge.
In the winner’s circle, the ladies who chose and wielded their weapons best were Pauline Byrne who did her best work on the front 9 to finish well ahead with 36 pts.
Four players finished with 33 pts, but great work on the par 3’s helped Siobhan Hand to the second winning spot-on countback.
Womens 3 Clubs and Putter 18 hole
1st. Pauline Byrne (49) 36pts; 2nd Siobhan Hand (24) 33pts c/b. It was decided to introduce categories on a year trial basis for the coming year.
This week’s winner Frances Molloy won by a landslide 43pts. Frances scored 21pts on the front nine and a whopping 22 on the back nine, Frances had no score on the last hole.
Winning Category A, Jo Morris had an excellent back nine with 4 pars giving her 20pts on the back nine.
In Category B Denise McGuinness right on the cusp of this week’s categories, Denise had six 3 pointers and a par on the 18th, a four-point addition to her card. Well played ladies!
18 Hole Club Competition – Wednesday 2nd April - Overall Winner - Frances Molloy 43pts; Category A (0-23) - Jo Morris (19) 36pts; Category B (24-54) - Denise McGuinness (24) 40pts
Weekend Singles Stableford 5th and 6th April - Shane Donohue was our overall winner this weekend with a brilliant 41pts. A run of twelve straight pars when enough for Shane to win on the count back.
Liam Morrissey won division 2 on a score of 38pts. Liam played a very solid round of golf to win it on the count back. Paul Heavey finished in second place.
Oliver Clune won division 4 on a score of 41pts. Having won last week, Oliver continued his fine form to win by three shots this weekend. Gary Duffy finished in second place.
Overall winner - Shane Donohue (PH,8) - 41pts c/b; Division 1 - Winner - Paul Grose (PH.11) - 36pts c/b; Runner up - Wayne Kilcoyne (PH,8) - 36pts.
Division 2 - Winner - Liam Morrissey (PH.14) - 38pts c/b; Runner up - Paul Heavey (PH.17) - 38pts; Division 3 - Winner - Tom Fahy (PH.21) - 41pts c/b; Runner up - Michael O’Rourke (PH.18) - 41pts c/b;Division 4 - Winner - Oliver Clune (PH.32) – 41pts; Runner up - Gary Duffy (PH.28) - 38pts.