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Conor Conroy won the Cochrane Cup at Dundalk Golf Club over the May Bank Holiday weekend with an excellent score of 63 nett to beat Tony O’Connell by one shot.
Playing off 16, Conroy shot 79 gross after a round that saw him birdie the par five seventh and par the first, fifth and sixth on the front nine as he turned in 40 gross.
He went one shot better down the back nine, where he began with pars on the 10th, 11th and 12th before adding three more pars at the 14th, 15th and 17th in a round that was free of double bogeys.
O’Connell, playing off 17, shot 81 gross with a round that matched Conroy with one birdie and eight pars but also included a double bogey at the par four 11th.
The birdie came at the 10th with the front pars coming at the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth as he went out in 41 gross.
He came back in 40 gross, helped by pars at the 12th, 13th, 15th and 18th.
O’Connell won Division 2 by two shots from Malcolm Drake (13), while Division 3 was won by David Williams (24), whose 68 nett was one better than Paul Culligan (25).
In Division 1, the evergreen Austin Shaw rolled back the years to shoot 66 nett off a handicap of nine, with Dennis Cunningham (11) taking the runners-up spot after a 69 nett.
The Open Singles Stableford on Bank Holiday Monday was won by Brendan Rogers (9), whose 40pts was two better than Jack Duffy (20).
The Two-Person team competition held the same day saw Padraig McDonnell (25) partner with Michael McKevitt (15) for a fourball score of 43pts, which was three better than Katie (5) and Anna Rowland (6).
John Englishby, playing off 23, won the Wednesday Open with a score of 40pts that included pars at the first, fifth, 10th and 14th.
Richard Newell (3) won Division 1 for the second consecutive week despite being cut a shot. His score of 36pts edged out Thomas O’Connell (8) on countback.
Declan Conlon (20) won Division 2 with 38pts from Padraig Hassett (14), who shot 35pts. Andy McGrane (24), a visitor from Seapoint, shot 39pts to win Division 3 by one point from Brendan Cleary (27).
Eoin Murphy produced a super six under par final round of 66 to jump 18 places at the Irish Amateur Close in Seapoint and finish ninth on six under par, five shots behind the winner, Patrick Keeling of Roganstown.
Murphy opened with three straight birdies and then, after a bogey on the sixth, had an eagle three at the par five eighth to turn in 32.
More birdies followed at the 11th and 12th, and, although he dropped a shot at the 15th, he got it back when he birdied the par three 17th to come home in 34.
After shooting a level par 72 in the opening round, Murphy had a three under par 69 in round two before carding a 75 in difficult conditions in the third round, when only nine players managed to go under par.
Dundalk’s other representative in the Close was Ben Cahill, who failed to make the cut when it fell on three over par after the third round. He shot 74, 77 and 73 to finish on eight over par.
On the inter-club front, the Leinster Senior Men’s Fourball team were beaten in their first-round match by County Louth, who won 2.5 to 1.5.
Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3 – Cochrane Cup Singles Stroke – Overall: Conor Conroy (16) 63. Division 1: Austin Shaw (9) 68, Dennis Cunningham (11) 69. Division 2: Tony O'Connell (17) 64, Malcolm Drake (13) 66. Division 3: David Williams (24) 68, Paul Culligan (25) 69.
Monday, May 4 – Open Singles Stableford – Overall: Brendan Rogers (9) 40pts, Jack Duffy (20) 38pts.
Monday, May 4 - Two Person Team Fourball Stableford - Padraig McDonnell (25) & Michael McKevitt (15) 43 pts, Katie Rowland (5) & Anna Rowland (6) 40/19 pts.
Wednesday, May 6 – Open Singles Stableford – Overall: John Englishby (23) 40pts. Division 1: Richard Newell (3) 36pts (Last Nine Countback), Thomas O'Connell (8) 36pts. Division 2: Declan Conlon (20) 38pts, Padraig Hassett (14) 35pts (Last Nine Countback). Division 3: Andy McGrane (24, Seapoint) 39pts, Brendan Cleary (27) 38pts (Last Nine Countback).
Dundalk Golf Club Ladies
Open 4 Lady Team Saturday 25 April and Tuesday 28 April 2026, very kindly sponsored by Specsavers Dundalk.
18 Hole Results: Winners: H Mullen (30), I Brennan (23), A Buniers Barker (31) and C Cantwell (24) with a score of 89 points. Ardee Golfclub.
Runners up: Elaine Ward (10), Olivia Cunningham (17), Grace Zhang (16) and Laura Kilboy (22) with a score of 85 points on the count back. Dundalk Golf Club.
Third Place: Anne Murray (21), Joan McKenna (28), Evelyn Fallon (30), Geraldine Blackmore (29), with a score of 85 points. Dundalk Golf Club.
9 Hole Results: Winners: Mary Thornton (21), Mary Rafferty (20), Anne Crombie (26), Noreen Mullins (24) with a score of 51 points.