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Jim Dwyer was the inaugural winner of the Caolan Rafferty Cup after a brilliant round over the June Bank Holiday weekend.
Playing off 12, he shot a four over par gross score of 76 for a nett 64 to win by one shot from Kenneth Cairns (14) and Paschal Keenan (18).
Known to all as “Rocky”, Dwyer got off to a solid start with three pars before carding a bogey five at the index one fourth hole.
Three more pars were followed by a bogey at the par four eighth, but a par at the ninth ensured he turned in 38 gross.
Another par followed at the par five 10th, while a bogey at the index two 11th was cancelled out by a birdie at the par five 12th.
Two more pars were followed by bogeys at the difficult 15th and 16th holes, but he claimed a second birdie at the par three 17th before finishing with a bogey five at the last to come home in 38 gross.
Cairns and Phelan came closest to matching Dwyer’s 64 nett, with Cairns left to rue a poor start that saw him double-bogey two of the opening three holes while Phelan, after birdieing the 17th, bogeyed the last to miss out on a 64 nett.
Cairns’s 65 nett saw him take Division 2 by two shots from Tiarnan O’Brien, while Keenan also had a two-shot winning margin in Division 3, with Aidan Gaughran taking the runners-up spot.
Ronan Murphy (11) shot 69 nett to take Division 1 on countback from John Paul Casey (9)
Niall Henry had seven birdies and nine pars on his way to winning the gross prize with a five under par 67.
The Open Singles Stableford competition on Bank Holiday Monday was won by Sam Malone, who shot a brilliant 41pts off 11.
Having covered the opening nine in 17pts, Malone moved up several gears down the back as he came home in 24pts after scoring three points on six holes and four points on the 12th, where he had a birdie four.
Patrick Wadding (25) was the only other player in the field to hit 40pts as he won Division 3, while Tommy Renaghan (17) took Division 1 with 38pts and Jack Duffy (18) won Division 2 with 36pts.
Robert O’Hanlon (5) won the Wednesday Open with a score of 40pts that included four birdies at the second, 12th, 14th and 15th as he went out in 18pts and came home in 22pts.
Visitor Desmond Brady (11) from Warrenpoint shot 37pts to win Division 1, while Maciek Dobros (16) took Division 2 with 39pts and John Englishby (22) claimed Division 3 with 28pts.
Three birdies on the back nine helped Eoin Purton shoot 35pts for the best gross score of the day.
On the inter-club front, the Senior Cup team opened their campaign with a win over Balcarrick and now face either Donabate or Clontarf in the next round.
The Barton Cup team had a super 3.5 to 0.5 win over County Louth with wins for Conall Murdock and Adrian Kenny, Aidan Thornton and Pearce Murphy and Maurice Soraghan and Connor Murray, while Dennis Cunningham and Tony McGuinness were ahead when called in. They now face Forrest Little in the next round.
Unfortunately, the Boys U15 Inter-Club team lost to Greenore in their second round match.
This Saturday sees the Junior Cup team facing Balbriggan at 4 pm, while on Sunday the Pierce Purcell team meet Malahide at 3 pm.
Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31 - Caolan Rafferty Cup Singles Stroke - Overall: Jim Dwyer (12) 64. Division 1: Ronan Murphy (11) 69 (Last Nine), John Paul Casey (9) 69. Division 2: Kenneth Cairns (14) 65, Tiernan O'Brien (16) 67. Division 3: Paschal Keenan (18) 65, Aidan Gaughran (20) 67. Gross Prize: Niall Henry 67.
Monday, June 1 - Open Singles Stableford – Overall: Sam Malone (11) 41pts. Division 1: Tommy Renaghan (17) 38pts. Division 2: Jack Duffy (18) 36pts. Division 3: Patrick Wadding (25) 40pts.
Wednesday, June 3 – Open Singles Stableford – Overall: Robert O'Hanlon (5) 40pts. Division 1: Desmond Brady (11, Warrenpoint) 37pts. Division 2: Maciek Dobros (16) 39pts. Division 3: John Englishby (22) 38pts. Gross Recognition: Eoin Purton 35pts.
Dundalk Golf Club Ladies
Congratulations to the Dundalk Ladies who beat Corrstown on Monday, 1st June, to progress to the quarter finals of the senior foursomes.
The team included Elaine Ward and Katie Rowland, Pauline Campbell and Anna Rowland, Criona O’Reilly and Ellen McEneaney. Well done, ladies, and best of luck in the quarter finals.