Dundalk Golf Club: Cairns in top form as club competitions and Irish amateurs impress

Dundalk Golf Club

Kenneth Carins' good early-season form continued over the weekend of April 11 and 12, when, playing off 15, he won the singles stableford competition with a superb score of 47pts.

Cairns finished four points clear of Aidan Gaughran (20), who took second place overall, having finished one point ahead of a number of players on 42pts.

One of those was Conor Murray (10), whose 42pts earned him the honours in Division 1 ahead of another in-form player, Robert O’Hanlon (6), who shot 41pts.

Paolo Cordiano (12) also shot 42pts to take Division 2 ahead of Malcolm Drake, who carded 41pts. In Division 3, a countback was needed to separate Adrian Corcoran (25) and Danny O’Brien (32) after both had finished on 42pts.

Caolan Rafferty finished T25 and helped Ireland to a fifth-place finish at the European Nations Championship in Sotogrande. He shot rounds of 72, 72, 74 and 75 and was second best of the Irish quartet with Baltray’s Stuart Grehan finishing T10 on four under.

At the Flogas Irish Boys Championship in Malone, Boys Captain Roan Norton Quigley was the only one of the three Dundalk competitors to make the cut. He finished the 54-hole event at T30 on 15 over after rounds of 75, 77 and 73. His final round of 73 saw him climb eight places on the leaderboard after he shot 15 pars and three bogeys. The other Dundalk representatives were Odhran MacShane and Cameron Kilcoyne.

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The Wednesday Open on April 15 was won by Ciaran Flanagan, who shot an excellent 41pts off 15 in difficult conditions.

Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12 – Singles Stableford: Overall: Kenneth Cairns (15) 47pts, Aidan Gaughran (20) 43pts. Division 1: Conor Murray (10) 42pts, Robert O'Hanlon (6) 41pts (Last Nine Countback). Division 2: Paolo Cordiano (12) 42pts, Malcolm Drake (14) 41pts (Last Nine Countback). Division 3: Adrian Corcoran (25) 42pts (Last Nine Countback). Danny O'Brien (32) 42pts.

Wednesday, April 15 – Open Singles Stableford: Ciaran Flanagan (15) 41pts.