Mannan Castle Golf Club notes
News from Mannan Castle Golf Club
Mannan Castle Men
The conditions for the weekend were absolutely perfect, with some maybe saying it was too warm at times, but you can’t please everybody, as they say.
The winner of the July Medal was Darren Campbell with a brilliant score of nett 65. Darren narrowly missed out on the playoff for the Presidents Prize, and with the Captains Prize only a couple of weeks out, he could be one to watch.
Finishing in second place was Philip McGovern with a score of nett 66. Adrian Burns shot a nett 67 to take third place. Finishing in fourth place on the count back was Martin Oliver with a nett 68. The gross prize was won by Terry Kiernan with a 78.
Monthly Medal Stroke 12th and 13th July - 1st - Darren Campbell (PH.13) - 65 nett; 2nd - Philip McGovern (PH.17) - 66 nett; 3rd - Adrain Burns (PH.23) - 67 nett; 4th - Martin Oliver (PH.28) - 68 nett c/b; Gross - Terry Kiernan (PH.5) – 78.
Mannan Castle Seniors
On Tuesday last, the senior golfers of Mannan Castle remembered a passed friend and member as they competed for the Paddy Martin Cup.
They were joined by Paddy's son Alan and grandson Oisin in a friendly 10 holes of golf. The inclement weather didn't deter a big turnout for the golf.
The presentation took place after a delicious meal was enjoyed by all. Alan thanked the seniors for remembering his father and said he really appreciated the annual get-together with his father's golfing friends.
The best score on the day was returned by Fergus Lane (PH22), whose 26 points made him the clear winner on the day. Fergus had no less than six 3-point holes on his card and didn't fail to score on any hole.
All the minor placings were decided on countback, with three players returning 23 points. Last year's winner of the cup, Arthur Mulholland (PH20), took second place with Jim Hanratty (PH22) in third place and Tom Lynch (PH18) fourth.
Paddy Martin Perpetual Cup Tuesday, 15th July - 10 Hole Competition - 1st: Fergus Lane (22) 26pts; 2nd: Arthur Mulholland (20) 23pts c/b; 3rd: Jim Hanratty (22) 23pts c/b; 4th: Tom Lynch (18) 23pts.
Mannan Castle Open 3 Lady Waltz
Our Ladies Open, sponsored by Dundalk Credit Union, saw strong participation from players, including visitors from Castlehume GC, Clones GC, Concrawood GC, Crossgar GC, Woodenbridge GC, Dundalk GC, Greenore GC, Moate GC, and Rossmore GC.
Weather conditions varied throughout the day, though play was mostly unaffected. The format used was a waltz, which presents challenges as it is uncommon for all three players to score well on the same hole.
The mixed club team of Rita O’Loughlin, Marie McDonnell, and Yvonne Duffy finished in first place with a clear lead. We had five teams achieve scores of 72 points, indicating a closely contested competition.
But a strong trio from Clones GC, Carmel Rooney, Claire McCaffrey & Bernie Small, managed to claim second place on the countback, another mixed club team of Angela Gartlan, Evelyn Brady and Collette Connolly taking third on the countback.
In fourth place, we had a home club trio of Teresa Butler, Madeleine Devine and Geraldine Butler. Congratulations to the ladies from Dundalk Golf Club, Martina Byrne, Mar Leavey & Tina Kirk, who won the visitors prize with 70 points.
A huge thanks to our sponsor, Dundalk Credit Union Ltd., for their generous sponsorship of our Open Day. Thanks also to Mannan Bar and Restaurant /Chef Navin and his team, who gifted a free glass of prosecco to all the ladies who dined in the restaurant.
Mannan Castle Ladies Open 3 Lady Waltz – Monday, July 14th - 1st Place Team: Rita O’Loughlin, Marie McDonnell and Yvonne Duffy (v) Concrawood GC 74pts; 2nd Place Team: Carmel Rooney (V), Claire McCaffrey (V) and Bernie Small (V) Clones Golf Club 72pts C/B; 3rd Place Team: Angela Gartlan, Evelyn Brady and Collette Connolly (V) Rossmore GC 72pts C/B; 4th Place Team: Teresa Butler, Geraldine Finnegan and Madeleine Devine 72pts C/B; Visitor Team Prize: Martina Byrne (V), Mar Leavey (V) and Tina Kirk (V) Dundalk GC 70pts; Nearest the Pin Bernie Small (Clones GC ) 7ft 3 3/4inch.
Mannan Castle Ladies Weekly
This week's top three all shot their season's best score to be in the winning circle. Coming out on top, Kathleen Fox carded two four-pointers in an exceptional front nine score of 25, then added 21 on the back nine for a winning top score of 46 points.
Leading Division One, not for the first time, Louise Hanratty continued her exemplary golf, no less than three birdies in her round and finishing with 38 pts.
Best in Division Two, Aine Fitzmaurice showed tremendous form, earning 23 and 20 points on either nine, for a total of 43 pts.
Many thanks to local transport company https://www.kkn-solutions.com/ for their support and generous sponsorship of this week's ladies' competition.
18 Hole Stableford sponsored by KKN Transport Solutions 16th July 2025 - Top Score: Kathleen Fox (37) 46 pts; Division 1: Louise Hanratty (4) 38 pts; Division 2: Aine Fitzmaurice (25) 43 pts.
Mannan Castle Weekly Open - Our winner this week, battling the heavy showers, was Noel Dunne with a great score of 40pts. A front and back nine of 20pts on each was enough to win by one shot. Runner up was Stephen Aherne with a score of 39pts.
Thursday, 17th July, and Friday, 18th July Open Singles - 1st - Noel Dunne (PH.17) – 40pts; 2nd - Stephen Aherne (PH.17) – 39pts.
Friday Evening Nine and Dine - Congratulations to Kieran McKeown and David Hughes, this week's winners with 26pts in our social Friday evening 9-hole competition.
Friday, 18th July Nine and Dine - Kieran McKeown (11) and David Hughes (40) 26 pts. Thanks to Anne Shekleton, who sponsored this week’s competition. Book your tee time for next Friday now, the timesheet is open, and slots are filling up fast.