Mannan Castle Golf Club news

Open Summer Series

Fionnan Cassidy won week seven of our Summer Series with a score of 39pts. With a front nine of one over par, this set Fionnan up brilliantly to win by 3 shots. Runner up was Frank McGinn on a score of 36pts. Third place went the way of Eddie Jones on 35pts.

Also, Congratulations to Fionnan on having a hole-in-one on the 12th hole on Friday. Unfortunately, it wasn’t in the competition but they all count no matter what.

Summer Series Week 7 8th & 9th August - 1st - Fionnan Cassidy (PH,8) – 39pts; 2nd - Frank McGinn (PH.15) – 36pts; 3rd - Eddie Jones (PH.20) – 35pts

Mannan Castle Men

Our overall winner this weekend was Paul Lambe with a brilliant score of 44pts. Paul scored very well on the par 3s, with 19pts across the 6 par 3s.

Division 1 was won by Shane Corr on 37pts. With 1 birdie and 15 pars, this was enough for Shane to win by two shots. The runner-up was Terry Kiernan on 35pts.

Ian Rooney won Division 2 on a score of 40pts. Ian’s iron play was on point with two brilliant twos. Paul McVeigh finished in second place on 39pts.

Division 3 was won by Peter Marron with a score of 41pts. A very steady round of golf was enough for Peter to win by two shots. The runner-up was Richard Mulholland.

Tom Lynch won division 4 on a score of 39pts. A front nine of 26pts set Tom up perfectly to win by one shot. Joseph Harlin finished in second place on 38pts.

Weekend Singles Stableford 10th & 11th August - Overall Winner - Paul Lambe (PH.30) – 44pts. Division 1: 1st - Shane Corr (PH.3) – 37pts; 2nd - Terry Kiernan (PH.6) – 35pts. Division 2:1st - Ian Rooney (PH.16) – 40pts; 2nd - Paul McVeigh (PH.12) – 39pts. Division 3: 1st - Peter Marron (PH.20) – 41pts; 2nd - Richard Mulholland (PH.18) – 39pts. Division 4: 1st - Tom Lynch (PH.23) – 39pts; 2nd - Joesph Harlin (PH.28) - 38pts.

Mannan Castle Seniors

Lady Captain Carol's Prize to the Seniors took place on Tuesday and as has been the case lately it was closely contested by a large field. In the final analysis, countback decided all the placings. Eddie Rouiller and club vice-captain Joe O'Hara finished with 23 points.

They couldn't be separated by the back five of the 10 holes played where each recorded 11 points. The final three proved decisive with Eddie prevailing with 7 points to 6.

There was a five-way contest for third on a score of 21 points. The back five saw Sean Harvey and John Hanratty fall out of the reckoning with 10 points. This left Tony Rooney, Tony Byrne and Leo Murphy on 11 points with Tony securing third with a back three of 8 points.

Lady Captain Carol made the presentation afterwards thanking all the seniors for the large turnout to support her and wishing them continued success.

Senior Captain Denis thanked Carol for the prizes and wished her a great lady captain's day. Refreshments were expertly presented after the golf by Thereze Martin and Mary O'Rourke and were much appreciated.

Lady Captain Carol's Prize to the Seniors 10 Hole Competition Tuesday 13th August - 1st: Eddie Rouiller (23) 23pts c/b; 2nd: Joe O'Hara (14) 23pts; 3rd: Tony Rooney (16) 21pts c/b (4 others)

Mannan Castle Ladies

Finishing with an uncatchable 41 points, Eilish Crawley had four pars in her round, the highlight the one on the index 2 16th in a very strong back nine to finish the clear winner.

Five pars on each nine, ten pars in total, Marie Finnegan showed some excellent play to finish in second place with 37 points. A further point behind, Mary McCabe steadied the ship after a rocky start and took third place with 36 points on count back from one other player. 

Womens 18 Hole Stableford sponsored by O'Rourke Oils 14th August 2024 - 1st Eilish Crawley (33) 41 pts; 2nd Marie Finnegan (11) 37 pts; 3rd Mary McCabe (27)  36 pts c/b.

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Monday 9 Hole Stableford (9 hole handicap) - 1st Bernice McHugh (23) 24 pts; 2nd Maureen Crawley (15) 22 pts c/b; 3rd Pauline Jones (22) 22 pts.