Mannan Castle Golf Club notes
News from Mannan Castle Golf Club
Mannan Castle Men
Kieran Crozier was the overall winner this weekend with an incredible 47pts. Kieran’s round consisted of three twos, and one of which was on the par -4 9th hole.
Division One was won on the countback by Padraig McEneaney with a score of 40pts. Runner up was Craig Armstrong with 40pts.
Joe McGeown won Division Two with a brilliant score of 42pts. Darren Campbell finished second with 41pts. Division Three was won by Kevin Kenna with 40pts. David McConnell finished second on the countback with 38pts.
Daniel Kingham won Division Four on the count back with a brilliant score of 42pts. Runner up was Alan Gantley with 42pts.
Weekend Singles Saturday, 19th July and Sunday 20th July: Overall winner - Kieran Crozier (PH.15) – 47pts.
Division One - Winner - Padraig McEneaney (PH,8) - 40pts c/b, Runner up - Craig Armstrong (PH,8) -40pts. Division Two - Winner - Joe McGeown (PH.13) – 42pts, Runner up - Darren Campbell (PH.12) – 41pts.
Division Three - Winner - Kevin Kenna (PH.22) – 40pts, Runner up - David McConnell (PH.21) – 38pts. Division Four - Winner - Daniel Kingham (PH.29) - 42pts c/b, Runner up - Alan Gantley (PH.26) – 42pts.
This year’s Captain Prize will be played over two weekends. Saturday, 26th and Sunday, 27th July will be week one, with that score carried over to the following weekend, Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd August. The top twelve after two rounds will qualify for a 9 hole playoff on Sunday evening.
Mannan Castle Seniors
Mannan Castle Seniors weekly competition continued on Tuesday last contested by another big turnout. Scoring was very competitive with a third of the field covered by three points.
Richard Eakin (PH13) came out on top with 21 points for the 9 holes. After a quiet opening Richard had a great final 5 holes amassing 15 points leaving him the overall winner.
Category One winner was Dick Bourke (PH6) whose 20 points score left him clear in the category. The highlight of his round was a great birdie 3 on the difficult second hole.
Paddy Archbold (PH11) also carded 20 points in Category Two. A par on hole 2 earned him 4 points and he finished his round with a birdie 3 on the final hole for another 4 points.
Category Three was decided on countback with Thomas O'Rourke (PH13) prevailing over Sam Duffy (PH 16) and Richard Rountree (PH13) each of whom scored 19 points. Thomas's 12 points for the back 5 was two points better than either Sam or Richard.
Tuesday, 22nd July - 9 Hole Competition (9 hole handicaps) - Overall: Richard Eakin (13) 21pts, Category One: Dick Bourke (6) 20pts, Category 2: Paddy Archbold (11) 20pts, Category 3: Thomas O'Rourke (13) 19pts c/b.
Mannan Castle Ladies
Unfazed by Strokeplay, this week's top score came from Ciara McMahon who avoided the dreaded blow up hole and cruised to victory with 68 nett.
Marie McKeown overcame a couple of challenging obstacles on the front nine to finish with a strong back nine to top Division One on 70 nett. Pauline Byrne showed her best stuff on the front nine which helped build her Division Two topping total of 72.
Congratulations to the top trio and many thanks to our sponsor this week O'Rourke Oil, Bridwell, Carrickmacross 042 966 1372 www.orourkeoil.ie/
Women's 18 hole Stroke sponsored by O'Rourke Oil Wednesday, 23rd July 2025 - Top Score: Ciara McMahon (39) 68 nett, Division One: Marie McKeown (28) 70, Division Two: Pauline Byrne (50) 72.
Thursday Friday Open - Two players finished on 40pts this week, with Fionnan Cassidy winning it on the count back. A back nine of one over par, which included a brilliant birdie two on the 12 hole. Runner up was Philip Hughes.
Thursday Friday 24th/25th July – Winner: Fionnan Cassidy (PH.7) - 40pts c/b, Runner up: Philip Hughes (PH.10) – 40pts.
Nine and Dine Friday Evening Social Golf - Congratulations to John O'Brien and Sean O'Brien, this weeks winners with 24pts in our social Friday evening 9 hole competition,
Nine and Dine - 9 Hole Friday 25th July - 1st John O'Brien (35) and Sean O'Brien (24) 24pts. Winners received bottle of wine and a sleeve of golf balls. (Not a bad Friday evening!).
Thanks to Marie Finnegan and Ali Ellis who sponsored this week’s competition. Book your tee time for next Friday, the timesheet is open, and slots are filling up fast!