Spanish Point reinstated in Purcell Shield

Following a meeting between officers of Spanish Point Golf Club and officials of the Munster branch of the GUI, last week’s decision to disqualify the Clare club from the Pierce Purcell competition was rescinded.

 

Winners of the area competition, Spanish Point will now go on to compete in the North Munster final, where they will play Charleville. This game has been fixed for Shannon on Thursday, June 13.

At last week’s meeting, the Clare club produced records that the Munster officials accepted as being accurate.
As a result, Munster advised all involved that there was no breach of rule 23 of the tournament conditions and the disqualification imposed on the club was rescinded.

“We are thrilled with the decision. We knew we were right and we were determined to prove that. What happened was unfortunate but we are now looking forward to playing Charleville next week,” club secretary Fergal Hehir told The Clare Champion this week.

Spanish Point
The Gathering weekend at Spanish Point proved to be a great success, with 117 playing in the competition, which was won by Brendan McCarthy, Rose Kerrison and Cyril Ryan from Niall McMahon, Mick Thorne, Patrick O’Boyle and John Moore.

The club made a special presentation to PJ Kyne from Miltown in recognition of a lifetime of service to the club. A presentation was also made to Mary O’Halloran for her contribution to the club.

Club trustee Sean Treacy delivered a short history of the club, which was enjoyed by the big attendance. Many tributes were paid to the organising committee, headed by Denis Gallery.

This Saturday, Spanish Point will take on Templemore in East Clare in the town cup, a competition for nine-hole courses. The Friday evening scramble is continuing and is proving to be a huge success.

Woodstock
The president’s (James Meade) prize was played for at the weekend at Woodstock, when more than 100 members participated.
Jim McMahon (13) emerged as the winner with an impressive score of 42 points. He had one to spare over Martin Dormer (18), with third spot filled by Noel Kelleher (18), also with 41 points. Cathal Nagle (10) was fourth with 40 points. Michael Reen won the gross with 74 while the category winners were Bernardo Kelly (8) with 36 points, Brian Mulcahy (14) with 40 points and John McCarthy (19) with 39 points.

Other prize winners were Seamus Kelly (14) with 38 points (past president), Michael Cullinan (18) 37 points (seniors) Adam Spencer with 43 points (junior section), Oisín Kelly with 42 points (second in junior section) and Eoin McMahon (4) with 36 points (guests).

In the ladies’ section, the winner was Joan Barrett (18) with 37 points from Áine Donegan (26) with 47 points. Áine is a junior member and isn’t eligible to win first prize. In third place was Margaret Ann Killeen (13) with 33 points followed by Maura Umlawski (27) with 33 points. Marianne McGough won the gross while the nines were won by Kathleen McEnery (30) with 16 points and Teresa Sherlock (26) with 19 points.
The mixed scramble winners last week were Tony Nugent, Margaret Ann Killeen, Ramona Gleeson and Matt Power followed by Noel Kelleher, Patsy Nugent and Seamus Kelly. In the ladies’ singles the winner was Maura Umlawski.

The date for the lady captain’s (Margaret Ann Killeen) prize has been changed from June 23 to Sunday, June 30.
In the open singles last Wednesday, the winner was John Williams (17) from Gort with 39 points followed by Darren Kierse (17), Slievenamon with 38 points.
The club mixed scramble continues on Thursday nights.

In the weekly seniors’ competition, a team-of-three modified scramble over 15 holes, the winners were Richard Pyne, Michael Nugent and Michael O’Brien.
The club’s JB Carr team beat Cork Golf Club by four matches to one last week.

Woodstock seniors
The winners of the weekly senior’s competition at Woodstock, a team-of-three modified scramble over 16 holes, were Eugene Quinn, Matt Power and Ollie McLoughlin with 45 points.

Lahinch
The president’s (Christy Killeen) prize was played for at Lahinch at the weekend, when there was a huge entry.

The winner was Niall Naughton (15) with 39 points from Jim Nolan (15) with 38, Liam McDonnell (5) with 38, Brian Whitaker (5) with 38 and Christy McCaw (18), also with 38.
The leading score on Friday was returned by Matt Murray (9) with 36 points from Michael Hennessy (6) also with 36, David O’Riordan (13) with 35 and Eoin Glynn (5) with 35. Bob Loftus had the best gross with 31.

On Saturday, the leading score came from Declan Allen (13) with 37 and he was followed by Michael Lynch (10) with 36, Michael McGrath (14) with 36 and Paul O’Brien (5) with 36. Mark Ryan had the best gross with 32.
In the seniors’ section, the winner was John Duggan (16) with 38 points from Pat Meaney (13) with 37. The winner of the past president’s category was Martin Barrett (6) with 33 points.
Last week’s ladies’ singles competition winner was Muiriosa Connolly (10) with 41 points from Olivia Lucas (7) with 40, Valerie Shannon (8) with 37 and Mary Sadlier (11) with 36. Eileen Rose Power won the gross with 32 points.

In the men’s open singles last Thursday, Fergal Costelloe (4) from Castletroy was the winner with 36 points from Niall Naughton (15) with 34 and Mick Mullane (1) from Clonmel with 34.
Saturday’s ladies’ fourball Stableford competition on the Castle Course was won by Miriam (6) and Bridget (33) Abernethy with 41 points from Olivia Lucas (6) and Catherine McKenna (17) with 40, Yvonne Morrison (18) and Nance Casey (24) with 39, Fiona (13) and Aedin McCarthy (14) with 37.

In a fourball Stableford competition for men on the Castle Course on Sunday, the winners were Paddy (8) and Brian Spillane (15) with 47 points from Michael (13) and Mark MacGrath (3) with a similar score. Third spot was filled by Dan O’Donovan (10) and Gerry Pierse (7) with 45.
In the men’s captain’s (John Madden) prize to the ladies on Sunday, the winner was Emily Chambers (12) with 42 points from Rose Doyle (13) with 41, Stephanie MacGrath (13) with 41, Elizabeth Abernethy (16) with 39, Aedin McCarthy (14) with 39, Marjorie Ahern (10) with 38, Olivia Lucas (6) with 38 and Oonagh Mee (22) with 37. Orla Barry won the gross with 34.

In the silver division, the winner was Yvonne Morrison (18) with 37 from Val Shannon (8) with 36 and Angela Cullinan (13), also with 36. The winner of the bronze division was Karina Doyle (25) with 37 points from Carmel Burke (25) with 37 and Sorcha Feora (36) with 35 points.

The winners of the nines were Mary McDonnell (23) with 23 points and Muiriosa Connolly (9) with 22 points while the prize for the best 30-36 handicapper went to Kathleen Hayes (36) with 33 points.

Dromoland
The winners of the two-person rumble at Dromoland over the bank holiday weekend were Martin and Brian Casey with 56 points from Noel McMahon and Philip O’Sullivan with 55, Sean Burns and Liam Murphy with 53, John O’Grady and Noel Stapleton with 52, Declan O’Leary and Sean Shanahan with 52 and Geoffrey and Carmel Ronan with 52.
The president’s (Martin O’Mahoney) prize will be played for this Saturday and Sunday.

Ennis
In the ladies’ monthly medal, Ardagh Cup qualifier, at Ennis, the winner was Mary Lenihan with 67 from Suzanne Deane 70, Mary McMahon 72 and Ann Casey 72.
In the three-Ts competition, the winner was Betty O’Reilly with 39 points from Claire Kenneally on 35.

In the senior ladies’ competition, the winners were Jean Dunne, Nuala Guinan and Oonagh Fitzpatrick with 48 points from Ann Casey, Bridie Keane and Bernie Brooks with a similar score.
In the men’s section, the competition was for the Michael Shanahan Cup and the winner of this golfer-of-the-year competition was Cathal O’Neill with 65 net from Pádraig Cusack 66 and Stephen Keane 67. The gross was won by TJ Scanlan with 73.

In the Friday open singles, the winner was Niall Howard with 41 points from Sean Burns with a similar score, Eamonn Murphy with 39 and Liam Burke with 38.
The ladies’ winner was Phil Butler with 37.

The men’s seniors group held a modified fourball last week, when the winners were Michael Dempsey and Conor Murphy with 39 points from Brian Higgins and Tony Coote with a similar score. Pat Shannon and Michael Culliney were third with 38 points followed by John Guilfoyle and Seamus Darcy with 37, Pierce Cahill and Andy Cregan with 37, George Dilger and Michael Connolly with 37, Eamonn Murphy and Willie Delaney with 37, Pat McInerney and Pat Rutherford with 36.

Kilkee
In the June weekend fourball at Kilkee, the winners were Frank Murnane and Barry Harte with 48 points from Ger O’Flynn and Neil Higgins with 47 and Martin McGivern and Pat Cronin with 47. The winners of the rumble were Andrew and Ger O’Flynn and Neil Higgins with 87 points.

Kilrush
Last week’s men’s seniors outing at Kilrush was won by John Robinson, Tom O’Dea and Noel Thornton with 63 points from Jim McSwiggan, Leo Harvey and John O’Neill with 61, with third spot filled by Noel Enright, Noel Haier and Tom Coffey with 60.

The ladies’ singles on Thursday was won by Nicola O’Leary with 39 points from Dolores Reidy with 38, Mary Collins with 37 and Ailish Lorigan with 36. The category winners were Margaret Clancy with 30, Geraldine Burke with 35 and Maura McSwiggan with 35.

In the Friday mixed, the winners were Michael Ryan, Brendan McNamara, Mary Collins and Margaret Donnelly from Michael Hogan, Brendan Carrig, Annie Gallagher and Kathleen O’Brien.
In the club fundraiser open team-of-three competition, the winners were James Murtagh, Pat Murtagh and Brendan McNamara with 90 points from Marion Brennan, Maura McSwiggan and Anne Hogan with 88, with third spot filled by Jim Young Senior, Mary Young and Pakie O’Dea with 86.

In the bank holiday singles on Monday, the winner was Leo Harvey with 40 points from Jimmy McSwiggan on 39 and Tomás Prendevile on 38.
The president’s (Jimmy McSwiggan) mixed competition takes place this Friday evening, with the draw at 6.15pm, while members will play for the president’s prize on Saturday. There will be an open singles on Sunday. There will be a ladies’ fourball competition on Thursday, June 13.

The draw for the Hartman Cups Mixed Foursomes Matchplay will take place shortly. Entries are currently being accepted for this competition.
As part of The Gathering Ireland 2013, Kilrush Golf Club will host a weekend of golf and entertainment on the weekend of Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27.  The format will be an open team of three (any combination). Past and present members and visitors are all invited to participate in the event. Presentation of prizes and entertainment will conclude the weekend on Saturday evening in the clubhouse.

East Clare
In the men’s golfer-of-the-year competition at East Clare at the weekend, the winner was Mike Whelan  (4) with 71 nett from Andrew Moloney (15) 72 nett and Ger Beatty (13) 72 nett.

In the yellow markers’ competition, the winner was Paul Husband (23) with 40 points.
In the ladies’ seniors, the winners were Trish Kerr, Bernie Bohan and Michelle Wood for Noreen Doyle, Brigid Minogue, Maureen Clune and Mary Stritch, with third spot filled by Mary Hogan, Sue Casey, Pat Williams and Mary Joe Minogue.

The winners of the ladies’ 14-hole waltz competition were Phil Burke, Frances Gaffney and Bernie Bohan from Brigid Minogue, Kathleen Reddan and Pat Williams, with third spot filled by Mary Hogan, Mary Collins and Ina Reddan.
The winners of the Friday scramble were John Brett, Teddy Murphy, Bernie Bohan and Kay Grimes from Kevin Mannion, Dave Condren, Catherine Murphy and Deirdre Cooney, with third spot filled by Ted Harrington, John Fahy and Joan Kinsella.

In the men’s seniors competition, Oliver Quigney, Paddy Moloney and Finbarr Ryan were the winners from Pat Clancy, Eamon Long and Kieran Gibbons while third spot was filled by William McLysaght, Jackie McHugh and Liam Nolan.

Portumna
The winners of the men’s open fourball at Portumna were John Harte and Gerry Fahy with 47 points from Vincent Treacy and Tom Moloney with 45, with Matt Donoghue and John Traynor in third spot with 42. The gross was won by James McLaughlin and John Cleary with 38.

Carmel McLaughlin and Birgit Degenhardt with 39 points were the winners of the ladies’ fourball.
In the ladies’ 18-hole stroke competition, the winner was Betty Lynch from Annette Cahalan, both returning scores of 79.
The men’s open singles continue on Mondays with the senior men’s open on Wednesday.

Gort
The Josie McInerney Memorial open 18-hole singles Stableford, John Dempsey (16) with 43 points won from Paddy Delaney (15) Mountbellew with 41. In third spot was Gerry Donaldson (10) with 40 points and the gross was won by Colman Cooney (4) with 33 points.

The junior scratch cup was the competition on Saturday and Sunday when the winner was John Rodgers (6) with 77 from Niall Finnegan (7) with 78 and Eamonn Morrissey (6) with 78. The nett winner was Michael McInerney (10) with 70.
The winner of the intermediate scratch cup was Martin Moloney (12) Loughrea with 78 from Danny Losty (11) Portumna 84 and Gerry Lally (13) 85. The nett winner was Tony Sheehan (16) with 70.
In the minor scratch cup, the winner was Jack Beakey (18) with 84 from Noel Ruane (18) with 91 and Michael Greally (19) with 95,  Johnny Joyce (20), with 76 won the nett.

Last week’s open singles was won by Ronan Higgins (5) with 35 points from Enda Cradock (1) with 34.
The Bob Forde Trophy, an 18-hole singles competition, was won by Kevin Mulkerrins (15) with 43 points from Colm Grealish (13) with 38, Niall Gillane (20) with 38 and Trevor Cummins (7) with 37. John Greer won the gross with 31 points.
The club’s open week will get underway this Saturday and will continue until Sunday week.

The winner of the ladies’ singles on Bank Holiday Monday was Geraldine O’Reilly (31) with 38 points from Bernie Diskin (14)  with 36 and Josie Collins (17) with 35.
In the Cummins Trophy last week, the winner was Róisín Walsh (3) with 38 points from Ruth Naughton (20) with 38 and Emer O’Rourke with 37.

St Senan’s RFC classsic
St Senan’s Rugby Club from Shannon will hold their annual golf classic at Shannon Golf Club this Friday. This team-of-four event helps raise funds to support the club’s large number of teams.

Pitch and Putt
Kevin Woods was the winner of the strokeplay competition at the Clare Road on Sunday. Noel Cuddihy was second, with Michael Kerin in third spot.
Monday’s three-ball scramble winners were Denis McElligott, Kevin Woods and Niall Seery.
The Dormer Cup will be played for this Sunday, with the tee available at 10am.