Eighteen teams will compete in the Woodstock golf club’s Spring league this year with the first round scheduled for this weekend.
The big entry means that the top eight teams will qualify for the matchplay section of the competition.
The format for the opening round this week will be a team of four scramble while there will be a similar competition for those not involved in the league.
Teams taking part in the league are as follows
1: Brendan Neylon, Jonathan Clohessy, Michael Coughlan, Tyrone Kearse
2: Ray Hallahan, Colm McEnery, Callum Hayes, Sean Crowe
3: Kevin Toner, Seosamh O’Riordan, Mattie O’Brien, Tom O’Donoghue
4: Cathal Nagle, Noel Moloney, John Dempsey, Eugene Killeen
5: Paddy Meehan, Eugene Conroy, Brian Kilker, Dickie Pyne
6: Alan Markham, Ronan O’Looney, Joe McInerney, Conor McMahon
7: Ray, Eddie and Stephen Casey and Frank McEnery
8: Ross Darmody, Colm O’Callaghan, John Brennan, Jonathan O’Loughlin
9: Brian Keogh, Joe Hurley, Michael and Cathal O’Neill
10: Cathal McCoy, Dylan Sinclair, Stephen Spencer, P.J. Carmody
11: Aidan, Noel and Brian Mulcahy and Andrew Kenny
12: Eoghan O’Brien, Ray Grogan, Pat O’Brien, Pat McMahon
13: Kieran Dromey, Barry McNicholl, Jarlath Fahy, Seamus Kelly
14: John McBride, Joe Kelly, Dermot O’Neill, Frank Tone
15: Kieran and Michael Crosbie, Niall Higgins, Mike O’Malley
16: Gary Thompson, Ronan Lynch, Sean Howard, Johnny Clune
17: Colm Mullen, Bernardo Kelly, Ruairi Breen, Jimmie Kelly
18: Kevin Hayes, Harry McEnery, Conal O’Reilly, Greg Fogarty
Meanwhile members interested in representing the club in this season’s Pierce Purcell competition should put their names on the sign up sheet in the men’s changing room. The closing date for entries is March 20 and the team will be managed by Cathal O’Neill, Paddy Meehan and Brian Kilker.
Kilrush Golf Club:
The very inclement weather conditions last week resulted in a smaller than usual entry for the Spring league singles at Kilrush where the winner was Noel Thornton (12) with 28 points.
Golfing in support of Clare football:
The annual team of four golf classic in aid of Clare football will take place on Friday April 29 at Woodstock. There will also be times available on Thursday April 28.
Because of Covid 19, this event did not take place in the last two years but it is returning this year and now that restrictions have been lifted another big turnout is expected.
A timesheet is in operation and teams can be booked through any of the organising committee which includes Colm Collins, Kevin Callinan, Ciaran Browne, Michael Clancy, Mary Keane, Niomh Madigan, Tommy Tubridy and Seamus Hayes or through any of the senior team management or senior panel.
Competitions cancelled:
Like many sports events, golf competitions in many clubs throughout the county were cancelled last weekend due to the inclement weather conditions. All are hopeful that the weather will improve and that courses will re-open ahead of this weekend’s scheduled fixtures.