The 11th overseas member guest tournament at Lahinch got underway on Thursday with overseas members and their guests competing for the Ronald J Kent Cup.
On Friday, 57 teams took to the fairways to compete for the Ken Venturi Perpetual Trophy
The tournament was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, so this year’s gathering took place four years since those involved last met in person.
After a busy August, the focus firmly turns to Tramore golf club where the ladies and men’s senior cup panels will compete for All-Ireland glory in their respective competitions.
First up on this Friday, September 2, are the ladies team who will play Royal County Down in their quarter-final with the match commencing at 9.40AM. The winners will progress to the semi-finals which tee off just after noon on Saturday.
On Saturday morning, (September 3), the men’s team play Tandragee in their quarter-final match commencing at 9.40am and the winners will progress to the semi-finals on Sunday morning.
To have both Ladies and Men’s Senior Cup teams compete in the All-Ireland Final Series is something that not many clubs have replicated in the past.
Club officials and members have extended good wishes to team managers, Valerie Hassett & Aedin McCarthy and David Conway and Kyle Cannon, and their panels.
Shannon Golf Club:
Brendan Foley claimed the honours to win the President’s Prize in Shannon Golf Club over the weekend.
Kilrush Golf Club:
The Talty’s stores sponsored men’s competition at Kilrush last Sunday was won by Ronan Doyle (31) with 44 points from Eoin Fitzgerald (15) with a similar score. Tom Buckley (13) was third with 42 points with John Sherin (15) fourth with 41.
The category winner were Nevan Prendeville (12) 36 points, Michael Meehan (15) 39 points and Pat Mulcahy (21) 38 points.
The West Clare trophies open fourball was won by Kieran O’Brien (Craddockstown) and Frank O’Brien (Castletroy) with 46 points from Thomas Downes and Paul McGibney with 45 Tony Lock and Terry O’Hare also with with fourth spot filled by Darragh Bolton and Martin P Brennan with 43.
The ladies competition sponsored by Niamh Whelan, Central shoes was won by
Loretta Maher (40) with 64 on a countback from Edel Crowley (34). Miriam Saunders (29) was third with 66 followed by Ursula Lineen (27) with 69. Anne Brennan (13) won the gross with 81 while the nines were won by Murial Kiely (32) with 33 and Martina Walsh (24) with 32. The 12 hole winner was Anne McMahon with 24 points.
Dromoland Golf Club:
Diarmuid McMahon won Sunday’s 18 hole stableford competition at Dromoland with 50 points from John Higgins with 48 followed by Tony
Cotgreave with 45 and Mike Tobin with 44. Seamus Cusack won the gross with 41, Derek McCoy won the 9 hole competition with 23 point from Frank Conway with 21 and Liam Moloney with 18.
In the ladies 18 hole stableford Anne Fahy won with 39 points from Derdre Cooney with a similar score and Corina Doyle wit 38 . Leslie O’Flynn won the gross Gabrielle Gilna won the 9 hole competition with 20 points from Dorothy wth 19
Ennis Golf Club:
Mary Lenihan(18) won the ladies August silver medal at Ennis with 72 nett from Suzanne Deane (17) with a similar score.
The bronze medal was won by Mary McMahon (25) with 64 from Helen Harnett (28) with 69.
The overall winner of the 9 hole competition was Bridget Hoey (13) wit 20 points.
The divisions were won by Mary Nagle (13) with 19 points, Emer McHale (17) with 18 points and Teresa Felle (20) with 19 points.
The winners of the senior ladies competition were Annette Keane, Claire Ruane and Mary McMahon with 38.5 points from Liz Kelly, Bernie Brooks and Betty O’Reilly with 50 6/7 with third spot filled by Ann White, Loretto Torpey and Mary Kearns with 55 5/6pts
The previous week’s winners were Nuala D’Auria, Annette Keane and Alice D’Arcy from Mary McMahon, Vera Burns and Anne Feely.
The senior men’s social group outing was won by John Considine, Sean Fitzpatrick, Don Ryan and Tim Scanlon with 74 points from Pat Murphy, John Shannon, Sean Ryan and Neil Cremin with a similar score while third spot went to John Kearse, Pat O Reilly, Tommy Heath and Gerry Scanlan..
East Clare Golf Club:
The men’s Thursday open as East Clare was won by Willie Roche 20) with 43 points. Ray Boyce (15) was second with 39 points followed by John McNamara, also with 39 points.
In the men’s stableford competition off the white tees John McNamara (17) won with 41 points from Padraig McKeogh(21) with 41 points and Brendan McInerney (20) with 40 points.
The ladies golfer of fhe year competition was won by Bred McCarthy who had a point to spare over Margaret Lynch while Rachel Whelan won the gross with 20 points.
The ladies Wednesday competition was won byJenny Ryan, Kay Grimes, Mary Stritch, Helen Downey from Connie Mc Kenna, Nancy Starr and Marie Kelly.
Last week’s senior men’s competition Brian Torpey, Jim Bradley and Pat McNamara from Jack Manley, Brian Corry and Willie Roche with Nick Ryan, J,J, Barton and Kieran Gibbons.
The President’s (T. J. McMamara) prize will be played for this weekend while the mixed scramble conti nyues on Friday evenings at 5.30p.m.
Gort Golf Club:
President Kevin Mulkerrins’ prize was played for at Gort at the weekend where Gerry Cooney (27) emerged as the winner with 48 points. He won on the back 6 from Ronnie Killeen who also scored 42 points. Gerry Broderick (20) was third wth 47 points followed by Gerard Connors with 45 points Adrian Nolan with 45 points, and Tom Costello with 43.
Gavin Lally (4) won the gross with 31 point while the senior’s setion was won by George Larkin with 39 points Mie McNamara had the longert drive while nearest the pin was won by Gerard Connors.
The president’s prize to the ladies was won by Maureen Brennan(24) with 42 points. Jane Joyce (16) was second with a similar score followed in third place by Olive Mulcair (27) with 41 points with Marcella Killeen(25), also with 41 points.
Hannah McInerney(8) won the gross with 25 points Maura O’Grady won the pasrt president’s prize while Josie Cummins was nearest the pin with Ann Marie Mulry winning the long drive.
