*Bernard Fitzgibbon winner, David Jones Captain Shannon Golf and Mary Fitzgibbon at the presentation of prizes. Photograph: Joe Buckley
There was a huge turnout for captain David Jones’ prize day at Shannon where Bernard Fitzgibbon (24) emerged as the winner with 66.
Richard Tuite (12) was second and he also had 66 as had third placed Ignatius Cullen (19) with David Hope (22) in fourth spot with 67. Jamie Hodge (4) won the gross with 72.
Category A was won by Colin Ryan (7) with 70, one better than Darragh Lohan (6) with Aidan Mannix (7) in third spot and he also had 71.
Michael Maxwell (12) won category B with 67 from Jim Fitzgerald (13) with Christopher Price (12) in third spot and they also had 67’s.
Kieran Carmody (22) won category C with 67 from Michael McInerney (19) with 67 and Paul McNamara (24) with 68. Brian Hassett (22) won the guests section with 34 points while Damian Lyne (10) won the junior with 77. Marlyn Kelly (25) won the ladies section with 21 points from Lynda Quinn(10) with 20 points and Carol Bagnall (12) also with 20 points.
Lady captain Debbie Reddan’s prize also attracted a huge entry last week when Pauline Nally (25) won with 71 nett from Ann Gordon (35) who had a similar score. Sandra Ferguson (24) was third with 72 with fourth spot filled by Margaret Ryan (33) with 72 while Connie Corry (20) was next with 73.
Michelle Pyke (8) won the gross with 86 while the category winners were Ellie Pyke (160 with 74, Jean Wason (24) with 77 and Maire O’Donnell (41) with 76. Ailish Sheehan won the past captain’s prize with 77.
Other prizewinners included Rose Doyle (putting), Patricia Enright (front 9), Hilary Park (back 9), Margaret Hope (nearest the pin at the 4th), Noeleen Neylon (nearest the pin at the 12th), Jimmy Doyle (16) with 36 points (guests prize).
The lady captain’s prize to the men was won by Samuel Snyman (28) with 46 points from Alan Watson (26) with 44 points while Colm Hanley (2) won the gross with 36 points. The category winners were David Young (8) with 40 points, Alan Murphy (16) with 42 points and Albert Carew (19) with 41 points
Dromoland Golf Club:
Jimmy McManus’ captain’s prize was played for at Dromoland Caastle golf club last weekend and resulted in victory for Eoin Heaney. Bart O’Brien was second followed by Patrick Marnane, Chris O’Donovan, Ronan McCarthy, Dermot McMahon, Ciaran Gallagher, Billy O’Mahony and Cian Connellan.
Killian Howard won the gross while other prizewinners were Con Woods (past captain), Eamon Power (handicaps 22 and over), John O’Shaughnessy (front 9), Paddy Ryan (back 9), Sean McNamara (junior), Adam Merriman (student) and Peter Waldron (guest).
Alan White won the 9 hole competition with 23 points from Gordon Daffy with 20 points with third spot filled by Darren Malone with 19 points.
The captain’s prize to the ladies was won by Michelle McCarthy with 70 nett from Maria Colfer with 71, Deirdre Cooney, also with 71 and Jean Colleran with 74. Leslie O’Flynn won the gross with 88 and also the prize for nearest the pin.
Siobhan Fitzpatrick won the long drive while the nines were won by Geraldine Ryan and Dorothy Brennan. The ladies 9 hole competition was won by Breda O’Donovan with 32 from Colette Maguire on 35
Ennis Golf Club:
The Eileen Murphy greensomes stableford competition was won by Helen and Ann Gallery (22) with 45 points from Helen Hartnett and Mary McMahon (25 with 42 points. In third place, also with 42 points were Flor Coffey and Peggy Costello (25).
The overall winner in the 9 hole competition was Attracta Williams (17) with 23 points. Mary McMahon (10) won division 1 with 15 points, Mary Woulfe (15) won division 2 with 19 points and Claire Kenneally (20) won division 3 with 18 points.
The senior ladies competition on June 6 was won by Mary Gardiner, Maeve O’Grady and Anne McMahon from Una 0’Reilly, Jean Moloney and Kathleen Pyne.
The competition on June 1 was won by Bernie Brooks, Brid Cunningham and Margaret McEnery from Gert Finn, Mary Glynn and Anne McMahon.
Ennis Revive Active team defeated Lahinch on Sunday last as a result of which they are now in to the Munster area finals.
Open week starts on tis Thursday June 29 with a mixed foursomes event while there will be a competition for juniors in the morning.
Friday’s competition will be a team of three with a 9 hole singles from 5p.m. There will be an 18 hole singles event on Saturday with a team of four for men and ladies on Sunday. Events will run until Sunday week finishing with a team of 3 scramble for ladies and men on Sunday July 9.
The Shanahan trophy was played for at Ennis last weekend and resulted in victory for T. J. Scanlan (11) with 39 points, one more than Cathal Ryan (19). Senan Ryan (11) was third with 37 points followed by Tim Scanlon (20), also with 37.
Kieran Fox won the gross with 33 points while the category winners were Diarmuid Meere (9) with 36 points, Noel Normoyle (14) with 37 points and Ross McLoughlin (20) with 37 points.
Ben Geary (23) from Newcastle West golf club won the Friday open singles with 41 points from Denis Cronin (17) with 40 points with third spot filled by Lue Danaher (6), also from Newcastle West golf club who had 39 points.
The winners of the captains mixed foursomes were Mike Meagher and Una O’Reilly with 34 points from Derek Healy and Margaret Flanagan with 31 points.
Last week’s competition for the Ennis seniors was a modified fourball which was won by Paul Higgins and Neil Cremin with 39 points. They had one to spare over Brian Kelly and Jimmy Kearns who were followed by Tony Lawler and Michael Ball with a similar score. The next three pairings each had 37 points and they were Tommy Heath and Ger Hanrahan, John Guilfoyle and Pat Murphy, Tim Kelly and Gerry Fitzmaurice. Brian Considine and Pat P. McInerney were seventh with 36 points followed by Tony Kehoe and Matt Flynn with 35, Tom Fox and Sean Ryan with 35 while tenth place was filled by Johnny Kearse and Liam Roche, also with 35 points.
Michael Meagher and Michael Kearney won the Tuesday fourball on June 20 with 36 points from Brian King and Neil Cremin on 35.
This week’s Tuesday fourball was won by Johnny Kearse and Ollie O’Loughlin with 36 points and they were one ahead of James Corcoran and Michael Cummins with third spot filled by James Corcoran and Enda Burns with 33 points while fourth was filled by Fergus O’Brien and Brian Considine with 31 points.
The junior boys competition on Thursday was won by Shane Mescall (7) with 35 points while Tuesday’s junior boys competition was won by Bernard Keating (22) with 38 points.
East Clare Golf Club:
Last week’s ladies 18 hole stroke competition at East Claare was a golfer of the year event and the overall winner was Noreen Doyle (22) with a nett 65.
The category winners were Evelyn Skehan (17) with a nett 73, Maureen Clune (32) with a nett 70 and Helen Downey( 34) with a nett 69.
The ladies Wednesday competition on June 21 was won by Jenny Ryan, Mary Farrell and Joan Kinsella from Mary Hogan and Maureen Clune with third spot filled by Marie A. Kelly, Phil Burke and Helen Conway.
The winner of the men’s open competition on Thursday was Stephen McNamara with 43 points from Colm Kelly with 42 points and Michael Hayes, also with 42 points.
Sunday’s men’s stableford competition was won by Liam O Connor with 46 points from Eddie Burke with 42 points and Brian Muldoon with 37 points.
The winners of the weekly senior men’s competition were Nick Ryan, Chris Davis and Michael Moloney from Danny Minogue, Seamus O Dwyer and John Torpey with third place filled by Brendan Moloney, Michael McNamara and Ted Harrington.
The men’s open competition continues on Thursdays while the mixed scramble is on Friday evenings at 5.45p.m.
Woodstock Golf Club:
Last week’s open singles at Woodstock was won by Brian O’Connell (34) with 44 points. He had one to spare over Gordon Nolan (37) from Achill Island golf club with Kieran Browne (25) from Slievenamon golf club in third spot with 41 points.
Entries are now being accepted for the inaugural Donal Kenny Perpetual Trophy
Scratch matchplay. The competition is open to players with handicaps from 0 to 9 while category A juniors are also invited to play. The competition is being sponsored by K. Cunnane Painting Contractors Ltd.
The Ozone Fitness sponsored June medal was won by David Greene (18) with 65.
Category 1 was won by Michael Conroy (10) with 69 from Jason Considine (2) with 71 while the gross was won by Ross Kenny Jnr (+2) with 72.
Category 2 was won by Matt O’Brien (16) with 72 from Vincent McInerney (18) with 73. Category 3 was won by Ian Birchall (24) with 71.
Category A in the ladies monthly medal was won by Anne Marie Russell (0-20) with 77 nett while category B (21 and over ) was won by Ann Kilker with 64 nett.
The open singles continues on this Thursday while the senior, intermediate, junior and minor scratch will be played for this weekend.
Supporting Clare football
There was an excellent turnout for the annual team of four classic on Thursday and Friday last in aid of Clare football, a competition sponsored by United Metals.
The competition, staged at Woodstock, was won by a team from Miltown with 127 points. The team members are Kieran Madigan, Tony O’Connor, Paudie McGough and Mike Malone. In second place with 122 points were Kilmaley’s Vincent and Brendan Hennessy, Kieran Shanahan and Vincent O’Grady. Third spot with 120 points was filled by the Ennis Home Furniture team of Kieran Reidy, Michael Ryan, Declan O’Neill and Sean Daly. Eugene and James Killeen, Cathal Nagle and John Dempsey were fourth with 119 points followed on 118 points by Davy Fitzgerald, Paul Morrissey, James Hickey and Kevin O’Hora while sixth spot was filled by the Fexco team of Mike O’Halloran, Herbert Burke, Matt and Michael O’Brien, also with 118 points.
The ladies prize was won by the Setrights team of Emma O’Halloran, Jane Kennedy, Mary Flynn and Noeleen Neylon.
Pat Murtagh from Kildysart was nearest the pin and the long drive was won by Ronan Molloy and both prizes were sponsored by Cullinan and Sons, Ennistymon
Gort Golf Club:
Petra O’Connor’s captain’s prize to the men at Gort was won by Gerry Broderick (18) wth 44 points.
The category winners were Alan Minogue (8) with 42 points, Malachy Whyte (18) with 43 points and Jack Losty (20) with 40 points while the gross was won by Joe Moran (4) with 36 points while the nines were won by Con O Donoghue with 24 points and Gerard Connors with 22 points.
The open 18 hole singles stableford sponsored by Ward and Burke was won by Declan O Halloran (12) with 39 points with the gross won by Kris Finnegan (5) with 32 points.
In the ladies competition for the Commins trophy the winner was Sara Broderick (21) with 45 points from Josie Cummins (23) with 41 points with Maura Hanrahan (16) in third spot with 38 points. Siobhan O’Connor (10) won the gross with 25 points.
In the June 16 open singles the winner was Teresa Helebert (48) with 43 points from Maura Hanrahan (16) with 37 points while the 9 hole stableford winner was Angela Fahey (27) with 18 points.
The winners of the Play in Pink team of 2 scramble (any combination) were Tommy O Donnell and Declan Flaherty with 59.55 from Matt Montigue and Gary O Brien with 61.25. In third place with 61.55 were Steve and Teresa Mahon followed by Martin and Marcella Killeen with 62.20 while fifth spot was filled by Coley and Joe Smyth with 62.40.
