*Denis Creedon with Eoin Conlon of Lahinch Leisure Centre.
THE DEATH took place at the weekend of Denis Creedon, Ennistymon Road, Lahinch, a very well known figure in golfing circles.
The Creedon family have a long connection with Lahinch Golf Club dating back to when Denis’s mother, Mrs Patty Creedon, became the club’s first catering manager in 1954. Mrs Creedon served the members faithfully for more than three decades and following her retirement, Denis took over the catering operations for a number of years.
Denis was a lifelong member of Lahinch Golf Club An accomplished golfer, he played in South of Ireland and National championships over many years and represented the club on numerous interclub teams, the highlight being a member of the Senior Cup team that won the Munster Championship in 1984 before narrowly losing the All-Ireland final to Bangor at Tramore.
In later years, he managed a number of interclub teams including Senior Cup, Barton Shield and JB Carr and was instrumental in setting up and overseeing the senior men’s weekly golf activities which continues to thrive and grow.
He also represented Lahinch in numerous friendship matches at home and overseas, more notably the annual Malone GC match and the MacKenzie gathering.
Denis gave of his time freely in the development of the club serving on numerous committees over many decades including the Centenary Committee (1992) and the Greens committee for many years. His dedication and commitment to the club was recognised when he was elected Captain in 2005 and President in 2016.
East Clare Golf Club:
The ladies 9 hole re-entry competition at East Clare resulted in victory for Noreen Doyle Catherine Murphy and Trish Nash with 121 points. In second place with 118 points were Geraldine Finnegan, Margaret MacNamara and Marie Donnellan.
The 9 hole singles winner was Trish Nash with 23 points.
The ladies weekend scramble was won by Brid Hayes, Noreen Doyle, and Helen Downey.with 62 points from Siobhan Shanahan, Margaret. Hoey and Marie Donnellan with 61points.
The winners of the men’s open team scramble on St. Patricks Day were John G. Doyle,Brian Muldoon,John Carey and Alan O’Neill with 51 nett from Paul Hayes, Russell Trow, Dermot Hayes and Paul Elliot.with 53 nett.
Last week’s ladies Wednesday competition was won by :Margaret. Lynch, Mary Farrell and Mary Jo. Minogue from Evelyn O’Brien, Maureen Clune and Mary Collins. with third place filled by Mary Hogan , Connie McKenna, Mary Stritch, and Pauline Nugent.
The senior men’s competition was won by Steve Symes, Eamon Goode and John Fielding.from Nick Obolewicz, Donal Fleming and Michael Heffernan with third place filled by Jim Fahy, Ailbe McDonnell and Kevin Burke.
The Friday scramble winners were Mary Hogan, John Nihill and Dave Condren.from Pat McNamara, Mary Collins and Tony McNulty. In third place were .Terry Coughlan, Teddy O’Hanlon and Breda O’Loghlin .
The Winter League Final takes place this Sunday, March 23.
Kilrush Golf Club:
Week 5 in the Johnson’s Bar Spring Series Open Qualifier at Kilrush saw Tony McMahon (9) take the honours ahead of Michael F Ryan (5) with third spot filled by Sean Finnucane (16). All three scored 29 points.
Ennis Golf Club:
Last week’s ladies 18 hole singles at Ennis was won by Ann Pyne Gallery (31) with 29 points. She had one to spare over Eileen Holly (41) with third place filled by Geraldine O’Rourke (29) who also scored 28 points one more that fourth placed Kathleen Pyne (33) with fifth spot filled by Della Burns (21) also with 27 points.
In the 8 hole singles the winner was Josephine Tone (21) with 22 points from Martina Corbett (21) with 17 points with Rose Enright (11) in third spot with 16 points.
The senior ladies 11 hole scramble. Was won by Martina Corbett, Carmel Verling and Mary Gardiner from Bridie Keane, Maureen Moloney and Kathleen Pyne with third spot filled by Mary Glynn, Marie Dilleen and Margaret Mc Enery.
Woodstock Golf Club:
The ladies 18 hole stableford at Woodstock was won by Chaye Kelly (11) with 41 points from Imelda Duffy (40) who had a similar score.
In the Spring league 9 hole scramble the first round winners were Chaye Kelly and Carmel O’Toole with 31.8. They were followed by Ramona Gleeson and Siobhan Maher with 34.1, Ruth Nihill and Joan Cullinan Coote with 37.4 with fourth spot filled by Anne Marie Russell and Edel O’Callaghan with 37.6.
The men’s singles competition over the Bank Holiday weekend was won by Matt Power (22) with 40 points. He had one to spare over Niall Reynolds (14) with Dickie Pyne (14), also with 39 points in third spot followed by Cathal Nagle (8) with 38 points.
Winners in the 2s competition were Sean Crowe (6th hole), Ronan Horgan (11th hole), Rob Cantwell (7th hole), Henry Butler (14th hole) and Paul Sherlock (4th hole)
In the club fourball Mike and Oisin Kelly were winners with 51 points from Paul Coote and Adrian Kearney with 49 points. Paddy Meehan and Seamus Kelly were third with 48 points.
The competition this weekend will be a club singles.
Gort Golf Club:
In the men’s 18 hole singles at Gort at the weekend, sponsored by Ward and Burke, the category 1 winner was David Callanan (8) with 43 points. Category 2 was won by David Kennedy (14) with 41 points, category 3 by Michael Killeen (17) with 46 points and category 4 by Colin Stankard (25) with 45 points.
The ladies 13 hole champagne scramble on St Patricks Day was won by Jean Luc Bellevergue, Chris Fahy, Tracey Brennanm and Bernadette Burke with 79 points. In second place with 76 points were Peter Deegan, Pat Donnellan, Sinead O Connor and Aileen Walsh followed by John Skehill, Teresa Kavanagh, Joe Cooney and Angela Fahy with 74 points.
Kildysart society:
The season’s first outing for Kildysart golf society will be to Ennis Golf club this Sunday, March 23 with tee times from 11.30am. Anyone wishing to join the society should contact Chairman Bryan Hayes or Treasurer Sean Finnucane on the Society’s Facebook page. This year’s schedule includes outings to Esker Hills, Westport, Portumna, Cregmore and the Killarney Golf & Country Club.
Clare football classic:
The Tom McNamara Art Data Centres sponsored team of four competition in aid of Clare football will take place on Thursday and Friday, April 24 and 25 at Woodstock golf club.
Funds raised from this event support Clare football teams from development squad level through minor, under 20 and senior.
Teams can be booked through any member of the organising committee Colm Collins, Kevin Callinan, Paul Madden, Tommy Tubridy, Brendan Rouine, Michael Clancy, Donagh Vaughan, Ciaran Browne, Fergal Neylon, Seamus Hayes, Ger Kelly, Mary Farrell-Keane, Niamh Madigan, Martin O’Loghlen and David O’Brien.
