THE OZONE Health and Fitness Winter league got underway at Woodstock at the weekend when the format was fourball betterball.
The winners were Aaron Lavery (16) and John Baker (13) with 50 points and they had two to spare over Paul (7) and Tony Coote (10) In third place, also with 49 points, were Paddy Meehan (8) and Brian Kilker (10). The league continues this weekend when the format will be a Texas scramble.
Meanwhile in the club singles the winner was club captain Jarlath Fahy (19 with 41 points from Eoin F. Hanrahan (16) who had a similar score. Cathal Nagle (8) was third with 40 points.
There will be another club singles this week.
The annual general meeting of the men’s section will take place on Tuesday December 10 at Woodstock hotel at 8p.m.
Dromoland Golf Club:
The Christmas turkey competition was the attraction for members at Dromoland at the weekend when Gerry McInerney emerged as the winner with 45 points. He had three to spare over Shane Ryan with Fergal Kennedy a further two back in third place.
Daniel Lennon won the category for those with handicaps of 20 and over when he scored 37 points while the gross was won by Shane O’Brien with 34 points.
The ladies 9 hole turkey competition was won by Siobhan Fitzpatrick with 22 points from Jean Colleran with 21 points, Leslie O’Brien with 20 points and Cora O’Toole with 18 points.
In the senior men’s competition last week, category A was won by Billy O’Mahony from Con Ryan with Niall Cannon in third spot. In the B category Philip Hehir won from James Linnane with Kevin Kent filling third spot.
East Clare Golf Club:
Winners of the ladies team of 2 competition at East Clare on Saturday were Noreen Doyle and Catherine Murphy with 33 points and they won by two from Mary Brennan and Trish Kerr. The ladies 9 hole re-entry competition for October was won by Trish Nash with 21 points from Noreen Doyle with 20 points.
Last week’s ladies Wednesday competition was won by Evelyn Skehan, Helen Conway and Margaret Lynch from Mary Collins. Mary Stritch and Brid Hayes with third spot filled by Colette Ward, Geraldine Condren and Ursula Hogan.
The senior men’s competition last week was won by Sean Ahern, Denis Corcoran and Tony McNulty from Danny Minogue, Kevin Grimes and Brian Torpey with third place filled by Nick Obolewicz, Pat Duggan and Donal Fleming.
Winners of the Friday mixed scramble were Brian Corry, Mary Hogan, Mary Collins and Pat McNamara from Noreen Doyle, Brian Torpey and Willie Roche with Mary Farrell, Kevin Grimes and Evelyn Skehan in third place.
Ennis Golf Club:
The ladies 18 hole stableford competition for hampers at Ennis last week was won by Patricia Moroney (18) with 36 points from Mary Lenihan (15) with a similar score. Ann O’Loughlin (18) was third with 32 points while Ann A Gallery (11) won the gross with 22 points.
The 9 hole competition winner was Phil Butler (14) with 19 points from Josephine Tone (21) with 17 points. This week’s ladies seniors outing was won by Martina Corbett, Carmel Cummins and Joan Murphy with 44.3 from Carmel Verling, Ann Kelly and Liz Kelly with 47.9.
Kilrush Golf Club:
Winner of the weekend 12 hole singles at Kilrush was Michael F Ryan (5) with 29 points from John Robinson (18) with 28,, Tony McMahon (9) with 28 and Eoin Fitzgerald (9) also with 28.
Gort Golf Club:
In the weekend’s hampers competition at Gort the category 1 winner was John Cunningham (12) with 40 points.
Category 2 was won by Ray Beatty (17), also with 40 points while category 3 was won by John Kelleher (19) with 45 points. Paul Brennan (1) won the gross with 37 points.