On The Fairways: News from golf clubs around County Wexford

The first inter-club team event of the year was held last weekend, and our Intermediate foursomes overcame Enniscorthy 2.5 to 1.5 in a very close and exciting match.

Well done to our team members Josephine Brennan, Therese Glasheen, Theresa Kehoe, Yvonne MacSweeney, Elaine Mullen, Madge Murphy, Mary Rice and Mary Walsh, and substitutes Elaine Bolger, Martina Gately, Osnat Manning and Mary O’Leary. They will play Courtown on May 18.

Many congratulations also to our Challenge Trophy team of Catherine Berney, Liz Butler, Bernie Duffy, Martina Flynn, Kathleen Murphy and Clodagh Williams who had a superb victory away to Rosslare on Sunday.

Remarkably, with the exception of one seasoned campaigner, Kathleen, it was the first time any of the team represented the club! Well done to all and their team manager, the lady Vice-Captain, Mary Robinson.

Saturday and Thursday, April 27 and May 2, 18-hole stableford sweepstake (22 played): 1, Maria Butler (32), 39 points; 2, Mary Walsh (15), 31 points (back nine); 3, Sally O’Neill (22), 31 points; nine-hole (seven played), Kate Banville (21), 15 points; nearest the pin, Patricia Hanton, 46 cms.

Monday, April 29, Seniors, 14-hole three-person team event with two scores to count (six teams): 1, Wendy Tiernan (17), Bridget O’Neill (22), Patricia Field (19), 55.

Tuesday, April 30, mixed Scotch foursomes, ten holes (16 pairs): 1, Kate and Lar Banville (25.3), 29.6; 2, Yvonne MacSweeney and Maurice Delaney (8.3), 33.6; 3, Katie Smith and Aidan Murphy (23.3), 34.3.

NEW ROSS

Tuesday, April 30, fourball, 14-hole open competition, sponsored by Jerry Ryan Haulage: 1, Liam Connolly (6) and Tommy Power (19), 34 points; 2, Andrew Breen (12) and Alan Furness (2), 33 points; 3, Luke Kent (17) and Ray Kent (16), 32 points.

Wednesday, May 1, Katie Bailey Trophy (ladies), 18-hole strokes, sponsored by Adrian and Mary J. Maher: 1, Anne Bailey (23), 77; 2, Margaret Furlong (16), 77; 3, Joanne Hartley (28), 77; gross, Adeline Foxe, 89; Cat. 1, Geraldine Mackey (12), 79; Cat. 2, Ann Power (23), 79; Cat. 3, Angela Harrington (50), 79.

Wednesday, May 1, nine-hole singles stableford (ladies): 1, Kay Kennedy (23), 15 points.

Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, 18-hole stroke, gross competition (three categories), sponsored by Sanrose Sand Ltd. – Cat. 1: 1, Thomas Healy (5), 71; 2, John Murphy (7), 75; 3, Lorcan O’Brien (4), 75; Cat. 2: 1, Martin Murphy (15), 81; 2, Josh O’Leary (14), 82; 3, John Holden (14), 83; Cat. 3: 1, Liam McDonald (20), 87 (countback); 2, Michael Kavanagh (21), 87; 3, John McDonald (20), 91.

Congratulations to our mixed fourball team who won their match against Bunclody on Sunday and are through to the next round.

Our ladies’ Leinster Trophy team will compete against Callan on May 11 (home and away).

The Challenge Cup team of five will play all their matches at home in New Ross against Callan, with first tee-off at 3.30 p.m. on May 12.

Upcoming competitions: Wednesday, May 8, Valerie Doyle, sponsored by Butcher’s Best; Wednesday, May 8, nine-hole singles stableford (ladies); Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and 12, 18-hole stableford (Top Dog), sponsored by Michael Lyng Motors; Tuesday, May 14, fourball, 14-hole open, sponsored by Assa Abloy; Wednesday, May 15, 18-hole stableford, sponsored by Wall B.E.R. (MT Wall); Wednesday, May 15, nine-hole stableford competition (ladies); Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, Centenary Cup 18-hole strokes, sponsored by Ellickson Engineering; Tuesday, May 21, fourball, 14-hole open, sponsored by The Ross Inn (Johnny and Donal Hosey); Wednesday, May 22, men’s Captain’s prize to the ladies; Thursday, May 23, Captains’ mixed three-person competition.

COOLLATTIN

Wednesday, May 1, open men’s singles stableford 18-hole competition: 1, Des Farrell (23), 38 points; 2, Tony Ryan (23), 35 points.

ST. HELEN’S BAY LADIES

We had perfect weather for golf at St. Helen’s Bay over the weekend. We could get used to this!

The fine weather saw a great turn-out from members and guests. The scoring was tight on Saturday, with four players finishing on 19 points.

Saturday, May 4, open eleven holes stableford: 1, Colette Mellon (10), 19 points (countback); 2, Cathy Dalton (21), 19 points (countback); 3, Susan Fitzgerald (13), 19 points (countback); 4, Sandra Denner (21), 19 points (countback).

Sunday, May 5, open greensomes: 1, Susan Fitzgerald and Gerardine Smith (15), 22 points; 2, Ann Byrne and Angie Sheehan (18), 21 points; 3, Anna Marie Murphy and Karen Whelan (22), 20 points.

Upcoming competitions: Wednesday, May 8, open singles stableford; Friday, May 10, R&A nine holes challenge qualifier; Saturday, May 11, PGA Tankard singles stableford; Sunday, May 12, open singles stableford (ladies’ competition sponsored by Clayton Whites Hotel); Wednesday, May 15, open Seniors, sponsored by Russell Burke and Susan Connolly.

BUNCLODY

Wednesday, May 1, open 18 holes singles stableford: Category 1, Paul Connolly (3), 39 points; Category 2, Stuart Corr (27), 37 points; gross, Jason Rackard (-5), 35 points; best lady, Louise Roe (23), 20 points.

ROSSLARE LADIES

Sunday and Tuesday, April 28 and 30, greensomes: 1, Eileen Brosnan, Doreen McGovern (12), 36 points.

Sunday and Tuesday, April 30, nine-hole Burrow singles: 1, Gwen Foley (11), 21 points; 2, Ann Doyle (19), 20 points.

Saturday, May 4, 18-hole open singles: 1, Siobhán Redmond (14), 38 points; 2, Stephanie Glynn (18), 36 points; 3, Helen McDermott (18), 35 points; 4, Carol O’Brien (18), 34 points (back six).

On Sunday, May 12, we host the Junior Scratch Cup with a stableford section for ladies. Tuesday next will be the rescheduled Hore’s Stores greensomes.

Saturday, May 18 will be our President Pat Byrne’s prize (singles stableford), and we are looking forward to a super day.

Hard luck to our Challenge Cup team who lost out to a strong Wexford panel on Sunday, played on our Burrow Links course, the first time an inter-club competition was held at that location.

Friday, May 24 (3-5 p.m.) will be our ‘12 and Dine’ team of four (member plus visitors) event at the Burrow, followed by barbecue at the clubhouse. Get booking!

Keep up to date with news and results on our website (www.rosslaregolf.com) and on social media.

BALLYMONEY

April 27 and 28, open singles stableford: Division 1, Sammy Walker (7), 37 points; Division 2, Craig Ennis (10), 38 points; Division 3, Frank Byrne (17), 38 points; Division 4, David Kennedy (22), 39 points.

Wednesday, May 1, nine-hole open competition (qualifier): 1, Brian Dooley, 23 points; 2, Sam Mulligan, 22 points; 3, Aidan Gahan, 20 points, holding off Darren Willoughby on countback.

Saturday morning saw the delayed Captains’ drive-in. Club Captain Conor Coone, lady Captain Deborah Byrne, and Junior Captain Eoghan Moore, all hit cracking drives after first hitting joke golf balls.

The decision had been taken earlier to cancel Saturday play for the three-person Champagne scramble to save the course from heavy traffic. The completion took place on Sunday.

ROSSLARE

Saturday, April 20, stableford: gross, Gary Collins (+5), 41 points; Division 1: 1, James Monaghan (8), 40 points; 2, Mark Mullen (+3), 37 points; Division 2: 1, Charlie O’Gorman (12), 41 points; 2, Joey Wadding (15), 40 points; Division 3: 1, James Murphy (18), 39 points; 2, Paul Moran (18), 38 points.

Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21, Burrow weekend singles: 1, Brian McRedmond (9), 29 points; 2, J. Sherlock (14), 27 points; 3, Fergal McDonald (6), 25 points; 4, David Weber (9), 25 points; 5, Gareth Purcell (9), 25 points.

Sunday, April 21, PGA Tankard: 1, Eoin Hutchinson (16), 44 points; 2, Nicky O’Brien (11), 43 points; gross, Ian Lynch (+2), 42 points; 3, David Weber (17), 42 points; 4, Declan Furlong (7), 40 points; vets., Pat Rossiter (13), 35 points; 5, Gary Quinn (22), 40 points; 6, Richard Kelly (16), 39 points; front nine, Leo Connolly (3), 22 points; back nine, Darragh Butler (19), 22 points.

Saturday, April 27, fourball: 1, Pádraig Power and Vice-Captain Boyd, 44 points; 2, Joe Moran Jnr. and men’s Honorary Secretary Denis, 43 points; 3, John Lacey and Matthew Joyce, 43 points.

Sunday, April 28, singles: 1, John Bourke (11), 41 points; 2, Michael Geraghty (15), 40 points; 3, Craig Hore (11), 39 points, 5, Shane Jenkins (10), 38 points; 6, Brian Judd (22), 37 points.

Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, Burrow weekend singles: 1, Fergal McDonald (6), 29 points; Donald McDonald (9), 26 points; 3, Brian McRedmond (9), 26 points.

ENNISCORTHY LADIES

The weather is finally starting to be a little kinder and there is a lot of golf to be played, ladies.

Last week we had our first golfer of the year competition which was sponsored by Pettitt’s SuperValu, Enniscorthy. A total of 63 ladies played.

Results (18-hole stroke, maximum score): 1, Margaret E. Mangan (45), 73 nett; 2, Jacinta Kelly (13), 74 nett; 3, Dorothy Kenny (20), 75 nett; 4, Norena Kelly (26), 76 nett; nearest the pin, Marie Dunphy; longest drive, Nicola Jacob; 36+ handicap, Margaret O’Connor; nine-hole competition: 1, Deirdre Bowler, 40 nett.

Our second golfer of the year competition will be held on Tuesday, May 14, and is sponsored by one of our new sponsors, Road Lift Ltd. The format will be stableford and there will be the added bonus of a gross prize and a 36+ handicap prize.

Our next Senior open will be on Thursday, May 16, and this will be sponsored by Coppen’s Pharmacy. On Tuesday, May 21, we have a singles stableford competition, sponsored by our long-time loyal sponsor Kilcannon Garden Centre.

Finally, we will round off the month with our third golfer of the year event, which will be a stroke competition, sponsored by another new sponsor, Barrowside Veterinary Hospital.

We are very lucky to have a roster of very generous sponsors which we really appreciate, and we should continue to reciprocate their support.

In team news, our mixed foursomes are playing New Ross on Saturday, May 11, from 3.40 p.m., and our Minor foursomes play Gowran on Sunday, May 12, from 2.10 p.m. at home and 1.04 p.m. away.

The very best of luck to all of our teams and their managers.

Please come out in your club colours and support your fellow members as they represent Enniscorthy.

All support is very much appreciated. Thank you.

WEXFORD

Tuesday, April 23, Seniors, 15-hole stableford: 1, Con Pierce (31), 34 points; 2, Dermot Greer (18), 31 points; 3, Paddy McGuire (22), 30 points.

Wednesday, April 24, open fourball: 1, Declan Roche (8) and Denis Brennan (12), 38 points (back nine); 2, Ken Roche (16) and Pat Harnett (12), 38 points.

Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, 18-hole singles stableford, sponsored by Wexford Pro Shop: 1, Kenneth Bergin (23), 45 points; 2, Ger Lally (20), 42 points; 3, David Roche (23), 41 points; 4, Dermot Breen (10), 40 points; gross, Mark Mullen, 39 points; vets., James Nolan (14), 38 points.

Events for next week: Wednesday, May 8, open singles, ladies and gents, 18 holes; Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 10, 11 and 12, free sub strokes (gents); Tuesday, May 14, open singles, ladies and gents (with 70+ category).

ST. HELEN’S BAY

Wednesday, May 1: 1, Nicky Hayes, 23 points; 2, Pádraig Bail, 21 points; 3, Michael Vaughan, 20 points.

Saturday, May 4: overall, David Kehoe, 24 points; gross, Pat O’Connor, 20 points; Division 1, Paul Bolger, 20 points; Division 2, Samuel Berry, 21 points; Division 3, Vincent Murphy, 21 points.

Sunday, May 5: 1, Charlie Nelson and Jonathan Leader, 24 points; 2, Ciarán O’Brien and Samuel Berry, 24 points; 3, Eoghan Byrne and Robbie Osman, 23 points.

Upcoming open competitions: Wednesday, May 8, open singles; Friday, May 10, R&A nine-hole challenge qualifier; Saturday, May 11, PGA Tankard; Sunday, May 12, open singles.