Short Putts – 7/3/25

ROSCOMMON

It was a momentous week for club member Olivia Costello who reached the final of the Women’s Spanish Amateur Championship last Sunday and was only beaten on the very last green (see separate story in this issue).

Simon Walker competed in the R&A Student Tour Series in Portugal (representing Maynooth University) last weekend where he finished in the top 15.

LADIES: Winner of the 9-hole re-entry competition (18th to 24th February) was Sinead Healy with a super score of 25 points.

This week the 9-hole re-entry continues, playing holes 1 to 9. Spring League draw has been done with four teams of eight and three reserves. March is the month for foursomes with all team captains getting their pairings ready for an exciting month ahead.

SENIORS: Latest results: Winner: Peter Geraghty (30 pts); 2nd: Jackie Kilroy (26 pts); 3rd: Michael Dolan (26 pts). 26 played and Peter Geraghty had the only deuce of the day.

MEN’S COMPETITIONS: Last weekend’s results (15-hole) were as follows… 1st: Michael Sharkey; 2nd: Mark Cunniffe. Our first sponsored club competition of the year was last weekend. The 17-hole re-entry event was sponsored by John Corcoran Menswear. The results were: 1st: Tony McManus (39 pts); Category 1: Brian Cleary (37 pts); Category 2: Tom Og Reddington (37 pts); Category 3: Ger Broderick (38 pts); Gross: Cian Duggan (34 pts).

This weekend’s competition on Saturday and Sunday (17-hole) is kindly sponsored by Topline Wards.

JUNIORS: The Junior Committee will be at the clubhouse this weekend to assist with registration for the year ahead, as follows: Friday, 7th of March from 6 pm to 7.30 pm; Saturday, 8th of March from 10 am to 11.30 am. New junior members welcome.