Boyle Golf Club
Competitions for this week are the Men’s Competition on Thursday, and a 9-hole scramble on Friday.
Next weekend, Saturday and Sunday is Boyle Traders Weekend. Format is three ball shambles. Entry €15 per person. Re-entry is €5.
Date for your diary is the Boyle Arts Festival Open on Saturday 25th July. Format is 18-hole Stableford. Entry is €7.
In Interclub news good luck to our Jack O’Sullivan Team who play Rosses Point on Thursday, our Cecil Ewing Team who play Enniscrone on Saturday and our Connacht Shield Team who play Ballymote next Monday.
Castlerea Golf Club
The results of this week’s Men’s Competition sponsored by Hester’s Golden Eagle – 1st Ignatius Hayden with 59; 2nd Peter Hester with 61; Cat. 1 Jimmy Joyce with 64; Cat. 2. Pyers O’Connor Nash with 66 and Cat. 3 David Greene with 64.
The winners of the Ladies competitions sponsored by Padraic Newman and Hester’s Golden Eagle were Maura Tully with 40 points and Dympna McGarry with 35 points.
Liam Walsh Financial Services is the sponsor for next Sunday’s Men’scompetition and also the Ladies competition on Tuesday 21st July.
Hard luck to our Junior Cup team who played in difficult weather conditions last weekend in Athlone.
Congrats to Liam Walsh who had one of the best scores on the day. Our Club would like to acknowledge the preparation and commitment given by the players during the year.
Best of luck to the Cecil Ewing team who are playing Tuam next Saturday afternoon in the zone semi-final and also to or Jack O’Sullivan team who start their campaign against Roscommon this Thursday. All support would be appreciated on the day.
Roscommon Golf Club
Congratulations to Marc McKinstry, Cairndhu Golf Club, Co. Antrim, the clear winner of the Connacht Boys U-18 Open Championship which took place in Roscommon Golf Club, with a great score of 208 (68,70,70). In second place was Jack Hearn from Tramore with 216 (76,70,70) and in joint third place were Marc Boucher, Carton House Golf Club, Joseph O’Neill, Tralee Golf Club, and Peter Kerr, Royal Portrush Golf Club, all with 218.
The winner of the Sunday competition, sponsored by Donnellan & Co Menswear, was Francie Grehan with 66 nett. Albert Looby was in second place with 68 nett. Mario Costello won the gross prize with 73 gross. Charlie Farrell was in third place with 68 nett and James McNally won the junior prize with 67 nett.
Bernie Browne won the ladies’ 9 hole competition on Sunday with 20 points and Jackie Maxwell was in second place with 18 points. Liam Casey won the Open Friday competition with 42 points.
The Over 55’s had a very enjoyable outing to Slieve Russell on Thursday and John Cunningham was the overall winner. Terry O’Keeffe and Patricia O’Gara take on Peter Casey and Sandra Kelly in the final of the Club Mixed Foursomes Competition.
Good luck to Lady Captain Marie McManus and to all the participants in the Lady Captain’s Prize which takes place this week.
Members are reminded to get the tickets for the club draw sold and the stubs and money returned to Mike McHale or any committee member as soon as possible. The draw takes place in conjunction with the club classic on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th July and the proceeds of both the draw and classic will go towards the purchase of essential machinery to maintain the course.
