Patsy Cole’s Team Ash have opened up a 25 point lead going into the final round of the Precision Cables Winter League.
They produced an excellent team score of 127pts in round five with Billy Cairn’s continuing his fine form as he contributed 35pts to the team’s cause. Eamon McEneaney (31pts), Dennis Cunningham (31pts) and Conor Byrne (30pts) were the other scorers for the leaders. Team Ash have 648pts and are well ahead of second place Team Alder who lead the chasing pack with 623pts. Their captain, Alan Uzell, led from the front in Round 5 with a personal score of 35pts and was backed up by Stephen Murphy (32pts), David Corrigan (31pts) and Ultan Gaughran (29pts) as they scored 127pts. Just one point separates Team Ash from third place Team Hazel. Sean Ward’s team shot 127pts over the weekend with Michael Noone their top scorer with 32pts. Brian Ward’s Team Hawthorn put themselves in the mix for a runners-up spot with a magnificent 137pts to close the gap to 12pts on second place Team Alder. Seamus Bailey and Pascal Keenan led their charge with 35pts each while Barry Cunningham (34pts) and Johannes Steenvoorden (33pts) were the other contributors to what was the best score of the weekend. Unless we witness a complete catastrophe, Team Ash look odds on to win the league but expect a good battle for second place between Team’s Alder and Team Hazel with Team Hawthorn having an outside chance if they reproduce their round five form on the final weekend. Because of impact caused by Storm Éowyn, the routing for the weekend 14 hole competition was changed with players playing holes one and two, followed by 13 through 18 and then 10 to 12 before finishing with seven, eight and nine. The new direction certainly didn’t affect the scoring with Peter O’Brien (18) top scoring with 38pts to win Division 3 by one point from Brendan Reilly (14). His round included a birdie four at the 10th and pars at the first, seventh, ninth, 11th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th. Division 1 was even closer as Mark Cumiskey (9) and Billy Cairns (4) finished on 35pts and it took three rounds of countback before they were separated with Cumiskey taking the category honours. In Division 2 Ben Walsh (13) shot 37pts to take the honours by two points from Seamus Bailey (11) while in Division 4 Ciaran Corbett (17) needed countback to edge out Caoimhin O’Callaghan (21) after both tied on 35pts. Precision Cables Winter League Leaderboard (after five rounds): 648 - Team Ash (Capt Patsy Cole ) 124/132/134/131/127. 623 - Team Alder (Capt Alan Uzell) 132/120/120/124/127. 622 - Team Hazel (Capt Sean Ward) 129/130/109/132/122. 611 - Team Hawthorn (Capt Brian Ward ) 130/118/101/125/137. 607 - Team Cherry (Capt Colm Coburn ) 119/113/115/132/128. 600 - Team Birch (Capt Sean Hession) 119/123/121/124/113. 595 - Team Willow (Capt Austin Shaw) 113/129/115/127/111. 587 - Team Rowan (Capt Tommy Renaghan) 117/112/116/121/121. 585 - Team Oak (Capt Nigel Giff) 114/122/104/121/124. 495 - Team Elm (Capt John McCann) 110/80/109/115/81. Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2 - Precision Cables Winter League Week Five 14 Hole Singles Stableford – Division 1: Mark Cumiskey (9) 35/23/14/3pts, Billy Cairns (4) 35/23/14/7/2pts. Division 2: Ben Walsh (13) 37pts, Seamus Bailey (11) 35pts. Division 3: Peter O'Brien (18 ) 38pts, Brendan Reilly (14) 37pts. Division 4: Ciaran Corbett (17) 35/24pts, Caoimhín O'Callaghan (21) 35/22pts.
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Due to storm Eowyn and the damage, he caused on the course. This week’s ladies competition was played over 9 Holes.
9 Hole Competition: Division 1: Winner: Anne McDonnell 16.4 (10) 21 pts Runner up: Bernie MacGuinness 18.4 (11) 20 pts Third: Betty Rogers 17.9 (11) 19 pts Division 2: Winner: Katherina C Sloan 22.4 (13) 23 pts Runner up: Ciara McGinnity 27.1 (16) 20 pts Third: Briege Renaghan 23.8 (14) 19 pts Division 3: Winner: Hermione Duffy 44.7 (26) 25 pts Runner up: Siobhan Kearney 32.4 (19) 22 pts Third: Gabrielle Toomay 41 (24) 19 pts Spring League for 2025 in now in its second week and things are very close on the Teams front. In the lead after 2 weeks is Team Drivers captained by Fionnuala Dullaghan with 230 points but hot on their heels is Team Putters captained by Brid Rocks and in third place is Team 5 Woods captained by Bernie McCabe. It’s all to play for.
14 Hole Competition (Saturday 18 January and Tuesday 21 January) Division 1: Winner: Katie Rowland 6.6/9 (7) 32 pts Runner up: Pauline Campbell 8.9/12 (9) 29 pts Third: Elizabeth McGuinness 16.4/21 (16) 29 pts Division 2: Winner: Angie O’Hara 24.7/31 (23) 31 pts Runner up: Mary Dooley 27.2/34 (25) 30 pts Third: Ciara McGinnity 27.1/34 (25) 30 pts Division 3: Winner: Mar Leavy 39.9/49 (36) 33 pts Runner up: Hermione Duffy 44.7/55 (40) 32 pts Third: Orla O’Grady 29.4/36 (27) 31 pts 9 Hole Competition: Winner: Majella Cassidy 28.3/18 (17) 20 pts Runner up: June Desmond 25.6/16 (15) 20 pts Ahead of the upcoming season, please see below the various officers and committee members in the Ladies section at DGC. Here's to a fantastic 2025 for Ladies golf!
Lady Captain - Sally McDonnell Lady Vice Captain - Leone Baillie Lady President - Oonagh Quinn Ladies Tournament Committee - Catherine Duff (Chair), Lady Capital Sally, Siobhan Rogers Ladies Handicap Committee - Lady Vice Leone, Catherine Duff, Siobhan Rogers, Criona O'Reilly, Grainne Gallagher Matchplay Committee - Criona O'Reilly, Mags Coburn 9 Hole Competitions - Mags Coburn, Lady President Oonagh GOY, Silver Spoon, Medals - Siobhan Rogers, Elaine Ward Prize Buying - Lady Vice Captain Leone, Criona O'Reilly, Sinead O'Callaghan Treasurer - Elaine Ward Rings Competition - Catherine Duff, Grainne Gallagher PRO - Mary Laverty Photographer - Joyce Burbage Social Committee - Sinead O'Callaghan Junior Convenor - Miriam O'Mahony Patsy Cole’s Team Ash remain out in front after the fourth round of the Precision Cables Winter League.
On a weekend where a large turnout saw some excellent scoring by most teams, Team Ash managed to stretch their lead at the top of the table by three points and now lead by 21pts from Sean Ward’s Team Hazel. Team Ash picked up 131pts to move their overall total to 521pts with Conor Byrne matching his week three score with an excellent 34pts. He was followed in by Jim Dwyer on 33pts with Billy Cairns and David Kelly contributing 32pts each. Sean Ward’s Team Hazel were joint best team scorers over the weekend with 132pts and were inspired by the in-form John McKeever with an amazing 39pts and John Paul Casey who added another 37pts to the team’s cause. Damian Garland with 29pts and Michael Browne with 27pts completed their scoring. That score allowed Team Hazel to move from third to second as they made up a four point deficit on Team Alder and now lead Alan Uzell’s team by four points as they could only manage 124pts from the weekend with Uzell’s their top scorer on 32pts. With two more rounds to go it’s still all to play for at the top of the table. Precision Cables Winter League Leaderboard (after Round 4): 521 - Team Ash (Capt Patsy Cole) 124/132/134/131. 500 - Team Hazel (Capt Sean Ward) 129/130/109/132. 496 - Team Alder (Capt Alan Uzell) 132/120/120/124. 487 - Team Birch (Capt Sean Hession) 119/123/121/124. 484 - Team Willow (Capt Austin Shaw) 113/129/115/127. 479 - Team Cherry (Capt Colm Coburn) 119/113/115/132. 474 - Team Hawthorn (Capt Brian Ward ) 130/118/101/125. 466 - Team Rowan (Capt Tommy Renaghan) 117/112/116/121. 461 - Team Oak (Capt Nigel Giff) 114/122/104/121. 414 - Team Elm (Capt John McCann) 110/80/109/115. ENDS At the recent AGM of the Gents Sections of Dundalk Golf Club, Gerry McDermott was elected as Captain for 2025 and Eddie Rogers was elected as President.
Michael O'Sullivan will be Vice-Captain and is succeeded as Honorary Secretary by Gerry Campbell. Micheal Byrne continues as Treasurer while Seamus Bailey remains as Chair of Tournament. Trevor Giff will be Team Coordinator with Vincent Conlon as Juvenile Coordinator. Colm O'Hanrahan and Pat Davis will continue to serve on the Committee. Tributes were paid to outgoing Captain Ultan Herr and President Gerry Campbell for the excellent work they did in those roles during 2024. John McKeever was a clear winner of the weekend Singles Stableford competition which was played over 14 holes. Playing off 12 he shot a superb score of 39pts which was made up of one birdie, 11 pars and just two bogeys as he covered the 14 holes in 58 shots which is one over gross. That earned him top spot in Division 2 which he won by four points from Tony Ryan (13).
Division 1 was won by John Paul Casey (9) whose round of 37pts included four birdies, six pars and four bogeys. He just edged out Ciaran Traynor (5) by a solitary point after Traynor had carded a round that included four birdies, nine pars and just one bogey. Conor Byrne (15) with 34pts won Division 3 by one point from Martin McDonnell (15). Byrne’s round included seven pars while McDonnell had one birdie and five pars. Brian Crombie (19) with 38pts was the Division 4 winner after a round that included one birdie and five pars and beat Conor Murphy (18) by two points with Murphy shotting six pars during his round. Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19 - Winter League 14 Holes Singles Stableford – Division 1: John Paul Casey (9) 37pts, Ciaran Traynor (5) 36pts. Division 2: John McKeever (12) 39pts, Tony Ryan (13) 34pts. Division 3: Conor Byrne (15) 34pts, Martin Well done to all the ladies who played in Week 1 of the Spring League. Fifty-six ladies played on Tuesday, 14 January 2025. Results for the 14-hole competition are as follows:
Division 1: Winner: Jacinta Foran 14.3/19 (14) 36 pts Runner up: Maeve Ahern 22.0/28 (20) 29 pts Third: Pauline Campbell 8.9/12 (9) 29 pts Division 2: Winner: Sinead O’Callaghan 25.7/32 (23) 33 pts Runner up: Grainne Gallagher 24.1/30 (23) 33 pts Third: Teresa Oakes 27.5/34 (26) 31 pts Division 3: Winner: Hermione Duffy 44.7/55 (40) 37 pts Runner up: Oonagh Quinn 30.9/38 (28) 33 pts Third: Orla O’Grady 29.4/36 (27) 32 pts 9 Hole Competition: Winner: Mary Thornton 37.8/46 (22) 23 pts Runner up: Geraldine McGeough 27.2/34 (16) 21 pts Patsy Cole’s Team Ash have jumped into the lead in the Precision Cables Winter League after an impressive performance in Week 3.
They had their best return of competition scoring 134pts with Eamonn McEneaney leading the way with 35pts closely followed by Conor Byrne and Dennis Cunningham on 34pts and David Kelly with 31pts. That allowed them to jump one place and replace Team Hazel at the top as Sean Ward’s charges could only manage 109pts with David Cairns their best scorer with 34pts. They’ve now dropped to third place and are 22pts off the new leaders. Team Alder move from third to second place thanks to their return of 120pts with David Corrigan (33pts) and Ultan Gaughran (31pts) the leading contributors but the gap between them and Team Ash has been extended from four points after week two to 18pts. The inclement weather resulted in low turnout over the weekend and saw the individual competition split into two with McEneaney’s 35pts winning the Saturday competition. His card included nine pars and a birdie at the par five 12th which yielded four points while seven of his pars were three pointers. The Sunday competition saw Ciaran Traynor (5) win Division 1 with 34pts and Cathal Connolly (10) take Division 2 with 35pts. Gavin Tinnelly (26) had the best score of the day on his way to winning Division 3 with an impressive 37pts. His score included a four-point par at the 13th and a three-point par at the 14th as well as seven three-point bogeys. Saturday, January 4 – 14 Hole Singles Stableford / Precision Cables Winter League Week 3 – Overall: Eamon McEneaney (12) 35pts. Sunday, January 5 – 14 Hole Singles Stableford / Precision Cables Winter League Week 3 - Division 1: Ciaran Traynor (5) 34pts. Division 2: Cathal Connolly (10) 35pts. Division 3: Gavin Tinnelly (26) 37pts. Precision Cables Winter League Table (After Round 3): 390 - Team Ash (Capt Patsy Cole ) 124/132/134. 372 - Team Alder (Capt Alan Uzell) 132/120/120. 368 - Team Hazel (Capt Sean Ward) 129/130/109. 363 - Team Birch (Capt Sean Hession) 119/123/121. 357 - Team Willow (Capt Austin Shaw) 113/129/115. 349 - Team Hawthorn (Capt Brian Ward ) 130/118/101. 347 - Team Cherry (Capt Colm Coburn ) 119/113/115. 345 - Team Rowan (Capt Tommy Renaghan) 117/112/116. 340 - Team Oak (Capt Nigel Giff) 114/122/104. 299 - Team Elm (Capt John McCann) 110/80/109. The team competition played on the last weekend before Christmas ended in victory for the quartet of JP Casey, John McKeever, Odhran Mac Shane and Laurence O’Hanlon.
Playing in bitterly cold conditions on Sunday morning they shot an impressive 72pts to win by three from Pearse Murphy, Mark Cumiskey, Andrew Cumiskey and Mark Soraghan. JP Casey (6) was their anchor coming in to score on 10 of the 14 holes as they had six point returns from five holes and five point returns from six holes with the other three holes yielding four points each. The format of the competition allowed each team to select their best drive on par four and par five holes and play from there with two scores to count. All players had to contribute a minimum of two drives and two teams who were initially in the top five were disqualified for not having two drives recorded against each player on the scorecard. Saturday, December 21 and Sunday, December 22 – Men’s Team Spirits 14 Hole Competition - 1: J.P. Casey (6), John McKeever (12), Odhran Mac Shane (1), Laurence O’Hanlon (9) 72 pts. 2: Pearse Murphy (7), Mark Cumiskey (6), Andrew Cumiskey (9), Mark Soraghan (12) 69pts. 3: Ciaran Keenan (16), Cathal Connolly (12), Christy Ward (4), Carl Stewart (5) 68pts. 4: Dermot McKenna (9), Andrew Shekelton (8), Gearóid Ó Conluain (8), Brian Crombie (13) 67pts. 5: David Cairns (8), Kenneth Cairns (6), Brendan Tinnelly (10), Seamus Bailey (8) 66pts |